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The Secret of Channel No. 5 by Tilar J. Mazzeo

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This essay discusses the Secret of Channel No.... 5 by Tilar J.... Mazzeo.... It analyses secrets behind the world's best perfume.... The standard size of the bottle contains thirty milliliters of the perfume and comprises of aromas of the combination of jasmine flowers, May roses, and aldehydes....

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Ways Educational Leaders Can Build a Data-Rich Culture

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The author of the paper "Ways Educational Leaders Can Build a Data-Rich Culture" will begin with the statement that school administrators and leaders are discovering the importance placed on data in improving the performance of the schools.... .... ... ... The advancement in technology and the increase in demand to assess student learning have led to unprecedented data available to various educators....

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The Crisis of Civilization

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This literature review "The Crisis of Civilization" presents views that are taken from multiple sources and expressed at different times, each proving that the contemporary global community is developing in the wrong way and the failure of mankind to abandon the path of industrial development....

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Mommie Dearest

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In the paper 'Mommie Dearest' the author analyzes the movie, which is based on the real-life story of the relationship between Joan Crawford, the 1930s screen star and her adopted daughter Christina Crawford.... The movie unearths how Joan Crawford is meaningless without a child.... ... ... ... The author states that at the beginning of the movie the audience gets the impression that Joan Crawford's decision to adopt Christina comes out of her genuine desire and need, especially when she reveals her romantic lover, the Hollywood lawyer, Greg Savitt that a child can fill the void in her life....

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McLennan R.: The Crisis of Imprisonment. Protest, politics and the making of the American penal state

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Crime is devastating since it upsets the two basic fundamental assumptions on which we base our lives: our belief that the world is an orderly, and our belief in personal autonomy (Zehr, 1996).... The United States of America has a long history of criminal punishment.... America has.... ... ... The rates of imprisonment in the US have a steady increase since the 20th century....

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Everyday Use by Alice Walker

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This paper 'Everyday Use by Alice Walker' aims to review the work that was done by one of today's greatest writers and tells a very intriguing and provocative story in a sublet way.... IT presents certain details when needed but also leaves out things in order to provoke the mind to stir.... ... ...

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Isaacs Storm by Erik Larson

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The paper 'Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson' looks at a much-discussed literary piece which paved the way for many controversies centering around the theme dealt within it.... This work revolves around the story of the deadliest hurricane in U.... .... history and the people whose lives were affected by it....

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Dangerous Business and Workers Safety

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The movie review "Dangerous Business and Workers Safety" states that dangerous business is a movie that has been done in association with the New York Times and CBC.... It involves the issue of workers' safety and requirements.... The business that is mentioned in this movie involves the iron industry....

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The Contribution of Health Psychology in Explaining Obesity and Eating Behavior

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Despite numerous critical reviews of the notion of endogenous and exogenous obesity, it was widely agreed that a lack of exercise or dietary excess couldn't account for all the cases of obesity.... Nutrition reviews, 69(1), 52–60.... & Hu, FB 2012, ‘Global obesity: trends, risk factors and policy implications', Nature reviews, Endocrinol....

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Coach Carter: Major Problems Faced by Students

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This review will discuss the significant factors affecting education in the film "Coach Carter" and highlight the depth of effects caused by the factors.... Additionally, the writing will review the solutions used in the film to address the issues and their effectiveness.... ... ... The modern student population is faced with a lot of problems that limit their exposure to education and proper learning environments....

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The Relationship between Playing Violent Video Games and Visual-Spatial Cognition

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The paper "The Relationship between Playing Violent Video Games and Visual-Spatial Cognition" is a perfect example of a literature review on social science.... The paper "The Relationship between Playing Violent Video Games and Visual-Spatial Cognition" is a perfect example of a literature review on social science....

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Sociology blog

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According to our book Our Social World by Ballantine and Roberts, societies from the simplest to the most complex have the following variables affecting their processes: division of labor, interdependence of people's positions, increasingly advanced technologies, and new forms.... ... ... To my own musing, this evolution of each society is a race against time, that is, to accumulate more in a lesser amount of time....

