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Violence Against Women and Children in Chinese Societies
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here is also a line of study that focuses on looking at the aspect of domestic violence and its implications of the rate of suicide in female victims residing in rural China.... The use of ethnographic data was critical to explore this study and the findings denoted that the perception of suicide was vastly different in Chinese context, especially when it came to the level of education, exposure, experiences and status of women within a family.... As per the rural areas a significant decline in these aspects of the women facing domestic abuse and an inferior status was seen to be the main cause for the extraordinarily higher rate of suicide in rural areas when compared to the rate for males....
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Arab and Israeli Conflict
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One could easily argue that the role of the United States in this particular conflict is to safeguard its interest and their diplomatic relationship with Israel.... Many analysts against the involvement of the United States in the conflict argues that Israeli attacks in Gaza are never condemned by the United States as they argue that it was an act of ensuring security policies are not breached....
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Important Philosophical Questions
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Marglin goes further to argue that this was the primary focus of the factory: to ensure the power of the capitalist, rather than to maximize the economic or technological efficiency of the production process (Marglin, 1974: 84).... While this could be seen as negative, with pessimists able to argue that the gains made by men in wages was at the expense of women and children's wages, Lindert and Williamson (ibid.... at: 19) argue, providing their calculations as evidence, that this decline in wages for women and children was due more to the improving living standards – these groups were not longer required to work for family survival....
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International Relations Questions
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Waltz (29) argue that in classical realism, human nature is considered as a vita determinant of national interest unlike in the neorealist in which the structure of international anarchy is considered as a vital determinant of national interest.... Marxists argue that neither mercantilism nor liberalism guarantee human happiness this is because the owners of the means of production control the markets whereas the state is the property of the elite.... On the contrary, Realists argue that there must be a balance of power in a country in order to avoid any conflict....
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fatal Gap between Ages and Beliefs
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On the other hand, in almost all aspects of his life, Romeo lacks moderation: he loves at first sight; he enters the enemy's camp just to see Juliet; he kills Tybalt out of revenge for his friend's death; and commits suicide without first investigating.... Behind the scenes, he has his own personal motives why he helped the two....
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Greek and Roman Mythology
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It is in this situation that she utters her bitter curses at the Trojans and decides to commits suicide.... King Creon is also a coward; he commits suicide after he saw his daughter burn to death.... After Medea commits the murder of Jason's wife and children the audience has less sympathy for her....
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Is Mercy Killing Right and Are Atheist Good People
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why?... n making judgement in respect to moral dilemma cases, various researchers argue that the appropriate framework to evaluate moral judgement is the utilitarianism, and that those individuals using non-utilitarian framework (active versus passive harm) to solve moral dilemmas commit an error....
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The Use of Euthanasia in Medicine
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But in 1828, for the first time ever in history of mankind, The constituiton of USA made assisted suicide illegal.... The reason behind such a restriction on performing euthanasia by the law is, as euthanasia is similar to suicide and suicide is prohibited by the law....
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Core Statutes on Criminal Law
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If Angela had attended, and had given first aid to Victor, but he died as a result of negligent treatment on her part, then Eric and Stuart could argue that the chain of causation had been broken24.... s his drink had been spiked, Balowski could argue that he was not fully aware of what he was doing, and that the drink had affected the balance of his mind, due to the fact that he was taking anti-depressants at the same time.... lternatively, with regard to the death of Rik, Balowski could argue that the chain of causation has been broken, by Rik falling into the road and being run over by the car....
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Should the Terminally Ill Be Able to Have Physicians Help Them Die
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Assisted suicide as it is called here in the US is a felony similar to manslaughter in many states, proscribed by both statute and court common law interpretation.... ?Physician-Assisted suicide: What are the Issues?... Assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia: Role contradictions for physicians.... Hence, that person's decision should be carried out since they have that right to lesser painful death that is only one of many justifiable reasons why terminally ill patients should have physicians help them die....
