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New technologies and democratization in contemporary popular music

POPULAR MUSIC is the obvious link to the mass consumer culture. It represents a challenge for any claims as to its transformative potential and capacity for resistance.

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Grammaticalization as an epiphenomenon of language change

This work will discuss the theory of grammaticalization, as it is defined within the current linguistic literature.

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Tradition, convention, and symbolism in Byzantine art

The time period that is referred to as the one from which Byzantine art sprang is the period in Eastern Rome from the 5th Century until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.

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Canada's film industry: history, challenges, and contributions

When talking about movies, most people's mental representation consist of the sign from the Hollywood Hills, the well-known Hollywood's Walk of Fame or the glamorous Oscar ceremony which allows them to recognize their favorite actors or actresses.

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Chaucer's Wife of Bath and courtly love in the Canterbury Tales

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Reconceptualizing adolescent literacy in the digital age

Adolescent literacy has started to be reconsidered by teachers and researchers. The focus on adolescent literacy may be explained in two ways:

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Stephen Dedalus's relationships and isolation in Joyce's Ulysses

To say that Ulysses by James Joyce is complex would be an understatement. Joyce is known for his rich characters and the creation of conflict through tensions in relationships. The relationships that Joyce explores are not always between two people.

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Economic impact of immigration on the United States economy

The United States is a nation of immigrants. This is undisputed. But what has been the impact of migration on the U.S. economy? Are there applicable the same trends that were applicable in the 1980s when an important pro-migration movement was born?

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Teaching Huckleberry Finn: history, satire, and race in the classroom

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn stands apart from other great literature, making it a prime text for students from junior high to adulthood. The text forces discussion on many levels, and teaching it requires in-depth looks at history, satire / humor, and realism in literature.

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Teacher disposition differences between elementary and secondary school teachers

The objective of this work is to research and examine the similarities and differences in teaching disposition between Elementary and Secondary school teachers and to answer the question of whether it requires a different type of personality to teach a certain age level, and if so, then what…

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