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The Authenticity of Cultural Heritage
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The Maori culture in New Zealand continues to attract thousands of tourists every year even though the performances they see are not the authentic thing but rather present a reflection of traditional Maori rituals (Taylor 2001, pp 15).... Secondly, some cultures use staged authenticity to protect the original culture in the back regions by presenting a front that simulates the original culture to avoid interaction of tourists with the back regions (Taylor 2001, pp....
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Malinowskis Legacy and His Views on Theory
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The theory that Malinowski believed in and wrote about is functionalism.... His legacy was the field of social anthropology which is also known as anthropological functionalism.... His writings have been extremely influential in this field. ... ... ronislaw Malinowski was born on April 7, 1884 in Krakow Poland....
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Representation of Women in Political Fiction
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The paper "Representation of Women in Political Fiction" highlights that Marie St.... Clare, an upper-class mother living in New Orleans gives up all her responsibilities and consumes her time inactive upon a sofa, abandoning her home in a complete mess.... ... ... ... Cassy, a tough, compassionate character, is motivated to violence in reaction to brutal losses compelled upon her; she once killed an owner with a knife who sold their children and afterward poisoned an infant she had by another owner to put away the child from the dreadful realities of slavery (Fisher & Silber, 2003)....
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The car that saved JLR Company
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Three major factors, which were studied with respect to the case study, are power and politics, human resource management and culture within the organization.... The chosen perspectives are power and politics, strategic human resource management and organizational culture.... JLR's management and union members were concerned because of the huge difference between Ford and Tata's work culture, diversity and management.... culture is of continuous relevance because of globalisation, employee value alignments and cultural manipulations during mergers and acquisitions....
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A Cultural Movement in Graphic Design
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Data originated from Zurich, Switzerland about 1916 and progressed into the 1920s.... igure 1: Hannah Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the First Epoch of the Weimar Beer-Belly culture, 1919 ... The paper 'A Cultural Movement in Graphic Design' focuses on punk that refers to an american graphic style that started in the 1970s and exemplified a youthful attempt to rebel.... Punk refers to an american graphic style that started in the 1970s and exemplified a youthful attempt to rebel1....
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Canadian Democracy in a North American
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Despite the constant complaints by the Quebec leaders, there has not been a consensus on how to promote culture in the area.... Rather, they can look for a way that will help promote this culture and language.... They expound on some of the challenges that this province is going through to preserve its rich French culture and language.... Is it necessary for Quebec to have its own language and hence promote their rich French culture?...
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Ebooks - Past, Present and Future
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A series of other projects and efforts, such as the History E-Book Project at the University of Michigan undertaken by american and European universities contributed immensely to the current success of e-Book technology (Kozak, 2003).... The most prominent among these newly created readers was the Rocket eBook designed by NuvoMedia, an american company based in California (Lebert 2009)....
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Organizational Behavior in Global Context
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otivation and culture in the International Business Context ….... Evaluation of motivation and culture in an international business setting. ... otivation and culture in the International Business Context ... Strong Organisational culture.... This is because there are numerous concerns like culture and other variations that need to be put in place to ensure that motivation in all parts of the organisation enjoys high levels of motivation. ...
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Communicative Language Teaching Approach
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The study 'Communicative Language Teaching Approach' will discuss the current teaching environment in Japanese high schools and will try to identify possible ways by which a CLT approach can be successfully adopted.... The sociocultural, educational, and student and teacher-related factors will be considered....
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Current Knowledge in Spatial Thinking in Geography
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In the last decade, spatial thinking has received enormous attention among scholars in geography as well as in other disciplines.... The aim of the following essay is to summarize the major advancements in the development of spatial theory and thinking.... ... ... ... Geographic knowledge is the creation of geographic reasoning and thinking with regard to the world's natural and human trends....
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How to Identify and Create Effective Leaders
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The processes which exist in the prevailing systems in the organization along with adapting the organization towards significant changes keep ingrained in the very fabric of culture of the organization.... The author of the present paper "How to Identify and Create Effective Leaders?...
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Indonesias Crucial Musical Icon
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Gamelan ensembles together with music are an ordinary and inherent component of Indonesian culture.... ueva canciónThis is a group and genre in Latin american and Iberian folk music, folk-inspired music, and in social context devoted type of music.... In other words, this genre is also known as a 'New Song Movement' or 'Trova', which makes part of a Latin american musical movement.... fro-Peruvian music; its history, musical genresThis is another Latin american music that was introduced and developed by slaves of West African origin in South America; Peru....
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Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt
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Qutb disliked western culture being barbarian and he wrote it in his book" The America I Have Seen".... The organization was successful in gathering huge support as it opposed the western and american societies.... The organization was successful ingathering huge support as it opposed the western and american societies.... He demanded release of terrorist Sheikh Omer from american imprisonment12.... He wanted to confront the danger that american and western societies posed to humanity....