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Stanley McChrystals listen, learn.then lead

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Stanley McChrytal vividly encourages all leaders to abandon their one sided styles of management and emulate the new style which demands that they should be ready to.... ... ... Stanley McChrytal openly talks to bring out a major theme through what he refers to as traditional ideals of leadership....

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Susan Bordos The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and Private

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This book review "Susan Bordo's The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and Private" presents Susan Bordo's book The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and Private (1999).... The chapter focuses on the cultural and psychological understanding of the male body in the post-modern world.... ... ...

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Encounter point

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There are no particular scenes that show equality or symmetrical viewpoints between the two groups, rather there are examples of those from both sides that are.... ... ... It describes different representatives of both the Palestinian interests and those of Israelis, by describing the different problems and horrors that each group has experienced over a period of time....

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Corporate Accountability and Governance

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The goal of this review is to discuss the issue of environmental contamination by business organizations in Australia.... Specifically, the writer of the review seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the team production theory of corporate governance in regulating environment pollution.... ... ... ...

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Healthcare Ethics for the Use of Informed Consents

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This literature review "Healthcare Ethics for the Use of Informed Consents" analyses three elements of informed consent.... The review considers the development of new drugs and the animal welfare act to ensure the appropriate use of animals in their studies.... ... ... ... Due to the rising number of ethical issues, several regulations recommended for the use of informed consent....

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Bougainville Referendum - Potential Implications for Australia on Papua New Guinea's Response

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This paper "Bougainville Referendum - Potential Implications for Australia on Papua New Guinea's Response" critically assesses some likely diplomatic, economic, and military implications of Papua New Guinea's response to the ultimate referendum and how such implications will affect Australia.... ...

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Brutal Imagination by Cornelius Eady

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Brutal Imagination" as a collection of poetry based on a true story about the case of Susan Smith, and "My Face" as a poem from this collection reveal Cornelius Eady's revolt against racism, but at the same time his poetry reveals the sorrow of all the African-Americans for being imagined as brutes, as unworthy people, even nowadays....

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Passchendaele: The Untold Story by Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson

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Of most of the battles that the British armies fought in the First World War, none has excited controversy or has been used to symbolize that appalling character of the fights on the western front than the battle in Passchendaele.... This battle is officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres.... ....

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Not Without My Daughter Critique

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The review "Not Without My Daughter Critique" focuses on the critical analysis of the film 'Not Without My Daughter' by D.... ilmott, having all the trappings of the tearjerker movie with colonial overtones.... Released in 1990, the movie is full of clichés about the East, especially the Middle East....

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Current economic issues

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The book Current Economic Issues is based on the contemporary events that have shaken the global economic sphere; this in the last decade or so, from the disintegration of the new economy to the buildup of a war-based economy.... This is the eighth edition to a series of well.... ... ... It is invaluable in its in-depth analysis of the global economics of today; this from the micro-economy to the macro-economy of the USA in relation to the global arena. ...

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Death of Ivan Ilych and Metamorphosis

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The story of Death of Ivan Ilych was written by Leo Tolstoy while the Metamorphosis was written by Franz Kafka.... The two themes that are shown on both story is the Right Life and Inevitability of Death.... In the Death of Ivan Ilych Tolstoy was able to show the two types of lives: the artificial life and the authentic life....

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Leadership Across All Economic Cycles: Leaders' Behaviour and Performance

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It reviews the managerial issues facing global businesses as well as means of reducing these issues.... It reviews the managerial issues facing global businesses as well as means of reducing these issues.... These include empathy, visibility, vision, validity and regular and honest communication....

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Personal Practical Philosophy of Classroom Management

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Campbell Systematic reviews, 4, 1-55.... This literature review "Personal Practical Philosophy of Classroom Management" focuses on the author's personal philosophy on classroom management which is anchored on different pillars such as forming and sustaining good teacher-student relationships, and embracing diversity.... Additionally, I have dealt with cultural stereotypes, communication differences, and/or language barriers on a case to case basis....

