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Renaissance art and the expression of humanist ideals

Art is the expression of artistic vision but it also carries the sign of the period of time when it was created. The period of the Renaissance designates a cultural movement that spanned between the fourteenth and the seventeenth century.

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How cell phone service providers can appeal to baby boomers

Advertising creatives frequently distort representations of Boomers and other "real" people in TV commercials.

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Florida's debate over adopting a personal income tax

One potential new revenue source, common in most states, remains unthinkable and unmentionable in Florida: personal income tax."

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The relationship between strategic HRM practices and organizational performance

This study pointed out that while some association between HR policies and performance was obvious, there were no clearly defined factors as to why and how such an association existed. This, Purcell termed as the 'black box'.

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Geographical Information Systems and GPS in modern military operations

Today's technology has altered the face of modern warfare. Technology has made it possible for peacekeeping to play a bigger and more successful role, and serving as a deterrent to armed conflict. Unmanned drones are sent over war zones to detect and eliminate armed threats.

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Presidential persuasion and the evolution of executive power in America

Neustadt see presidential "power" largely within the context of Dahl's "ability to persuade" argument.

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Prejudice and aggression: the connection between underlying sentiments and behavioral expression

Prejudice is a predictable human tendency that exists in myriad forms in virtually all social cultures. Typically, prejudice derives from some of the same atavistic and xenophobic natural impulses that played some protective role in evolutionary times, much like aggressive impulses.

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Joel Migdal's theory of state image and practice

borders have been very stable since the close of WWII. (Migdal 2004, 17) According to Joel Migdal a consummate expert on the existence of states, the definition of the "state" in a broader social context and a prolific author on modern state building;

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Peer-to-peer file sharing and illegal music piracy

The focus of this work is on the impact that the development of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing model has had on the commercial e-music industry. Firstly, an overview of e-business and the evolution of the Internet are presented.

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Rising fuel costs and the crisis in American commercial aviation

Rising Fuel Prices: a global problem on the ground and in the air. The rising costs of fuel today has become a global crisis for both industries and households. Being heavily dependent upon fuel for its continuing operations, airlines have been heavily burdened by such fuel prices.

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