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Susan Bordo's analysis of male beauty and objectification in advertising

Cultural concepts of beauty have "(re)discovered the male body," according to Susan Bardo. The male body has gone underground, Bardo notes, due to a combination of homophobia and misogyny.

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Linking instruction and assessment through portfolio-based curriculum

In many ways especially right after the implementation of the NCLB legislation at the beginning of the high stakes testing movement this link was ignored in favor of making certain through rote memorization exercises that students would be prepared for assessments.

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Monsters and sympathy in Franco's Spain: Spirit of the Beehive and Pan's Labyrinth

Francisco Franco Bahamonde's rightist regime has left a severe mark on Spanish history and tradition, influencing many film directors to get actively involved in presenting society with conditions in the territory during the period.

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Symbolism and materialism in D.H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner"

D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Rocking Horse Winner" is permeated with symbolism. The titular rocking horse itself represents a treadmill effect: riding and riding without actually going anywhere.

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Race, cultural capital, and achievement gaps in Springfield Gardens Middle School

Queens, New York, is home to Springfield Gardens, a public middle school enrolling more than seven hundred students in grades six, seven and eight.

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Multiple realities and symbolism in Bulgakov's *Master and Margarita*

Born in Kiev in 1891, Mikhail Afanas'evich Bulgakov experienced a series of political upheavals that would influence not just his personal life but also his writing. The author produced several plays, poems, and novels, the most famous of which is the Master and the Margarita.

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Amazon's expansion into Chile: Market opportunities and competitive challenges

The present expansion possibilities of Amazon.com can be studied with relation to the current competition the company faces from various other book marketing companies and the need to expand into new markets.

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Does authority translate into hostile behavior in public interactions?

We have all experienced the security line at the airport. We've all seen young people, old people, men, women and even children being talked to disrespectfully, even downright rudely, by security guards who are there to do a job that has to do with ensuring the safety of passengers.

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Eastvaco's expansion into Asian markets for paper manufacturing

The Asian region can provide to be very beneficial for Eastvaco for a number of reasons. The Asian rim forest offers more resources. Firstly, the paper pulp raw material is available in greater quantities there.

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Dutch Golden Age painting and social change in Western art

Looking at the Dutch works, provide some examples where dramatic stylistic elements heighten the power of everyday scenes and still lives. Think about lighting effects, movement, extension or recession of space, and elements that allude to the passage of time.

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