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    Africa had kinship and rival groups. Europeans separated groups that got along and united those that had been long-term rivals. As a result, problems were created in many African colonies. Civil conflicts began between rival groups in the same colony increasing the violence all around Africa. Some of these conflicts can still be seen in Africa to this day. Under European rule, colonialism was able to reduce conflict but at the same time, it made the conflict between rival tribes even worse by…

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    Janis L. Irving developed a significant theory of group decision making that he called groupthink. Groupthink is an idea in which a group makes faulty decisions due to group pressures that lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment.” Group members have to the extent of devaluing other people and valuing the group as their highest and only priority. These groups suppress any personal doubts, beliefs, or judgments and follow group’s leader suggestions. As a…

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    But nowadays,it is argued that TV role as a medium to spread news and awareness and generally a companion to some people has declined significantly. This argue can be proven by analyzing the usability and functionality of TV against its most fierce rival,The internet. Looking first at the most attractive element of TV,entertainment. It can be found that For many years people have depended on TV to satisfy their entertainment needs as a result of its high availability and convenience.For…

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    who represents Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union at the time, rose up to being the dictator of Animal Farm by getting rid of his rival by trained dogs. In the passage it states, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws”(Orwell). Similar to Napoleon, Stalin threw his rival out and sent an assassin to kill him. which depicts that power hungry Stalin eventually rose to dictatorship through secrecy, deception and use…

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    Duetting In Birds

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    One hypothesis for duetting is the joint territory defense hypothesis which suggests that birds use duets so that the pair can defend their territory against rivals of the same species. Another hypothesis is mate-guarding in which a member of the pair duets in order to keep same-sex rivals away from their mate. A third hypothesis is the acoustic contact hypothesis. This hypothesizes that birds use duets to remain aware of their mating partners in areas where visual contact…

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    Very Good paper. What a catalyst of change you experience because of your dominant strategic decision. In the field that you work in, I know from experience that there are many imperative and crucial decisions that must be made every day and night. Some decisions are simultaneous especially when it involve patient's treatment and medical staff analytical guide or tool for making a decision in the situation you were a part that the authors Thomas & Maurice (2010), call game theory. I understand…

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    There are record high stats in rivalry games and its amazing to watch because both teams try to play their best so that they can crush the other team. Rival teams are also really good teams so they have a very high skill level witch makes it a good game also. Rivals in hockey have deffinetly changed over the years and different teams have been rivals but rivalry games will never change in the history of hockey. My favorite team the Washington Capitals also have rivalrys with the Rangers,…

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    The Outsiders Theme Essay

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    Greaser gangs which are “small groups of friends who stick together.” The other gangs are not rivals like the Socs, the rich kids on the West side of town, as the other gangs are of the same social class as each other. The gangs were formed to be a defense because “the warfare is between the social classes.” Not only is loyalty important to the…

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    existing nuclear powers, and this has varied from preventing invasions to preventing loss of life in their own invasions, among other reasons. The United States was the first to develop nuclear weapons at a time when it could defend itself from its rivals if need be, but it could be argued that the weapons that were developed allowed the United States to end the war with…

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    The Cause Of Gang Crime

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    For the most part there are no rules when it comes down to crimes against rival gangs. When rival gangs happen to cross paths there is usually a type of confrontation that occurs between the both. This confrontation is what is known as the infamous “hitting-up” of one gang member confronting another person believed to be a gang member of a rival gang. It is usually initiated with the phrases “Where are you from?!” or “Who do you claim?!”. Which is basically…

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