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Shiloh by Bobby Ann Mason
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The Shiloh, written by Bobby Ann Mason, addresses well some of these concepts and conflicting views.... The story was first published in a New Yorker magazine in 1982.... In the same year it became the title story of the author's first short stories collection book titled ‘Shiloh and other stories'....
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The Open Boat by Steven Crane
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In the paper 'The Open Boat by Steven Crane' the author discusses the story which depicts a real experience from Stephen Crane's life.... Thesis In the short story The Open Boat, Steven Crane describes that a man has to struggle with nature and the Universe to survive in harsh conditions.... ... ...
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Analysis of The Novel As I Lay Dying Written by William Faulkner
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It can only be seen that he achieves the goal of guiding his audience in understanding the underlying themes of the novel through objects as significant as the peeled off chips and the glazing flanks of wooden panel 13 November As I Lay Dying The novel, As I Lay Dying, written by William Faulkner and published in 1930, is known as one of the finest works in modern literature....
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Character Analysis of Silas in Richard Wright's Long Black Song
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As the paper "Character Analysis of Silas in Richard Wright's Long Black Song" outlines, the short story, Long Black Song, centers on the early American society when racial discrimination was prominent in society.... The whites discriminated the blacks making them feel inadequate and not worth interacting with....
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Grandmothers Victory: An Insightful Analysis
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This can be noted as a metaphor devises of literature where the author has connected and compared one's ability with another phenomenon.... 'Grandmother's Victory: An Insightful Analysis' paper investigates the story written by Maya Angelou as one of the most thought-provoking stories of all time....
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Summary of Freedom Writers Film
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The paper "Summary of Freedom Writers Film" states that the scenario is typical in various urban enclaves where individuals are divided into groups based on cultural background, gang, or race.... Members of each social group are aggressive toward outsiders and consistently upping the ante of violence....
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Multi-Cultural Counselling
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The researcher used a quantitative as well as a literature analysis.... ethod The researcher used a quantitative as well as a literature analysis to study the problem.... In the paper 'Multi-Cultural Counselling' the author discusses the need for cross-cultural counseling....
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The Poem in the Orchard
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This book review "The Poem in the Orchard" presents the poem 'In the Orchard' that conveyed the story behind the poem by using a male and female tone that each told a side of the story through their own eyes, and through the words, they spoke to each other.... ... ... ... The poem shows that the differences between the way the two characters perceived each other's action is clear through the repetitive questions and statements, especially on the girl's part....
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The Potential Impact on a Climbers Self Efficacy
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The aim of the essay 'The Potential Impact on a Climbers Self Efficacy' is to evaluate sports injuries, which have been identified as a major concern for athletes.... The number of sports participants facing injuries has been estimated to be from 3 million to 5 million a year.... ... ... ... The author states that in addition, in the UK, around 1 million to 1....
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Schools as Gendered Institutions
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This literature review "Schools as Gendered Institutions" focuses on many scholars that do agree with the fact that gender is an attribute that is socially constructed.... Schools are gendered organizations that provide a particular context for making masculinities and femininities....
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Corporate Social Reporting
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owever literature review indicates that engagement practices do not always raise the accountability of the corporate firms (O'Dwyer, 2005 as cited in Cooper and Owen, 2007).... The author concludes that corporate companies are vouching for their accountability by presenting environmental and social reports....
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Civil Obedience by Henry David Thoreau, Note of the Native Son and The Dungeon Shook by James Baldwin
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The paper 'Civil Obedience" by Henry David Thoreau, "Note of the Native Son' and 'The Dungeon Shook' by James Baldwin" compares the motives of the writers' oeuvres.... They both expose segregation, social injustice and push their nations to fight for their trampled rights, freedom and recognition....
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Comparing two books of Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most prolific authors of his time, has produced two of the most relevant and popular works in the field of literature.... Two of his works are the Slaughterhouse-five and Mother Night.... Both of the works discusses interesting themes while presenting different but equally effective characters. ...
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Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy
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Resources for Teaching The Bedford Introduction to literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing.... The author of this review "Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy" focuses on the story of Marge Piercy.... According to the text, Barbie Doll, a poem by Marge Piercy, tackles the story of a girl growing through the adolescence stage marked by barbarity and appearances....
