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Teaching Spoken Language

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, English in the World: Teaching and Learning the Language and literature (pp.... “Imitation occurs in situations in which a learner is able to collaborate in social interactions with an expert around specific tasks in which he or she would be incapable of performing alone....

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Chinese Novel Gold Dust Dynasty

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(literature Review) ... This book review describes “traditional and new Chinese women”.... The author talks about their role in a society, in a family before and after 1920s - 1930s.... After socio-economical progress in the beginning of 20th century women in China began to think about their secondary roles....

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The Theme of Personal Identity in Othello and King Lear

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To determine the personality of a character in a literature work, the actions, speech, and behavior of the person is reviewed.... The paper "The Theme of Personal Identity in Othello and King Lear" discusses that various factors contribute to the formation of personal identity.... The main factors that have been identified in the two texts include gender, social status, manipulation, interpersonal relations, and work....

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Cassandra by Christa Wolf

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She abolishes the corruption of literature which is more and more littered with descriptions of male bravery and heroism.... Cassandra is a story written by Christa Wolf and is divided into five separate fragments.... Cassandra is a female character in the story, shown as the daughter of Priam and a prophet during the Trojan war. ...

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Unwritten Rules of Society

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The author of this literature review "Unwritten Rules of Society" comments on the place of women in society.... A literature-Based Unit: Outline, Teaching Content, Nature of the Learners, 10 Text Overviews, And An Explanation for Each Text and Links To Language and Culture ... his literature-based unit is going to focus on ten texts that will focus on the theme of the unwritten rules of society and how the characters in these texts manage to operate outside the boundaries of their own contexts....

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The Story of An Hour and In the Lake of the Woods

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The manner in which such issues are perceived by the world at large depends greatly upon the way in which they are represented in works of literature by an author.... This paper shall discuss two works of literature and how they can be called works of protest art.... The works of literature that have been under the scanner in this paper contribute to the culture of protest in their own ways....

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Issues in The Thematic Paradigm by Robert Ray

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Ray The Thematic Paradigm The Thematic Paradigm of American movie and literature created bythe Professor of the University of Florida Robert B.... hese two types of heroes contrast with each other in many points but they are not just “Good Boys” and “Bad Boys” this contradiction lays much deeper, in the core of traditional American culture, literature, ideology, legends and mythology.... These are only two examples of a large scale of outlaw heroes in American modern literature....

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The Story Behind The Education of Little Tree

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The question that is now being asked is whether the book should still be considered a worthy piece of literature; even though it has already been republished under the ‘fiction' category the main deceit is within the writing itself.... Whether to be enjoyed as the simple description of the upbringing of a young boy and his love for nature or taken as the work of a man who was a racist hypocrite; the book remains an important part of American literature and should be treated as such....

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John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men

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Of Mice and Men, one of the most well known stories in American literature, is a story of hardship and the struggle to overcome barriers to the American dream.... he Grapes of Wrath won a Pulitzer Prize for literature, but it was also highly controversial, as many people disagreed with the political views that he presented in it....

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Valediction by Sherman Alexie

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literature consultation regarding the author and the poem facilitates the development of the opinion and backs up the thesis statement established at the end of the introduction.... literature consultation regarding the author and the poem facilitates the development of the opinion and backs up the thesis statement established at the end of the introduction.... At a time when several psychological challenges face the young people in the United States and around the developed world, literature should support their decision making regarding personal ability to withstand devastation....

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Hanna Schmitz

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But it was the world of books and literature that truly amazed her and she secretly fulfilled her desire by making Michael read aloud to her during the course of their clandestine affair.... As soon as she learned to do so she read about the concentration camps, about Hannah Arendt's report on Eichmann in Jerusalem, the autobiography of Rudolf Hess and the literature of the victims. ... owards the end of the story we feel that all she wanted to do was reconnect with Michael through the world of literature....

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The Odyssey

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Homer is the author of this poem; he used Odyssey as the main character and a hero to develop his literature work.... Homer is the author of this poem; he used Odyssey as the main character and a hero to develop his literature work.... Irrespective of his origin and existence, his literature works remains vital because it forms a fundamental basis of Greek Culture.... This poem has been ranked as one of the vital poem in the western literature....

