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Kurt Vonnegut's "Welcome to the Monkey House": population control and rebellion

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) is one of the most prolific and revered American authors in modern history. His signature work, Slaughterhouse Five was published in 1969 to great critical acclaim. In that story, Vonnegut illustrates the horror of wartime and, more broadly, human folly.

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Chinese real estate bubble: analyzing market overvaluation and economic risks

The current economic recession has underscored a trend that is occurring in China. Where, they are keeping their currency artificially low against all the other major currencies, resulting in a trade surplus.

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Physical and emotional risks of abortion for women

"Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion." Mother Teresa

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Distinguishing transformational and charismatic leadership styles

This paper discusses the qualities of great leaders, and examine specifically the characteristics of transformational leaders and charismatic leaders. There are various leadership styles, which may be dictated by the management culture as well as the needs of the organization or venture.

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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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