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Ireland's neutrality during World War II: fact or fiction

Ireland: World War II Neutral? The subject of Ireland's neutrality during the second world war is a multifaceted one. In an attempt to prove its independence from Great Britain, Ireland officially took a neutral position in the face of the war. Was this solely to demonstrate its independence?

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Distinguishing normative and abusive corporal punishment in parenting research

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues raised by an earlier study (Gershoff, 2002) that had concluded that corporal punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes beyond immediate compliance with parental commands but was universally associated with negative outcomes…

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Understanding Mexico's high-context culture and social norms

Mexico is the United States' neighbor to its south. However, cultural misunderstandings have existed between the two nations almost since their beginnings as independent nations.

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Four major theories explaining procrastination behavior in humans

Introduction- For psychologist, procrastination is the uniquely human ability and desire to replace high-priority tasks with those of low-priority, or to avoid doing certain tasks on purpose.

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Competitive strategies of SuperValu and Whole Foods in supermarkets

The supermarket industry is one of the most competitive in America: it is wildly responsive to shifts in consumer demand.

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Unitarian Universalism: history, beliefs, and religious merger

The Unitarian Universalist denomination, as it name suggests, believes in the unitary nature of God. Unlike most Christian sects, it rejects the concept of the trinity or the idea that God consists of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Strategies for reducing payroll costs in organizations

In today's increasingly globalized, hyper-competitive world, organizations across all industries are being challenged with the task to eek out more and more profit.

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Eligibility requirements and benefits of the earned income tax credit

The earned income credit is a refundable tax credit that working families and individuals with lower income can use. The amount of the credit is a variable one, and is calculated in accordance with the level of income and on the number of dependents individuals support.

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Environmental racism and industrial pollution in the American South

Westview. According to R.D. Bullard's 1990 manifesto Dumping in Dixie: Race, class, and environmental quality, the American South is one of the most polluted areas of the country. This is despite the fact that the South has historically been an agrarian rather than industrial region.

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Maxine Hong Kingston's use of Orientalism in The Woman Warrior

Orientalism is defined as the exoticism of the 'East' in the eyes of the 'West.' It is a colonial understanding of non-white, Asiatic peoples as 'other.' It views the East as feminine, foreign, mysterious and submissive.

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