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    Introduction Puerto Rico has already developed a system of courts that is very similar to that of most states in the U.S., including municipal courts that have been merged with the court of first instance, an intermediate appellate court and a supreme court. Almost every state now has these four levels of courts, and the recent trend has included merging the municipal or limited jurisdiction courts with the general jurisdiction courts, and requiring their judges to be trained lawyers. Unlike most

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    genuine freedom of contract as opposed to promoting a protectionist strategy. There are two main statutes dealing with unfair contract terms in English law today, where previously common law held jurisdiction. After recommendations from the Law Commission in 1975, the first statute was implemented. This is the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (hence UCTA), which somewhat paradoxically does not deal only with contract terms (extending to non-contractual terms in tort law) and focuses mostly on exemption

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    In the early months of 1918, the dynamics of The Great War ravaging Europe changed dramatically. On March 3rd, Germany and the Russian Bolsheviks signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, officially ending Russia’s involvement in the war and freeing Germany’s forces previously occupied on the Eastern Front . That same month, Germany launched an extensive attack in France along the Somme River, knocking a devastating blow to the Allies. By the summer of 1918, the United States had escalated it’s involvement

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    CHELSEA BEGIN Providence not only strives for a great experience with their customers but also with their caregivers. The main focus for Providence at this time for their caregivers is improving their experience by; more emphasis on development, using technology to ease their way; improving the performance review conversation and aligning performance and development. Along with improving their experience, Providence has a lot of lean projects that are helping to standardize how things are done

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    ABSTRACT This paper provides an in-depth evaluation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which is said to be promoted to produce change in the corporate environment, in general, by stressing issues of public accountability and disclosure in the financial operations of business. It explains how this is an Act that represents the government's and the Security and Exchange Commission's concern in promoting ethical standards in terms of financial disclosure in the corporate environment. This paper addresses the

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    MicroStrategy Scandal Ethics Research Project Graduate Student Management Accounting and Business Problem Solving Overview In March of 2000, MicroStrategy was the subject of an investigation alleging the backdating of contracts and accounting fraud. Executives CEO Michael Saylor, COO Sanju Bansal, and CFO Mark Lynch each paid personal fines of $350,000 and were also ordered to disgorge the combined amount of $10 million in a settlement with the SEC. (Burns, 2012)

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    Industrial Capitalism

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    Where democratic principles and practices are not adhered to within an organization, then the potential for one group or clique to dominate power exists. This was the case with the Teamsters Union. History has shown in the United States, that when this occurs, other individuals or voices, rarely have a say in the decision-making process (Summers, 637). This can be detrimental because a bureaucracy is created as a result. This structure eliminates an organized opposition; therefore those in power

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    Rwanda Genocide Process

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    In 1948, the United Nations approved the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UHCG). This plan, proposed after the end of World War II, revealed the Nazis’ plan to exterminate the Jews and made genocide an international crime (4). A genocide is an eight-stage process that culminates in the mass execution of an ethnic or other social group. The central African continent of Rwanda is home to two major ethnic groups: the Hutu and the Tutsi, and was also the location

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    services under the Health and Social Care Act [2012] (DOH 2012a). National Institute of Clinical Excellence [NICE] guidelines provide national levels of monitoring. In 2013, NICE were established in primary legislation and became a Non Departmental Public Body placing them on a statutory footing set out in the Health and Social Care Act [2012]. NICE guidelines are recommendations based on the best evidence available and are developed to assist healthcare professions care for people with specific illnesses

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    Credential Exam Essay

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    of seeing that preaching and teaching were done; * Eschatology and eschatological errors- study of end times; * Evangelism- the spreading of the Christian gospel by preaching or personal witness; commanded in Matthew 28:19-20 * Great Commission- found in Matthew 28:19-20; Jesus’ command to spread the gospel to the whole world * Hermeneutics- * Holy Spirit baptism and gifts- * Imminent return of Christ- about to happen, or having the potential of happening at any time.

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