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Defamation in Australia »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at the argument that defamation cases are unlikely to help a plaintiff restore their reputation. This is discusses looking at a range of defamation cases brought under Australian law. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Various Questions About Police Psychology »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses assessment elements of pre-employment screening, confidentiality, fitness-for-duty evaluations and homosexuality as they relate to law enforcement psychologists. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Jesus, The Mentoring Leader »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that describes what a mentoring leader does, the typical temperament of this leader, the gifts he or she uses and the Law of Leadership they will typically use. Jesus is used as an example of an effective mentoring leader. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Links Among Government, the Criminal Justice System and the Private Sector »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper explores the links among the government, law, democracy, policy, the criminal justice system and the private sector. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Police Corruption »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The expectation that law enforcement officials are immune to the influences inherent to the criminal element they monitor is one that is both reckless and unattainable; while a certain percentage of those who enter the criminal justice system uphold their ethical fortitude in the face of overwhelming temptation, others do ... View Full Description
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The Health Hazards of Smoking »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper sums up the many health impacts associated with smoking. Anti-smoking campaigns are encouraged as are laws that prohibit smoking in public places. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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International Management »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at the way that international firms deal with the different environments that they have to operate within. This paper gives a general overview of several issues, including different approaches used to deal with differing labor laws, trade regulations, accounting requirements, cultural differences and HRM issues. The bibliography cites 8 sources. ... View Full Description
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Civil Law Property, Tort And Contract »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the characteristics of property, tort and contract within the context of civil law. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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The Law as a Living Body »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page comparison of the law to a living organism that develops to maturity in reference to environmental nutrients and stimuli. A consideration of Due Process and how it has changed after 9-11 is included. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Tom MacLean's Dilemma »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page paper discussing Google's choice to operate two Chinese language sites, one self-censored within China and another uncensored site outside of China. The decision allows Google to operate within China law while also serving stakeholders. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice in Civil Law Countries »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper investigates several civil law countries. The Amanda Knox trial is used as an example. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Using Animals In Research - Laws And Regulations »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that begins with a very recent example of how animal testing is helping totally paralyzed persons to communicate. The paper comments on how some people are misinformed about animal testing and discusses two of the laws governing the use of animals in research. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Series and Parallel Circuits »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page review of these basic electrical circuits. This paper used Ohm's Law to describe the relationship between voltage, resistance, and current. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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MANAGEMENT MEMO FOR INTERCLEAN »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper is a sample memo to supervisory personnel at fictitious InterClean. Topics include diversity, integration and an understanding of HR laws. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Sexual Harassment Law Sometimes Goes Too Far »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper argues that sometimes the law is misapplied and more attention should be paid to its frivolous use. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Transforming Hebrew Slaves Into A Nation »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper that cites parts of the Book of Exodus to demonstrate how God led the Hebrew slaves into a nation. Some specific topics include the Passover, parting of the Red Sea (or Sea of Reeds), the new Covenant, the laws including the Ten Commandments, and the instructions for the Tabernacle and ... View Full Description
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Transnational Information Technology Operations »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper that begins with comments about the need for corporations to participate in the global market. The rest of the paper discusses the issue of transnational information technology systems, commenting on quality of work, culture and language barriers, infrastructures, local laws, and global networking and service levels. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ... View Full Description
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Issues in Managing Operations of a Hotel and Restaurant »

Number of pages 18

This 18 page paper looks at a number of different operational issues associated with running a hotel and restaurant. The paper starts by looking at the nature of the operations and the product mix, the supply chain, the way that strategic objectives are met and the roles within the organization. Issues such as the tools ... View Full Description
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The Facts Surrounding Gun Control »

Number of pages 19

A 19 page consideration of gun control laws. This paper uses history to argue that gun control is not the solution for crime. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Women’s Performance in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 20

