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How Can Advertising Campaigns Appeal to a Sense of Australianness

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The paper "How Can Advertising Campaigns Appeal to a Sense of Australianness" is a wonderful example of a literature review on media.... The paper "How Can Advertising Campaigns Appeal to a Sense of Australianness" is a wonderful example of a literature review on media....

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History of Economic Thought: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations

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“Two hundred years after the publication of his magnum opus, Adam Smith remains a towering figure in the gallery of the great economists -a name for all to conjure with, the author of the most famous unread book in our profession” (Heilbroner, 1976, p.... ).... Adam Smith is.... ... ... The paper "History of Economic Thought: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations" is a wonderful example of a book review on macro and microeconomics....

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Water for the Elephants by Sara Gruen

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This paper 'Water for the Elephants by Sara Gruen" focuses on the story related to the exploitation of animal talents for the sake of the aggrandisement of wealth by human beings.... The story also relates to the exploitation of economically weak human beings, by other humans controlling power.... ....

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Religion as a Strong Force in Contemporary Society

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This literature review "Religion as a Strong Force in Contemporary Society" offers several explanations why religion remains strong in contemporary society.... The social utility of religion is one of the strongest arguments why people have stuck to religion despite predictions to the contrary....

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Constructive and Evolutionary Rationalism, Different Factors Affecting Market Freedoms

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This paper "Constructive and Evolutionary Rationalism, Different Factors Affecting Market Freedoms" analyzes theories behind free market and government and non-government interventions that have ushered different types of market evolution.... The market is complex and multi-facet that no single system may be able to control and run it efficiently....

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Changing Perspective Towards The Theme of Suffering

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From ancient days, suffering has been considered as an integral part of life.... It was believed that Man is doomed to suffer on this earth for the mistake he has committed.... ... ... ... Changing Perspective.... From ancient days, suffering has been considered as an integral part of life.... It was believed that Man is doomed to suffer on this earth for the mistake he has committed....

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The Male Gaze and the Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock

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The paper "The Male Gaze and the Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock" states that the film 'Rear Window' does not only provide commentaries only that support the idea of the male gaze, but it also criticizes the voyeuristic tendencies exhibited by most men and some women in the society.... ... ... ... The women that were earlier portrayed as helpless characters in the eyes of viewers soon become the heroines when they are required to go to the apartment and take action....

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Cross-Cultural Female Identities in Joy Luck Club

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The paper "Cross-Cultural Female Identities in Joy Luck Club" discusses the cross-cultural female identity in film, the idea of the sociological imagination.... The paper highlights the issue of the idealized image of women, the role of an idea of class in the forming of female identity.... ... ... ...

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Lack of sound ethical guidelines in Business

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In the paper 'Lack of sound ethical guidelines in Business' the author expresses his position in regard to the Relationship between Business and Ethics.... His guiding moral principle is, to always treat other human beings as ends in themselves, but never as means to an end.... ... ... ... The author of the paper states that lack of sound ethical guidelines in Business can, actually, lead to many problems including big loses in Business....

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Maturity and Aging in Cross-Cultural Perspectives Book Report

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Previous studies on age concepts seem to bring to terms a greater perception of the slowly degrading culture among the aged people across many communities of the world.... .... ... ... lighting the roles older people ought to play in order to create, and sustain these cultures as well as reducing the age related tensions resulting from the same (Apt,1996)....

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Tolkiens LOTR in the Lord of the Rings Story

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The paper "Tolkiens LOTR in the Lord of the Rings Story" focuses on The Lord of the Rings' story which is about war - the fight against evil, even against apparently hopeless odds, with the knowledge that victory can be achieved only at great cost, speaks to the struggles of the world wars.... ... ...

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Is Mercy Killing Right and Are Atheist Good People

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"Is Mercy Killing Right and Are Atheist Good People" paper provides a foundation for a better understanding of the factors that underlay moral judgment.... It helps in adding to the body of knowledge that can be applied by psychologists in related areas of policymaking where the society faces dilemmas....

