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Mass media's role in acculturation of Taiwanese adult English learners

The central purpose of this review of the literature is to provide an overview of a sample of the most pertinent studies relating to the topic under discussion.

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Media violence's effects on children's behavior and development

Studies show that television and other media have an effect on the people who watch them, especially children. Video games, television shows, and films have grown increasingly violent over the last decades, and many experts believe that is due, at least in part, to this increasing violence.

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American racial ideology from colonialism through slavery

Thus, contained within this question is an implicit view of race and of what it means to be American that perhaps began when Columbus first set foot in Hispaniola but continues through the present day.

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Traditionalist and postmodernist approaches to Meiji modernization

In 1985, Carol Gluck wrote, "Japan's modern ideology was a product of the Meiji period, which therefore determined the shape and direction that ideology would take."

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Teacher burnout among physical education educators: causes and consequences

Aaker (1991, p13) it is the general aim of all researchers not only to discover new information but as much as possible to build on what other people have already done in the field.

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Justifying murder in "The Lottery" and "The Most Dangerous Game"

A reader of both Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" must decide when can murder be an acceptable action. Is the tradition of an annual stoning acceptable? Is murder as a game acceptable? Is murder as self-defense acceptable?

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Customer adoption of mobile computing and value chain transformation

Customers are redefining their strategies for learning about, evaluating, purchasing and seeking support of new products and services at an accelerating rate.

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Critical theories and interpretations of Magwitch in Great Expectations

The development of contemporary critical theory has significantly altered the manner in which critics respond to the character of Abel Magwitch in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Earlier critiques and analyses focused on issues related to Magwitch's moral character.

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Kouzes and Posner's leadership model: strengths and limitations

You must unite your constituents around a common cause and connect with them as human beings. -- Kouzes and Posner In the past thirty years, Kouzes and Posner's work has had a significant impact on how individuals all over the globe view what makes a successful leader.

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Socialist Zionism as a movement of liberation and Jewish nationalism

Colin Shindler observed in What do Zionists Believe? that "Zionism is seen in pejorative terms today…At worst, 'Zionist' is used as a term of abuse, an epithet to be hurled at anyone who does not see the Israel-Palestine conflict in monochrome.

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