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Spartans: the World of Warrior Heroes of Ancient Greece
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he Spartans built a warrior culture in ancient Greece unsurpassed for its courage and military prowess.... artledge states that "Agesilaos [was] not merely participated but actively shaped Sparta society, culture and politics over several decades makes it possible to use his career as a kind of prism to refract the light reflected by the economic, social, political, diplomatic, military and other facets of the Sparta crisis....
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Wealth of nations by Adam Smith
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However, whoever acquires wealth or succeeds to great fortune, does not entitle him to any political power may it be military or civil.... The power may perhaps afford the person both military and civic power but his or her mere power possession does not necessarily convey to him or herself....
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What will the World Look like in 25 Years
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Breakthroughs in technology that allow devices and the human mind to interface will still be cutting-edge technologies in twenty-five years, but they will be available and implemented, especially by the military in wealthy nations. ... Pakistan will see conflict arise between entrenched ruling elites in the military and rebel forces fueled by religious ideology....
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The Weather And Climate of Southeast Region of the United States
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The research included other aspects of weather and climate such seasonal weather issues, Earth-Sun relationships and normal physical and chemical composition of the atmosphere.... The research also included other aspects of weather and climate such seasonal weather issues, Earth-Sun relationships and normal physical and chemical composition of the atmosphere.... Droughts have been witnessed for example between November 20005 until 2009 just after the passage of Hurricane Wilma (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane research Division, 2006)....
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The Body In American Popular Culture
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From contemporary research on American culture, it is evident that there is increasing concern among men towards improving their physical appearance by focusing on the body and the concept of masculinity.... From contemporary research on American culture, it is evident that there is ... research evidence reveals that an overwhelming majority of males prefer to be ... research was conducted by Myers & Crowther (2007) using a sample of 195 undergraduate volunteers who were required to complete a self-report evaluating sociocultural influences, feminist beliefs, thin-ideal convictions, self-objectification, and body dissatisfaction....
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Establishment of Export Tax in Argentina
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This term paper "Establishment of Export Tax in Argentina" analyzes the establishment and magnification of export tax in Argentina and the forces underlying these tax changes.... Special focus is given on the 2008 tax increment decree.... High export taxes have caused conflicts with farmers.... ....
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Hitler's Rise to Power and Fascism
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Hitler's Rise to Power and Fascism Adolf Hitler is among the most popular and evil person in the history of the world.... Hitler transformed Germany from a democratic state to a fascist regime using seemingly legal tactics.... ... ... ... Nonetheless, Hitler also employed non-legal tactics to gain support in Germany....
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Life in the Pale of Settlement
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In 1835, the restrictions on the Jews included not residing in some parts of the Pale like in military ports of Sebastopol and government Moghilef's villages.... Other persons eligible to the Pale exceptions were craftspeople and artisans like shoemakers and tailors as well as those with full military service training....
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Corrections in Criminal Justice System
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This research paper "Corrections in Criminal Justice System" focuses on the criminal justice system in the US that encompasses arrest of a criminal, release or prosecution, sentencing by a court followed by corrections.... As such, prisons could be categorized into juvenile, military, political or psychiatric.... There are military bases that have been converted into prisons referred to as conversions such as the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton....
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Justice Scalia's Supreme Court Rulings
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For instance, in 2004 he together with Justice Stevens found themselves on the minority side correcting the grey areas in Congressional laws that authorized the use of military force to crack down on terrorists.... Rumsfeld held the Authorization for the Use of military Force (AUMF) by Congress lifted habeas corpus, thus legally providing for the legal detention of Yaser Hadi on claims that he was a soldier on the enemy's payroll, Scalia offered a dissenting opinion that the congressional law could not be interpreted to lift habeas corpus and that the Supreme Court was attempting to correct the executive goofs and irregularities in policy-making....
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Same-Sex Sexuality, Biology and Social Responses
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he existence of homosexuality has been established and research is now being focused on how sexual orientation changes from heterosexual people to homosexual people.... Extensive research conducted to understand the patterns of human behavior has resulted in several breakthroughs in the field of sexuality.... However, advances in technology have made it possible to research the existence of homosexuality.... Extensive research conducted to understand the patterns of human behavior has resulted in several breakthroughs in the field of sexuality....
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Government and Non-governmental Organizations
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For comparing and contrasting the world and non-governmental response to the Holocaust and similar mass killings in our recent histories, we would first have to understand the prevalent policies of the countries in which such genocides happen.... The roles on the other hand of other nation states through their governments and non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International, United Nation, the Red Cross and the United Nations differ as different nations most of the time consider their national interests and thereafter intervene in the internal affairs of countries where such crimes occur....
