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  • Pcan Anything Be Learned from the Study of Total Institutions Which Can Help Us to Understand Organizations with Strong Corporate Cultures?

    Pcan Anything Be Learned from the Study of Total Institutions Which Can Help Us to Understand Organizations with Strong Corporate Cultures?

    Introduction Goffman established the total institutions theory in 1961,he revealed the role changing process of the inmate, the relationship between staff and inmate, the underlife aspect of inmate and the important characteristics and features within the total institutions. It is interesting to find out that organizations with a strong corporate culture and the total institutions he Goffman described have many things in common, analyzing the total institutions theory helps a great deal of understanding the

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Bred
  • Why Did a War Between Austria-Hungary and Serbia Become a European War in 1914?

    Why Did a War Between Austria-Hungary and Serbia Become a European War in 1914?

    Why did a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia become a European war in 1914? On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student. The assassination sparked little initial concern in Europe. The Archduke himself was not terribly popular, least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While there were riots in Sarajevo following the Archduke's death these were largely

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War

    The First Persian Gulf War between 1990 and 1991 was the most militarily efficient campaign in US history where comparatively few lives were lost. This war accomplished many goals, including that it secured the economic advantages for the "Western World". It encouraged a free flow of natural resources, established the value of air power and superiority, and verified that a free alliance for justice will prevail over armed aggression. In the end, the United State's

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in which the Americans ever fought. There was so much suffering and many soldiers died for their country. There are many veterans of the war, and for many, their wounds might never heal. As the war in Iraq drags on, it seems to have a strange resemblance to the Vietnam War. People are starting to believe that they are becoming similar to each

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Iraq War and Domestic Sport

    Iraq War and Domestic Sport

    The war in Iraq has had far reaching social ramifications, some of which will take many years, perhaps even generations, to correct. One realm of society that has been affected is the world of sports. Usually, sport and war are together in the context of sport stepping in to prevent or resolve war (eg. Peaceplayers Int’l). That is not the context we will discuss here, instead, we will discuss the connections between American sport and

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Anna
  • U.S. Neutrality in World War I

    U.S. Neutrality in World War I

    When World War I broke out in Europe, Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States would stay out of European affairs and remain neutral. Wilson was aware that the United States had no interest in the matters that did not directly affect the interests of America citizens. He hoped that the United States would remain neutral and continue to trade with warring nations. The American view of neutrality meant we were entitled to safely and

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Cost of War

    Cost of War

    The total cost of the war in Iraq is now above 161 billion dollars and is still rising. That is an incredible amount of money that is being put forth to fight an ongoing war against insurgents in Iraq. This money could potentially be put toward finding a solution to some of America’s more personal issues, such as the declining amount of government money in schools, the increasing number of people being diagnosed with

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Horrors of War: A Comparison

    The Horrors of War: A Comparison

    “Only dead have seen the end of war” -Plato The world has turned a blind eye to the wars that are occurring at this very moment, while subconsciously knowing how vile and pestilent these wars are. Millions die, millions more are injured, and survivors are left with crippling memories that will never heal. Shell-shocked soldiers could not fall asleep at night because they are tormented by the nightmarish sounds; the non-stop barrage of mortars and

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: David
  • The War Prayer - Mark Twain

    The War Prayer - Mark Twain

    The War Prayer, by Mark Twain, is a piece on war. It shows the glory of going into battle, and the importance of patriotism. The piece describes how a country has to pull together to become an army of one, and how no matter what your thoughts are on the war, you still must stand by your fellow men. The piece then goes into the actual war prayer and describes many things explaining why prayers

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: July
  • War

    War

    War is a controversial topic, with roots stemming deep into questions such as; what causes war? When is war justified? And one that has bewildered even the greatest minds of today, Can war be positive and productive? I think that war can be positive and productive because; I think violence can be used to decrease violence; It boosts the national economy, and brings nations together. In many cases around the world war is a

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What Are the Main Hermeneutical Issues Associated with the Biblical Narrative Genre That a 21st Century Housegroup Leader Faces When Interpreting a Passage? How Does the Concept of ‘genre'help? Illustrate How to Deal with These Issues with a Biblical Te

    What Are the Main Hermeneutical Issues Associated with the Biblical Narrative Genre That a 21st Century Housegroup Leader Faces When Interpreting a Passage? How Does the Concept of ‘genre'help? Illustrate How to Deal with These Issues with a Biblical Te

    1. Introduction When reading or teaching from the scriptures, we are either consciously or sub-consciously trying to find meaning in the text. It is vital for us to understand this meaning in order for us to learn from it. The problem however, is that the true meaning of scripture can be easily misinterpreted, this is because there are many factors that must be taken into account before you are able to discern what the author

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Monika
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    The War of 1812 The war of 1812, supposedly fought over neutral trading rights, was a very peculiar conflict indeed. Britain's trade restrictions, one of the main causes, were removed two days before the war started; the New Englanders, for whom the war was supposedly fought, opposed it; the most decisive battle, at New Orleans, was fought after the war ended. During the Napoleonic wars, Britain and France had disrupted US shipping, confiscated American goods,

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ib History How the War of 1812 Reflect the Same Tensions That Led to the American Civil War?

