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Jazz Music in the 1920s and 1930s in New York

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The paper "Jazz Music in the 1920s and 1930s in New York" discusses that during 1920s and 1930s, New York has been the focal point of the jazz world.... Though, the music industry worked as a magnet that attracted musicians from many parts of the world.... ... ... ... Generally speaking, when jazz was on the heights of success, a lot of cabarets, night clubs and dance halls were established which created a shelter for the jazz musicians in the Midwest and South....

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Role of the Media in the Demonisation of the Bikers

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"Role of the Media in the Demonisation of the Bikers" paper discusses whether the media is responsible for the demonization of the motorcycle gangs in the United States the matter of fact is that the motorcycle gangs are the continuous headache of the normal citizens and the federal government.... ...

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Women Discrimination

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This paper "Women Discrimination" discusses different aspects of the discrimination that are faced by women in different countries of the globe, specifically, Pakistan.... It has been observed that for decades, women are confronting discrimination in various fields, such as education, marriage, etc....

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Significant Factors that Lead to Changes in Employee Relations

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The essay 'Significant Factors that Lead to Changes in Employee Relations' is devoted to the relationship in the working team and factors, which influence it, and also the text pays attention to changes, that took place in modern employee relationships.... ... ... ... There was a remarkable lack of mainstream economic influence on human resource management and industrial relations which has been attributed to labor economics that functioned in an almost perfunctionary manner that reduced the whole gamut of human resource management and industrial relations to a simplistic problem of wage-setting....

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Executive Compensation

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This work "Executive Compensation" focuses on the possibility and its impact on American capitalism, whether such a move would be beneficial or harmful to the economy.... The author outlines the financial troubles of large American corporations.... ... ... ... The political campaign of the then-presidential aspirant Barack Obama was, for instance, seriously threatened when he was linked to Franklin Raines, the former Fannie Mae CEO, who was reportedly compensated $90 million from 1998 to 2003....

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How Racism Shapes the Experience of Schooling

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The case study "How Racism Shapes the Experience of Schooling" states that Much as they would love to, the western world, and more specifically Great Britain, has never been able to provide a comprehensive answer to the problem of racism that has persisted like festering sore.... .... ... ... The paper shows that David Gillborn, in his article 'Citizenship education as placebo: 'standards', institutional racism and education policy' has examined this problem in great detail and has come up with a most disturbing phenomenon called 'institutional racism' that has long been vitiating the social atmosphere....

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The Bailout of AIG

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This assignment outlines the situation around the Federal funds for AIG and includes the following subtopics: credit downgrade and financial pain.... ... ... ... The bailout of AIG made news because it was the highest recipient of the Federal funds that were made available under the TARP or the Troubled Assets Relief Plan that was passed by the Federal government....

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Comparison of Cyclone Nargis and Cyclone Sidr

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The "Comparison of Cyclone Nargis and Cyclone Sidr" paper contrasts five different aspects of two natural disasters: Cyclone Nargis which made landfall over Burma killing approximately 140,000 persons and Cyclone Sidr resulting in the loss of a little over 10,000 lives.... .... ... ... As time went by and aid was slow to reach the survivors especially in Burma, both the local and international showed concern and fear over the threat of possible diseases resulting from the storm....

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American Empire by Andrew J. Bacevich

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This essay "American Empire by Andrew J.... Bacevich" focuses on globalization, unparalleled America's military strength and its emergence as an empire.... Andrew J.... Bacevich's book, American Empire, is a critical and a rather provocative examination of America's post-Cold War strategy.... ... ...

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Catholic Churchs Response to Nazi Anti-semitism

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The paper "Catholic Churchs Response to Nazi Anti-semitism" states that there were Catholics, normally parishioners, nuns, and priests that helped Jews escape from the Nazis.... One organization in Poland was Zegota.... This organization helped Jews escape the ghettos, get food, and receive medical help....

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Comparison of Insurgency and Guerilla Warfare

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The author states that insurgency and guerrilla warfare are quite changed activities that require different kinds of designs.... While involved in an insurgency, the insurgents can adopt guerrilla warfare as a warfare strategy while guerrilla warfare is not always the first option for the insurgents....

