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Masks and farce in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

Is the Importance of Being Earnest a serious examination of the idea that people wear masks and have multiple identities, or is it just a farce with no serious content?

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Women labor activists in Depression-era Detroit and beyond

United States historian Arthur Schlesinger stated that historians' silence about women made it seem that half of the American population had not had any impact on the country's history.

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Colonialism and transformation in Naipaul and Achebe's novels

V.S. Naipaul's Enigma of Arrival and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart both show how colonialism affects individuals as well as whole societies.

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Merit pay systems in public schools and the Denver pilot program

Pay for performance, or alternately referred to as 'merit pay' is a system in which financial incentive is used to elicit certain levels of performance.

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A refugee pharmacist's interrupted education and perseverance

I've had a life tougher than most. A woman born and raised in Afghanistan, I have been a refuge more than once. In pre-Taliban Afghanistan, I eagerly finished high school with a clear and decisive career objective: to become a pharmacist.

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Musical innovations in the Renaissance and Baroque periods

The music associated with the Renaissance Period, beginning circa 1450 and ending about 1600, brought about a number of significant changes as compared to its predecessor, being the Medieval Period.

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Alan Richardson's "Brodie the Broadsword": a Scottish historical play

Brodie the Broadsword' is a play written by Alan Richardson, who is well-known for his numerous publications on various topics related to gender issues and issues of race, colonialism, and topics related to children. (Alan Richardson) Alan Richardson was born in Scotland and still lives there.

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Sherman Alexie's "Class": social mobility and cultural belonging

Sherman Alexi "Class" is a story about a man who tries to return to his roots but then finds he has outgrown them. In the beginning, I thought he was rather a shallow person. He uses his Indian heritage to impress women. Then he marries Susan whom he seems to like very much.

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Displacement and lost status in Rushdie's "The Courter"

How difficult it must be to leave your homeland, come to a new country, and take up a whole new life. Mixed-up in "The Courter" has experienced a great come-down by immigrating to England. He was famous, a chess master.

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Evolution of King Henry V's character from prince to statesman

One of the most interesting aspects of Shakespeare's history play "Henry V" is not the military drama of the piece, but the way that the central protagonist evolves as a king over the course of the play, both in his own estimation as well as the estimation of the other characters on stage.

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