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Historian bias in interpretations of early Canadian colonial encounters

The three articles: Ramsay Cook, "1942 and All That: Making a Garden out of Wilderness"; Alan Gordon, "Heroes, History, and Two Nationalisms: Jacques Cartier" and Ken Coates and William Morrison, "Winter and the Shaping of Northern History: Reflections from the Canadian North" have several…

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Domestic violence prevalence and patterns across nations

Every day, women are subjected to extreme acts of physical violence by an intimate partner, in fact, domestic violence is a phenomenon that stretches across borders, nationalities, cultures and race (Meyersfeld).

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Camus's *The Plague* as allegory for human indifference and inaction

Albert Camus wrote his Magnus opus, the Plague in 1940s with more than one goal in mind. But the dominant goal, that seems to stand above all the rest, is to draw attention of people towards apathy- a general indifference of people towards what was happening in the world.

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The Book of Hours and Christian devotional culture in medieval Europe

The influence of Christianity on Western literature in the medieval period of world history is significant enough to warrant review and analysis. This paper will address and put into perspective some of those influences - which are found in several published books and journals.

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Phonological and conceptual activation in spoken word recognition

This article focuses on the process of understanding as it relates to separate lexical representations of sound and meaning. The phonological and conceptual representations in language have been separated, as comprehension are connected to these different concepts separately.

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Overcoming obstacles as an immigrant woman pursuing business education

As a woman and a minority, I have encountered several obstacles that belie my 3.97 GPA. My family and I moved to the United States from China only a few years ago. We struggle financially, and my parents have toiled day and night to support me through my academic career.

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Perceptions of aging and life satisfaction among middle-aged Australian women

Ageing in Australia national summit was held in Melbourne, Australia to address two major population issues, one on the declining population growth and the other on the ageing and retiring population (Stoneman 2002).

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Demographics and cultural influences on beer consumer choice in Thailand

Exploring the Impact of Demographics and the Cultural Influence on Consumers' Choice of Beer in Thailand: Heineken & Singha

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Financial rumors and their impact on stock prices

In the stock market, "Spreading rumours in a bid to drive down the price" constitutes a crime.

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Credit card fraud prevention and consumer security concerns at Citibank

Because more Americans have access to and use the Internet for shopping today than ever before, it is not surprising that credit card fraud, confidence fraud, and financial institutions fraud were ranked among the top seven categories of complaints referred to law enforcement during 2007 (Internet…

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