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Four Psychology Notes about Classical Conditioning

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"Four Psychology Notes about Classical Conditioning" paper contains four essays about classical conditioning as a good method to overcome phobias, a token economy structure of behavior, a relationship between media violence and aggressive behavior, and the learning techniques.... ... ... ... Comprehension monitoring is the ability of the reader to understand whether or not they understand the text that they are reading....

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Depictions of Female Madness in Contemporary Literature

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The book report 'Depictions of Female Madness in Contemporary Literature' raises such an extremely important topic as the question of the image of female madness in twentieth-century literature, as well as the depiction of madness in literature as a whole and the connection of literary madness with reality....

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Professionalism in Education and its Impact on Teachers

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As the report, Professionalism in Education and its Impact on Teachers, declares professionalism in education has been a matter of controversy for the recent decades.... In many western countries Participatory democracy was an active force in policy debate on education in 1970s.... .... ... ... From this paper it is clear that the movement was against all kinds of controls from the part of bureaucrates and by professional establishment from within educational institutions....

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Japan's Economic Fall

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The paper "Japan's Economic Fall" states that there are many things economists point to in the Japanese strategy—if it can be called that—to alleviate the problems of the Lost Decade.... But the main point observers of the period seem to make is that the Japanese government was not nimble or flexible enough....

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Psychology of Diversity between American Ethnic Minority Groups

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This paper 'Psychology of Diversity between American Ethnic Minority Groups" focuses on the fact that psychological diversity is very distinct among ethnic minority groups of America, between African American and Hispanics.... The 'ethnic minority groups' refers to the small part of a population....

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Analysis of Napoleonic War Period

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The author of the paper describes the period of Napoleonic War and states that Napoleon Bonaparte did not belong to the group of ideologues; and that he saw facts through the plain glass, that he came to face the facts, worked towards them aggressively.... ... ... ... Origin of Napoleonic wars is said to have begun in 1802 with the Peace of Amiens treaty, signed between Britain and France, which did not prove of much help as they knew that wars would begin again since their competing ambitions were pending....

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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

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This paper is about the greenhouse effect that represents a term that describes an increase of the average global temperature and is often associated with global warming which is the subject of great debate and concern worldwide.... Although warnings about the human generated causes of an enhanced greenhouse effect and the subsequent catastrophic outcomes have been sounded for over 100 years....

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Evaluating Research

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The authors regarded “motivation for reading is an important contributor to students' reading achievement and school success” (Guthrie et al.... 2006, p.... 232).... Moreover, the authors also explicated that reading comprehension is of particular interests to various.... ... ... Yes.... In fact, one literature authored by Guthrie and Wigfield (2000) provided the broad theoretical framework for their study as well as citing all other works within their study, thus suggesting that they Yes, since the research problem concerns with the influence of stimulating tasks on motivation and reading comprehension, then the findings of the study must therefore be quantified using a quantitative approach....

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Economy Affection on the Automobile Industry

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The paper "Economy Affection on the Automobile Industry" discusses that the automotive industry in America is currently facing a big challenge for survival.... Though huge bailout packages and other measures are in place to assist them, nothing seems to be the right answer to the problem.... ... ...

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The Life and Struggles of Anne Sexton

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The study "The Life and Struggles of Anne Sexton" will begin with the statement that people either love poetry or they hate it.... Some are intrigued by the ability a poet has to put together rhymes or find the exact word that helps a poem flow with the rest of the words already written.... ... ... ...

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Why Women love to wear High heels

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This study outlines the women's perception over high heels and how this affects their perception of life and success.... Also, the essay gives an ample evidence that high heels are more than just a shoe style, it is a statement of progress.... .... ... ... This study is practically aimed to tie up the different reasons behind the fondness of women over the usage of heels and how this reasoning mirrors the impartial explanation of how the attitude of women towards fashion may not be plainly vain but instead is philosophically based on their perception of personal growth and maturity....

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Impact of Terrorism on the Police Mission, Police Ethics

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The paper "Impact of Terrorism on the Police Mission, Police Ethics" discusses that the past few years have been rather traumatic for the US Police Department and after the incidents involving Rodney King, Waco and Ruby Ridge, the need for evoking the police conscience has become a necessity of sorts....

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Evaluation Methods Analysis

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In the educational essay 'Evaluation Methods Analysis' detailed examination and analysis of different methods of evaluation are presented.... In the text such statements as non-participation observation, participation observation, knowing which method to use and why and are disassembled.... ... ... ...