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Summits of Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2004-2012
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The author of the "Summits of Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2004-2012" paper argues that foreign policy experts warned that the implication of ASEAN's failure in Phnom Penh, Cambodia might affect its vision of creating a common market in 2015.... ... ... ... During the Summit, Cambodia refused to accede to any mention of the stand-off between China and the Philippines in the Panatag Shoal giving the excuse that ASEAN should be neutral on the issue....
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Community Health Nursing
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suicide may result from depression, from a post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar, anxiety, substance use or a borderline personality disorder.... suicide is a preventable public health problem and any person who expresses any kind of suicidal thoughts or intentions needs to be taken very seriously.... Other warning signs include sudden withdrawal, hopelessness and excessive sadness, showing dangerous and self-harmful behaviors, change in behavior to think and always talk about death and threatening suicide (Nordentoft, Mortensen, & Pedersen, 2011)....
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The Relationship between Watching Violent Movies and Real Life Violence
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Additionally, they also claim that news coverage on suicide leads to approximately 2.... The paper 'The Relationship between Watching Violent Movies and Real Life Violence' presents electronic media which contributes immensely towards people's lives.... Over the years, advancement in technology has led to diverse changes in how people live and interact....
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The case of Susan
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She found herself alone after her husband committed suicide a year ago.... She found herself alone after her husband committed suicide a year ago.... Moreover, it appears that in Susan's case, there is also a great load of trauma that she is carrying in her mind, through a series of tragic events, including the suicide of her husband and what she may perceive as the betrayal of her friend through her failure to support her.... “suicide in Asylum seekers and Refugees”....
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Introduction to Psychology Perspectives
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This as Glassman, Glassman and Hadad (2008) argue is the rationale behind the behaviourists ignoring the influences of the mental processes on learning.... Lastly, the Behaviourists argue that individuals and animals learn in similar ways; thus, the findings in animals can be generalised in humans (Glassman, Glassman and Hadad, 2008).... The major features of this theory argue that learning is not only behavioural but also a cognitive process that involves the social content as a major component in learning (Akers, 2011)....
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Impact of Domestic Violence on Human Services Agencies
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The paper "Impact of Domestic Violence on Human Services Agencies" states that the only solution for this problem, especially for women, seems to be to get out of the relationship and start a new life again.... Let's hope the ginkgo Biloba works in men too!... ... ... ... Human Services Agencies are professional social workers who work for the cause of human rights and social justice....
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Issues of The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
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It has been argued in the past that culture is a great determinant and the main reason why people get emotional problems.... In the exploration of Koerner and Carlat about the role of marketing and promotion strategies concerning mental illness and its perpetuation, they argue that marketing and promotion strategies are evil ways of portraying mental illness (Koerner pg.... According to Kuthcins and Kirk in their article, they argue that racial issues have been a preoccupation in response to mental illness and diagnosis....
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The Rational Choice Theory
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However, all these theories explain why crime exists in the current world.... However, all these theories explain why crime exists in the current world.... The criminological theories mentioned are all an explanation of why crime should be viewed from both perspectives.... I argue that both the individual and the society are to be blamed for the crime commission because, as much as an individual may or may not wish to commit a crime, there must be some reasons for him to do so, most of which are based on social issues....
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Special Needs in Forensic Mental Health
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The most striking part of the MAYSI-2 analysis in concern with Jamie is the clinical elevations diagnosed through the suicide Ideation Subscale.... suicide ideation can be a result of PTSD, substance abuse, BPD, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, etc.... suicide Ideation Subscale ... Generally, suicide ideation is a psychiatric condition of older adults, who have numerous clinical problems and are victims of loneliness, hopelessness, etc....
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Description of Commons IMC Strategy
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The paper "Description of Commons IMC Strategy" states that to retain the attention of the customers who will opt for the services of Common at the early stage, the company should focus on high-quality delivery of services as promised to the consumers.... ... ... ... In today's highly competitive world, fast-paced change along with steady technological advancements helps in generating a competitive edge for the firms as well as business entities....
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Position paper on capital punishment
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This being a free country, and the right to express one's opinions being more and more respected nowadays, people have the right to persuade others to see things their.... ... ... The issue of capital punishment has been under serious debate for quite some time.... Surveys reveal that there are many people who support capital punishment for various reasons, and there are Some believe that it is a good way to punish serious criminals such as murderers, while others consider it unethical and immoral....
