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The productivity paradox: computers, efficiency, and workplace distractions

Considering what the computer's basic functions are -- to process and organize information quickly, to act as a means of communication -- would improve efficiency. In theory, fewer people would be needed to perform tasks and the time needed to complete a task would be lowered.

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Victims and leaders in Plato's cave and Nietzsche's overman

One very interesting aspect of the human experience is the manner in which certain themes appear again and again over time, in literature, religion, mythology, and culture -- regardless of the geographic location, the economic status, and the time period.

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Brand building through service-dominant logic and co-creation

The purpose of this paper is to explore brand building in the context of service-dominant logic. Brands are the sum of experiences a customer has with a firm, the firm's products and the firm's service.

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Migration and globalization: Steger's dimensions and historical inequalities

Migration is grounded in process of globalization. Both of these concepts lead to the development of a world that is more interdependent and connected. The purpose of this discussion is to explain several themes associated with globalization and migration.

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Modris Eksteins' analysis of summer 1914 and European prewar sentiment

Modris Eksteins goes beyond the surface concepts of World War II, exploring, in the "act 2" Berlin. It is the detailed recitation of the movements, sounds, and mood of the city as it experiences the prelude to war. It was not just in Berlin, Vienna, St.

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Symbolism and critique in Smashing Pumpkins' Zeitgeist album cover

Smashing Pumpkins' album, "Zeitgeist," is a sketch of the Statue of Liberty, strewn with red in the sky and sea, standing thigh-deep in red water.

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A time capsule of early American lives through historical sources

Imagine if you could go back in time, far back to before this country was even born, to speak to real people in the struggle of a newly developing land.

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The FIFA World Cup's role in global unification and national pride

In almost every country of the world, the way that the national pastime is played is seen as a guide to national character and identity. For nearly 100 years, soccer has united a divided world. Soccer was invented in England in the mid-19th century, and rapidly spread to Europe and South America.

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The evolution of graphic art from typography to digital media

It is possible to study art in a variety of ways, because of the impact that it has had throughout human development. For example, art can be studied by looking at periods of specific art forms, such as impressionism or abstract art.

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Educational leadership strategies for underperforming and urban schools

Strong leadership is needed in the field of education perhaps as much or more than in any field.

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