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Native American spirituality and the Zuni Kachina religious tradition

There have been numerous historical works on the Great Explorers, Columbus, DeSoto, Cortes, Pizzaro, etc.

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Web 2.0 technologies' impact on government human resource development

The continual impact of Web 2.0 technologies (O'Reilly, 2006) on collaborative software applications including social networks (Bernoff, Li, 2008) is redefining the most fundamental processes and systems that government organizations rely on for managing their human resources.

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The rise of professional baseball in America from 1860 to 1869

Baseball has a very long and deep-rooted connection to North America. The history goes back to the 18th century when the game in its modern form was first introduced to this part of the world. It is not known exactly when baseball in its primitive shape was first played in the U.S.

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BabiesRUs' integrated marketing communications strategy across online and print channels

Comparing and contrasting the online and print media strategies of BabiesRUs illustrates how critical it is for any retailer to have an integrated marketing communications (IMC) strategy that educates and sells through channels customers prefer to use (Hongcharu, Eiamkanchanalai, 2009).

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Faulkner's fragmented narrative treatment of time and Bergson's philosophy

William Faulkner's treatment of time in his novels. As to William T. Going suggests, "At the core of any fruitful discussion of meaning and narrative method must lie some understanding of Faulkner's treatment of time" (53).

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The location and biblical significance of the city of Ai

The Biblical reference to AI in the book of Joshua notes that Joshua's army conquered this mysterious city.

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Covert discrimination in modern American employment practices

In theory, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and culture of origin play absolutely no role in hiring or retention decisions in the modern American workplace.

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The U.S. nursing shortage: causes, consequences, and solutions

Demographic changes and trends in the U.S. will only exacerbate the problem unless the profession experiences a dramatic resurgence of interest, mainly because the median age is rising as a function of the numbers of post-World War II "Baby Boomers" the first wave of whom are already beginning to…

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Pumps for All's market entry strategy in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates has developed rapidly over the past several years. Each Emirate is run under separate administrations, such that economic development varies between them. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are the most developed emirates, with relatively open economies for the region.

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Schumann's use of musical texture and tonality in Dichterliebe Song 4

Musical compositions have long sought to emulate the human voice. This is exactly the case in the Song 4 of Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe.

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