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Samba's origins, cultural significance, and global influence in Brazil

Samba is described by Morales, an expert of Latin music in the Latin Beat as an amalgamation of Afro-European culture that has become one of the many Brazilian points of pride and independent culture.

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Joint interoperability in United States Armed Forces operations

The objective of this study is to examine the definitions and applications of 'joint interoperability' in terms of what joint interoperability means and what it is perceived to mean in terms of benefits and outcomes in the United States Armed Forces and the different divisions of forces in their…

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Pride and prejudice and social class in Austen's novel

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Specifically it will discuss the novel's definitive, unique style that was ahead of its time. "Pride and Prejudice" may be the first popular romantic comedy of its time, and that quality has made it a timeless novel.

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Feminist sociologists and the cultural definition of women's bodies

Feminist Sociologist's Contribution to the Sociology of the Body? While the concept of Sociology of the body has been around for millennia it has now taken on a form in the area of research and sociological theory that helps us to understand prejudice, chauvinism and discrimination at its…

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Humanism and classical education in the Italian Renaissance

The dignity of humanity lays the foundations for every field of one of the most interesting periods in the history of human kind: the Italian Renaissance.

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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: colonialism through the District Commissioner's perspective

Chinchua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is a story about many things, but primarily about a man trying to hold his family and life together in Nigeria during the time of colonization.

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How national brands compete against private labels in retail categories

The reported study in this work examines the problem concerning the complexities in understanding precisely how National Brands (NBs) can effectively compete against Private Labels (PLs) in the marketplace and focuses on comprehending exactly how retailer and category characteristics affect…

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Depression and anxiety in older Black female prisoners across five states

The purpose of this research is to study specifically the effects of being an older black female in prison today: how does prison life affect depression and anxiety levels, arid does a black woman's socioeconomic background contribute to or hinder her ability to adapt to prison life?

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Skateboarding as an alternative lifestyle and subculture

Skateboarding was born in the 1950s, an evolution of the popular scooter. Simple pieces of wood with roller skating wheels affixed to the bottom, these early skateboarders had no idea they were developing a sport that capture the fascination of generations.

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Building customer-centric call centers through systems and processes

The managing of customer experiences and the quantification of those strategies through SERVQUAL (Parasuraman, Zeithaml, Berry, 1991) ((Parasuraman, et.al.) for example is providing a strong, scalable foundation for ascertaining just how an organization can consistently deliver exceptional customer…

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