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Compassion and courage as themes in Bemelmans' Madeline

The first book written by Ludwig Bemelmans in the series about Madeline, was first published in 1939. The hero in this book was different than all the princes in the children's stories: a little girl in a boarding school. Her main feature was her courage.

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Strategic management in marketing and brand development

During my continued studies to be conducted at Gallatin, I hope to master the ins and outs of advertising media and modern brand development. I believe that my interest in the field will lead to great academic success.

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George Méliès's "A Trip to the Moon" as science fiction cinema

George Melies's movie "A trip to the moon" is considered to be the first example of science fiction cinema in history. First of all, the movie's theme is an event which, at the point that the movie was made at, was a future event.

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Formalism in Eminem's "Without Me" music video

Realism and formalism are two common artistic approaches employed in the creation of film. The realistic approach to filmmaking entails ascribing the characters and plot to an objective interpretation of reality.

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Failure and betrayal in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Despite its title, the climax of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman does not occur with the death of Willy Loman, the title character who has been betrayed by the company he has worked so hard to serve as a salesman.

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Michael Hamson's Madang wood bowl and Western aesthetic imposition

Michael Hamson is the owner of a private gallery of indigenous oceanic art that is primarily derived from New Guinea.

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Apple's iTunes expansion strategy and EU legal environment adaptation

Apple wished to set up an online iTunes store to service the entire European Union, but the union's rules forbid it to do so.

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Risk management failures and systemic risk in banking

The multitude of bank failures -- nearly 100 in 2009 alone -- is largely the result of banks carrying too many so-called "toxic assets." Some of these toxic assets were in the form of subprime mortgages in arrears and others were in the form of derivative instruments with underlying value tied to…

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The three definitions of piety in Plato's Euthyphro dialogue

Euthyphro Dilemma is actually a series of conceptual or logical problems associated with defining pious or moral behavior in principle. Specifically, it incorporates three separate possible arguments for defining what is pious behavior.

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Environmental contamination from the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Exxon Valdez. According to Pamela Miller of the Alaska Wilderness League, while Prince William Sound may appear clean to the naked eye, "oil continues to contaminate beaches, national parks, and designated wilderness.

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