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Alices Adventures in Wonderland
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In the paper 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' the author focuses on the masterpiece of children's nonsense fiction, which deals with some of the most remarkable themes.... The novel is also popular for its thematic concerns and it incorporates beautiful allusions to the novelist's friends and enemies....
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Jane Yolen's Briar Rose
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Whereas most of the Holocaust literature comprises of heartbreaking accounts of Jewish extermination, Yolen goes a step further to include the painful stories of women and homosexuals as well, who suffered just as much as the Jews.... It is typical of every parent to concern themselves with what they consider 'appropriate reading' for their ward....
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Searching for Freedom and Power
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The author, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, received the Nobel-Prize in literature in 1970.... In the paper 'Searching for Freedom and Power' the author discusses the novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, which described a day of his unimaginable life.... ... ... ... The author states that in the early 1900s within the socialist society of the Soviet Union, prisoners were sent to prison camps called Gulags....
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
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The paper 'The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams' analyzes an effective literary tool in a profound understanding of the themes and character analysis of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.... A psychoanalytic reading of the text has a major role in the interpretation of the work by Williams....
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Conflict out of the Ring
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literature: Craft and Voice, Volume 1.... In the paper 'Conflict out of the Ring,' the author analyzes the chapter titled 'Battle Royal' from Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, where the protagonist, who the reader assumes is Ellison himself, finds himself in a major conflict well before the real action of the story takes place....
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The Dragon Heir
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Conclusion: A trilogy is a set of three works that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three separate works of literature.... “The Dragon Heir” is the final installment in the trilogy by Cinda Williams Chima.... It is a perfectly structured tale that arrives at a convincing conclusion....
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The Runaway Son by Brent Staples
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Brent Staples is a well-known writer who has penned several articles and short stories.... Among one of his most popular pieces of work is The Runaway Son.... This story is basically about forming perspectives in life depending on the environment one is brought up in.... ... ... ... It is a part of the volume titled Memoirs of Family....
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The Significance of Choices in Frankenstein and Uncle Toms Cabin
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In the essay 'The Significance of Choices in Frankenstein and Uncle Tom's Cabin' the author analyzes two characters from popular literature that might seem to have anything in common but actually share the characteristic of perseverance in times of distress.... ... ... ... The author states that both characters represent how individuals can respond differently to distressing situations and, ultimately, effect their future....
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Element Silver
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There is no clear identification of the person who discovered the element silver in the literature (Dhillon).... 9 October 2012.... Element Silver: The Moon on Earth Silver is one of those elements that have been known to the mankind since ancient times.... The discovery of silver dates back to the bronze age....
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The Diamond Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
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World literature 26 April The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Introduction: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant is one of the most popular French writers of the 19th century.... This paper examines a short story "The Diamond Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, which depicts the human condition where they try to tout their wealth by the display of jewelry....
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The Characterization of Aunt Martha
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Aunt Martha wrote in her diary, “If ever I live and grow up, my one aim and concentrated purpose shall be and is to show that women can learn, can reason, can compete with men in the grand fields of literature and science and conjecture.... 17 May 2012.... The Characterization of Aunt Martha Aunt Martha's gender is of a lot of significance for the enlightenment, moderation, and empowerment of all women in general and the black women in particular....
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Reading response SF 2
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In this view, science fiction films portray the development of the male character as his passage literature 7 June Akira.... Among the most characteristic features of the ‘masculine' focus of science fiction is the “embodiment of male immaturities” in the concepts of physical....
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Flood Table Comparisons
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The Norton Anthology of World literature: Beginnings to 1650.... Deucalion and Pyrrha kiss the flood-ruined shrine and pray at the flameless altar to avert the wrath of the gods. ... ... here can be no gainsaying that there are similarities and differences.... ... ... The striking similarity in all these accounts is seen in the mentioning of the cataclysmic event itself and the mentioning of the flood as an extirpator of evil and evil people and the extension of the human race....
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Dual Language Immersion Education
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The problem lies in the dearth of literature on bilingual learning in such groups.... The focus of the paper is an investigation into the merits of immersion programs for bilingualism education that adds to the primary language by full immersion into the second language to be learned....