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Clients Requiring Psychotropic Medication
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About two thirds of all depressed patients contemplate suicide, and 10 to 15 percent commit suicide.... Those recently hospitalized with a suicide attempt or suicidal ideation has a higher lifetime risk of successful suicide than those never hospitalized for suicidal ideation.... The patients are usually violence, suicide, or homicide risks.... The counselor needs to understand whether the client would be getting any favorable benefits out of medications, and if the situation be so, an agreement can be made to follow the patient's preference during this visit, and the counselor may as well mention that it would be judicious to discuss the medication issue at the next session with a mention of reasons as to why this might be helpful....
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School Social Worker
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I was really shocked to learn about some of the situations like teen pregnancy, suicide, and homelessness that require crisis intervention.... I always assumed that they helped students who had problems at home or at school.... However, when Ms.... Rebekah Wilson from Hospice of the Valley began speaking on the subject, I realized....
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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The proportionally small number of those on death row indicate that this punishment is not used willy-nilly.... The reason why statistics are so open to misuse and manipulation by death penalty opponents is the fact that many murders committed by murderers are not actually first degree and do not involve a lot of premeditation.... Many respectable people have different views about it and frequently argue about it.... Many respectable people have different views about it and frequently argue about it....
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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This is why I think many people have read for Frankenstein so long since it inspires many people (Mary 227).... While some critics will point out the caricatures of women that serve as characters in the novel, others, such as Arthur Paul Patterson1, argue that the female characters counter the men as equally flawed characters each separated by relational holding patterns caused by these flaws that lead to their mutual destruction....
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Positive Reforms Policies in Germany
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This decline of the middle class is a suicide recipe for any economy and this is what has affected Germany for a long time, even to the point of the country being referred to as the sick man of Europe.... why Policies in Germany are Difficult to Bring Positive Reforms Introduction The German economy has suffered a lot of problems in the last few decades.... What has baffled many is why Germany, even with all the reforms and policies that have been put in place, seems to continue problem....
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Factors which Create the Criminal
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According to research findings of the paper 'Factors which Create the Criminal', without a sociological environment that supports, encourages, and teaches criminality, the biological disorders linked to criminality may not function to determine the development of criminal behavior.... .... ... ... Biologists maintain that criminals and crime are a product of biological factors such as inherited psychiatric disorders or brain defects, while a significant percentage of sociologists contend that the social environment is the primary determinant of the development of criminality (Gibbs, 1995)....
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What Holes Has The Financial Crisis Revealed In The G8 Will The G20 Fill Such Holes
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New perspectives on global governance: why America needs the G8 Ashgate  11.... The recent financial crisis has unveiled many of the loopholes in G8 functioning whereas G20 stood well to the challenges raised by the recession.... 8 consists of mainly European and American countries whereas G20 consists of countries from Asia also....
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Korean Film -Peppermint Candy
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The opening scene of the film introduces his intention to commit a suicide.... The first flashback in the movie takes place a few days before the suicide.... This review discusses the story that refers to significant problems in society in general and highlights the tragedy of an individual....
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Character Analysis in Veronika Decides to Die
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Her failure to find it leads to a suicide attempt.... She could have used some other method of committing suicide but the book explains why she uses sleeping pills- 'Obviously she could have thrown herself off one of the few tall buildings in Ljubljana, but what about the further suffering caused to her parents by a fall from such a height?... gor that her suicide attempt has succeeded but she will live for another five days before she dies.... Many of us commit suicide and die a cowardly death....
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Rousseau's General Will
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Rousseau's General Will By Candidate's Name 2011 FACULTY OF ART, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY (This page intentionally left blank) Because Rousseau was centrally concerned with freedom, the concept of ‘general will' became a core idea of his political philosophy.... Rousseau's political thought was concerned with enlightenment in an age in which he and his contemporaries, including Denis Diderot, D'Alembert, Baron de Montesquieu, Condillac and Voltaire as well as Immanuel Kant shared the optimism that it was possible to duplicate the advances made in science and philosophy in social, moral and political life....
