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The development of Christology in Catholic Church doctrine

From the beginning, the Church has been Christocentric. This means that Christ has the central place in the relationship between the world and God. Christ is viewed as the mediator between God and humankind, standing in the middle of Christian faith.

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Multidimensional scaling in marketing research and applications

The next section compares MDS with factor analysis and cluster analysis. The third section identifies actual applications of MDS in the marketing research literature and the last section is devoted to a hypothetical situation in which MDS is used in a snack food market.

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Developing a differentiation strategy for a declining independent coffee shop

The employee is rightfully concerned. The cafe is faced with declining revenues even though there are no direct competitors. If a direct competitor enters the market, that could be the death knell for the cafe. To reassure the employee will require a plan for turning the cafe around.

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China's One-Child Policy: current effects and future implications

The One-Child Policy of China has been and remains the subject of a pitched world-wide debate. Originally instituted to curb the population growth China experienced during the second half of the 20th century, the Policy was controversial from the start.

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Administrative challenges and leadership in emergency services

Emergency services are organizations that ensure public safety by dealing with various urgent situations. Many emergency services agencies exist with some solely dealing with certain types of emergencies while others deal with impromptu emergencies as part of their regular responsibilities.

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Colonialism and tragedy in Madama Butterfly and M. Butterfly

As the curtain falls on Act III of Giacamo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, the sobbing words of Lt. B.F. Pinkerton echo through the hall, "Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly," with the pentatonic tones of the Bonzo theme, and not a dry eye in the house.

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Rossini's role in the development of Romantic opera

The Italian composer, Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) wrote thirty six operas, many of which are still performed and enjoyed today. These include the well-known the Barber of Seville (1816), La Cenerentola (1817), Semiramis (1823) and William Tell (1829).

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Government's duty to help the poor through market-based economics

With the recent passage of health care reform in the United States, the debate over whether or not government has a duty to help those in need has been infused with new breath. The response to this question may vary upon how you view the role and purpose of government.

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Redemption, sin, and forgiveness in The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini's the Kite Runner is a beautiful book at once for the simplicity of its storytelling and for the complexities of human life and perspective that it lays clear to the careful reader.

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William Byrd's social ambition and the Virginia-North Carolina border survey

Such seems to have been the case of Colonel William Byrd (1674-1744), a planter, author, and the founder of the city of Richmond. Colonial America in the 17th and 18th centuries was still a mass of unknown and undiscovered lands.

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