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The Shinkansen as a symbol of Japanese modernization and technological innovation

The Shinkansen, or "bullet train," started as one line in 1960s Japan but has since expanded to several lines running the length of Honshu, Japan's main island, as well as part of Kyushu, the third largest island located to the southwest. The bullet train connects Tokyo with other major cities.

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Edmund Burke and Condorcet's opposing views on the French Revolution

Burke disapproves of the French Revolution, and makes that very clear in his writing. He believes that religion and government are intertwined and that atheism is "against reason" (Burke 107) and it cannot succeed.

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Factors influencing the signing of U.S.-China trade agreements

Whether the treaty is bilateral or developed by a single nation will also be a subject of analysis, as will the level of free trade and the actions of the World Trade Organization at the time of each treaty's development and signing or rejection.

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Britain and France's imperial competition for control of Egypt

Britain and France locked horns over Egypt at the dawn of the New Imperialism. Both nations had significant interest in Egypt for reasons of money, pride and power; both nations staked claims to the area before the turn of the twentieth century.

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Managing and disciplining problem employees fairly and legally

It is often said that the human aspect of any business is its single greatest resource and its single greatest liability as without the employees no deliverables would reach the customer and no ideas would ever be generated or come to fruition.

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Social advertising's history, techniques, and positive effects on American society

This paper will delve into the reality of social advertising, detailing a brief historical background of the same, proceeding to look at the nature of social advertising in the present age and the techniques that are employed in social advertising.

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Classroom observation of a first-year teacher at Helen Mae Sauter Elementary

Sarah Cormier is a first-year teacher. She teaches first grade at Helen Mae Sauter (HMS) Elementary School in Gardner, Massachusetts. It is the school she herself attended, so she is quite excited to be at her old school in a new role.

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Palm Inc.'s declining market share and financial performance analysis

Diagnosis/Palm Inc. At the output level, Palm produces a couple of major products. Palm's core business is in smartphones, where the company produces the Pre and the Pixi. There is also the Veer coming soon.

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Anatomy and physiology of earthworms in phylum Annelida

Phylum Annelida is comprised of a group of animals referred to as segmented worms. They are can be found universally in terrestrial, marine and fresh water environments. They can range from a few millimeters to several meters in length.

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China's economy in 1972 and Nixon's diplomatic visit

From the beginning of the Communist takeover of China in 1949, the Chinese leadership under Mao Tse Dong had instituted a series of failed economic policies. These policies had been designed to bring China's economy into the modern world; and compete with other nations.

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