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The sources of pleasure and meaning derived from religious practice

Religion in some form or another probably predates recorded human history as evidenced by ancient cave drawings and ritualistic artefacts associated with some of the oldest burial sites ever excavated by modern archaeologists.

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Ruthless abuse of power in The Prince, Richard III, and Animal Farm

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, the film Richard III and George Orwell's Animal Farm all have something in common: They are all about ruthless leaders who abuse their power to make other people do whatever they want. . In "Animal Farm" Mr.

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Oppression and liberation in the short stories of Cofer and Lahiri

Themes of Oppression in the Modern Short Story: The Works of Judith Cofer and Jhumpa Lahiri The theme of oppression, both in highly literal and external sense and in the concept of personal and internal entrapment, has long been a theme in the literature of the world.

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Deceptive advertising practices in energy, food, and consumer products

Vendors pander to their audiences differently depending on their target audience and the company ethos. Strategies used to sell products include the creation of desire, the creation of insecurities, and the promise of status. Desire is created when companies advertise luxury products.

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Process orientation characteristics and organizational performance metrics

Organizations that have exceptionally strong process orientation typically are more centered on collaborative integration of tasks over more rigidly defined organizational structures (Hammer, 2002).

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Human and technical elements in IT risk management

The field of Information Technology is unique among professional disciplines due to its high-paced atmosphere.

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Caribbean and African diaspora music: commercialization and traditional forms

Caribbean Music ( class 5,6,7) - What is meant by Caribbean Music in a new mode? What emphasis, in this chapter, seems to justify a departure from traditional presentations of music and culture of the Caribbean?

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Behavioral analysis and ownership: emerging recruitment and retention trends

Even in the midst of a global economic recession, there are still companies and entire industries that competitively hire the best possible talent for their businesses' needs. Amidst this significant competitive recruiting and retaining activity, two dominant trends emerge.

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Supervisory involvement in the LAPD Rampart scandal

The Rampart scandal that rocked the LAPD in the 1990s is one of the most serious examples of modern police corruption and the most shocking since the Knapp Commission era of the NYPD in New York City two decades earlier (Delattre, 2006).

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Tim O'Brien's depiction of hell in "How to Tell a True War Story"

In "How to Tell a True War Story," author and veteran Tim O'Brien makes it very clear that generalizations about war simply don't hold up.

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