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Domestic Violence in China
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There is also a line of study that focuses on looking at the aspect of domestic violence and its implications of the rate of suicide in female victims residing in rural China.... The use of ethnographic data was critical to explore this study and the findings denoted that the perception of suicide was vastly different in Chinese context, especially when it came to the level of education, exposure, experiences and status of women within a family.... As per the rural areas a significant decline in these aspects of the women facing domestic abuse and an inferior status was seen to be the main cause for the extraordinarily higher rate of suicide in rural areas when compared to the rate for males....
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Free will and determinism
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The arguments between ‘free will' and ‘determinism' originates from the obvious clash between the general rule of originality found in natural world and the perceptible aptitude of human beings to make a decision between diverse courses of acts so as to conduct the most desirable results.... ...
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Philosophy of the Mind/Theology
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Finally, spend a paragraph explaining why the argument against your thesis does not succeed.... Then, write a concluding paragraph claiming that your thesis has been established, and explaining why the thesis is important to you or to the reader.... ?? After you have announced an appropriate thesis at the end of your first paragraph, you should argue in favor of it in the following way....
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Myths and Realities of Alcoholism
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In explaining this assertion, Johnson argues that the African male people have the highest statistics, concerning the leading causes of death, which are, suicide, stroke, cancer, accidents, heart attacks, and homicide.... Milam and Ketcham (1984) argue that alcoholics normally use alcohol for purposes of solving their problems.... Milam and Ketcham (1984) argue that the combination of drugs and alcohol is very deadly, and it can have an adverse impact on an individual's health....
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Obesity in the United Kingdom
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This factor can lead to emotional and psychological problems ranging from lowered self-esteem, clinical depression, and suicide.... The study further indicates that women, especially, are 37 percent more likely to commit suicide than normal weight women.... why is Japan at the bottom in obesity?... “why is the Obesity Rate So Low in Japan ...
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A Perspective on Cosmopolitanism in Media
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Robertson considers philosophers who argue that the globalized nature of the media has in-turn created within world culture the idea of a one-world culture.... While some theories argue that these media presentations have an important and profound impact on the culture that interacts with them, Anthony Appiah argues that it isn't as stark as Robertson might contend.... Conversely, Anthony Appiah contends that while the media has influence on society, it is not in the all-consuming way that some theorists argue....
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The Aspect of Time in A Rose for Emily
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The townspeople suspected that she will commit suicide though she did not take her life after several months.... While growing up, William was heavily influenced by his maternal relatives and his nanny that is why he developed his passion and abilities in arts.... The paper 'The Aspect of Time in A Rose for Emily' focuses on the short story which became popular and is a subject of analysis for various studies today....
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The Phenomenon of Poverty
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With the exception of drug and substance abuse, Hearden (2008) established that there is high prevalence of crimes of suicide and homicide among the poor populations.... Other studies concluded that the bulk of the delinquents in homicide and suicide were people who have a poor educational backgrounds and prolonged unemployment.... Others suffer from long term illness without access to proper medical attention leading to depression and ultimate suicide....
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Critical Analysis of an Issue in Second Language Curriculum Development
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It can be concluded that the motivations, attitudes and goals of learners can suggest reasons as to why some second language writers are always on top of others in their performance (Kaplan, 2002).... This clearly explains why the roles and responsibilities of teachers have shifted to the facilitators of both learning and teaching processes (Hedge, 2000).... It is relevant to argue that the significance of writing process as a key pedagogical tool for ensuring that learners understand the second language can be considered appropriate only if linguistic development is the ultimate goal....
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Thatcher Neo-Liberalism Should Be Blamed For the Housing Problem in Great Britain
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This paper "Thatcher Neo-Liberalism Should Be Blamed For the Housing Problem in Great Britain" focuses on the fact that given such position we have to ascertain a) what homelessness actually is and b) whether homelessness has actually increased as a result of the Housing Act 1980.... .... ... ... The 'invisibility' of many homeless people, coupled with ambiguities in the definition of homelessness makes the concrete measurement of homelessness a very challenging assertion to make....
