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Love as illusion in James Joyce's "Araby"

Joyce's "Araby" uses metaphor and symbolism to denote passage of the protagonist from dullness to optimism and then, to vanquishing of that light.

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Primordialism and social constructivism in the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Rwanda, a country located in East Africa that was colonized by Belgium aristocracy, is a picturesque nation that also has a bitter past.

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How corporations can establish effective compliance policies using federal sentencing guidelines

Over the last several years, the issue of corporate compliance has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this, is because a number of high profile scandals have occurred, highlighting the need for increased corporate compliance.

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European colonization of Africa from 1880 to 1900

Events in Europe's social, political, and economic environments caused Africa to go through a rapid process of colonization in the interval of 1880 to 1900.

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Personal transformation through education and peer influence at Stevenson School

Again, do to family issues, we moved around almost constantly -- Denver, Colorado, back to Korea, then to China again.

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Personal items to bring on an extended journey away

Lengthy letters, with photographs attached, from people who are emotionally closest to me, with these letters also containing personal memories, assurances of their love, and advice and encouragement for the future.

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Teacher leadership development in the Webster school district

Leaders in the field of education are visible at every level of academic participation. Though it is a trait more typically recognized in such natural points of leaderships as principalship and administration, leadership is also necessary and commonly occurring amongst teachers and educators.

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Ethnic tensions and legal sovereignty in the Abkhazia-Georgia conflict

On the surface, the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet state, Georgia, concerns the ethnic enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, where distinct movements for independence from the Georgian government would prompt Russian intervention on behalf of the separatist movements, largely…

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Predicting violent action from threatening communication and behavioral cues

Our research had some important questions that were related of escalation or de-escalation of threats. This means we wanted to find out if a person making the threat would actually carry out that act i.e. escalate the threat to violent action.

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Physical discipline predictors in Chinese-American immigrant families

Lau (2010) examined the phenomenon of physical discipline in Chinese-American immigrant families. The research question asked; can the use of physical discipline be predicted by cultural values, contextual stressors, and their interactions?

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