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Becoming Christlike Disciples Critique

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The review "Becoming Christlike Disciples Critique" focuses on the critical analysis of the book Becoming Christlike Disciples by H.... Ray Dunning.... This is a relatively small book which deals with very big themes.... The book is made up of two separate units, part I and part II.... ... ... ... Each part has a clear structure based on one big concept, and the chapters break this big concept into smaller pieces....

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Historical Context in Stephen Cranes The Open Boat

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Crane lived to retell the story and the fact that it is based on a true event almost changes how we read it because we know that more than imagination goes into this piece of literature.... The values dramatized in "The Open Boat" have been realized in similar terms by the greatest writers in our literature--by Melville, for example, in "A Squeeze of the Hand" in Moby-Dick; and by Whitman in Chant Three of "I Sing the Body Electric....

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Business Book Guide

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At times it is a good philosophy not to re-invent the wheel.... This paper describes how the book equips the user with the ability to face the various business situations by comparing them to real life do or die scenarios faced by trainees in the armed forces and how it helps the reader to overcome personal inhibitions and limitations to achieve the desired business....

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The Performance Andrea Chenier

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The cultural relationship was one which was a main format for art of the time, both as a personal philosophy of many cultures as well as one which was becoming a part of the transformation in various regions during the late 1800s (Shapiro, 2005).... This review "The Performance Andrea Chenier " analyzes the main components of the performance....

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Effect of Physical Education on Cognitive, Psychosocial Development During Childhood and Adolescence

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To be able to do this, an educator must state his philosophy of physical education. ... The author of the paper under the title "Effect of Physical Education on Cognitive, Psychosocial Development During Childhood and Adolescence" will begin with the statement that a young child develops the thinking and organizing process of the brain....

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Short answers

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Ma Jolie on the hand is effectively impenetrable and in either of the cases the sealing over of space emasculates and dephallisizes the male viewer.... Some cubist paintings allude.... ... ... Male domination was thus under threat. ... ... .... How does Chave account for the fact that, unlike Manet's Olympia, Picasso's Les Demoiselles seemed less suited 600-601) ...

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Effective Teaching and Learning in the Primary Schools

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This literature review "Effective Teaching and Learning in the Primary Schools" discusses the employment of creativity in handling a subject.... Reliable knowledge and social epistemology: essays on the philosophy of Alvin Goldman and replies by Goldman.... The use of technology in learning the English language is one of the ways that the instructors can improve creativity and innovation in the learning process....

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The Film The Green Mile

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Edgecomb's philosophy is to ensure that the last days or years of the men on death row are as calm and even as happy as possible.... The paper "The Film The Green Mile " states that it is essential to state that the film's claustrophobic, cyclical, bleak mood surrounding the heroic quest of the detective struck a responsive chord after the scandalous Watergate era of the early 1970s....

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Disabled Children in Inclusive Education

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This literature review "Disabled Children in Inclusive Education" discusses inclusive education that can educate children with disabilities.... nclusive education is based on a philosophy that a unified system of education will work and all students regardless of their diversity will be served, thus any attempt to adopt such type of education without commitment and unconditional acceptance of all children will fail....

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The Perceived Role of God During Suicide Bereavement

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However, this study also had a number of weaknesses which include; waste of time during in reviews.... The article talks about bereaved families and their religious life after suicide of a family member.... It touches on what some religions explain suicide and.... ... ... This paper will identify the purpose of the study done by Kennet and Vandecreek, providing the hypothesis, study samples, research methods, and study findings of the study (Mottram, 2011)....

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Building Procurement Systems

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This paper 'Building Procurement Systems' emphasizes the fact that open systems are more beneficial and gives space for customer's ideas and innovation.... Open systems provide the developers with varied options and allow them to develop a project that is entirely based on the client's requirements....

