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Mao's revolutionary strategy and the role of terrorism in guerrilla warfare

Mao's first stage of revolutionary mobilization is the organization and consolidation of base areas, preserving certain enclaves (usually in areas that were hard for outsiders to reach, isolated and/or with rough surrounding terrain).

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The Simpsons' enduring impact on popular culture and satire

When the Oxford English Dictionary opted to include "d'oh" as a new entry in 2001, it was clear: The Simpsons had made their mark on history.

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Major events and transformations of the twentieth century

World Wars: WWI (1914-1918) and WWII (1939-1945) occur. The Allied Forces win both wars, positioning the United States as a world superpower. The first use of the atomic bomb was used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during WWII.

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Philip II and Spanish nobility's patronage of European art

The Spanish nobility was very interested in art collecting. Philip II, "an extraordinary patron and connoisseur," (Brown 2) for example, possessed almost the entire collection of Hieronymus Bosch, a great favorite of the sixteenth century king.

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Henry James's *The Aspern Papers* and the satire of celebrity culture

Henry James is a plot that is replete with symbolism both in its overarching theme and in its subcomponents. The Aspern Papers devolves around the plot of a man who would stoop at almost nothing to procure and publish the papers of Jeffery Aspern a famous poet.

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Organized crime as a superior drug distribution model

After all, despite the expenditure of enormous amounts of money and manpower, the war on drugs has been largely ineffective in reducing the amounts of drug entering the United States or usage patterns once they get here, indicating that organized crime knows what it is doing.

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The Hernan family: immigration, acculturation, and family dynamics

United States is characterized as a nation of immigrants. Culturally, the United States is in somewhat of a conundrum regarding immigration.

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Group learning activities in educational settings: formal and informal approaches

Being a 'team player' is an increasingly important personal quality, in the view of employers. Because of this, teachers are being called upon to incorporate group learning tasks into the curriculum.

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Scientific creationism versus biblical creation accounts in Genesis

Scientific creationists are different than creationists in that scientific creation is based on scientific evidence while creationists believe in creation as it is told in the Bible.

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Marketing and media strategy for Smell Great fragrance

The advertisement of a product requires the selection of the best possible medium, to have the maximum impact on target audiences. Where, it is essential to develop a strategy that can reach out to: potential customers in an effective manner.

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