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Individual and society in Doctorow's City of God

City of God is a very interesting novel written by the American author E. L Dotorow. What makes the book interesting is not just the unusual manner in which it is written (the technique), but also the approached themes.

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The New York Times coverage of Sputnik and American anxieties

New York Times treaded the Sputnik event very fairly, reporting on it in an objective manner and revealing the fear and confusion that was spreading throughout the U.S. government at the time.

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Transformational leadership's impact on subordinate development and performance

This work intends to examine and discuss the impact of transformational leadership on the development and performance of subordinates.

~9 min read

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Systemic risk management in banking during the financial crisis

Systemic risk has increased, owing to a high degree of economic interdependency and due to a lack of orientation towards systemic risk. While interdependency has not increased, it is at a high level.

~8 min read

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Heroic archetypes in Hamlet, Oedipus, and Beckett's tramps

The Shakespearean hero Hamlet is seemingly the paradigmatic tragic hero of what is perhaps the most famous play ever written. Hamlet is nobly born, as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern remind him, and as Polonius reminds Ophelia when he says that Hamlet is a prince "out of thy star" (2.2).

~6 min read

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Racism and stereotypes' impact on African-American women's mental health

Women have been portrayed in various ways throughout time. How race, class, and gender stereotypes impact the representation of women is a very important consideration, and it has changed over the course of history.

~12 min read

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Vatican City's history, government, and establishment as independent state

Vatican City in Rome. Vatican City is actually a city-state located within the city of Rome, Italy. It came into existence in 1929, and is governed by the Pope. As a city-state, it is considered a country, making it the smallest country in the world, with only 800 residents.

~7 min read

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Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet versus Kenneth Branagh's film interpretation

Hamlet may be one of literature's most famous characters and he is probably one of the most difficult to portray. He is a complex man with many things contributing to his character. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a broken man.

~9 min read

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Tolstoy's portrayal of alienation in the Death of Ivan Ilyich

Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy. Specifically it will contain an analysis of alienation and the city in the short novella. Most people think Tolstoy is analyzing life and death in this story, but there are references to other aspects of society, as well.

~11 min read

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Executive bonuses and the 2008 financial crisis debate

When the Bush administration bailed out the banking industry in the fall of 2008, some of those banks, paid out substantial bonuses to their executives. The resulting uproar compelled the Obama administration to put caps on executive bonuses for banks that have received bailouts.

~7 min read

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