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Storytelling and identity in Thomas King's Border

Thomas King and Rohinton Mistry are both writers putting forth a minority viewpoint, telling the stories of communities that are usually silenced.

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Managing change fatigue in health care facilities using Beaudan's framework

Over the last several years, a number of different leadership issues have arisen in the health care environment to include: a lack of coordination and improving the atmosphere of the facility.

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Monstrous natures in Frankenstein and Dracula

The stories of Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker in Frankenstein and Dracula, respectively, have been continuously frightening readers and audiences since they were first published. Frankenstein was first published in 1818, and later revised and republished in 1831; Dracula was published in 1897.

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Australia's multicultural policy and the Australian Intercultural Society

Australia is illustrious for its multicultural population and country's steady commitment in holding back equality and insertion of national interest in Australia's multicultural environment. Since 1945, the total number of people migrated to Australia is estimated to be seven million.

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Haydn's Symphony No. 94: innovation and orchestral mastery

Franz Josef Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major (1791) is often called "The Surprise Symphony." It is the work with which the listening public is probably the most familiar. Haydn composed the piece for the first of two extended visits to London.

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Crime and punishment in Victorian England's economic transformation

The issue of crime and requisite punishment has been a part of human society for millennia. It seems that given the human condition a certain percentage of any population tends towards deviance from laws and regulations designed to allow society to prosper.

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Yasunari Kawabata's "The Umbrella": nature and childhood nostalgia

Yasunari Kawabata's "The Umbrella" seems at first glance like a simple narrative in the boy-meets-girl genre -- yet it is so much more.

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How the Big Five personality traits shape individual behavior

Buss and Hawley state that "high neuroticism scores face the serious drawback of related physical and mental illness" (14) as well as difficulties in relationships as a consequence of their negative attitudes and their anxiety.

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Enron's manipulation of California energy markets and fraudulent accounting practices

Enron Traders Manipulated California Energy Costs: Enron's own attorneys admitted that Enron manipulated the California market (accordingly, California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, then demanded a criminal investigation by the U.S.

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Police communication technology adoption and training requirements

The need for adapting to rapid changes in technology for the police force can be exemplified by pointing to the rising cyber crimes, and use of sophisticated computers and other technology in white collar crimes and the rising incidents of mobile phone and other gadget misuse.

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