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International monetary flows and Lonely Planet Publications

International trade has driven mankind throughout history. Conquerors and explorers traversed the earth in the name of enhancing economic opportunities. Today, international business manifests itself not in caravans and caravels, but in a web of cross-border transactions.

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African-American leadership styles of King, Powell, and Tubman

All great African-American leaders in recent history, Martin Luther King Jr., Colin Powell, and Harriet Tubman represent styles of leadership that future generations should seek to emulate.

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External auditing's role in corporate governance after Enron

The role of external auditing on corporate governance corporations has increased dramatically over the past ten years. At the outset of the 21st century, auditing was still a somewhat minor consideration, something that was required but did not add significant value to the firm.

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Hemingway's *The Sun Also Rises*: Critical interpretations and scholarly analysis

Claire Sprague. "The Sun Also Rises: Its 'Clear Financial Basis.'" American Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 2, Part 1 (Summer, 1969), pp. 259-266.

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Laurent Clerc and the founding of deaf education in North America

People with handicaps have a hard time integrating in society, because they are often rejected since they feel intimidated because of their handicap.

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Symbolism and sin in Hawthorne's Minister's Black Veil

Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes symbolism in "The Minister's Black Veil" to emphasize the sinful nature of man. Hooper becomes a symbol of goodness as he wears the veil and serves as constant reminder to those around him that we all fall short in regard to purity.

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Commercialization of microfinance: profitability and development impact

The Commercialization of Microfinance: What is it? Who is it Profitable to? My travels around the world have allowed me to see, first hand, the discrepancies between the rich of the Western world and the poor of developing countries.

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Oscar Reiss on slavery and slave codes in colonial America

In the book Blacks in Colonial America, Oscar Reiss (1997) paints a clear picture of the problems that these people faced and the struggles that they went through, which was the purpose of the book overall, and the main theme running through it.

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Predestination and free will in Christian theological traditions

The debate over predestination and free will played a formative role on the evolution of different Christian faiths, particularly during the Middle Ages (Armstrong, 85). It remains one of the most divisive controversies, even among contemporary Christian theologians.

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Edward Said's theory of orientalism and cultural representation

What is Orientalism? Orientalism has to do with the depiction of Eastern cultures by the West in various forms of media. According to Edward Said, though, Orientalism actually makes a stronger divide between Eastern and Western cultures instead of bringing them closer together (Said, 1978).

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