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The Emergence of Globalization
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Language, arts, religion, and philosophy among other aspects of culture extended and mixed as states swapped ideas and products.... Language, arts, religion and philosophy among other aspects of culture extended and mixed as states swapped ideas and products.... In 1993, they introduced the North american Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which was a movement aimed at eliminating trade boundaries and promoting globalization (Brook, 2008).... Nevertheless globalization benefits are coherent, both world widely and their impact on the american domestic policy....
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Successful Expansion of a Business
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n important role of a management consultant is to improve the corporate culture in a company. ... Germany and France, 1920s to 1950s.... omestic HR function is entirely different from a global HR function, the culture will be diverse and the method of functioning will be different.... Even though they offered good quality products, the products failed because they didn't look into the culture of India, their life pattern, the behaviour of breakfast India have (Kellogg Company 1986)....
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Protest and the Press
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But there was also a considerable pressure put on the american as well as other western societies to adhere to certain patriotic standards - if not for the sake of national pride then at least for the common good of the democratic world.... There has always been a mutually dependent relationship between protests and the press....
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The Concept of Improving Nature
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Cronon postulates that the concept of 'changing the environment has radically shifted due to the power of culture in changing people's choices towards the environment.... mproving Nature Introduction Cronon postulates that the concept of ‘changing the environment' has radically shifted due to the power of culture in changing people's choices towards the environment (13).... The definition alone, according to Cronon, maintains “the culture-nature dualism” (80)....
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Human Resource Management Practices in Qantas
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To overcome these influence it has to amend its bigoted culture.... o overcome these influence it has to amend its bigoted culture.... The senior management struggled with ideas to create new work culture for the combined airline implicated strengthening a new enterprise amid management and staff.... 1988, ‘Surprises of Airline Deregulation', The american Economic Review, 78 (2), pp....
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Production Chain and Sector Matrix
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(2005) pointed out in their study of the american company GE.... From the paper "Production Chain and Sector Matrix" it is clear that a matrix is a strategic tool that presents in a grid or table the strategic factors affecting the firm.... The coordinates of the grid can vary, as shown in examples of two well-known models....
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The Clinical Manifestations of Blastomycosis
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The gold standard for the diagnosis of this disease though, is made by culturing the organism from sputum or blood samples using an appropriate culture medium (Longo et al.... The paper "The Clinical Manifestations of Blastomycosis" tells that blastomycosis is a systemic pyogranulomatous fungal infection that primarily affects the lungs....
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Anatomical Analysis of Terrorist Organizations: The Ikhwan Group
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Through the financial backing by wealthy patrons in the Middle East, the Ikhwan group has managed to make inroads into the western world and is deeply enshrined in the western culture and society.... he group's presence in the western culture and society manifests itself, particularly in schools, colleges and universities; this is consistent with the group's goal of spreading Islam to the rest of the non-believers of the non-Muslim world.... he Ikhwan group has a number of fronts in the western nations, through which it pursues its objectives in the western world; for instance, The Council on american-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is one of such organizations (Farmer, 2012b)....
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Law, Justice, and Democracy: International Human Rights
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States often take advantage of culture in order to support their questionable practices.... People however do not fully understand why it is a violation of human rights; and for other people, they do not understand why it is part of the culture in some countries.... In the American context, if an uninsured American does not gain full medical treatment due to his inadequate income, the local american culture accepts such scenario, even if the UDHR may declare the universal entitlement of all people to sufficient medical care (Reichert, p....
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Criminal Justice, Organized Crime
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This ethnic group gained more power after its victory in the unlawful liquor trade activities in the 1920s during the prohibition era.... This ethnic group gained more power after its victory in the unlawful liquor trade activities in the 1920s during the prohibition era.... In the 1920s, the period of the prohibition era, the time when the U.... During the 19th centuries, a large group of Italian immigrants, most of them farmers, unskilled workers, and artisans moved to american to search for better paying jobs and economic opportunities, as well (Beare and Naylor 34)....
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A comparative study of extreme Islamic terrorist groups
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Salafi Jihadism thinks that American policies force its foreign rules into Muslim culture that eventually oppresses Muslims.... The United States faces homeland insecurity, owing to terrorism and its impact on american society.... Impact of terrorism on the american Society& the homeland insecurity& analysis of specific incidents Terrorism was prevalent in the world from many decades but in a very small form.... Post 9/11, american police officers arrested nearly 1,200 people of Middle Eastern or South Asian origin on doubts they were terrorist....
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The Genre of Horror
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The american horror film has lately positioned women both as survivors and as victims, by depicting the last standing character to be a lone woman, after the horrendous assault of all the female characters by the male villain (Dozier 2010).... The american horror film has lately positioned women both as survivors and as victims, by depicting the last standing character to be a lone woman, after the horrendous assault of all the female characters by the male villain....
