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Cultural communication practices in Luxembourg and Asia with Skype operations

How is cultural communication in Luxembourg (where Skype is headquartered) similar to that in other parts of Europe and Asia? How is it different?

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Early European settlement and modern New Zealand society

When the Europeans arrived in New Zealand, it was already inhabited by the Maori people. These were Eastern Polynesian settlers who arrived sometime between 800 and 1300. Oral history states that they came from a place named "Hawaiki," location unknown.

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Ghana's economic growth, natural resources, and political stability

Ghana was named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa, the initial name of Ghana was actually Wagadugu and the name Ghana was the title of the kings that ruled the kingdom. It was initially controlled by Sundiata in the 13 century.

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Pearl Buck's The Good Earth and its cultural impact

Buck, P. (2005). The Good Earth New York: Pocket Books Classics. The Good Earth, written by Pearl Buck, was published in 1931 and won the Pulitzer Price for the best novel in 1932. It was one of the reasons Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938 and is the first book in a trilogy.

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Centralized authority in medieval Europe: geography, tradition, and homogeneity

There are a number of key factors which contributed to the development of centralized kingdoms throughout parts of Europe by the 14th century, while it may be argued that these same factors were responsible for a dearth of the implementation of centralized kingdoms in other countries on the…

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Language and thought: examining the linguistic relativity hypothesis

According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis, what people think is influenced by the language they know, because the structure of the language affects the conceptualization that they have of their surrounding world (Deutscher, 2010; Niemeier & Dirven, 2000).

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Identity and language in Zamora Linmark's Rolling the R's

The realm of post-colonial literature often focuses on the immigrant experience, and the juxtaposition of increased national freedom and globalization on one hand with the challenges of cultural divisions and prejudices on the other.

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Non-state corporate entities and the decline of traditional nation states

With regard to sustainable development this applicant was struck by the number of issues that were purely related to an understanding of the nation state and the crisis that it now faces in the era of neoliberal globalization due to the growth in power and influence of non-state corporate entities…

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The changing role of speech language pathologists in mainstream classrooms

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) traditionally responsible providing services students communication disorders, time a "pull-" session classroom. With enhanced emphasis inclusion role appears changing.

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George Orwell's critique of language abuse in politics and media

In my interpretation of George Orwell's writings the overall ideology that informs his work emphasizes the power of language.

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