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John Wesley Powell's linguistic classification of Native American tribes

Contrary to some citizens of the West who considered the Indians to be savages, John Wesley Powell saw the Native Americans as people. Powell perceived these people as part of a culture that had experienced a long human history, a culture of people who had to struggle to survive.

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Adult literacy levels and barriers in African-American communities

The modern definition of literacy extends beyond reading and writing. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 defines it as "an individual's ability to read, write, speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family...

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The conquest and colonization of Mexico's disruption and exploitation

Historians of colonial Mexico are continually faced with the dilemma of what to emphasize; the resilience of indigenous culture or the disruption and exploitation that the conquest represented.

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Ethical and scientific implications of human embryonic stem cell research

Stem cell studies are on the very cutting edge of biological advancement and research. These undifferentiated cells have the potential to become any cell in the body, from a simple part of a hair follicle to a complex neuron.

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E-commerce strategy proposal for PZE Puzzles and competitors

The intent of this e-commerce proposal for PZE Puzzles is to first compare the e-commerce strategies of their three dominant competitors in the U.K. including Accolade Publishing, Clarity Media, and Puzzler.

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Electronic advertising in the global marketplace: strategy and channels

The contemporary trends in the business environment are more and more supportive of the annulment of barriers between markets. Instead of a multitude of markets one could almost speak about a global market where all the players are free to enter. The direct consequences of this aspect are two.

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Dream and reality in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest

Two of Shakespeare's comedies, a Midsummer Night's Dream and the Tempest settings alternating from what appears to be reality to the realm of dreaming. In fact, both of them are swinging from a plan to another, creating the impression of absurd that is characteristic to the dream world.

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School-based management for conflict resolution in education

School-based management (SBM), or decentralized management, is fast growing in popularity in many of the U.S. school districts as this is seen as an efficient way to resolve and manage conflicts.

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Irish American support for Irish independence through the Fenian Brotherhood

American influence on events in Ireland have always been strong, just as the Irish influence on political and social events in the United States.

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The National Fire Plan's role in community preparedness and wildfire mitigation

In 2003, a survey of administrators of regulatory and voluntary wildfire risk reduction programs in the U.S. was conducted. The primary concerns of the chosen programs were vegetation management on private lands (Reams, Haines, & Renner et al., 2005). The survey examined the program's organization.

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