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The Edmonton Oilers, religious faith, and sports fandom in contemporary society

Oilers go! The Edmonton Oilers is one of the most important hokey teams from the NHL. The 2006 season was rather rewarding for them as they reached the playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Political awakenings in Pudovkin's Mother, Brockovich, and Good Night

Pudovkin's "Mother" (1926) versus "Erin Brockovich" (2000) and "Good Night and Good Luck" -- Political awakenings in cinema, then and now In theory, the 1926 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, simply entitled "Mother" should be totally inaccessible, on an artistic level, to modern…

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J.H. Elliot's analysis of Spain's rise and collapse, 1469-1716

Contemporary Spain is not one of the dominant European powers of the current European Union, politically or economically.

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Voltaire, Rousseau, and Kant: philosophers of the Age of Reason

The Age of Reason is generally considered a separate movement in 17th and early 18th Century Europe, which preceded - and led into - the Age of Enlightenment; it is also commonplace to approach both eras as having overlapping boundaries - and hence, they are more often than not joined as one…

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Overcoming public speaking anxiety through professional experience

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave; it is merely a loose application of the word.

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Extreme weather events and ocean warming as evidence of global warming

Many of these weather patterns are related to El Nino or La Nina storms, which are two-to-eight-year weather patterns where changing wind streams pick up warm surface water from the oceans and increases humidity, according to Tim Flannery in his 2005 book The Weather Makers.

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Nicholas Carr's "Does IT Matter" argument and technological critique

In his article, Carr asserts that because so many companies depend so heavily -- and spend so heavily -- on IT, and because IT had become (in 2003) so ubiquitous in the daily activities of corporations, its strategic value has been severely diminished.

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Comparing the presidencies of Grant and Wilson

Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Woodrow Wilson were members of opposing parties and served their country during different periods in history but there were some similarities that prove to be interesting.

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Global expansion and marketing strategies in the restaurant retail sector

Moreover, human life in the post information technology has become much faster pace than ever before. Ever since the human civilizations had established, man is looking for ways to relax one physically and mentally.

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Williams-Sonoma's market segmentation and Internet retailing strategy

Williams-Sonoma's market segmentation in the Internet era. Williams-Sonoma must continue to offer a unique, upscale shopping experience online while staying afloat in a shaky economy. It also must secure a more youthful consumer base, keeping its eye on the future.

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