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The nation-state as historical construct in East Asia and the West

Is the nation-state the natural subject of history? How can we escape writing natural histories? On the one hand, the nation-state is the natural subject of modern and post-modern history. It is an inescapable collective construct, and one that either imposes or supposes shared identity.

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Certifications and career opportunities in financial and management accounting

Financial accounting is an accounting discipline related to the compilation and preparation of financial accounting statements. The statements are produced in accordance with accepted accounting standards (GAAP in the U.S.).

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The rise of entertainment during the Gilded Age

The Gilded Age marked a time of industrial revolution, growth, and prosperity. The Gilded Age sprung out of post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction and is defined by the rapid economic and population growth.

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Effect of spousal death on substance abuse in elderly survivors

Identify one experimental or quasi-experimental design that you could use to answer your research question. The research question that I would like to pursue is to investigate the effect of a spouse's death has on substance abuse in the surviving spouse.

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AU Section 339: auditing documentation standards and implementation

Summary of the new standard (main issues addressed and/or new concepts). In Section 339, it discusses the basic standards that all auditors must embrace: before, during and after an audit has been conducted.

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Elephants as morally considerable agents and moral beings

The moral status of animals has stood as the main subject in a series of debates during the last centuries; as certain individuals prefer to believe that animals are not moral beings while others believe that they are morally considerable.

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Nick Adams' transformation in Hemingway's In Our Time

Ernest Hemingway's first notable book and practically the reason for which he became renowned in the world of literature is "In Our Time." The collection of stories in the book is based on the writer's experiences during the war and on his understanding of the concept.

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Allen Ginsberg's childhood and influences on his poetry

Allen Ginsberg was born to Louise and Naomi Ginsburg on June 3, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey. His father Louise was a poet, a high school teacher, and a restrained Jewish Socialite. His mother Naomi Levy was Communist and a nudist -- who went insane in early adulthood.

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FDA v. Brown and Williamson Tobacco: agency authority and congressional intent

The case above is more focused on administrative law, the scope of authority of a governmental agency, than the legal precedent regarding smoking. If the U.S.

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Developing and practicing empathy in social work relationships

From a worker's perspective, empathy consists of being able to "attend to the environment" of the work situation and the various features and actions of this environment (Deakin 2011).

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