The word "democracy," as well as the concept it represents, can be traced back to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The beginnings of democracy can be credited to the Greeks of the sixth century BC. The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to rule." These two words are joined together to form democracy, literally meaning, "rule by the people" (Pious). The Greek system of government was perhaps closer to a true democracy or rule by the people than any other in history. ...

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Our results indicate that the educational experiences of high school students we interviewed were similar in ratings for life/college preparation, academic challenge and overall satisfaction but perceived quality among private and charter schools students rated significantly higher than those of public schools. ... Because of the data we have presented above, we predict that between students of charter, public and private schools, when asked, the students of charter and private schools will rate their learning experiences, over all school quality, the way the school prepared them for life aft...

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Abstract The notion of leadership denotes the influence managers have on the behaviour and decisions of their juniors which aligns to the overall organizational goals. ... This study tried to look into the relationship between the managerial leadership skills and overall employee satisfaction. ... This study also tries to analyse the impacts different kinds of leadership styles can have on the productivity of the employees and the overall level of job satisfaction. ... Any impact would affect the overall organisational performance in the long run. ... H3: The transformational leadership styl...

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Even though America claims to be the world's most advanced superpower, it is still unable to provide its entire population with healthcare and even worse, the quality of its healthcare overall is declining in many ways. ... Overall, though healthcare should be a right to all Americans, it is treated more like a luxury only available for those who can afford it, creating an industry that cannot continue on its current path. ... (NCHC, 2004, p. 1) This would contrast the continually slow growth of the overall economy. Accordingly, Levit et al (2001) would indicate show that a 'sluggish...

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Overall evaluation of the play: This is a great play for children to perform. ... Overall evaluation of the play: This is a great play with a great moral. ... Overall evaluation of the play: Overall the Three Little Pigs is a classic play. ...

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Introduction The rapid increase in the use of technology in our everyday lives has greatly changed the way we interact with one another. Within the past few years, technology has drastically changed the way we see the world, and has also significantly affected our mode of behaviors and even changed our lifestyles. The changes brought about by technology have also contributed to modification in our educational system. Nowadays, the medium of teaching and learning has been transformed to align with the changes brought about by modern day technology. For example, the use of the electronic whitebo...

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Therefore, while they still require the financial measures, associated with the traditional approach, in order to assess the overall health of the organisation, they also require measures that will allow them to concentrate more directly on their strategic performance and long term vision. ... Only through the ability to launch new products, create better overall value to its customer base and improve operational efficiency continually can a company penetrate new markets an increase revenue and markets. ... Although each measure within the balance scorecard is important to the overall strategy...

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If the entrepreneur can manage the working capital properly, then the overall performance of the firm will be more satisfactory (Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, 2013). 2. ... Along with, the future need of funds and overall growth of a firm also have to be considered as financial managers try to find out the suitable source of funds. ... The manager needs information on the forecasted benefit from the project and the overall cost of capital that w...

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Canada's economy has greatly expanded from Free Trade by enhancing overall trade, creating competition in the foreign market, and overall providing Canada with large economic growth. Overall NAFTA has been very positive for Canada's economy. ... Overall, free trade has greatly benefited Canada and its citizens. ...

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The next logical step will be to identify the importance of the HR strategies and how they can be aligned to the overall corporate strategy. ... The overall performance should be appraised and feedback should be provided in each stage of production. ...

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Purpose and Scope  The purpose of this report is to bring attention to the nursing as well as physician shortage and to help reach solutions for this ongoing matter while maintaining focus on the main problems that are contributing to the overall issue. ... Decrease in overall performance not only affects the employee, however it may lead to a trickle down effect and affect the quality of care that is administered to the patient. ... Although work-related stress should be expected when it comes to nursing, One must remember that this stress is in addition to whatever stressors are affecting t...

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This also allows employees to feel as if they are contributing to the overall organization growth. ... After the hiring of two additional people (Starke and Gilbert) the company's department structure became quite different from the overall organization. ... The open door concept allowed employees to feel like they are part of the company and feel as if they were contributing to the overall progress since they had direct interactions with Carson. ...

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New Zealand has been viewed as having very poor overall dental health and according to the Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation, " New Zealand is in the middle of the table, but its children's teeth are less healthy than those in the United States, Australia or the United Kingdom". ... They believe that the research done on the safety of fluoridated water has come back positive with low to non bad impact on communities, and if anything consistently found benefits to the overall dental health of communities using the water. ...

