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Charles Robinson Smith's letter on post-war European debt repayment

Normally relegated to the Op-Ed subsection of the paper, this letter singled itself out as different, full of the meat and nuanced opinion of which too many articles were void in the heyday of Pro-American ideologies.

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Media coverage of Iraq insurgency attacks in May 2005

The top story for May 1, 2005 in the New York Times concerning Iraq was titled, "Iraq Insurgents Continue Wave of Attacks." The Chicago Tribune had no top stories on Iraq for this date and the Washington Post's only story on Iraq concerned Iraq's power grid problem.

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Daniel Bernoulli's contributions to mathematics and fluid dynamics

Born on January 29, 1700 Daniel Bernoulli was a famous Swiss Mathematician. His father -- Johan Bernoulli was the head of mathematics at Groningen University in the Netherlands. His father planned his future so that Daniel would become a merchant.

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Themes of nobility and slavery in Aphra Behn's Oroonoko

The first two paragraphs serve as an introduction to the novella, and try to show the reader this is supposed to be a true story. Just reading these first two paragraphs, it sounds as if this could be a romance or a tragic romance.

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Cultural effects of translation in Brian Friel's "Translations"

The notion of change, both the change of the Irish nation through colonizing British politics and the character changes of the central protagonist Owen, of Brian Friel's play "Translations" is continually debated throughout the play.

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Defining effective business management through strategy and innovation

A good manager must be able to run the company effectively and efficiently with all the tools at his disposal, including the team of innovative people.

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Jeff Shaara's Rise to Rebellion and the American Revolution

The book "Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution" by Jeff Shaara is the story. It tells the story of the American Revolutionary War through the eyes of many real people who fought and worked for American freedom, like John Adams, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin.

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Dialect diversity and student expression in California classrooms

The more diverse the classrooms of the state of California become in the future, the greater the diversity of dialects, languages, and vocabulary will come from the mouths of students. In her study of sociolinguistics, Elaine O.

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Juvenile delinquency as a social construction across historical periods

Juvenile Delinquency is a socially constructed concept, viewed as a creation of the intermingling of varied social, political, economic and religious transitions.

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Hispanic culture, identity, and representation in America

Cultural Diversity interviewed a co-worker who describes himself at first as "Hispanic." However, he explained that a "Hispanic" person can come from one of many countries including Mexico but also Central or South America, Puerto Rico and Cuba.

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