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Spying and Privacy in American Society
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Spying and Privacy in American Society Spying has become a central idea in American society since the terrorist attacks in September 2001, as the government has used this tragedy as means by which to increase the surveillance performed on all of its citizens.... ... ... ... The Patriot Act, for example, takes away the rights of everyday Americans by making surveillance a part of everyday life....
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Video Production - The Importance of Documentaries
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Almost all popular electronic media of today – radio, television, the internet, movies, DVDs, etc are predominantly used as tools to leverage commerce and consumerism.... In this scenario, what could be the role that.... ... ... Do they hold special significance in terms of their artistic and informative merits?...
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German Civilization: The European Recovery Program
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An essay "German Civilization: The European Recovery Program" outlines that the Marshall Plan has contributed greatly to the reconstruction of Europe.... The United States were anxious that the disorder, unemployment were strengthening the pull of communist groups.... ... ... ... The European Recovery Program, more popularly known as the Marshall Plan, was an American supported project intended to restore the economies of southern and western European countries so as to build circumstances that are favorable to democratic systems (Diefendorf et al....
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A history of the US civil rights movement
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The United States Civil Rights Movement comprised social movements aimed at putting an end to racial discrimination and segregation African Americans suffered from.... The movement, also commonly referred to as the 1960s Civil Rights Movement or African American Civil Rights.... ... ... t, among other things sought to federal protection and legal recognition of the right associated with citizenship as per federal law and the Constitution (Jackson, 10)....
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Development of a Competing Value Framework
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Development of competing value framework The Competing Values Framework came into existence from a series of theoretical framework and empirical studies and research conducted on the idea of organizational efficiency (Quinn & Rohrbaugh, 1983).... It emerged after empirical research on the question of making an organization effective for a long period of time.... research Essay Competing Value Framework Introduction According to Quinn and Rohrbaugh, (1983), the Competing Values Framework (CVF) is one of the most popular framework or models in the history of business in the entire world....
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LITERATURE REVIEW-BILINGUALISM
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The leading principles which govern bilingualism are the ability to simultaneously develop language skills to assimilate, comprehend and learn the informational content presented in various learning settings.... The process is efficient when a foreign language, usually the mother.... ... ... Bilingualism refers to the ability to speak two languages by individuals, community, or recognition of it by institutions (Merriam-Webster, 2009, web)....
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Young People
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helped to fund the ASHA mission, and a special fund was used to create the Committee for research in Syphilis (ASHA, 2009).... The third vision health care policies working as advocates for the research and prevention of STIs.... Initially named the American Social Hygiene Association, its first main focus was to prevent the spread of venereal disease in military soldiers fighting in World War I....
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Introduction to Analog Devices Inc
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Its research and development strategy concentrates on enhancing technical leadership in “core technologies of converters, amplifiers and RF, MEMS, power management, and DSP” (Analog, 2011, p.... To support its research and development activities, ADI hires thousands of engineers, who are in charge of the product and manufacturing process development (Analog, 2011, p.... To support this growth, it aims to generate excellent signal processing products through investing in research and development....
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My Own Leadership Style
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My personal experience and further research made me understood that this is not bad and in fact ideal.... research however revealed that emotion is in fact a required trait of an effective leader.... Further research made me realize that this emotional attachment and genuine concern to the people being led is an area of emotional intelligence which is a desirable trait in leadership.... When this is properly used and applied in a naval and/or military setting, subordinates tend to be very motivated in their tasks and will tend to push themselves beyond their limit not only to overcome challenges put before them but also the internal desire to genuinely become the best sailor that they could be....
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The Grand Canyon Caper
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The Grand Canyon Caper ... nglish Composition ... nstructor: ... he Grand Canyon Caper: A Mystery with Clues Written All over It ... ven though the Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, its origin is not that difficult figure out.... ... ... ... ... The Grand Canyon Caper: A Mystery with Clues Written All over It ...
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Paraphrase these pages
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There is a main difference between video assessment and surveillance.... Video assessment only occurs once an alarm is sounded and it is meant to identify the person setting off the alarm in the specific area, whereas video surveillance is not meant to specifically capture anything, but usually is used for monitoring larger areas....
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The influence of peers
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Peer Group Interaction" Acceptance by the peer plays an imperative role in developing psychology of the child.... Neglected or rejected child is likely to become more aggressive and display temperaments that are unhealthy for the budding/ growing psychology.... They are more liable to become delinquent....
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Discussion pages addition
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These exhibited responses could be chemical or physical.... Observed behaviors are extensive and most elaborate.... Consequently, animal behavior is presented by various.... ... ... al studies as expression of an intended effort for adapting or adjusting to the various internal and external environmental conditions, also described as an organism's response to a stimulus....