A 20 page discussion of women in law enforcement. This paper examines how women perform in comparison to male officers. It also examines such issues as discrimination and sexual harassment. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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California Healthcare Policy and HIPAA »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page research paper offers an overview of the issues associated with patient confidentiality as this topic pertains to HIPAA regulations and California law. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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The Meat-Packing Industry »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines OSHA laws and charges that the meat packing industry is not looking out for their workers. Deontological and utilitarian theories are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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School Improvement/The NCLB Act »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that examines the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act: the role and impact of this reform idea on student learning, while also analyzing the costs of this law in terms of legal, financial, personal and institutional implementation. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Foxconn and Child Labor »

Number of pages 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of a recent story in international business law. The exposure of child labor at Foxconn is examined. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Law and the College Admissions Process »

Number of pages 6

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of college admissions and the law. Several cases pertaining to non-discrimination are explored. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Memo – COBRA and the Obligation to Inform »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of COBRA. A hypothetical legal memorandum highlights case law relevant to employer obligations to inform employees of COBRA rights. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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African Americans: From Slavery to Civil Rights »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page review of African American rights from pre-Civil war years to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Identifies the causes of the Civil War and its relation to black emancipation. Discusses changes in U.S. law and policy and the actions of individuals like Andrew Johnson, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. ... View Full Description
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Religious response to Technology and Science, Historical and Contemporary »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page report discusses the fact that throughout history, technological advancement and human knowledge has served as a threat to religious predominance in society. Beginning with the radical Copernicus, who taught that the earth revolved around the sun, Europeans began to reject medieval scientific thought. They developed an unheard of conception of a universe ... View Full Description
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The Role of Judaism in the United States »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page report discusses the role of Judaism in the United States, not just the Jews but the actual role of the faith. Judaism must, in any circumstance, be examined from its long-standing traditions which have served as a hallmark of faith for thousands of years. It carries with it a codified history ... View Full Description
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Constitutional Issues Relating to State Determinations of Commercial Restraint »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses a hypothetical situation in which a state denies the sale of beer sold in bottles and requires that it only be sold in aluminum cans. What are the Constitutional issues such a process would bring about? Obviously, when a state enacts a law that effectively prohibits the distribution of ... View Full Description
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Current State of the Criminal Justice System »

Number of pages 7

In 7 pages, the author discusses the current state of the criminal justice system incorporating four areas: (1) the ineffectiveness of the Three Strikes law; (2) the use of Deadly Physical Force in police work and the lack of administrative controls in governing police officer actions; (3) the ineffectiveness of Capital Punishment as a ... View Full Description
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James, O'Connor, & Twain/On Evil »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page analysis of how Mark Twain, Henry James and Flannery O'Connor have each pictured how individuals have reacted to early experiences with evil. In so doing each has shown aspects of society, as implied through laws and social norms, that rather then promoting the spiritual welfare of its citizens actually work against the ... View Full Description
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The Law in Ancient Rome »

Number of pages 10

This 10 Page paper considers the history and the status of law within Ancient Rome. The paper considers in greater detail the legal status of the citizens and the civil right of suing another citizen in a Roman court. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Who is Being Sentenced Under the Three Strikes Law? »

Number of pages 16

In 16 pages, the author discusses who is being sentenced under the three strikes law and posits that it is bias against non-Caucasians and the poor and that it also violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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Steven Waldman’s The Bill »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper is a review of Steven Waldman’s book The Bill : How Legislation Really Becomes Law : A Case Study of the National Service Bill. It is also an appraisal of how power is used at the top of the political arena in the United States. The bibliography cites 1 source. View Full Description
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Microsoft: Truly a Monopoly? »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Looks at the recent court case of Microsoft and compares it in economic terms to a monopoly. Discussion of antitrust law, tying contracts, and the market concentration doctrine is included. View Full Description
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The Nursing Profession in the Twenty-first Century »