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Jason and the Argonauts

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In spite of socio-cultural diversity of the modern society, this story remains popular and is widely used and discussed in literature, mass media, cinema, theatre.... The paper 'Jason and the Argonauts' focuses on myth which is well-known all over the world.... It relates to the period of antiquity and describes feats of arms of ancient heroes....

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Symbolism in the A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

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The book review "Symbolism in the A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen" states that Henrik Ibsen has masterfully infused symbolic elements into his work A Doll's House.... The plot has been carefully crafted with many underlying ideas that provoke the reader to probe into the deeper meaning of the story....

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Orientalism: Unmasking the Selfish Goals of the West

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According to Said, the literature describing the orient world lacked freedom from prejudice and creativity.... "Orientalism: Unmasking the Selfish Goals of the West" paper focuses on the movie 'orientalism', through an interview with Edward Said who explains what led him to study the orientalism....

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Human Experience in Ovid Metamorphoses

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The paper 'Human Experience in Ovid Metamorphoses' presents Ovid who was one of the most remarkable and versatile poets in the history of Roman literature.... Ovid was one of the most remarkable and versatile poets in the history of Roman literature.... His literary work spans across a wide variety of forms and ranges from romantic elegies to didactic verses....

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Antigone by Sophocles

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The Norton Anthology of Western literature, Volume 1.... This work called "Antigone by Sophocles" describes the main aspects of the plot of the play Antigone.... The author outlines that people should be ready to accept moral and virtuous changes in society.... From this work, it is clear that we should always be ready to learn from our mistakes....

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First Day of an Immigrant by Frederick Grove and Civilization by Crisz

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Making a difference: Canadian multicultural literature.... In the paper 'First Day of an Immigrant by Frederick Grove and Civilization by Crisz' the author evaluates the case in relation to the Canadian dream that is given a lot of focus and attention in the first day of an immigrant by Frederick Philip Grove and civilization by Rienzi Crisz....

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Concept of Self-Disclosure in Stuck in Love

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Since they are both artistic people they concentrate mostly on art: literature and music.... The review "Concept of Self-Disclosure in 'Stuck in Love' portrays the movie built on the concept of self-disclose.... As characters reveal information about themselves gradually their relationships progress....

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Comparing Two Plays Edward II by Christopher Marlowe and Richard II by William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare's imagery is more memorable, however, and is created and adapted specially for this one situation, while Marlowe uses stock images from classical literature.... The paper "Comparing Two Plays Edward II by Christopher Marlowe and Richard II by William Shakespeare" states that Shakespeare has borrowed many images and dramatic touches from Marlowe, but he has given the idea of deposing a king a much more sophisticated and ironic twist....

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Christianity and Australian Politics

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The paper "Christianity and Australian Politics" is an outstanding example of a literature review on politics.... The paper "Christianity and Australian Politics" is an outstanding example of a literature review on politics.... Most literature view religion as leaning towards a conservative political ideology. ...

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Shakespeare's Measure for Measure

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It can hardly even be said that a separately identifiable concept of freedom of speech concerning the administration of justice has evolved in legal literature. ... The author of the paper "Shakespeare's Measure for Measure" will begin with the statement that Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is no doubt a play highlighting the principles of justice and injustice and at the same time the play provides several reasons to go through vengeance and justice....

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The Use of the Term Sustainable Tourism

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The paper "The Use of the Term Sustainable Tourism " is a good example of a literature review on tourism.... The paper "The Use of the Term Sustainable Tourism " is a good example of a literature review on tourism.... Well, although there are numerous definitions in literature, Lane (2009) implies that the concept would include a form of tourism that was more concerned not only with the economic, cultural and environmental impacts, but also of the indirect impacts that it had on all stakeholders involved....

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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

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This report 'Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility' will present a critical comparison of both the narrow and broad view of corporate social responsibility as well as the arguments presented by theorists either in support or against both views.... ... ... ... The author states that the narrow view of corporate social responsibility focuses on the fact that corporations have the sole responsibility of maximizing the process of profit generation for the sake of the business owners....