    Ib History How the War of 1812 Reflect the Same Tensions That Led to the American Civil War?

    September, 2005 Internal Assessment Plan of the investigation How the war of 1812 reflect the same tensions that led to the American civil war? For this assignment I will start out by researching my topic on the internet with two websites. Then I will give evidence for my topic by stating what the authors from the websites concluded. Afterwards I will then give my analysis on the topic and answer the question in my conclusion.

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Is War Changed as It Becomes a ‘media Event'? Based on the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, Analyse the Historical Significance of the Emergence of Film as A, Medium for Representing War in the 1890s.

    Is War Changed as It Becomes a ‘media Event'? Based on the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, Analyse the Historical Significance of the Emergence of Film as A, Medium for Representing War in the 1890s.

    Is war changed as it becomes a ‘media event’? Based on the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, analyse the historical significance of the emergence of film as a, medium for representing war in the 1890s. In this day an age when any country is at war it becomes a massive media event, almost everyday news programmes present us with depictions of conflict in various different countries. Media coverage of war has increased drastically over the

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Great War

    The Great War

    Imperialism The late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a great deal of colonization of Asia and Africa by European powers, each trying to fulfill its own version of manifest destiny. England controlled vast holds in Africa, as well as India; the Belgians ruled the Congo; Germany, France, and Italy also held several African lands. These colonies funded a great part of the ruling countries' economies and provided foreign markets for European products, and expansion

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Distant Stars: Youth at War

    The Distant Stars: Youth at War

    Youth at War The reader immediately recognizes the youthful idealism Dana Sachs describes in her analysis of Le Minh Khue’s short story “The Distant Stars.” Khue’s short story is an account of three girls who reminisce about childhood joys in their beloved Hanoi as they go about the dangerous business of filling craters and detonating bombs along a trail. The teenage girls, Nho, Thao, and the narrator Dinh, are filled with such idealistic and patriotic

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Monika
  • Did Trojan War Exist

    Did Trojan War Exist

    Many have speculated about the Trojan War. It's been written about in books like the Iliad and The Odyssey. A person could read in a book about this massive war between King Priam and Agamemnon, but did this massive war ever really happen? We have all heard of the mighty wooden horse in which the Greek forces broke into the mighty walls of Troy. The Trojan War did occur and can proven by skeletons, artifacts,

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Political Impact of 9/11: The Post War Notion of Race Change

    The Political Impact of 9/11: The Post War Notion of Race Change

    "The Political Impact of 9/11: The Post War Notion of Race Change" After September 11, 2001, the world as its citizens knew it would never be the same, especially the United States. The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) consisted of a series of coordinated suicide attacks on the United States of America allegedly by al-Qaeda, which is an international alliance of Islamic militant terrorist organization founded in nineteen eighty-eight. On that

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: David
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Josh McCulley Professor McKinnie ENC 1101-1106 23 October 2000 There are two boys at school who really hate each other. One just can't stand the other's existence. The odd thing is that they don't know why they hate each other. Another odd thing is that they have never fought. They have come pretty close, standing toe-to-toe; staring at each other, but one of them always backs off. Whenever they face off, each of them has

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War tore apart many American lives. These people lost loved ones, had to endure the pains of those who lost limbs, and deal with emotional needs. However American lives were not the only ones that suffered and fought the war. American Indians served for both the North and the South during the Civil War. There reasons was to what they could gain from the side the chose, pride for the land they

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Vika
  • World War II

    World War II

    World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict that began on 7 July 1937, in Asia and 1 September 1939, in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the world's countries and every inhabited continent. Virtually all countries that participated in World War I were involved in World War II. It was the most extensive and expensive apocalyptic armed conflict in the history of the World. Attributed in varying

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Wwii & Star Wars

    Wwii & Star Wars

    In the movie, written by George Lucas, Episode IV - A New Hope. There are many mythical, religious and spiritual symbols portrayed. The Jedi's believe in the Force, which is a religion of which they abide. The Force is the backbone of the Jedis and they turn to this when in trouble. The opposite of the Force is the "Dark Side of the Force." The Dark Side is lead by and evil Jedi named Darth

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Fatih
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    The War of 1812 American frigates won a series of single-ship engagements with British frigates, and American privateers continually hurried British shipping. The captains and crew of the frigates constitution and United States became renowned throughout America. Meanwhile, the British gradually tightened a blockade around America's coasts, ruining American trade, threatening American finances, and exposing the entire coastline to British attack. U.S. forces were not ready for war, and American hopes of conquering Canada collapsed

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Causes of World War one

    Causes of World War one

    The long-term origins to World War One start back in 1870 with the Franco-Prussian War. In the Franco-Prussian war France lost to Germany which lead to the two countries never being in an alliance with one another. Once the war was over it lead to the forming of the triple Alliance which was one of the main alliances during the first world war. The Triple alliance was made up of the countries - Germany, Austo-Hungery

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    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Max
  • War on Terrorism

    War on Terrorism

    “Is morality dependent on religion or does it exist independently of religion?” For most people, their religion is the backbone for their morals. I didnot realize this until I had to stop and think about it. For most, religion is instilled in their minds and hearts at a very young age. Therefore, as we grow up we subconciously refer back to religion when their is a moral issue. Many people also knowingly look to

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    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Mike