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IBM's marketing strategy and the sale of its PC division to Lenovo

IBM began in 1900, and has grown to become one of the world's largest and best-known names in computing and technology.

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Orchestration and characterization in Katya Kabanova's first act

Katya Kabanova is an opera that is presented in three unique acts. It is based on "The Storm" which is a play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. It is an opera that is full of rich, exciting, and unique sound and story. This Opera was performed on November 22, 2009 in Civic Opera Chicago.

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Globalization's impact on modern sports culture and economies

Even the ancient Greek Olympics did not draw players or fans from around the globe, only within the Aegean region. Globalization, urbanization, and new forms of communication and transportation have changed everything about sports.

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Sibling rivalry and family burden in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying

Ted Atkinson of The Faulkner Journal views William Faulkner's 1930 novel As I Lay Dying as a historical as well as an artistic product.

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The "English Only" movement and threats to American diversity

In the eyes of the world, the passage of an "English Only" law would strengthen the image and identity of the U.S. because it would legitimize the nation and give nationalists a central pillar with which to unite American culture.

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Zoe's journey from piano dreams to organ competitions

Lately, my life has just been out-of-tune. I guess things could be worse. I mean, Beethoven became deaf, right? That's worse. My mom could lose her job instead of being a total workaholic and my father could be never home instead of being always home.

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Evolution of warfare and weaponry during the Hundred Years War

The Hundred Years War, a series of battles during 1337 to 1453, is noted for its significance on Western Society because how fighting techniques changed during the years and also because of advancements with weaponry. The first series of battles illustrate many medieval techniques and weaponry.

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Comparing major theories of personality development and measurement

One of the common definitions for personality is "an individual's unique and relatively stable pattern of thoughts, feelings and actions."

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Mary Rita Feudenthal's influence on my psychology education and nursing career

Sometimes the quality of a teacher is just as important as the content of what is taught in the classroom. This was the case of my freshman psychology teacher Mary Rita Feudenthal.

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Hydrogen fuel cells as a viable renewable energy alternative

In the search to find new energy sources that would reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels, and the United States' dependency on foreign sources for these fuels, hydrogen is emerging as a likely partial replacement.

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