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Enculturation into Secrecy among Junior High School Girl

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According to this paper, in the social context of the modern life, secrecy has been identified as one of the most significant and problematic elements which call for refined research and investigation relating to the individual rather than the society.... ... ... ... Whereas there are various studies on the topic of secrecy, how individuals learn to use secrets needs to be explored further....

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Women, Suffrage and Rights

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This essay "Women, Suffrage and Rights" presents a discussion about the perspectives that were contributed by Susan B.... Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Amelia Bloomer who were amongst the more prominent personalities of the time of struggle for women's rights in America.... ... ... ... Women had been universally excluded from voting since the founding of the United States of America, but they had not been explicitly excluded from voting until they first made their dissatisfaction known....

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Ancient Greek Temple at Delphi

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This essay "Ancient Greek Temple at Delphi" looks at one of the origins of the Greek temple, and how the Greeks honored the God associated with the site.... What happened to the traditions of prayer, devotions, sacrifice, and loyalty as Christianity spread worldwide?... What impact has the Turkish authority over Greece traditions and artifacts?...

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How Might Corporate Social Responsibility Impact on an Organisation

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The author concludes that theorists and practitioners can develop suitable metrics that may help the management to gauge the efficacy of their CSR programmes.... These metrics can help in keeping the disadvantages of CSR in check while promoting it as a cause of sustainable growth.... ... ... ... Corporate Social Responsibility, at times, may deviate the attention of the employees and the stakeholders from their real motive of business enhancement and profit maximization....

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Henry James Story Daisy Miller: the Individual and Old Society

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The paper presents Henry James' Daisy Miller, a short novel, that was written in 1879 and is the story of the young American woman from New York and her rich family, sans the father, traveling around in Europe, a world still steeped in the old tradition, hypocrisy and artifice.... ... ... ... The story is seen from the perspective of the character named Winterbourne, a young American who had however spent however most of his life in Geneva, Switzerland....

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BAA Airports In the UK

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The paper "BAA Airports In the UK" says that the development of any area that is going to serve the public has to be examined carefully making sure that no threat of the public interests will occur in the future as of the use of this area or the material plans used throughout the development.... ...

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Law and Rules Govern All Kinds of Societies

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In the paper 'Law and Rules Govern All Kinds of Societies' the author discusses some techniques of law: the use of law to remedy grievances among members of a society, the use of law as a penal instrument, the use of law for managing various governmental public benefits.... ... ... ... The author states that law establishes the framework which entails the functioning of a successful society....

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Are Nationalism and National Identities Irrelevant in a Global World

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This paper "Are Nationalism and National Identities Irrelevant in a Global World" discusses the fact that the world is shrinking with the changing times.... This is because a global basis is having its toll on the way processes and activities are happening in this world.... ... ... ... The duty of the policymakers within the world is to understand their due responsibilities and carve out all possible advantages for the different peoples of the world....

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An Evaluation of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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This paper "An Evaluation of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells us about An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge', a short movie based on a short story of the same title by Ambrose Bierce.... The story may have been filmed to explain more clearly what may be experienced.... ... ... ... This is shown in subtle language by the author but is revealed in a more concrete manner on film....

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Orientalist Mindset as the Gravest Threat to Sovereignty

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The paper "Orientalist Mindset as the Gravest Threat to Sovereignty" states that in Western perceptions, political Islam is unique not because it uses religion for political purposes in order to create a national identity or transform society.... It is seen as uniquely threatening.... ... ... ... The United States had gone into Iraq to rid it of its armament of nuclear weapons and other WMDs....

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The Economy of the United Kingdom: a Macroeconomic Assessment

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This report aims at understanding the economy of the United Kingdom.... Specifically, the report aims at understanding the situation of the country over a few years, base on the macroeconomic indicators.... The statistics of the country's GDP are included.... ... ... ... The United Kingdom is one of the most developed countries in the world and has made a mark for itself throughout the world....

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Workforce Planning and Critical Management Activity

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In critical situations it's important to maintain composure and positive spirit, otherwise the staff will feel leader's uncertainty and become reluctant to changes.... The "Workforce Planning and Critical Management Activity" paper focuses on a rational way of translating experience, research information, and thought into management action....