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The Strengths of a Woman: Binding Force of a Nation

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The Strengths of a Woman: Binding Force of A Nation Chinua Achebe has been hailed as one of the best of African literature.... In fact he has been credited for writing "African literature that was truly African.... In the paper 'The Strengths of a Woman: Binding Force of a Nation' the author analyzes Chinua Achebe's novel about his native land, culture, and beliefs....

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Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet

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The author states that the truth is, a person could readily build a comprehensive and complicated history of current literature bias established upon nothing but different analysis on Hamlet and its women – an endeavor that has been implemented by at least an expert of literature....

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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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The paper 'Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston' analyzes a novel by a leading African-American writer of the Harlem Renaissance.... It follows the destiny of Janie Crawford, a woman living in the black town of Eaton, Florida as she experiences the very different men in her life.... ...

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Midsummer Nights Dream

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This essay 'Midsummer Night's Dream' analyzes the comical character, Nick Bottom.... The thesis states that Bottom is an allegorical character that parallels the human characters like Hermia's father, Egeus.... People like Egeus are paternalistic, unrealistic, and appear like fools.... ... ... ... The author states that Shakespeare conveys the message that the comedy is not on the comical character of Bottom but the jokes are on the category of people that Bottom represents....

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Critical reader response

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The second good point in Duff's article is the suggestion that in the beginning of the year, teachers should conduct a media literature survey for students to know what pop culture mediums the students follow.... Lessons On Local Culture: The Need Of ESL Classes The article “Pop culture and ESL students: intertextuality, identity, and participation in classroom discussion”, written by Patricia Duff, is an excellent article portraying the difficulties that ESL students from different countries face due to the lack of knowledge about the culture, social patterns, media and lifestyle of local people....

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Maya Angelous Influences

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In her writing, for example, she abolishes various stereotypical myths regarding black women, something that is very uncommon in American literature.... Conclusion Maya Angelou remains a great voice of modern literature that fascinates her audiences by means of the sheer beauty and vigor of her lyrics and words....

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Francis Bacon's about Revenge

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In his essay then, Francis Bacon clearly advocates non-violence and takes an anti-revenge stand.... Yet, the essay contains situations under which revenge may actually be justified like when involving a public cause or when the legal system is inadequate to bring the perpetrators to justice.... ... ...

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Ten 300-words Critical readings for Politic Course

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The article A Defense of International Criminal Law by Andrew Altman and Christopher Heath Wellman has very effectively brought readers towards the basic understanding of the ethical and legal perspective of the international criminal law and has succinctly highlighted different.... ... ... point of views in terms of matter related to jurisdiction of international criminal law and further explaining contemporary and present approaches in this regard (Altman and Wellman, p....

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Jerry Zuckers Ghost

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espite critical reviews regarding technical merit, the real appeal of Ghost is in its use of a simple plot to reveal a love story.... ID=/19900713/reviews/7130301/1023 [Accessed September 27, 2011]. ... In the paper 'Jerry Zucker's Ghost' the author analyzes the movie, which had 'odd inconsistencies' and was 'too slow moving....

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Impact of Confucianism on Customer Perception of Western Brands

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Analysing the impact of Confucianism on behaviour and perception of western brands Contents literature review 4 1.... literature review 1.... The review "Impact of Confucianism on Customer Perception of Western Brands" focuses on the critical analysis of the major impact of Confucianism on customer perception of Western brands....

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Christopher Nolan's Memento

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literature Review: Usability Testing and Heuristic Evaluation ... argett, A 2002, Nolan's Memento, Memory, And Recognition, Clcweb: Comparative literature And Culture: A Wwweb Journal 4(3).... The paper 'Christopher Nolan's Memento' tells us about Memento, a film written and released in 2000 under the directorship of Christopher Nolan....

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Organisational Leadership and Performance

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The paper "Organisational Leadership and Performance" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "Organisational Leadership and Performance" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... Goffee and Jones (2005, p.... & 2) observe that fluidity in the globalised environment calls for a leadership that is able to analyze the situation and offer a unique response without imitating others....

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The Miseducation of the Black Child

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Various pieces of literature support the view that African-American society has learned to accept the violent ghetto culture that it had originally been trying to fight and it now perfectly happy with the segregation that it has from white society.... The following paper under the title 'The Miseducation of the Black Child ' gives detailed information about the book which examines the problems that have been created in African-American society through the social conditioning that is present within the culture....