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International Business- Culture

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Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom, Volume 1, MI: University of Michigan Wolper, L.... In this review "International Business- Culture" the effects of culture, international business operations will be investigated, and how the culture affects the cost of doing business in different countries....

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Film Analysis

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FS 1 Mid Term Exam Bagdad Cafe Percy Adlon (1987) ?... ? According to Adlon this film “exemplifies how one person in the right place can affect a community of lives”.... Discuss how the film represents this comment.... The movie is about chance and the need to create a person's own destiny when everything around her seems to be crumbling down....

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The Dominance of Drug Addiction Among Young People, and Expectant Mothers in the US

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According to her, the country needs a paradigm shift in its public policy towards drug abuse and related crimes, “a switch from the "zero tolerance" philosophy to a policy of harm reduction, as well as the eventual decriminalization or legalization of some currently illicit drugs....

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The Elementary Forms Of The Religious Life by Emile Durkheim

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Oxford Companion to philosophy.... The paper "The Elementary Forms Of The Religious Life by Emile Durkheim" states that if the issue of structure in the work of Durkheim is examined thoroughly, it will be made clear that structure – in accordance with Durkheim – is related with the development of society....

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The Role of Religious Strife in the Witch Hunts in Switzerland

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One of the debates among several scholars and historians is from the witch hunts of early, modern Europe.... The debates that have taken place are based.... ... ... More importantly, there are different questions over why it happened and the results that have occurred in history as a result of the witch hunts....

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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He is scheming, how to take advantage of other people for his selfish ends and that was the foundation for his living philosophy.... This report "Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky" discusses the philosophical implications of the book are great and the story shows how a totally wrecked individual finds his mooring in life and tries to reform and rehabilitate....

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The Iliad - Anger, Trophies, and Ancestral Messages

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en are, in philosophy, associated with spirit and intellect, while women are associated with the body, emotion and nature.... From the paper "The Iliad - Anger, Trophies, and Ancestral Messages" it is clear that British historian, Andrew Alby, argues with evidence and speculation that Homer was not the author of 'The Iliad', and that it probably was written down by a woman, about 650 BC....

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Personal Choice Film Evaluation

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iew of Teaching: Harold Jones's philosophy of teaching is to treat everyone regardless to disability or position in life with dignity and respect.... This work called "Personal Choice Film Evaluation" describes five various films, their plot, the main themes, key aspects.... From this work, it is clear about the author's personal relation to these films, their popularity in modern society, the views of teachers and students in each film....

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Foucault's Contribution to Punishment Theory

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This report "Foucault's Contribution to Punishment Theory" discusses the relationship between discursive systems of knowledge and power and domination becomes critical.... Foucault's central critique of traditional approaches to power is against the "juridic-discursive" model of power.... ... ... ...

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Special Needs Services in Saudi Arabia

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This literature review "Special Needs Services in Saudi Arabia" sheds some light on the ideologies and political movements whose aims are to establish a socio-economic structure where wealth distribution and service provision are under communal control.... Social and Political philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives, Routledge ...

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The Concept of Lifelong Learning

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Introduction to the philosophy of Education, The Free Press, New York.... The author of "The Concept of Lifelong Learning" paper argues that the current intense period of interest in lifelong learning at national and international levels clearly reflects a widely felt need for the reorientation of education and training policies....

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Critical Thinking in Marketing

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Market orientation has been repackaged under names such as customer intimacy, customer orientation, and customer philosophy.... The review "Critical Thinking in Marketing" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues concerning the role of critical thinking in marketing.... Significant research has been undertaken to get a better understanding of the term market orientation....

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How George Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country

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Under a democratic environment steps taken by an administration that speaks about supremacy of democracy cannot be supported and at the same time it also reveals the true nature of democratic philosophy, followed by the government.... This book review "How George Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country" discusses corporate leaders over the system of the governance of the nation implies that there has been a great devaluation in the field of moral values among the American people....

