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The Dark Side of Choice: When Choice Impairs Social Welfare

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This literature review "The Dark Side of Choice: When Choice Impairs Social Welfare" discusses freedom of choice that is critical to an organized and free society.... However, social policy must be made in a manner that does not suppress the rights of some members of society.... ...

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Sexism and Ageism by Simona Spedale

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This literature review "The Sex Industry's Infiltration of the Modern Workplace" discusses arguments by Simona Spedale and her colleagues that sexist and ageist stereotypes informed the performance of a routine for organizing television schedules in the British public service broadcaster the BBC....

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Fire and Rescue Services in Identifying any Potential Fire Risks

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The paper " Fire and Rescue Services in Identifying any Potential Fire Risks " is a good example of a literature review on management.... The paper " Fire and Rescue Services in Identifying any Potential Fire Risks " is a good example of a literature review on management....

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Indonesian Musical Cultures

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As the paper "Indonesian Musical Cultures" tells, Asian music played an insignificant role in the musical world of the west till about a century ago when the various musical expositions and fairs made the western world sit up to listen to sounds which to them had seemed uncivilized.... ... ... ... The Javanese gamelan music sounded sensational when it was first heard by European musicians and was completely different from the Western idea of music....

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Memoirs of a Shopping Addict

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Name Instructor Task Date Book review “Memoirs of a Shopping Addict” Introduction The book, “Memoirs of a Shopping Addict” was written to suit its title in explaining the reminiscing moments of an individual with a problem in shopping.... Avis Cardella, a former model, explains in this book the horrors that may be encountered in the act of shopping....

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Thomas Rowlands George B. McClellan and Civil War History: In the Shadow of Grant and Sherman

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The purpose of the following report is to critically analyze a book entitled "George B.... McClellan and Civil War History" written by Thomas J.... Rowland.... Specifically, the writer of the review attempts to investigate the role of George B.... McClellan's figure in the Civil War.... ... ... ...

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Barriers to Participation in Physical Activity Within the Early Years

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This literature review "Barriers to Participation in Physical Activity Within the Early Years" focuses on the health benefits that accrue from an active physical lifestyle in the early life of a child are undisputed.... Physical activity is a vital component in a child as it promotes development....

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Traditional Guest Cycle in Hotel Management Front Office Operations

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The author of the book report "Traditional Guest Cycle in Hotel Management Front Office Operations" explains that pre-arrival is the first stage of the traditional guest cycle and it involves guests choosing the hotel and reservation.... The second stage is the arrival of the guest.... ... ... ... The third stage is occupancy where the front office staff coordinates guest services....

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Criticism of Strategy as Practice

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The paper "Criticism of Strategy as Practice" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... Often, these researchers have embarked on developing theories and using empirical studies to explain this concept.... Because of these efforts, over time there has been a development....

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Making Sense of the World: A Biblical Worldview Critique

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The review "Making Sense of the World: A Biblical Worldview Critique" focuses on the critical, thorough, and multifaceted analysis of the book Making Sense of your World: A Biblical Worldview by W.... Gary Phillips, William E.... Brown, and John Stonestreet.... ... ... ... W.... Gary Phillips has done his B....

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Influence of Trust on Competition in E-Commerce

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This literature review "One of the Electronic-Commerce Marketplaces Taobao in China" is desired to get more information about the nature of trust in e-commerce and how it influences competition in the trade.... The research will utilize an inductive approach.... ... ... ... An inductive approach will yield more information about the aspect of trust in e-commerce, which will explain its influence on the trade....

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Form and Meaning in Sitcoms since the 1950s

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This review discusses shows such as I Love Lucy which was themselves adaptations from live 'dinner' shows and other forms of entertainment such as radio and stage.... The sit-com is presented as a continuous performance in which the characters work their way through a complex situation in a comical....

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Classic and Contemporary Ethnography

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The paper "Classic and Contemporary Ethnography" examines ethnography that refers to the collection of the qualitative methods that are used and applied in the field of social sciences, and they focus on close observation of the interactions and social practices.... ... ... ... The qualitative methods are paramount in ensuring that the researcher can interpret and build the theories concerning the occurrence of a social process....

