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Neanderthal and early human stone tool assemblages and their functions

Stone tools from the time of the Neanderthals, the Middle Paleolithic in Europe, Africa (called the "Middle Stone Age") and the Near East, dating from about 300,000 years to about 40,000 years ago have survived in great quantities and now serve as the major means of determining hominin activities.

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Smoking among Canadian youth: social factors and rebellion

They have attempted numerous efforts to curb smoking, many of which not only has placed financial, social and political strain upon cigarette manufacturers but also increased revenue streams for the government.

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Professor competency and confidence with distance learning technology

There are many reasons why professors are not interested in new technology and feel that they are not overly confident with it.

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The anatomy and biology of jellyfish

Jellyfish are marine invertebrates which are part of the Scyphozoan class, and in turn the phylum Cnidaria; "members of this structurally simple marine group possess one of two body forms.

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Edgar Allan Poe's life as influence on his work

The controversial American poet Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston and dies forty years later in Baltimore, under unknown circumstances.

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The 1911 Chinese Revolution: causes and social consequences

The 1911 Chinese Revolution marked the end of the monarchic system in the country. Historian Arnold Toynbee argues that the revolution that broke out was a pending evolution of the political scene in China and "the over through of the Manchu dynasty was a normal event in Chinese history.

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Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada and educational civil rights

The atmosphere in America in 1938, the year preceding the start of World War II might be best described as cautious.

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European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy since Maastricht

Today, Europe is being transformed in some profound ways as the European Union (EU) continues to consolidate its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pursues engagement with the countries of Eastern Europe in the framework of the Membership…

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Human resources management and employee productivity in tech companies

Many things going into the making of a successful company: shared attitudes toward success, good relations between employers and employees, and adequate rewards and compensation, among others.

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Organized crime's impact on American business during Prohibition

Within the history and present of the United States there is no more interesting a topic than the rise and fall of Organized Crime. The imagination of the nation still pines for a greater knowledge of the impact organized crime had on the country, both then an now.

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