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Moral Prejudices
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In order to attain one's ultimate self-interest, the action that a person commits should be morally right and justified.... It is logical to argue that it is possible to use utilitarianism to justify human rights and object to certain harms on people in society.... Of course, to argue that there are no moral absolutes is to assert an absolute itself (Baier 57-59)....
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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In addition, it enables the merged companies to gain new customers through better services, which explains why companies are very keen on mergers and acquisitions today.... Other reasons why mergers are a good policy include the fact that it enables a company to acquire with ease new assets, which could have otherwise proved difficult to acquire in case a company has to acquire them on its own.... Richard Levychin, a certified public accountant, and partner at KBL argue that the success of merger can be obtained using the formula 1 +1 = 3, 4 or 5 (Sherman 1997, p....
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Principles of Corporate Finance - To Merge or Not to Merge
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In addition, it enables the merged companies to gain new customers through better services, which explains why companies are very keen on mergers and acquisitions today. ... Other reasons why mergers are a good policy include the fact that it enables a company to acquire with ease new assets, which could have otherwise proved difficult to acquire in case a company has to acquire them on its own.... Richard Levychin, a certified public accountant, and partner at KBL argue that the success of merger can be obtained using the formula 1 +1 = 3, 4 or 5 (Sherman 1997, p....
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Public Management Convergence
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he main aim of Pollitt (2001) was to develop a concept of convergence that will enable us understand why many commentators continue to invoke convergence in spite of the evidence in support of divergence.... here is no justified reason why the term paradigm should not be used.... While some argue that there is no change in paradigm, some argue that there is no international movement of change.... Quoting from Behn (2001: pp 231), Hughes (2003: pp 258), concludes that the traditional model of administration qualifies as a paradigm implying that those who support traditional public administration would argue that they have a "discipline", complete with theories, laws, and generalizations", that focus their research....
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Neorealist, Neoliberal and Social Constructivist Approach on European Integration
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eorealists and neoliberals agree that the international system is anarchical; there is disagreement as to what kinds of effects it brings and why it matters.... In particular, neoliberals argue that institutions reduce verification costs, create repetition, and make it easier to penalize cheaters.... Likewise, neoliberals argue that states define their interests in strictly individualistic terms.... 85) Therefore neorealists argue a negative analysis of the likelihood of international cooperation and the capability of international institutions....
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Structure and Performance in a Transition Economy
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Paradox strategy supposes that if the organization wants to win big it should entrust big, but when it commits big it creates the risk of losing big.... trategic Leadership in Changing World Affiliation INTRODUCTION Paradox strategy supposes that if organization want to win bigit should entrust big, but when it commits big it create the risk of losing big.... Thus, the vital factor why so many firms are not committed to one of the generic strategies is risk involved and incapability of managers to change the strategic plans to the most profitable one....
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Domestic Violence And Sexual Abuse In Literature
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As the story suggests, many women have attempted suicide or lost their lives due to domestic violence. ... Her friend committed suicide because of domestic violence. ... The paper "Domestic Violence And Sexual Abuse In Literature" discusses the novel by Haruki Murakami 'IQ84', that seriously questions domestic violence and the poor treatment of women....
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Analysis of The Bell Jar Novel by Sylvia Plath
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Esther also considered committing suicide because of her mental problem, she considered swimming in the sea to commit suicide, in the later days she attempted a more serious suicide by taking up to 50 sleeping pills that were initially prescribed to her to administer for insomnia....
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Judith Butlers 'Imitation and Gender Insubordination'
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Introduction ... Judith Butler is at the forefront of the 'queer' theorists who have advanced past post-modernist feminist theorist, via French deconstructionists and recent concepts developed in philosophy to define philosophical positions of “queer”.... .... ... ... Introduction Judith Butler is at the forefront of the 'queer' theorists who have advanced past post-modernist feminist theorist, via French deconstructionists and recent concepts developed in philosophy to define philosophical positions of “queer”....
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