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Social Reproduction, Flexible Labour Markets and the Resurgence of Gang Labour in the UK
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The author in this piece cites 75 sources of which books are 37, journals are 34, internet sources 2, report 1 and a collection of papers is 1.... The author highlights the fact that little research has been done as pertains how gangmasters conducted their work in the past and also in the modern world.... Strauss says that ‘there is thus relatively little research that examines the operations of gangmasters in their historical context, and even less that examines current practices of gang labour....
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Techniques for Measuring Over-All Speeds in Urban Areas
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A consumer market has quickly developed for many civil, commercial, and research applications of GPS technology including ... Transportation research Board, Washington, DC, 1997.... Transportation research Board, Washington, DC, 1997.... Highway research Board, National research Council, Volume 28, 1949, pp.... Highway research Board, National research Council, Volume 31, 1952, pp....
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The Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of the Somme was planned as a joint British and French campaign in late 1915.... Primary responsibility for the attack plans fell on the French Commander in Chief, Joffre.... Joffre had initiated the idea as a method of engaging the German reserve forces and draining German resources through a protracted war of attrition while the goal of gaining ground was a secondary consideration....
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Current Events and US Diplomacy
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According to the paper, during President Johnson's time, the US engaged in military involvement with countries to thwart a communist takeover.... During President Johnson's time, the US engaged in military involvement with countries to thwart a communist takeover.... However, the fact remained that the US military forces had already lost over 25000 American soldiers along with hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese.... Nixon doctrine aimed at reducing American military involvement and accordingly, he facilitated training and equipped the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam to counter the challenges thrown by the Communists (Hickman, 2003)....
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Roots of conflic, viol and peace
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Power politics in characterized the use of threats by one nation to the other, be it military, political and/or economic (Wight, Bull and Holbraad, 2002).... According to the power politics peace paradigm, it is imperative for states to engage in the implementation of policies that would effectively serve their national objectives construed as the acquisition of military strength and material power with the aim of deterring and compelling other nations.... A nation that is known to possess material and military power is less likely to be exposed though the acquisition of such rises serious moral and ethical issues....
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The War in Vietnam
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They saw that the government had misplaced its priorities, spending on its military instead of the people.... Name Instructor Course Date Why did a majority of Americans eventually turn against the war in Vietnam?... When the Vietnam War started only a handful of people opposed the war....
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Video Review Control Room
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The military used its nation's media to tell the general public that Saddam Hussain was a threatening figure.... In line of the American military and government however, the weaknesses of the organization were that they weren'... [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Professor] [Name of the Course] [Date] Video Review Control Room MESSAGE OF ITS THEME DELIVERED BY THE DOCUMENTARY?...
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Predatory Globalization: A Critique
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Reform can be based on normative decisions, where countries agree without requiring military action in addressing conflicts.... On the other hand, even with UN intervention, governments often fail to translate military success into political gains, e) Psycho-political Globalism - Global media and transnational civil movements have rendered the patriarchal and hierarchal system within the UN outdated.... Lack of political will, material, financial and military support from leading states makes success in peace enforcement difficult to attain (Falk, 117)....
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American Culture in the 1920s
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With the entry of America in the war, the industries concentrated their attention to the production of military equipment, rather than consumer products.... Since a majority of the young male population was commissioned for military operations, more and more women assumed a supportive role in the industry and other civilian functions.... fter a brief depression for a couple of years following the war, the American industry reorganized itself to produce consumer goods again, instead of military equipment....
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Development in the Current System of the U.S. Government from the Point of View of the Founding Fathers
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he military Commissions Act of 2006 is a Congress Act passed on 17th October 2006.... he terrorists will have to go through rigid and fair trials by the military of the country and justice will be provided by giving them the deserved treatment.... The author describes development in the current U....
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The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Redux
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government, among them the support of the military junta in Haiti, planning and implementation of military coup in Brazil, and the brutal murder of Osama Bin Laden, as opposed to apprehension and prosecution, a clear illustration of governments' act in overriding the process of justice....
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Ilandes between them
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This alliance eases the forward operations of nearly 49,000 US troops, as well as other US military resources based within Japan into the Asia-Pacific.... Perhaps most radically, the US is going to be directly engaged in a military clash between Japan and China concerning the Senkaku/Diaoyu islets within the East China Sea....
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Article Critique of Moscow to insist Russia and China join chemical arms probe by Reuters & AP
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In this case, civilians represent a good bargaining chip for the rebels, as the government is bound by international law not to engage civilians using the military or even by use of unnecessary or excessive force.... This is evident, and might appear biased towards the rebel side, as logical analysis would show the ability to fire missiles lies with the military.... The same military backs the government, where the government is at war with rebels, and the whole situation does not look for the government, but the rebels (Reuters and AP)....