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The Discipline of Nursing: Contemporary Issues and Trends

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2008, Nursing: the philosophy and science of caring, University Press of Colorado, Colorado.... This review "The Discipline of Nursing: Contemporary Issues and Trends" discusses strategies that should be utilized to manage challenges that are likely to be experienced during clinical placement....

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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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Gender Differences and the Double Bind as Important Drivers of the Glass Ceiling in Leadership

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The paper 'Gender Differences and the Double Bind as Important Drivers of the Glass Ceiling in Leadership' is a well-turned example of human resources literature review.... Women on the other hand have found it hard to find their place as leaders and if they have, they have gone through major barriers and....

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Tax Expenditure Management

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The paper 'Tax Expenditure Management ' is a great example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The Current comprehensive income tax treatment system for household savings entails the taxation of both incomes from savings earnings and incomes from labour (Mirrlees, 2008:287)....

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Fetishism and the Social Value of Objects

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This literature review "Fetishism and the Social Value of Objects" discusses sexual fetish objects are considered to be fetishes because they are objects, as opposed to being the part of a person.... Also, these objects are inanimate, and to be considered truly a fetish, must not be a body part....

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Titanic: Historical Accuracy

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The author of the "Titanic: Historical Accuracy" paper discerns the credibility of the movie from the historical claim that the title suggests.... The fame of the Titanic movie and the fame of the RMS Titanic in 1912 can almost visualize as equal hype in each era.... .... ... ... One of the primary accurate accounts that the movie faithfully acknowledged from the RMS Titanic was the date set that the movie took place....

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From a Small Village to the Great Land of Egypt

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This literature review "From a Small Village to the Great Land of Egypt" explores the economic development of Ancient Egypt that it attained through its agricultural and population expansion, which were illustrated as cultural outcomes of its religion, climate, and geology.... .... ...

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Final Religion

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In Walter Stace's Book, “Mysticism and philosophy”, he believed there are two types of mysticism: introvertive and extrovertive.... In our current world, different religions exist in different countries, with isolated forms of religious experiences.... Each religion has established their own cultures, beliefs and missions....

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The Role of Explicit Memory and Attention in Attitude Change

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Implications for psychology of the new philosophy of science.... "Analyzing Paradigmatic Influences in Research: The Role of Explicit Memory and Attention in Attitude Change" paper identifies the role played by the paradigm in carrying out the research on the article 'The role of Explicit Memory and attention in Attitude Change....

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Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and the Origins of Mormonism

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This literature review "Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and the Origins of Mormonism" discusses Mormonism that was dependent on the continued revelation process of Smith's experiences.... According to Mormon leaders/ prophets, this religion has been corrupted and impure because of the intermingling of Mormonism with other philosophies especially with Greek culture and philosophy....

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The Attacks Of 9/11 As Evidence Of A Clash Of Religions

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However, this might not be true because America do have Muslim devotee and who swore allegiance to the American philosophy.... Wright in the book 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' explain the emergence of Al-Qaeda.... The essay "The Attacks Of 9/11 As Evidence Of A Clash Of Religions" critics the account as narrated by Wright and give an alternative view of what transpired before September 11, 2001....

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Role of Women in Zombie Movies

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The Walking dead and philosophy zombie apocalypse now.... The paper "Role of Women in Zombie Movies" examines why women are often placed as weaker and needy sex.... The paper will also expound on the changes that have taken place since 1974 in most of the zombie films in which women's roles changed from being dependent and weak to independent and courageous....

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The Authority for Architecture by Terry

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he author – His work and philosophy ... The paper "The Authority for Architecture by Terry" notes that the architecture industry should be filled with imaginative designers.... Old designs were good thought out, e.... .... those ones used by Solomon to build the Temple.... That is the way to rejuvenated architecture....

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Education and Learning

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Educational philosophy and Theory 41 (3): 332–341. ... The paper "Education and Learning" suggests that the need for education and learning among human beings is considered necessary.... The same helps attain the necessary skills and qualifications needed for employment and sustenance of a favourable lifestyle....

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