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Servant-leadership as an effective modern leadership model

Servant-Leadership is the model that most closely resonates with me, though I think the title a bit pretentious, even though I cannot think of a better one.

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Socialization and male sexuality in western sports culture

What does this article have to do with socialization? Socialization is one of the primary elements of the article. The author writes of the various settings and describes the methods by which males are likely to be socialized about sexuality before adulthood.

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Ninian Smart's "Worldviews": religion and cross-cultural understanding

Worldviews, Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs by Ninian Smart. Read and review the book. Understanding and being understood are significant factors when studying human beings. This Professor Ninian Smart was a distinguished professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

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Cross-cultural relationships and prejudice in Joshua Logan's Sayonara

Each of the cross-cultural couples depicted in Joshua Logan's 1957 film Sayonara must contend with political, social, cultural, and personal barriers. The United States Army has strict and official policies that forbid relationships between American soldiers and Japanese women.

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Comparing Williams' play and film adaptations of Streetcar Named Desire

Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. Specifically, it will compare and contrast the book vs. The 1951 and 1998 movies. Each version of this memorable play brings a different slant to a well-known and often performed classic.

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School-to-work programs and the neglect of liberal arts education

Every school board now offers school-to-work (STW) programs, which are designed to meet the needs of a large portion of today's students - those who are work-bound as soon as they graduate high school.

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Henri Fayol's four major functions of business management

At the turn of the twentieth century, Henri Fayol, a French industrialist, outlined his theory of business management. He proposed that managers focus their responsibilities in the areas of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

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Media influence on public perception of gun violence in America

Indeed, many of the things feared by Americans are shown to be exaggerated images the media creates on a daily basis. Glassner for example shows crime to be one of these ungrounded fears, and obscure illness as another.

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Laura Wexler's "Fire in a Canebrake" and racial violence in America

Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America, Laura Wexler paints a disturbing and convincing portrait of race in America. Her detached point-of-view allows the reader to become personally involved in the story, and creates a powerful feeling of suspense.

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How historical gender roles continue to exclude women from international politics

The historical development of the nation has impacted the ability of women to participate in contemporary politics by reinforcing gender roles in the public sphere.

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