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Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

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The paper 'Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration' focuses on researchers and politicians which have documented the concept that international migration is a complex phenomenon that causes social, cultural, and political polarization of nations.... ... ... ... The issue of forced migration has become a matter of serious attention for the international community in recent years....

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Genocide Is Often Done within the Confines of the Legal System

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The paper "Genocide Is Often Done within the Confines of the Legal System" states that the use of the Holocaust Exhibition to educate European citizens, as well as individuals worldwide on the historical implications resulting from the First World War, is undoubtedly an invaluable resource.... .... ...

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The Clash of Civilizations

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Huntington, is a path breaking book that came out in the 1990s, which put forth the theory that “the central and most dangerous dimension of the emerging global politics would be the conflict.... ... ... The book had suggested that “an international order based on the civilizations is the surest safeguard against world war” (Huntington, 1998, pp....

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The Development of Probability and Distribution

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The paper "The Development of Probability and Distribution" demonstrates the evolution of static's and probability techniques.... Statistics is the field that is concerned with the investigation, summarizing, and inferring from facts relating to complex systems.... ... ... ords: 35 ... haracters: 260 ...

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How Private Entities Help International Security

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The paper "How Private Entities Help International Security" discusses that the world has changed with the changing times, and it is about time that positive developments also start taking place for the wellness of the different societies of the world.... ... ... ... The one statement that must remain supreme in the wake of adversarial times and shall by no means suggest that any entity has the right to invade peculiar zones which have been earmarked....

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Wider Social Context in Understanding Individual Actions

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This essay "Wider Social Context in Understanding Individual Actions" analyses the wider social context that can actually go a long way in explaining to the sociologists why exactly the individuals in the society behave or act or refrain from acting, in a certain way.... ... ... ... In sociology, it is assumed that the individual is just as important as the group and that the society at large, conversely, can also be representative of individuals within it....

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Business Entrepreneurship

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The author of the paper "Business Entrepreneurship" casts light on the business owners.... According to the text, the term 'Entrepreneurship' evolved in the early 1700s when it was simply termed for the ownership of new businesses while entrepreneurs were the people who established there own business....

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Analysis of Wordsworths Poetry

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The paper 'Analysis of Wordsworth's Poetry' presents William Wordsworth who once said that poetry is, 'a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.... This statement very acutely explains the reason for his use of simple words and diction in his poetry.... ... ... ... The author of the following paper gives detailed information about Wordsworth's poetry which was a mode of communicating with his readers and enlightening them about his personal perspective about life....

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Tales in Literature. Diamonds and Toads

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This essay talks about the tale “Diamonds and Toads”.... The author explains the importance of details in this story.... All of them have symbolic representation.... The story has good and bad characters and all of their actions have the best lessons for children.... ... ... ... This essay describes the importance of fairy tales for all listeners and readers....

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The Economic Development of Japan and the US

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The paper "The Economic Development of Japan and the US" discusses that some people say that President Obama is acting slowly, refusing to wipe out shareholders of failing companies and nationalize failing banks at the first sign of trouble.... That may be true.... ... ... ... Generally speaking, the economies of Japan and America are also very different....

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Mental Health Counseling

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The paper contains a summation of an interview with a professional mental health counselor who was counseling particularly in the field of child and adolescent disorders, in which the counselor expressed that when asked how her work as a counselor is different from that of a social worker.... ... ...

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Bodies of United Nations

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This essay would analyze the bodies of the United Nations (General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Trusteeship Council, and Secretariat) and its failure of intervention in the Rwanda genocide along with the success or failures of the UN.... ... ... ... This research will begin with the statement that the United Nations organization was formed in 1945 after the World War II ended....

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State of Current International Relations in Sudan

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This essay "State of Current International Relations in Sudan" discusses the relations with other nations and international bodies that can end up in two dimensions: (a) end the conflict in Sudan or (b) accelerate conflict between the warring parties.... ... ... ... Peace in Sudan is important for the country as well as the international community....

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The Living Traditions of Santera

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In the paper 'The Living Traditions of Santería' the author selected Santeria as the topic for his final paper because there is not readily accessible information about the religion, which only made him more curious about it.... The research method is the perusing of various libraries.... ...

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