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Cultural Aspects of the Transfer of Scientific Knowledge
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Exploring Cultural Perspectives of Social Interactions among the Teachers of Science (scientists) and Introduction culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society(Edward Tylor, 1871).... ence ,the teaching of science is viewed as the transmission of culture and the learning of science is viewed as the acquisition of culture....
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Fortress Besieged and Cold Nights
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Discussion question on Fortress Besieged Question: Considering that this novel seems largely satirical, what is the author's opinion with respect to foreign influences on Chinese culture and traditions?... Answer: The Chinese people love their culture, traditions and own a superiority complex about it.... So, the quack doctor and Fang, a good-for-nothing young man who returned from his studies in Europe with a sham american degree, strike a good camaraderie....
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Marketing Is All about the Production of Signs and Their Meanings within Contemporary Societies
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The culture of reading has greatly improved over the years and therefore information cannot be hidden in volumes of books.... People can now easily access e-books and to ease their perusal, the use of smart phones, e-book readers- tablets and laptops is now part of our culture. ... The same was stated by the american Marketing Association in its definition of the term “Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large....
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Home Movies and Amateur Footage
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The compilation consists of Jews struggling to adapt and integrate american culture and language in the 1930s.... Therefore, the animosity between Poles and Germans, the culture and beliefs at the time are recorded accurately and chronologically (O'BRIEN, H, 2004)....
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Air Pollution in America
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Even though this study would have been conducted in other countries, almost all the world's countries and their people possess unifying attributes that make them distinct and unmistakable for any other nationality, race, culture and language.... This is because the american life consists of material prosperity as much as in civil liberties or political democracy is an old on as the content of what people believe it to be.... In the twenty-first century, economic changes and changes in the environment were threatening all american classes economically....
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What is/was the third world Does it still exist
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This essay will briefly deal with each of possible determining categories in which to view Third World coherency separately, although they all interrelate with each other very closely, such as the economics, geography, history, politics and psychology of the region.... ... ... ... Firstly, in order to address this title, the term 'Third World' must first be defined in terms of it's origin and meaning....
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Review of One Film
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However, a closer examination reveals that the film is much more than a time travel science fiction tale and does delve into american culture and history.... This meant that Marty would have to go back to the 1950s, an important time in American history and culture development....
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Changing Roles of Poets, Writers and Critics
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In his opinion a critic must be a person of “culture”, someone familiar with canonical works of literature over the ages.... He tries to be a mediator between assimilation and separation: tendencies that dominated African-american literary traditions for many years before him.... His purpose is to create a canon of Black literature, within and yet distinct from, the larger canon of american literature. ... olodny is a feminist-critic whose primary purpose was to locate the struggles of the post-1960s women in the american academic material (ibid....
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Face Negotiation Theory
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his research paper will seek to test the underlying assumption of the face negotiation theory that face is an explanatory mechanism for culture's influence on the behavior of conflicts.... This research paper will seek to test the underlying assumption of the face negotiation theory that face is an explanatory mechanism for culture's influence on the behavior of conflicts.... Prior investigations did not measure face directly but rather used face post hoc in explaining the relationship between conflicts and variables of culture....
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Why has the American preoccupation with the assasination of President JFK been so intense and lasted so long
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Is it the culture and idealism that he introduced in office which made him into an unparallel hero?... Kennedy was probably one of the most beloved President's in american history who won the hearts of not just the Americans but of people across nations.... Kennedy (JFK) was probably one of the most beloved President's in american history who won the hearts of not just the Americans but of peopleacross nations.... Establishing the Inter-american Development Bank, fixing the neutral status of Laos, setting global ground rules for civil aviation, nuclear energy, trading in wheat, diplomatic privileges, and cultural exchanges are some of the major achievements of JFK during his brief tenure as the President of the United States....
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James' Account of the Haitian Revolution and the Broadening of Decolonization
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Is it possible to characterize India's liberation from Britain as the return of Indian sovereignty, or instead the emergence of a new people who syncretically mix British and Indian culture?... America's decolonization is structurally that of some Europeans freeing themselves from other Europeans, which explains the speed with which the United States leapt to begin conquering the world itself: Betts points out that “american intervention in Mexico in 1914 and Haiti in 1915”, alongside examples like the Philippines, demonstrates America's colonial power even before its ascendancy to hegemony after World War II (2004, 28-29)....
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Nike Brand Analysis
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Advertising strategies were customized to reflect the similarities of European countries with the United States as a means of dealing with the diverse culture differences.... The brand image that Nike initially launched was purely an american emblem, associated with high performance, aggressive and innovative top male athletes....