Number of pages 18

This 18 page paper first provides a section on changes in the health care industry, with a focus on the health care delivery system. Various laws are examined, such as COBRA, ERISA and the Social Security Act. The second half of the paper consists of an examination of the nursing profession and how it will ... View Full Description
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The New York Times’ Weekly “Cyber Law Journal” and the Problem of too many Computers Being Confiscated »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses an article in the “Cyber Law Journal” (8-27-99) dealing with the problems associated with confiscating computer equipment when a crime using that computer is suspected. The article points out that investigators almost always have the upper hand when they confiscate private property, yet such officials rarely have the time, resources, ... View Full Description
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1996 Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Act »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. New Jersey's black Democratic Senator Wayne Bryant was instrumental in implementing the family cap legislation that removed a woman's ability to receive welfare benefits for her illegitimate children. It has been called groundbreaking in the way in which it attacked what lawmakers labeled a significant source of poverty within ... View Full Description
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The United States Legislature »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper discusses the legislature in depth and concentrates on how a bill becomes a law. A brief history on how the branch of government was designed is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Plato's 'Crito' -- Analysis Of Socrates' Decision To Remain In Prison »

Number of pages 4

In this well- reasoned essay of 4 pages, the writer analyzes Socrates' decision to remain in prison and await death-- even when Crito gave him the opportunity to flee. It is argued that Socrates' choice was a logical one in light of his own philosophy : civil obedience was of primary importance and even if ... View Full Description
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Khazars and Judaizers »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page report discusses the medieval world of Khazaria, a Judaic warrior kingdom that was the crossroads of culture and trade between Byzantium, the Arab Empire, and Russia during the early to middle years of the medieval timeframe. The Judaizers were those earliest believers in the Christian Church that Gentile Christians should also ... View Full Description
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The Meaning Of Life In Judeo-Christian Thought »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper looking at this thorny problem as analyzed by the writer of Genesis, St. Paul, and St. Augustine. It concludes that for these writers, The only way to find meaning in a world filled with too many meanings is to cleave closely to an inflexible standard -- for the Jews, the Law; ... View Full Description
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Overview »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper concerning the first of many literary 'utopias' which describe perfect imaginary societies. The writer explores the framework of the society imaged by Sir Thomas More in the early sixteenth-century discussing such topics as the rights of the individual, the laws, and customs of More's ideal human society. Bibliography lists 6 ... View Full Description
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Gay Rights & Relevant Ordinances »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Paper discusses civil rights for homosexuals and the importance of laws to protect such rights. Social, political, and historic issues are examined. It is concluded that there is absolutely no reason that "gays" should not have all of the same rights and opportunities in this country as everyone else Bibliography lists ... View Full Description
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Roman Empire / Reason for Collapse »

Number of pages 5

In 5 pages, the author discusses the reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was a great and powerful entity at one time. In fact, many of today's fields such as literature, law, art, and architecture were influenced by the Romans. This causes one to question why this ... View Full Description
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Women's Rights & The Law / Views Of Catherine MacKinnon & Richard Epstein »

Number of pages 5

Both law professors with opposing ideologies, MacKinnon & Epstein, are discussed in a 5 page analysis as it pertains to the legislation of women's rights. The writer concludes in agreement with Epstein. No additional sources used. View Full Description
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Environmental Laws: Local And State Control Is Better Than Federal »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the benefits of granting local and state governments more authority over federal environmental laws. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Compiling a Personnel Index for the Nonprofit »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page paper discussing factors to consider in assembling an employee handbook. Well done, an employee handbook can serve the purposes of (1) listing for the employee exactly what is expected of him while in the employ of the organization; (2) satisfying legal requirements of making written statements of general policy and adherence ... View Full Description
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Athens and Greek Political Philosophy »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper exploring how Greek philosophy affected ancient Athens’ society. Issues explored include political debate and the philosophies behind it (Aristotle and predecessors), the laws established from the philosophy, and the treatment of enemies of the people (Socrates and Herodotes) and why they were considered to be enemies. Also ... View Full Description
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