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    THE GAY MARRIAGE DEBATE CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUES GROUP 2: BETHANY DOGAN; JONATHAN FERRY; SUSAN FITTS; CLARA GIRALDO MOUNT WASHINGTON COLLEGE   Abstract Same-sex relationships date back to Greek and Roman times. They have existed in society for hundreds of years. It was during a culture shift during the Christian revolution that society began to condemn the practice. Our current society is realizing same-sex relationships do exist and have done so regardless of law allowing them to outwardly

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    INTRODUCTION Through history and the many years of accounting practice, a lot of accounting theories have been developed. Interestingly, many of those theories are grounded on the basis of prescribing and proposing how accounting processes should be performed. These are known as normative theories of accounting as they are not built on observation, but rather upon the theorist’s deductive judgement, and subjective opinion (Goble 2009). Accounting conceptual frameworks are good examples of normative

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    Introduction Digital art started around 1952 in US when Ben F. Laposky produced Oscillon Number Four. Artist always eager to produce something that beyond limitation of technology and mostly, artist at that time is computer programmer because no graphic software was available at that time. Herbert W. Franke, John Withney Sr. and Ben F. Laposky are one of the pioneers in digital art. Ben Laposky has created first graphic image generated by an analog machine. A mathematician and artist from Iowa

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    The Oxford English Dictionary defines asylum as the shelter afforded by a country to someone who has had to leave their country of origin due to danger from political or other reasons (Oxford English Dictionary 2012). Structuralism, according to Babbie (2006), is a theory supporting the establishment of communities of different cultures. This paper will discuss the concept of asylum seekers in Australia as part of multiculturalism within the global population flow and critically examine the roles

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    Contemporary issues in leadership: paradox of strength based leadership Leadership is the most practiced aspect of an organization but yet the most dynamic and complex phenomenon. Humans are gregarious beings and tend to consciously or unconsciously form groups whenever they meet. Much scholarly work have been in human extraversion in informal groups but yet changing time and behavior demand that groups be considered for their particular qualities in its environment in a time that information about

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    The Main Contemporary Issue faced by Manager with the expansion of Technology Introduction In many industries, superior technology integration - the approach used to choose and refine the technologies employed in a new product, process, or service - is the key to achieving superior productivity and speed, and superior products. Access to great research is still immensely important, but if a company selects technologies that don't work well together, it can end up with a product that is hard

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    Why Abortion a Divisive Political Issue In Contemporary American Politics? Abortion is one of the most controversial and courted subject in US which has caused public, political and moral division. There is a particular sect which believes in illegality of this action whereas there is a group which feels that restriction is an answer. On the other hand, there are few who believe in legality and free access of it. Our socitey has related this issue with a bigger question: when life actually begins

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    Contemporary Issues in Finance INTRO and explain options Part one, describe the role of stock options in the growth of executive compensation over last 20 years. The growth of executive compensation has been a topic of much dispute over the recent years (Bebchuk and Grinstein, 2005) due to the excess in which is paid out to executives in businesses that perform well or even poorly. There has been an undisputed rise in the level of chief executive compensation (Murphy, 1998). Since 1990 compensation

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    reflection and analysis of contemporary issues raised for post-colonial Indigenous Australians through two programs on the National Indigenous Television station (NITV), Living Black and NITV News. I will reflect on how these issues have impacted on the relationships between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, and how Indigenous culture impacts 21st century Australia. Through this I will also consider my own feelings and opinions on how these issues are raised and considered.

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    Contemporary Health Care Issue: The Affordable Care Act Mary Kennedy Grand Canyon University HCA 530 Healthcare Policies and Economics Professor Steve Klense Contemporary Health Care Issue: The Affordable Care Act Introduction More than 45 million Americans are uninsured. Even those that do have health insurance often face financial and other barriers when getting healthcare. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) removes most of these financial barriers (Kocher, Emanuel, & DeParle, 2010). The

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