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Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and the farm labor movement of the 1930s

Like Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads, Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (1939) depicts a certain moment in American farm labor.

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Technical filmmaking and performance in Singin' in the Rain

Directed by two dancers, Singin' in the Rain is simultaneously a celebration of dance and cinema. It grounds its thematic interests in film as a hybrid medium somewhere between sound and image (figured as feeling and illusionism) squarely in a technical fixation on performance.

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George Mason's management of Paula Whisler's workplace tardiness problem

Tim Hicks (2010) notes that problems are an inherent element in the workplace situation. The problem is therefore not so much that there are problems, but rather the way in which managers handle -- or fail to handle -- these problems.

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CBRN weapons proliferation and the evolution of modern terrorism threats

Biological Weapons - a bioterrorism attack uses biological weapons (viruses, bacteria, or germs) that are released in a manner that will negatively impact either humans, flora or fauna in a given environment.

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Marijuana legalization in California: policy reform and economic benefits

After forty plus years of what Tim Dickenson refers to as "Mindless Prohibition," it seems that some justice for users of medically prescribed marijuana may be in sight.

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Dorothy Wordsworth's exclusion from the Romantic literary canon

The role women should hold in society is a topic that is debated with increasing vigor as time progresses. There was a time when women did not question their roles. Women occupied their place in daily activities without question.

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Exercise habits and time constraints among Syracuse University students

The questionnaire used for this study concentrates on the exercise attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of Syracuse University students.

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DeeBilder's decision to accept or reject Home Depot's acquisition offer

There are no promises to protect the employees and many of the stores can be expected to be closed. The legacy of the DeeBilder name will be lost.

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Time-travel and historical trauma in Octavia Butler's Kindred

The institution of slavery is often thought of as a relic in our shared past. As Americans, this is an aspect of our history that we remember with shame and disgust, but also with distance and complacency.

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Religious authority and tradition in the premodern era

Premodernism is defined as possessed by authority and dominated by tradition. The term is broken down as having two other meanings which include: defined as a spirit of truth; the truth is taught through religious institutions under the leadership of religious leaders and defined as the ultimate…

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