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Jack's experience of Chinese immigration in Steer Toward Rock

Steer Toward Rock by Fae Myenne Ng [...] main character Jack, and how his life embodies the Asian-American experience.

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Christianity and Islam in the seventh century

Religions of Christians and Muslims around 700 a.C.E. Islam vs. Christianity around 700 a.D.

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Hunt's role as liaison between Japanese and American management

Ultimately this film demonstrates the dangers and pitfalls of cross cultural relations when neither is particularly educated or interested in the customs of the other culture.

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Walmart's category killer strategy: economic dominance and sustainability

The retailer chosen for this analysis is Wal-Mart, as their presence globally has led to significant financial and social change in the communities they compete in.

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J.K. Rowling's Harvard commencement address on failure and imagination

Author J.K. Rowling, famous for her mega-successful Harry Potter children's book series, gave the commencement address at Harvard University in June, 2008. Her speech was funny, endearing and profound, and the audience gave her a standing ovation.

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Romantic relationships and gender roles in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's masterpiece, the Canterbury Tales, presents in vivid, honest, and often amusing detail the great variety of human interaction. Especially insightful are his portrayal of romantic relationships.

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Edward Glaser's definition and components of critical thinking

Edward Glaser (1941) believed critical thinking involved an approach inclined to consider in a thoughtful way the problems and subjects that one experiences, knowledge of the techniques of logical inquiry and reasoning, and some skill in the application of those techniques.

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Teaching idiomatic expressions to English language learners

An idiom is an expression, word, or even phrase that has a unique of figurative meaning that is understood colloquially but that is often unrelated to the literal meaning of the word or phrase.

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Bureaucratic power dynamics in Weber and Foucault's theories

The word 'bureaucracy' typically carries with it a negative connotation to many Americans. The immediate reaction for most is to characterize an agency described thusly as slow, outmoded and inefficient.

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Social network support and well-being in same-sex and mixed-sex relationships

Blair, K.L. & Holmberg, D. (2008). Perceived social network support and well-being in same-sex vs. mixed-sex romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25(5), 769-791.

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