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Epiphanies and self-recognition in Joyce's Dubliners stories

Authors of ten use epiphanies in their stories to illustrate a change in or some kind of recognition by a character. These moments are like flashes of lightning in that they illuminate the character momentarily, allowing them (or us) to see the situation completely.

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Solomon Northup's narrative voice in Twelve Years a Slave

The tale of slavery in the United States has been told many times. It is a tale of unimaginable cruelty, of perverse utilitarianism, and of the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit under extreme oppression.

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ICT effectiveness in improving educational quality: a mixed-method research proposal

The increasing popularity and continuous invasion of information and communication technology (or ICT) as a new communication tool in people's everyday lives have made it imperative for organizations and institutions to adopt and use ICT in their daily activities and operations as well.

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The women's movement of the 1960s-70s and NOW's evolving agenda

Comparing the original goals of the women's movement of the 1960s-70s, and NOW's agenda then and today, what are the successes, failures, and unfinished business?

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Guerrilla marketing strategies of the TOP 09 political party in Czech Republic

Though the Czech Republic has made enormous strides in establishing a free, protective, and productive society since its Velvet Revolution in 1989, the country has still faced significant issues in the past decade.

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The 1960 Valdivia and 2011 Tohoku earthquakes compared

Chilean earthquake of 1960 and the recent Japanese earthquake, the Valdivia quake that ruptured the Chilean coastline more than five decades ago is considered by many to be the most powerful earthquake in modern times.

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Strength training and exercise for osteoporosis prevention and treatment

Osteoporosis and resultant factors due to related fragility and falls are important public health concerns that necessitate effective prevention and interventions (Lirani-Galvao & Lazaretti-Castro, 2010).

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Brain reward pathways and dopamine in romantic love

Many researchers have developed and studied specific indicators in men and women with the intent to describe and quantify what romantic love emotionally feels like.

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Labor demand theory and human capital investment in competitive economies

The theory of labor demand breaks down into the long and the short runs, defined by whether or not the firm can change all factors of production (Kaufman and Hotchkiss, 2000, p. 171). This generalizes to all firms, and then in the long run, the macroeconomic level of employment.

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Financial analysis of Life Point Hospitals' risk contracting arrangements

Over the last several years, a variety of health care organizations have become involved in a host of transactions to improve their financial situation. Part of the reason for this, is because the rising costs are having an impact upon: the way different providers are adjusting to these challenges.

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