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Martin Scorceses The Gangs of New York

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Martin Scorcese's "Gangs of New York" was a masterpiece of cinematic artistry, and brought to life a subculture and a time that is little covered in the movies.... Most of the movies covering the Civil War refer to the battles at the Mason-Dixon line or into the South, from "Gone With The Wind" in 1939 to "Glory," featuring the black Massachusetts division under the leadership of Colonel Robert Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick (1989). ...

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A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

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The book A Civil Action (written in 1996) is classified under the non-fiction category of literary works.... The book has been written in the form of a novel, which depicts a case of water contamination in Woburn during the 1980s.... .... ... ... Book Review – A Civil Action Resume of the Book The book A Civil Action (written in 1996) is classified under the non-fiction category of literary works....

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The darkness by Gitta Sereny

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Thousands of books retelling that darkest era of human civilization, and horrified gory of the holocaust which the world witnessed have been already recorded and re-recorded in forms of chronicle, testimonies, documentaries, novels, poetry and scholarly write ups.... ... ... ... Such is the impact of the holocaust that mankind can talk in support of it or express their disgust but can never ignore the incident in human history....

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Mean street movie analysis

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Mean Streets Mean streets is an American crime movie produced and directed by Martin Scorsese.... Scorsese wrote the script play in collaboration with Mardik Martin.... Staring in the movie are Hollywood stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.... ... ... ... Warner Bros released the film in October 1973 and, it earned a selection in the US National Film Registry for been the best cultural and aesthetic film of the century (Martin, & Scorsese, 1973)....

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Good Bye Lenin (2003) Director: Wolfgang Becker

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It presents a son who is devoted to sacrifice for her mother, despite the many challenges that he encounters.... It is a charming story that has a combination of tenderness (Berghahn, 2005).... The.... ... ... The reunion of the long separation leads to awkward re-acclimation, which very few films would explore....

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Midterm film analysis paper

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The film comprised of an international star cast, which included some reputed names like Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine, Ken Watanbe,.... ... ... The movie is about a thief Dom Cobb played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who commands the special power to penetrate the dreams of other individuals so as to steal what he wants....

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Film evaluaton about SALT movie by angelina jolie

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This paper will shed more light upon the movie, important factors like graphics, sounds effects, the plot of the movie will be analyzed.... ... ... Salt is an action movie and many people complained that it was hardly realistic but no action movie is realistic these days, some people were very disappointed after watching the movie because Angelina Jolie who works for the CIA hardly gets hurt in the movie and People who look for sense in movies should not watch this because it is senseless and highly unrealistic; the sound effects are really good....

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TV Series Chuck

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In the essay 'TV Series Chuck' the author analyzes an action comedy spy drama about Chuck Bartowski who is an average computer whiz guy.... The twist of the story began when Chuck received an encoded email message from an old college friend who is an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA....

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Three Questions to a Writing Junky by William Burroughs

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The review "Three Questions to a Writing Junky by William Burroughs" focuses on the critical analysis of the writing Junky by William Burroughs from the perspective of three specific questions.... The story jumps at the reader for the unconventional and controversial nature of its subject matter....

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Horror Films In American Cinema: A Brief Peek Into History Using The Evil Dead Franchise

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This research is being carried out to evaluate and present a brief peek into the history of horror films in American cinema using the evil dead franchise.... This research will begin with the statement that horror films have been around from their inception in the 1890s.... ... ... ... This paper illustrates that the appearance of ghosts in real life, their existence, the debate around it, the mystery and fear of death and the growing frustration over Church activities were all channeled in the movie scenario using rudimentary scripts and some awesome pictures that thrilled the audience and superceded their visual expectations....

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Bodies, Sexualities, Identities

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The paper 'Bodies, Sexualities, Identities' discusses gender disclosure and consent in the society.... Emphasis is placed on the limits of intelligibility.... Sexism is a belief in the dominance and superiority of one sex over the other, and race a belief in the superiority of one over the other....

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Enemy Of State

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The distributors Buena Vista Pictures Distribution released this Action, Drama and Thriller kind movie, Enemy Of State, on November 20, 1998.... Tony Scott directed the movie and David Marconi wrote the storyline.... The film cast included predominantly Will Smith as Robert Clayton Dean, Gene Hackman as Edward 'Brill' Lyle, Zavitz as Jason Lee And Jon Voight as Thomas Brian Reynolds....