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Approaches Organisations Can Take to Retaining Key Human Resources

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n addition to this, the HR of the organization tries to reviews the performances of the employees with the assistance of the team leaders or managers in order to know their actions or activities.... The paper "Approaches Organisations Can Take to Retaining Key Human Resources" is a wonderful example of a literature review on human resources.... Open communication system- according to Schneier (1994), the employees of the organization might try to motivate the employees to participate in decision making processes so as to enhance their rate of self esteem and confidence to a certain extent....

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Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit

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In section 171, Hegel reviews the constitutive moments of Life, wherein the essential import of its existence is that Life is a "process" of consumption of itself, and an active re-absorption.... In the paper 'Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit ' the author analyzes the book of Hegel who sees the aim of Life being free itself from confinement "in-itself" and thus becoming "for-itself....

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The Quality System and /or Quality Framework

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The paper " The Quality System and /or Quality Framework" is an excellent example of a literature review on management.... The paper " The Quality System and /or Quality Framework" is an excellent example of a literature review on management.... As Boone & Kurtz (2010) highlight, contemporary business firms and social institutions are increasingly faced with cut-throat competition due to the rapid growth of organizations producing and marketing similar products....

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Assessment Practices Used to Grade the Students

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The teacher reviews the most common misconception and shares with class which is used to make informed decisions (Thomas & Cross, 1993). ... This literature review "Assessment Practices Used to Grade the Students" focuses on an alternative method of assessment that can be adopted in Saudi Arabia to replace the current assessment practices where examinations are used at the end of a certain learning period.... The manner in which it is administered, what it assesses and the communication of the assessment results leaves the students with a clear indication of what is worth learning, how they should learn it and how they are expected to perform....

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The Rise of the Black Leadership Class

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The paper "The Rise of the Black Leadership Class" discusses that the book clearly defines the paths through which the association went through and states them to be a very effective manner in the resolution of such social problems even in the future without the need of bringing up violence.... ....

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Innovation on the Strategic Frontier

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The journal article was written by J.... Douglas Bate titled 'How to explore for innovation on your organization's strategic frontier' was originally published in Strategy and Leadership journal and discussed the key concepts of both strategic intent and strategic frontiers.... ... ... ... Basically, what it entails is how a company can find and fund innovation initiatives through a thorough study of its strategic intents....

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Diabetes and Wound Healing

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This article gives an overview of the evidence from evaluated diabetes prevention programmes, reviews different strategies for identifying high risk groups and highlights key strategies for communicating risk and promoting lifestyle change.... communication with the people who are at higher risks of getting diabetes can prevent the widespread of this disease....

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Side Effect Film Psychoanalysis

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The study highlights the advantages that Emily, the film's main character adopted in order to commit a murder on her husband, a practice that relates to the contemporary society through the rise of criminal offenses and the use of medical reviews in identifying the victim's mental state.... Coincidentally, the advent of globalisation and diversification of communication models has served as an influential tool in tailoring self-identification and psychoanalysis aspects in reference to reality....

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Philosophy of Wordlife Youth Ministry

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It also reviews the Handbook of the youth ministry, making the necessary revisions if necessary.... One of the ways that Wordlife Youth Ministry will evaluate itself is through coming up with communication lines with the members that are effective.... The review "Philosophy of Wordlife Youth Ministry" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on the philosophy of word life youth ministry....

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Historic Relevance of the Odyssey

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Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Historic Relevance of the Odyssey Knowledge is a dynamic field whose origin dates in antiquity.... Indeed, the sphere of knowledge is as old as mankind.... This respective knowledge is documented in order to benefit future generations.... ... ... ... It is fundamental in different fields of study and relative principles provide the basement upon which future knowledge is grounded....

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Similarities and Differences in Students Perceptions of the Stereotype Profiles

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The review "Similarities and Differences in Students Perceptions of the Stereotype Profiles" analyzes the similarities and differences in students' perceptions of the stereotype profiles.... Research is a systematic inquiry that uses a disciplined method to answer questions or solve problems.... ...

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Hockey: Metaphor of the Tribe

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The researcher of this essay aims to analyze the novel Hockey: Metaphor of the Tribe.... Richard Wagamese created a striking image of the very tragic page of North-American history looking at it through the prism of the oppressed party and placing an Ojibwe boy in the center of the narration.... ...