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Middle East Conflicts
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In 1967, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Egypt declared war on Israel, but with the military and financial support of the USA, the UK and Russia, Israel was capable of teaching the Arabs a remarkable lesson.... Consequently, the Muslims organized a military group and started defending their nation from the Israeli invasion.... Established in mid 1980s as the military organization, the main objective behind the founder leaders of Hezbollah was to apply force in order to defend the motherland from the external threats particularly from the neighboring Zionist state of Israel, which has been in constant conflict with the Arab countries of the region on ethnic and religious basis....
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How successful was Josip Broz Tito as a ruler of Yugoslavia
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In 1913, Tito joined the military, and in 1914, he participated in a fencing competition with the Austro-Hungarian Army in Budapest, and he won a silver medal.... After he failed the first grade, he moved to Sisak and began working as a locksmith apprentice.... This job opened his eyes on the labor movement....
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The Mongol Empire
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Some of the key features brought to the human thinking by this impressive empire include the intercontinental long distance trade, united people that formed different distinguished nations, change the way leadership, specifically military leadership, was thought to be, and fanatically developed new norms for the historians.... He dissolved the tribes and formulated them as they could be used in the military wings.... By 1206, through his outstanding military and leadership skills, he was assigned the title of Chingis Khan (Genghis Khan), which means a robust and firm person and a remarkable leader....
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Differences of Discipline and Control
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For instance, military soldiers who were trained to endure life's challenges are called for during calamities and war to help and nurses who are disciplined to treat people may attend to communities where epidemic outbreaks occur.... This characterizes the kind of discipline one had received so that outsiders could readily identify those who are disciplined in the military barracks, schools, monasteries, and in prison among others.... Discipline will be finalized in higher institutions like the military barracks, church, monasteries or other institutions depending on the individual's choice of discipline....
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Social Revolution Brought by World War II
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The white community was given preference in recruitment and promotion in the military, an opportunity which equally deserving and qualified African Americans were denied.... These women replaced most of the male workers, who by then had joined the military.... "Social Revolution Brought by World War II" paper gives the arguments on the effects of World War II, identifies whether the purpose of the document conflicts with reality in any way, and examines the topics and their relevance to Randolph's argument....
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The Rise of Stalinism and Nazism in Germany
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Majority of the citizens from this countries opted for military use to gain what they wanted.... Japan military attacked China and even set up Manchukuo in China so that they could get access to the minerals to help their countries.... ommunism was an ideology characteristics by classless in the society and uses means of force perpetuated by military through war to attain its objectives....
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Analysis of The Art of War Book by Sun Tzu
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Although this statement reeks of military pedagogy, it can apply to anybody.... The same applies to the military: they will fall back and defend their territory when they lack the will to go forth and fight the aggressor.... Generally, Tzu's teachings are far from being simple military procedure....
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The Electoral College and Filibuster
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The idea of veto emerged with the Roman tribunes and consuls whereby the two consuls holding power could hinder a civil or military decision by the other.... It refers to an individual exercising supreme authority and command of a country's military forces.... The term can also be used to refer to a military commander who holds such authority and power, not via anarchy but as a subordinate to the president or head of the State....
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Israel and Gaza
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The paper "Israel and Gaza" tells us about a series of military conflicts that have been occurring between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Government over control of the Gaza Strip.... The first factor that has exacerbated these conflicts is the death of prominent persons who are usually targeted by the military of both nations.... Introduction The dispute between Israel and Gaza refers to a series of military conflicts that have been occurring between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Government over control of the Gaza Strip....
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Drama as an Important Medium of Expression
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Thesis statement: The historical origin of heroic drama and its relation to the mainstream society proves that the same is entirely different from other genres of drama because it mainly deals with the hero's military craftsmanship and creates deep nationalistic feeling among the audience.... In short, the inaugural plays of heroic drama were interconnected with historical events and military heroism.... Besides, the influence heroic drama is evident among the mass because the same dealt with military heroism and nationalism in England....
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North Korea and Nuclear Weapons
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However, based on the rhetoric emanating from top Korean military leaders, Pollack (50) believe that the aim of building these weapons by North Korea is so that it may act as a deterrence of an attack from the United States, and allies of South Korea.... For instance China seeks to achieve a military hegemony on Asia, and a nuclear armed North Korea will most definitely stand in its way.... Due to the unpredictable nature of the North Korean government, world powers such as Russia, China, and United States are increasingly concerned about the military activities of North Korea....
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The Efficiency Level and Quality Production Factors
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This research paper aims to critically analyze the positive and negative impacts of service worker's job performance.... At this juncture, research studies state that human capital or labour resource possessed by a company is a type of its valuable business asset (Kotler, et al.... Journal of Marketing research, 39(1), pp....
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