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Zombie cinema's origins in Vodoun folklore and film

The very nature of the monster in the zombie movies is that they do not think or speak, they merely act. This means that unlike most other monsters in the horror genre, there is no literary precedent.

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Truth commissions versus criminal proceedings in transitional justice

One of the advantages of a truth commission as compared to a criminal proceeding is that often, the government set in place after the fall of a dictatorship or a military regime, for example, is just starting its work and it is still weak and without the possibility to strongly follow the…

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James Monaco's "How to Read a Film" and film criticism methods

Monaco, J. (2000). How to read a film, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press. James Monaco's seminal cinema studies text, How to Read Film, is currently in its third edition.

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Donna Haraway's cyborg manifesto and post-organic society

Haraway defines a cyborg as a hybrid between a living organism and a machine. Although these creatures are a product of science fiction, Haraway claims they are indeed real within us in today's society.

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Integrative bargaining in Runaway Jury: negotiation analysis and win-win solutions

The movie 'Runaway Jury' chosen for this article is most apt as it covers various aspects of the negotiation process in an in-depth manner, and helps to practically explain many dimensions of negotiation analysis.

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Locke and Hume's conceptions of abstract ideas

John Locke, 1632-1704 was a British Philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher, whose involvement with Anthony Ashley Cooper directed him to turn into consecutively a government officer charged with gathering information regarding trade and colony, economic author, opposition political…

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Challenging traditional criminology: White collar crime and social class theory

The central aim of the author's intent in this chapter is to illustrate the reasons why traditional theories concerning the relationship between lower social classes and crime are incorrect. This is pursued through the example of white collar criminality.

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How people form self-identity through psychological and social factors

The author presents the idea that self and identity are two different concepts one must consider separately and then in tandem with each other before one can truly define what self-identity is and how it will and does affect them in life.

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John Adams's role in creating and signing the Declaration of Independence

History of John Adams and his role with the Declaration of Independence. John Adams was the second President of the United States after George Washington and is also remembered in our history for the important role that he played in the Declaration of Independence.

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Jim Crow laws and the Chinese Exclusion Act compared

The writer explores the Jim Crow laws and the Chinese Exclusion Act and examines their similarities and differences. The writer finishes by defining how the writer would have reacted as a white leader at that time.

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