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The Representation of Race in Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd's Film Trading Places

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This realization led to the development of Stuart Hall's ‘encoding/decoding' model of communication at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies.... The paper "The Representation of Race in Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd's Film Trading Places" the performance of race in films like "Trading Places" can serve to either confirm or refute the prevailing societal view depending upon how the audience interprets the images and messages that are being sent....

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Lord of the Rings

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The Lord of the Rings trilogy In the essay 'Lord of the Rings' the author analyzes was one of the greatest directed films of all time.... The director, Peter Jackson, wanted the movie to look visually as real as possible, so he made use of the Weta Workshop to design all the sets and costumes for the actors....

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Pregnant in America

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Mcdonalidization is a term coined by sociologist, George Ritzer, to refer to the process through which the modern society has adopted the traits of a first food restaurant.... It is simply the modernization of society leaving behind its primitive and outdated characteristics and.... ... ... This review examines how the birth process has evolved from the ancient to modern methods of giving birth....

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The New Public Management

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The author of this essay under the title "New Public Management" touches upon the new articles 'The new public management: Challenging the boundaries of the management vs.... administration debate' and 'Public Management and Government Performance: An International Review' written by Linda Kaboolian....

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Critique of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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The paper "Critique of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe" highlights that the novel has supporting facts on the African traditional practices.... The Umuofian tradition discourages cowardice; hence, Okonkwo advocates for war against the foreign settlers.... .... ... ... Okonkwo is a village leader who has great desire to achieve in terms of wealth, family and leadership....

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Movie Reflection (Gran Torino)

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This movie tells the life history of Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a moaned Korean War veteran whose wife had just recently perished.... The passing away.... ... ... Walt lives alone in Detroit with his dog.... His neighbourhood, where he had lived for the past 30 years is sparsely populated hence he turns to an Asian neighbourhood....

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Answer the questions about a book

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Dr.... Carl Sagan explains science as a methodology because it follows a certain way or pattern or method.... By this he means scientific thinking is imaginative (creative and thinking-out-of-the-box) and at the same time discipliined (it is also systematic and rigorous).... Science.... ... ... Everything is scrutinized in detail. ...

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Reduction of the Power of Information Technologies

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The paper "Reduction of the Power of Information Technologies" tells us about the impacts of information technology on the economy.... Businesses can reduce costs, streamline processes, and increase efficiency.... ... ... ... Overuse of social media and mobile devices has been linked to eyestrain, difficulty focusing on other tasks, and depression....

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President Lincoln in His Own Words

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In his more private communication, he admits that he is simply against slavery and, while he is committed to upholding the rights of the southerner to own slaves, he does not see where the state of Kansas had a legal right to vote on the question of slavery.... This essay discusses Lincoln's public speech, he objected to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it reintroduced the practice of slavery into the more northern territories where it had been eradicated....

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Smallpox Fact Biosecurity

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This literature review "Smallpox Fact Biosecurity" presents Smallpox as derived from the Latin word Variola vera which means 'spotted,' referring to the coalescing pustules that appear on the face and body of the infected person ("Frequently Asked Questions About Smallpox", 2006).... Central to risk analysis are: 1) risk assessment, 2) risk management and 3) risk communication (Schaub, 2002)....

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Violence in Movies

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Before delving into the contents of the two movies, the paper provides a discussion of the mass media, which is coupled with an analysis of the relevant mass communication theories.... Is there too much gratuitous violence, as critics often contend?... Do the actors actually intend to perpetrate violence in society or is it just a matter of titillating the audience?...

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Addressing the Negative Effects LGBTQ Employees Experience in Work Environments

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This literature review "Addressing the Negative Effects LGBTQ Employees Experience in Work Environments" presents a piece that has critically analyzed what organizations should do to address the negative effects that LGBTQ employees are facing in heteronormative and cisnormative work settings.... Basically, their gender outward communication is different from the expectations related to their sex at birth....

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What Ethics Means to You as an Individual

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The paper "What Ethics Means to You as an Individual" is a good example of a literature review on business.... The fact that ethics is an issue of morality means that each and every person has his own definition as far as their situation is concerned.... ... ... ... I believe what is right and what is wrong depends on perceptions, cultures, and beliefs in a particular society....

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