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Scholarly definitions of romantic love across short-term and long-term relationships

How do I love these -- let me count the ways. So the poet advises the lovers of the world, but the advice could just as well be given to scholars investigating the ways in which romantic love is understood and explicated.

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Seth Godin's "All Marketers Tell Stories": storytelling in modern marketing

The book, All Marketers Tell Stories by Seth Godin is entertaining, educational and very insightful about the nature of marketing according to one of the world's most celebrated gurus of this area of business.

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Political satire and utopian quest in Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift was first published in 1726 and was a major success in England, despite the controversy that surrounded it, or perhaps it was because of this controversy.

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The Treaty of Westphalia and the end of the Thirty Years War

The region in north western Germany known as Westphalia gave its name to the treaty that ended the Thirty Years War, which was one of the most harmful disagreements in European history.

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Cognitive and affective psychology: major approaches and processes

According to Eysenck and Keane (2005, p. 1), cognitive psychology focuses upon how the human faculties make sense of th einvrionment, as well as the processes involved in making decisions regarding appropriate responses to the environment.

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Geoinformatics applications and role in twenty-first century society

Geoinformatics can be defined as a science that addresses the setbacks of geosciences and correlated branches of engineering by developing and making use of information science infrastructure.

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Addressing rural physician shortages in Canadian primary care

One of the most significant problems for individuals and communities in rural areas in Canada is access to health care.

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Predestination and free will in early Islamic thought: Jabrites and Qadarites

Predestination and Free Will as These Concepts Were Understood in Islam by the Jabrites and the Qadarites One of the dilemmas that continues to hold resonance for religious thinkers is the question of fate vs. freedom. This question has had an intrinsic appeal throughout the ages.

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Vladimir Sorokin's obscenity and Soviet totalitarianism in Four Stout Hearts

Russian Literature and Vladimir Sorokin: What Is the Goal and Is the Soviet Response Reasonable The plots in the two novels by Vladimir Sorokin are sharply different, however the author's approach appears to be relatively similar.

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Achievement gap theory and affirmative action in MBA education

The impact of Affirmative Action on the Professional Success of African-American MBA Graduates Affirmative action as it stands in the professional and business sphere has generated a wide spectrum of controversy.

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