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Heroic traits in Homer's epics and Chaucer's poetry

The development of the theories of art education by various theories has been influenced by the various artistic works, especially poetry. In the past few centuries, poetry has become an important element in the development of English literature and various theories on the art of education.

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Irony and cultural misunderstanding in Hamid's Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist depicts a protagonist, Changez, who is essentially a cultural hybrid.

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Christian psychologists and the practice of true psychology

Today, there are more than one hundred thousand licensed psychologists practicing in the United States.

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Blueprint for evaluating patient safety competency in nursing students

Ever since the report To Err is Human was published in 2000 by Kohn and colleagues, healthcare stakeholders in Western countries have intensified reform efforts designed to increase patient safety.

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Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights and the Orientalist project

Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (TAN) backed by a deep knowledge of Islam contributes to the Orientalist project and to the past and present knowledge of the Orient as it has been shaped by different disciplines such as anthropology, history and literature.

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Freight movement, supply chain integration, and urban logistics challenges

Looking at these changes one must only do so at quantitative, structural, and operational levels. Structural changes largely entail manufacturing systems with their production geography, while operational changes largely involve freight transportation and its distribution geography.

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Systemic functional linguistics and academic literacy approaches in EAP teaching

English for Academic purposes (EAP) teaching and research have come up. These are the systematic functional linguistics (SFL) approaches in Australia and other parts of the world (for example Lee, 2010; Hood, 2006; Woodward-Kron, 2009) and Academic Literacy approaches in the United Kingdom and…

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Situational awareness and human error reduction in aviation ground operations

High Reliability or Normal Accidents: A critical examination of situational awareness and its value in reducing human errors in aviation ground operations

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College student development: interviews with campus mentors

The purpose of this writing is to document two interviews involving research strategy plans regarding the needs of college students here on campus. Two separate interviews were conducted; one with Father X, and one with Mr. Y. An academic counselor.

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Social entrepreneurship and microfinance: examining hidden aspects

Micro-finance has become a 'hot topic' for many, including those of us who simply want to help others. For example, the online site KIVA (n.d.) enables one to make a micro-loan with only a $25 investment.

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