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The Hangover: alcohol, masculinity, and redemption in American comedy

The movie "The Hangover" is currently the highest grossing "R" rated comedy of all time. It has grossed over $240 in theaters alone.

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Symbolism and character development in Henry James's Washington Square

Nineteenth and early0twentieth century American author Henry James is known for the psychological incisiveness of his works, and the way his characters seem at once fully developed into real and complex human beings and yet remain fully accessible and understandable to the reader.

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Ascent and descent in Keyes, Thomas, Berryman, and Ibsen

The old adage "what goes up must come down" is a common theme in literary works by Daniel Keyes, Dylan Thomas, John Berryman and Henrik Ibsen. Keyes masterfully integrates the theme of ascent and descent into his 1966 novel Flowers for Algernon.

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Video games and social isolation in children

There is an abundance of research that suggests video games over time can lead to a lack of socialization in children, greater tendency towards violence and a sedentary lifestyle that threatens their health over the long-term.

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The Recording Industry Association of America's leadership approach and organizational challenges

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has faced numerous social and economical problems in their industry (recording).

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Silicon Valley's dot-com boom and bust in historical context

Lecuyer, C. (2006). Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the growth of high tech, 1930-1970. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. This book illustrates the history of Silicon Valley. Lecuyer places the rise of Silicon Valley in historical context.

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eBay's value chain transformation from marketplace to transaction services provider

The eBay value chain is in the midst of a transition from being base purely on transactions to being more valuable based on the accumulation of transaction-based expertise and data the company has accumulated over time.

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Symbolism and satire in Turgenev's "Bezhin Meadows" and Dostoevsky's "Crocodile"

Entry #1 -- Bezhin Meadows -- Ivan Turgenev -- "I finally reached the corner of the woods… but there was no road there at all…an empty field was visible."

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Counseling intervention effects on Alzheimer's caregiver burden

The article describes a study that was conducted to determine whether counseling intervention could provide some relief for families who care for an ultimately institutionalize family members with Alzheimer's disease.

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Diphtheria pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment approaches

Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the gram-positive bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheria. Reported as early as 5th century BC by Hippocrates, diphtheria is a serious infection of the upper respiratory tract causing severe respiratory distress.

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