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Sony's entry into the video game console industry

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Sallust's critique of avarice and moral decay in the Roman Republic

In his historical writings, such as Bellum Jugurthinum, Caius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) strongly criticizes avarice and ambition and the erosion of the Roman Republic and its earlier strong values. In fact, Sallust admits that he, too, was guilty of corruption and greed.

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Canada's banking system during the global financial crisis

The economy is diverse, encompassing a highly-developed service sector, strong technology, abundant natural resources and a well-developed manufacturing sector.

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Entrepreneurship's contributions to job creation, innovation, and tax revenue in America

The many contributions of entrepreneurs to the growth of the American economy overshadow those from other nations globally by a wide margin, from job creation and innovation to the development of entirely new markets.

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Western modernity discourse and Iranian oil nationalization under Mussaddiq

The discourse of modernity is unfortunate in that it tends to entail a certain hostility to non-Western cultures. This type of discourse and its inherent hostility operates to exclude non-Western cultures from meaningful participation in the modern world.

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The future of the IMF and World Bank: roles and relationships

The world's two leading international financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank arose from the Bretton Woods conference.

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The Lincoln Memorial as a symbol of democracy and freedom

Mankind has created numerous impressive architectural structures which served as symbols and which people chose to use in order to express a certain state of mind. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth American president, is remembered through history as one that succeeded in his fight against slavery.

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Tecnologia Empresa's expansion strategy into the United Kingdom market

Tecnologia Empresa (TE) is a Latin American Technology company with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company specializes in Software development professional services company sectors.

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Green architecture principles and implementation in sustainable building design

What is Green Architecture? Green architecture -- also known as sustainable development, eco-design, eco-friendly architecture, earth-friendly architecture, environmental architecture, natural architecture -- is a sustainable method of green building design: it is design and construction with the…

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Women's legal rights achieved through five landmark Supreme Court cases

In 1891, more than one hundred years ago, after Mary Wollstonecraft published "Rights of Woman," Horace Walpole, as a number of others during this time in American history, denounced her as a social outcast.

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