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Jewish Enemy by Jeffrey Herf

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Sixty years have passed but still there are numerous debates on the magnitude of the Holocaust.... However, the huge atrocities committed have surpassed the techniques the Nazis employed to rationalize their needs.... ... ... Review of the Book Jewish Enemy by Jeffrey Herf.... Sixty years have passed but still there are numerous debates on the magnitude of the Holocaust....

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The Mariinsky Orchestra Concert Report

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The Mariinsky Orchestra Concert Report Date; 11, Oct 2011 Time; 8pm-10.... 0pm Venue; Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium Introduction Eleventh, Oct 2011 is perhaps one of the most memorable days of my life.... I had a chance to attend the Mariinsky Orchestra concert held at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium....

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Road Log Report

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Name Professor Couse Date Road Log Report (Geology) Summary The following log journeys developed cities of Fullerton and Brea to observe a range of geological and ancient facets.... The log opens up in Fullerton close to Orange Freeway and schemes into the los coyote hills.... ... ... ... This route was taken to scrutinize the Whittier Fault region and remember the resourceful oil past of Northern Orange Region....

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The Construction of Indian identity in Tomas Metcalf's Ideology of the Raj

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Book Review Name Class Instructor Date The Construction of Indian identity in Thomas Metcalf's Ideology of the Raj In his 1995 book Ideologies of the Raj, Thomas Metcalf presents an interesting and innovative observation of how the British perceptions of the Indian nation were formed.... ... ... ...

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Correlational Methods

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Running head: CORRELATIONAL METHODS Correlational Methods [Author's Name] [Class] 23 June 2011 Abstract The choice of variables and methods usually predetermines the quality and validity of study results.... This paper is a brief summary and evaluation of three research articles.... ... ... ... Brief information regarding the title of each article, sample and research procedures, results and confounding factors is provided....

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The Unfaithful Wife: French Version

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This movie tries to give a story of a family which felt upset after the husband had to murder the lover to his wife.... However, the.... ... ... Also, after the wife's lover was killed, the family came back to harmony merely because the woman developed respect towards her husband's actions and braveness (Tarokic 65)....

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If Only Film Analysis

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The following movie report "If Only Film Analysis" deals with the analysis of the Hollywood film "If Only".... It is stated that "If Only" is a romantic 2004 film starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls and was directed by Gil Junger.... ... ... ... Investing in love is one's greatest asset....

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The World They Made Together by Mechal Sobel

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The book mainly tackles the influence that Africans and their culture had on whites and their culture wherever they went in the United.... ... ... The main thesis of the author is, “Wherever Blacks lived in eighteenth century America, they affected the collective consciousness, and people in all classes- the elite, the middling sort, the poor and the slaves- shared values” (Sobel, 1988, p 233). ...

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The Devil Wears Prada and Star Wars IV

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The paper "The Devil Wears Prada and Star Wars IV" will begin with the statement that 'The Devil Wears Prada' is a 2006 movie, which narrates the story of Andy Sachs.... The inciting incident in the movie is when Miranda is ready to fire Andy in order to get another assistant at a cheaper salary....

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How China and the United States Balance their Economic Power

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This literature review "How China and the United States Balance their Economic Power" discusses the United States and China that are in a competition.... Each of the two wants to be the global leader in the economy.... The two countries are employing different strategies to compete with the other....

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Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho

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Characteristic pattern in Hitchcock's style is seen in Psycho, something known as black humor.... He uses this in Norman Bates, the character played by Perkins.... Bates hobby is taxidermy.... He likes to stuff things, from animals to little things, but most of all his 'mother'.... ... ... ... Bates stuffs birds that adorn the wall of the office of Bates Motel....

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China during the Cold War Period

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"China during the Cold War Period" paper contains a summary of such articles as "Mao's China and the Cold War" by Chen Jian, "OSS in China: Prelude to Cold War" by Yu Maochun, and 'New Phase in the Relationship: U.... .... Fear of Chinese-Russian Reconciliation'.... ... ... ... The article discussed the shift of Sino-American relations from the beginning of the Cold War to the end....

