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The rise of Christianity and Taejong-kyo in Korea

The Cult of Tan'gun (Taejong-kyo): This faith is said to be the oldest religion in Korea, dating back as far as 4,000 years.

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Strategic analysis of the online social networking industry

Online social networking is a fairly recent socio-technological phenomenon that has been facilitated by the increased usage of the Internet. Through online social networking, users can expand their professional and personal contacts, by making connections through other individuals.

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Radio broadcasting careers and industry viability in 2010

What are the requirements for breaking into broadcasting on the radio side? Is a college degree necessary? What kind of training do radio stations expect an applicant to have? Is it important for the applicant to have a certain kind of voice?

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Alienation and transformation in Zits and The Metamorphosis

One day, Gregor Samsa awakes to find himself transformed into a gigantic cockroach. Zits, like many adolescents, one day awakes to find himself in a body he feels that is not his own.

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How employee involvement increases workplace productivity through engagement

In today's hyper-competitive, increasingly globalized world, one of the most critical resources a company can wield is their human resources. Maximizing productivity is in today's complicated business environment is a primary method of increasing competitiveness.

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Squatting as social justice and peaceful protest against homelessness

Squatting has had a long history worldwide, especially as concepts and laws related to property ownership change. Although most American media focuses on squatting movements in New York City, other cities in the United States are seeing squatters take over abandoned or foreclosed properties.

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Plato's allegory of the cave and modern materialism

Plato's Allegory of the Cave is one of the central episodes of the Republic. In the Republic, Socrates teaches Glaucon about reason, human perception, ethics, and justice.

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Truth and fiction in Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried

One of the chapters of Tim O'Brien's tale of the Vietnam War the Things They Carried is entitled "How to Tell a True War Story." O'Brien, throughout the novel, seems obsessed with the need to tell a 'true' story of the Vietnam War, a narrative he believes has been polluted with lies.

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Freidson's professionalism and targeted transparency in political appointments

With the changing of the administration comes the potential for numerous political appointments. While some of these appointments do not require confirmation, many non-career appointments do require confirmation and pose significant challenges to an incoming administration.

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Marketing's pervasive influence on teen consumers in the digital age

According to John Searbrook's comments during the Hidden Persuaders, a PBS Frontline documentary: "MTV… [has] broken down the notion that there is culture of programming, on the one side, and marketing and advertising, on the other side" (Seabrook 2010).

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