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Your Neighborhood & the U.S. Census
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% Native american, 6.... % non-Hispanic African american, 23.... he Chinese people in the Bay Area are concerted in San Francisco, where 31% of the Bay Areas population of Chinese american dwells, and in Oakland as well as in the Silicon Valley area of the South Bay.... It is also home to a major Indian american society (Jones and Terry 30)....
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Indian Self Determination Act 1975
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While the 1975 Act promotes a policy of Indian self-determination, some communities still resent this and feel Indians must assimilate into the dominant culture.... Conclusion In spite of those people including some politicians, who feel that Indians should abandon their own culture and...
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Prison is primarily a mechanism for the regulation of labour
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2003, English society and the prison: time, culture, and politics in the development of the modern prison, 1850-1920, London: Boydell Press Cookson, R.... Prison labour is basically understood as labour “undertaken by convicts housed within the confines of a prison, both private and public that produces either a good or a service” (american University, 2001).... The US Prisons Industries Enhancement Program (PIE) has assisted prisons to coordinate with private industries in order to market prison products on a wider scale (american University, 2001)....
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Experiences of Sexism against Nativism
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Nativism in earlier times brought with it hatred and love in equal measures for Americans in the 1800s after some individuals succeeded in breaking the restrictive legislation of immigration in the 1920s.... Nativism Nativism in earlier times brought with it hatred and love in equal measures for Americans in 1800s after some individuals succeeded in breaking the restrictive legislations of immigration in the 1920s.... The two authors emphasize on the need for understanding culture of people before focusing into the influence of cultural belief on perception and reaction towards a particular social group (Nettles & Balter, 2012)....
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Organizational Changes within the Health Service and Their Influence on Health Care Delivery
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The reforms increased the management and the accountability in the National Hospital Service thus developing a more business culture in the health care provision.... et al (2000), Just Managing: Power and culture in the National Health Service, (London, Macmillan Publishers) ... This is a result of establishment of a culture where excellence in delivery of health care can flourish.... In order to achieve a significant and sustainable quality improvement in the NHS needs essential change in the organization culture and to focus effort where it is needed enabling and empowering the nurses in the NHS to improve quality at local level....
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The Sociology of Food
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The African-Americans can also stay healthy if they have the facilities available to the white middle class male – it is not their culture but the circumstances which makes them obese.... This essay "The Sociology of Food" presents the modern food system that has made the entire american population liable to diseases, illness, and bad health in general.... The modern food system has made the entire american population liable to diseases, illness and bad health in general....
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Local and Regional Development
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The paper "Local and Regional Development" concerns the role of local officials in the realization of regional and local development plans.... The study focuses on the cooperation of local and governmental authorities, the 'weakness' of the local area to respond, the promotion of the local economy....
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The Irish Image in Contemporary Society
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To this day, many pop culture representations of the Irish suggest that they are violent, alcoholic, and oversexed.... Today, the common concept of the Irish is that of a feisty, fun-loving people.... Passionate, loyal, driven, and communal are all traits commonly associated with the Irish....
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Drugs Across Cultures: How Illicit Drugs Have Been Used as a Scapegoat for Social Conflicts
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Ruling class, ruling culture: studies of conflict, power, and hegemony in Australian life.... he use of marijuana among the Mexican immigrants was used as a blame for the conflict between the american authorities and the immigrants on the basis that the use of marijuana promoted insane and violent activities.... In the same year, the american consul in Mexico wrote a letter with claims that the use of marijuana led to violent behaviour by the user....
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The 20th Century Relationship Revolution
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culture largely moulds people's perceptions and if a given community's way of life ascribes certain level of commitment to a given relationship, then this is likely to prevail.... For example, a culture may expect higher levels of interaction between members of a family, than between neighbors and friends.... The worrying trend is primarily attributable to the growth of a culture, where people are more concerned about their careers and the way that society views them....
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Anglo-Saxon Manhood
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His immense muscular strength and modesty were connected with masculinity and along with these the culture of beer and alcohol was added to manhood.... His immense muscular strength and modesty was connected with masculinity and along with these the culture of beer and alcohol was added to manhood.... When Jesse Owens ran in Adidas track shoes in 1936 Berlin Olympics it was to represent advancement in footwear and in 2002 Tiger Woods is reported to have made $70 million US endorsing american Express, Rolex, Nike, Titleist, Target, Buick and Tag Heuer, to name a few....
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The Culture High
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The paper "The culture High" presents a film that examines the issue of marijuana prohibition by interviewing different people.... In the film "The culture High" Harvey and Michael Bobroff believe that the topic of marijuana is necessary to discuss since the drug affects many people in one way or another.... “The culture High” analysis "The culture High" is a film that examines the issue of marijuana prohibition by interviewing different people....
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Have power and ideology been used to achieve consensus India
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Moreover, considering the broad diversity of language, culture and religion within the population, the successful execution of electoral exercises deserves much appreciation.... “Numerous american officials already used the term "irreversible" to describe the course of Indo-U....
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