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Effects of Globalization on International Human Resource Management

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The paper "Effects of Globalization on International Human Resource Management" is a good example of a literature review on human resources.... Effective communication skills by human resource managers convince the workforce to accept change.... Globalization refers to complex changes that affect the social, emotional, economic, political, intellectual and cultural dimensions of people throughout the world....

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Strategies for Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets

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The paper 'Strategies for Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets' is an intriguing variant of a literature review on management.... The paper 'Strategies for Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets' is an intriguing variant of a literature review on management.... For Commerce, global operations require efficient communication and logistics systems which are not very effective in emerging markets (Melnyk, Davis, Spekman, & Sandor, 2010)....

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Advances in Management Accounting Research in the Last 30 Years

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ccording to IMA (2012), research has enabled the process of identification, preparation, analyzing, interpretation, and communication of financial information which will be used by managers to plan, evaluate, and control the firm, as well as assuring suitable utilization and accountability of its resources.... The paper 'Advances in Management Accounting Research in the Last 30 Years' is an intriguing example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The paper 'Advances in Management Accounting Research in the Last 30 Years' is an intriguing example of a finance & accounting literature review....

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SWOT Analysis of Nike Inc

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Although the organizational structure is elaborate and allows for effective reporting and communication flow, it does not sufficiently support employee growth.... The paper "SWOT Analysis of Nike Inc" is a wonderful example of a literature review on management.... The paper "SWOT Analysis of Nike Inc" is a wonderful example of a literature review on management....

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Managing under Uncertainties

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Handbook of communication and Social Interaction Skills.... The paper "Managing under Uncertainties" examines the decision made as production manager of a small advertising firm, the outcome, and issues that arose as a result of the decision made, and what I would have done differently had I been exposed to different decision-making theories....

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Management Accounting and Performance Improvement Initiatives for Organisations

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The paper 'Management Accounting and Performance Improvement Initiatives for Organisations' is a convincing example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The paper 'Management Accounting and Performance Improvement Initiatives for Organisations' is a convincing example of a finance & accounting literature review.... Firstly, is that the BSC approach has facilitated flexibility thus improving communication in the organizations which it is employed in according to Jakobsen, M....

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Is Development Best Achieved by Being For, or Against, Globalization

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This literature review "Is Development Best Achieved by Being For, or Against, Globalization" discusses development as one that seeks to turn around the lives of people and not merely increase their economic wealth.... Developments in the fields of communication technology, has created global economic village and broken the economic, social, political and cultural barriers....

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Employee Commitment in the Organization

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The paper "Employee Commitment in the Organization" is a good example of a literature review on human resources.... Moreover, management policies that clearly define the responsibilities and duties of individual employees through precise communication by management to employees on outcome expectations and what is to be done gives employees a sense of ownership and commitment to the organisation (Su & Wright, 2012: p2070). ...

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Faith, Hope, Love and the Holy Spirit

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His or her relationship with God is continuously nurtured through worship, prayer, and open communication with God by reading and studying His Word.... An author of the following review seeks to investigate in what manner and to what degree is the development of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, an outcome of the work of the Holy Spirit....

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Critical Analysis of Contemporary Issues and Future Developments in Marketing of Wal-mart Company

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“Dimensions of Brand Image: A Conceptual Review from the perspective of Brand communication”.... The paper "Critical Analysis of Contemporary Issues and Future Developments in Marketing of Wal-mart Company" states that Wal-Mart should enhance its competitiveness by understanding the different players in the market....

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Globalization and Unemployment

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Growth and use of internet to ease communication and development of efficient transport system are part of globalization.... The paper "Globalization and Unemployment" discusses that some members from the Global north disagree with some of the solutions stated above.... For example, Multilateralism is of effective ways of tackling insecurity issues resulting from globalization....

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Modern Architectural Designs and Features in Construction Industry

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Construction workers and drivers should have clear communication between them to avoid accidence.... The author of the "Modern Architectural Designs and Features in Construction Industry" paper investigates the environmental issues or impacts during and after construction, with a key focus on environmental challenges and their controlling strategies....

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The Issues Associated with Liberalizing Trade by Multinational Corporations

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Liberal trade policies, incentives, growing foreign direct investment (FDI), advancement in information technology and communication have all stimulated the process of globalization (Lee & Tai, 2006).... The aim of this review is to assess the benefits and costs of trade liberalization in China and India on one hand, and in countries of Africa on the other....

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