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INTRODUCTION The Statement of the Problem The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Army's "Risk Management- program as it pertains to accident prevention at 2nd Aviation. A risk exposure is the possibility of loss or injury because of some peril or cause of a loss. ...

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If they are successful in meeting these crisis's head on and dealing with them properly, I believe that there is often times a positive effect in team morale or overall team spirt. ... By having a positive team morale, or just overall team spirit in every one of your members you are much more likely to get the best quality work from your group. ... If there is a member that is not contributing to the overall team spirit of the organization, then it becomes your job to find out why, and fix the problem. ...

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Republicans are quick to state that Clinton originally increased taxes in 1993 and cut defense programs, but his overall plan was for an increasing budget without deficit reduction. ... Overall, the difference between the two parties budget plans is only $400 billion. ... Such cuts had already been partially implemented with the GOP cutting overall spending by 9.1% in 1996 alone. First, in an attempt to stop the projected bankruptcy of Medicare in 2002, Republicans cut $270 billion overall from the program, with hospital reimbursement cuts being the deepest (Hager ...

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China scored a 4.3 in quality of overall infrastructure and ranks 69th in the world. Not a very high ranking, but compared to India (which scored a 3.8 and whose overall infrastructure is ranked 87th), the Philippines (which scored a 3.6 with an infrastructure ranked 98th), and Vietnam (who scored 3.2 with an infrastructure ranked 119th) you will find that China's infrastructure is relatively better (World Economic Forum). ... China scored a 4.4 and ranked 54th in overall quality of roads in a research conducted by the World Economic Forum in 2012-2013. ... (World Economic Forum) With thi...

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A more comprehensive assessment that includes indicators of diet and lifestyle and physical and biochemical analyses is a more accurate indicator when assessing overall health," ("Answer to Q's"). ... Additionally, overall health is important because of those "down-the-line" years. ...

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Resources are needed in order to address the prevalence of a disease and a disease's overall social impact. ... The overall net cost was lower. This was used to help advocate for an overall less expensive charge for the drug to clinics. ... One argument is that if anyone is deemed to be a threat to the overall health of the public, then individual liberties are negated. ...

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While results vary, the overall evidence conveys the ability of Occupational Therapy to address executive function, quality of life, and general health outcomes. ... The questionnaire consists of seven questions that ultimately allow the therapists to determine the overall well being of the individual. ...

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Additionally, overstepping the legal boundaries hinders the overall perception of law enforcement and undermines its authority. ... Additional research presents that the way in which laws are enforced (i.e. forcing one party in a domestic abuse situation to leave or arrest that individual in front of everyone in the neighborhood) affects the overall perception of their legitimacy and the willingness of people to respect police authority. ...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement Chapter 1: A Personal Perspective on Generational Homogeneity Chapter 2: Generational Homogeneity: The Empirical Research Chapter 3: Reasons for Generational Homogeneity: A Perspective from Young Adults Chapter 4: Dissemination Challenges Chapter 5: Solutions Con...

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These numbers skyrocketed in 2004, as thirty four percent of overall campaign contributions came from small donors. ... Bush, were able to accrue $79.6 million (thirty-seven percent of total individual receipts) and $78.7 million (about thirty-one percent of overall individual receipts), respectively. While large contributors still accounted for the majority of overall receipts, what is important to note here is the sheer volume of contributors demonstrated a passionate electorate. ... The Bush Effect: Polarization, Turnout, and Activism in the 2004 Presidential Election asserts that one way...

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The overall project will revitalize 275 hectares of largely redundant industrial area spanning four South Sydney suburbs. This paper investigates the claim that the overall project will set new benchmarks in urban design and planning. Specifically it analyses the urban design principles underpinning the master plans for both the ACI site and the overall Green Square Draft Structural Master Plan against principles derived from some well known urban design theories. ... The masterplan which guides the redevelopment of the overall Green Square area, the Green Square Draft Structural Masterplan, (...

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In doing so, overall costs can be reduced. ... Managers know as much if not more than physicians on Managed Care organizations, and have been essential in conforming the overall office flow, to meet the requirements placed upon them by the wide variety of insurance carriers, from governmental agencies to managed care organizations. ... Without this firmly established framework, the overall results will most likely be negative. ...

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