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Ford's divestiture of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors

The most recent worldwide economic meltdown that began in 2007 decimated the auto industry. Chrysler and GM were two of the 'big three' that did not escape without filing bankruptcy and restructuring; shedding thousands of jobs and debts in the process.

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Schumpeter and Keynes on the current economic crisis

A justification of the economic crisis can be precisely explained by shedding light on the perspectives of famous economists. The information gained through this method will not only be informative but will also motivate further research.

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Ana Mendieta's Rape Scene and the nature of public art

Before discussing Ana Mendieta's 1973 work "Rape Scene" it is necessary to explore some contradictions in our thinking about the nature of "public" versus "private" acts. Art in general is, of course, understood to be a public act in certain ways: it is intended to be viewed by others.

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Social media as a strategic tool for shaping terrorism narratives

Role of social media in terrorism is one that is unclear for many researchers who recognize both the power of social media to disseminate unverified information widely and quickly and the power of the term "terrorism" to convey an "us vs.

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Irony and cultural misunderstanding in Hamid's Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist depicts a protagonist, Changez, who is essentially a cultural hybrid.

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Blueprint for evaluating patient safety competency in nursing students

Ever since the report To Err is Human was published in 2000 by Kohn and colleagues, healthcare stakeholders in Western countries have intensified reform efforts designed to increase patient safety.

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Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights and the Orientalist project

Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (TAN) backed by a deep knowledge of Islam contributes to the Orientalist project and to the past and present knowledge of the Orient as it has been shaped by different disciplines such as anthropology, history and literature.

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Systemic functional linguistics and academic literacy approaches in EAP teaching

English for Academic purposes (EAP) teaching and research have come up. These are the systematic functional linguistics (SFL) approaches in Australia and other parts of the world (for example Lee, 2010; Hood, 2006; Woodward-Kron, 2009) and Academic Literacy approaches in the United Kingdom and…

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Social entrepreneurship and microfinance: examining hidden aspects

Micro-finance has become a 'hot topic' for many, including those of us who simply want to help others. For example, the online site KIVA (n.d.) enables one to make a micro-loan with only a $25 investment.

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Applying Ashford University's program learning outcomes to diverse classrooms

As the United States continues to see an increase in multi-ethnic, multinational populations, the children of immigrants that bring diverse cultures and ethnicities to American shores are represented in the classroom.

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