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Literacy development across academic, cultural, and technological contexts

According to Mora (2000), literacy is a broad term that encompasses a variety of factors. Academic literacy focuses on "abilities and attitudes needed for short-term and long-range success in school" (Mora, 2000). Cultural literacy is another important aspect of literacy.

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Cuban Americans and immigration following the 1959 revolution

The relationship between Cuba and the U.S. involves a history of tension, and, in the recent decades, a history of Cubans struggling to leave their country for the states. The presence of a dictatorship in Cuba and the promise of a dream life in the U.S.

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Children's rights and welfare conditions in early childhood development

We have all heard -- over and over again -- how children are the most precious resources that any society has, that we have no future if we do not care properly for our children.

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Child labor and poverty in Peru's Andean Highlands

Poverty is recognized as a multidimensional phenomenon that deprives human beings, especially children, from meeting their fundamental and basic rights, and diminishing their opportunity to achieve their full potential.

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Thought control and totalitarianism in George Orwell's 1984

Nineteen eighty-four by George Orwell is a popular novel that was published in 1949. The novel attempts to paints a picture of what the future will look like by describing the state of the world in 1984. The novel's setting is London after World War II.

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U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and post-election violence

Since the 2003 invasion, Iraq has gone through a transformation, as the country has wrestled with issues of violence and division. Yet, despite these issues, Iraq has continued to attempt to move forward in the post Saddam Hussein era.

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Essential skills for success in higher education

Many students come to college and find they lack the basic study and time management skills necessary to succeed. Others seem to find the challenges of higher education a better match for their own skill set. How can we understand which skills matter the most?

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Sunil Mittal's management skills and Bharti Airtel's international joint ventures

The technical skills used by Mittal were his marketing skills and the technological capabilities of his joint venture partners. The human skills that were used by Mittal was his ability to formulate alliances with foreign firms and domestic players.

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Feminism and female marginalization in Hamlet

Feminism is one of the controversies that are present in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. This refers to the advocacy for equality of political, social and other rights for women.

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Newark's urban regeneration strategy and neoliberal renewal efforts

By 1970, Newark, New Jersey was already a city in decline. The city, which had been built on a diverse industrial base, had been prosperous through the middle of the 20th century. By 1970, however, the city was poor.

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