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Integration of the Individual in the Community and Home in Hawthornes Roger Malvins Burial

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A central theme in study of literature is that it somehow reflects life.... The paper "Integration of the Individual in the Community and Home in Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial" states that Hawthorne's was an exploration the effect of self-imposed sense of sin in conferring tragic dimension to the family life, Anderson's was a study of broken channels of communication....

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Shaken Baby Syndrome and National Awareness

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he syndrome was first described in the medical literature in 1972 where it was reported that 50,000 children in the United States are forcefully shaken by their incapable caretakers every year (Thivierge, 2006).... This review discusses an analysis of shaken baby syndrome and national awareness....

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Postcolonialism Oppresion in Morrison's Tar Baby

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?? Masterplots II: African American literature (2008): 1-4.... Colonialism expanded racist and gender prejudice which postcolonial civil rights movement struggled to end.... When President Lyndon B.... Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin....

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Literary Anthology

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Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a literature.... This work "Literary Anthology" describes an assortment of essays that are in Gloria Anzaldúa's collection; Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras.... From this work, it is clear how the poets and authors in Anzaldua's anthology described their understanding of the connections that exist between all individuals and how they have to fight for themselves....

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Illegal Downloads of Music - the Destruction of the Music Business

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The field of cultural production: Essays on art and literature.... The paper "Illegal Downloads of Music - the Destruction of the Music Business" examines the influence of file sharing and illegal downloads on the music industry.... It has contributed to destroying music industry construction but leads to a new framework for the dissemination of musical experiences....

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The Guns of August and International Politics

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Frequent inaccuracies as well as over simplifications notably within the tale ought to be credited to unsatisfactory familiarity with pertinent monograph literature (Eric & Vladislav, 2012).... The author examines the book "Gun of August" written by Barbara Tuchman and which is about First World War classic histories....

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Constructivism in Mathematics

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The current paper "Constructivism in Mathematics" is a critique of views expressed by Dr.... Max Stephens, Joanne Lobato, David Clarke, Amy Burns Ellis, Harkness, Ambrosio, and Morrone, and Tracey Muir on how effectively and constructively Mathematics can be taught in classrooms.... ... ... ... The main objective of the venture is to assess the effect on learner numeracy outcomes of prominent design rudiments of the nation's early numeracy curriculum and related professional improvement actions....

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The Media War

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In analysing the hostage crises from a media point of view, Scott states that “five theories are culled from secondary literature on the captivity stories and are used as categories in context analysis of mass circulation media” (2000 p177).... This paper ''The Media War'' tells us that Iran has been at the forefront of the list of rogue states....

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Flannery OConnors A Good Man is Hard to Find

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literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing.... " Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find" paper focuses on the short story that raises moral and behavioral issues in society.... O' Connor's Catholic upbringing has a great impact on her writing and motivates her to portray deep philosophical and moral matters involving communities....

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Effective Hand Hygiene in Clinical Settings

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There have been new developments in the area of medical care and due to these developments most research bodies have reviewed the available literature and come up with new guidelines for hand hygiene.... From the paper "Effective Hand Hygiene in Clinical Settings" it is clear that the dangers of not practicing hand hygiene in health care areas are very great....

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Post method Condition in Language Teaching

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This is a critical literature review of the postmethod condition in language teaching. ... The postmodern educator: arts-based ... The effective teaching of language arts.... "Post method Condition in Language Teaching" paper argues that post method condition encourages research for an indeterminate, coherent theoretical account that is founded entirely on empirical, theoretical, and pedagogical brainstorms that allow teachers to theorize from their practical work....

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Building, Sustaining, and Changing an Organizational Culture

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The paper 'Building, Sustaining, and Changing an Organizational Culture' is an exciting example of a management literature review.... The paper 'Building, Sustaining, and Changing an Organizational Culture' is an exciting example of a management literature review....

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Trade Relation within China and Latin America

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The paper "Trade Relation within China and Latin America" is a wonderful example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics.... The rapid growth of China has made the country a key player within the global economy and it has landed into competition with other developed countries....

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