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Demand for luxury goods during the 2007-2009 economic recession

Who is unaffected by or benefits from an economic recession?

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International sports boycotts against apartheid South Africa

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The Obama administration's public option and health care reform

The Obama administration's health care plan will dramatically shape the way that the health insurance system functions in the United States. At the heart of this plan is the public option, which will set up a government-funded health insurance program.

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CIO priorities: addressing knowledge management, customer data, and analytics

Of the many information management problems the organization has, three are the most important.

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Prenatal hormones and the biological basis of sexual orientation

In a unique process, the DNA chain of the ova and sperm separates and connects with one another, creating an entirely new chromosome mixture. Determining the sex of the child happens in the last pair of the chromosome chain, with two Xs resulting in a girl and an XY resulting in a boy.

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In-flight network and entertainment system design for Gulfstream IV

In less than one hundred years, air travel and networking and computing communications have evolved from the Wright brothers and the UNIVAC housed in several huge rooms to fully functional in-flight Gulfstream network communications.

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Types of political polls and realignment in American electoral history

Straw polls -- which are non-binding measures used to determine the mood of some political body such as a legislature, by taking a count of every member's opinion, before a more formal vote is taken.

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The elusive happiness in Orhan Pamuk's Snow

The recurrent theme of elusive happiness that is observable in Orhan Pamuk's Snow is intimately tied to the nature of the novel's protagonist.

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Daniel Barenboim on music, time, and human perception

Daniel Barenboim presents music as away for human beings to explain the world around them. For Daniel, music can be used as a catalyst for both positive and negative forces, as well as a way for humans to grow, heal, and further understand the human condition.

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Allegory as social critique in Alice in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night's Dream

The purpose of the allegory in literature is to deliver a concise narrative in which a clear plot arc and definable moral themes allow for the deliver of some broader philosophical message.

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