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Synopsis of the Book of Romans in the Bible
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Williston, VT: Society of Biblical literature.... Romans is often understood to be the place where Paul lays out the essential parts of his theology.... However, as seen from a scholarly look.... ... ... when and where it was likely written, and to whom it was likely addressed, there is a compelling argument to be made that it is not only an explanation of salvation through the gospel of Jesus, but that it is also an attempt to make the empire of Rome fully accepting of BOOK OF ROMANS: SYNOPSIS Number and August 7, Book of Romans: Synopsis The Book of Romans, also known as The Epistle to the Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament, and contains 16 verses or chapters....
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Synopsis of the Book of Daniel
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Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel literature.... From the paper "Synopsis of the Book of Daniel" it is clear that the remaining chapters of the Book are mostly visions Daniel is said to have received, and they take place from the time of the reign of Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar's successor, through to the reign of Cyrius....
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Analysis of The Souls of Black Folk by Burghardt Du Bois
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It is an influential piece in the literature of African American published in 1903.... The paper contains the analysis of "The Souls of Black Folk" by Burghardt Du Bois in which the author provides an assessment of race progress, obstacles of that progress as well as the promises for future progress as America entered the twentieth century....
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Literary Critique
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The psychological genuineness present in every great literature can be seen in this too.... The tension between the public and the private self is depicted in this novel.... The novel is set in the inconsiderate puritan community of seventeenth century Boston.... Nathaniel Hawthorne has....
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Managing masculinity/mismanaging the corporation
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The article seeks to fulfill the lacuna in literature.... The article seeks to fulfill the lacuna in literature not as a way of displacing other forms of analysis but complementing them.... The research analysis that led to the writing of this article was stimulated by reflections on the global financial crisis of 2008 and the exposure of earlier financial and other scandals and crises in corporate capitalism....
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The Raven by Robert DiYanni
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The focus of this paper "The Raven by Robert DiYanni" is on a love story that, however, does not seem to be a happy story of love.... A narrator is a man who lost his love named 'Lenore', whom we see to be the man's main preoccupation in the poem.... ... ... ... The narrator is seen initially in the story as someone who is studying as if trying to forget unpleasant thoughts by burying his head in books and tales of forgotten times....
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The Last Samurai
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The author states that the film is reflected in Japanese literature and the most eloquent ambassadors of Japanese culture; its films and paintings.... In the paper 'The Last Samurai' the author analyzes a movie, which was outstanding for many reasons – not the least being its depiction of Japanese society in the days of the great Samurai tribe and the dignity and quietness....
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Oleanna by David Mamet
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In the paper 'Oleanna by David Mamet' the author analyzes the play, which describes a powerful and bright character of a university professor, John.... John is a tragic character whose destiny and professional career is ruined by his student, Carol.... John's honesty is admirably displayed.... ... ...
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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literature, Arts and Medicine. ... This paper asks what if all of a sudden something happens that will disallow the person to have the ability to do the normal and the ordinary.... It is an invalid's worst nightmare.... This crisis being described happened to a character in a Franz Kafka novella....
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Market for Lemons by Akerlof
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In the paper 'Market for Lemons by Akerlof' the author discusses the book, which demonstrates the possibility of market failure in the most extreme sense imaginable.... The purpose of this paper is to explain this claim and discuss its significance for transaction cost economics as a whole.... ... ...
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The Characteristics of the Man in Jack Londons To Build a Fire
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The Characteristics of the Man in Jack London's “To Build a Fire”One of the most celebrated short stories in American literature, “To Build a Fire” by Jack London (1876–1916) has been the product of the author's thriving experiences in the sub-polar area of Alaska.... This research is being carried out to evaluate and present the characteristics of the man in 'To Build a Fire' written by Jack London....
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Crisis of Bi-racial Identity in Larsens Quicksand and Passing
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The essay 'Crisis of Bi-racial Identity in Larsen's Quicksand and Passing' focuses on the novels, which reflect its milieu and reveal the personality of the author.... The milieu of the novels 'Quicksand' and 'Passing' is the Harlem of Renaissance days.... ... ... ... The author states that Nella Larsen's personality is blatantly present in both works....
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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The Romantics were greatly interested in the establishment of such an order and this was evident in their interest in the French Revolution and in what they perceived to be revolutionary characters from literature, like Prometheus and Satan.... Mary Shelley and her novel, Frankenstein (Shelley), occupy a position in literary history that is unique due to a variety of reasons....
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Research
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Ontology is a common terminology in research literature and it is used to describe the study of ‘being'.... instructor Course 24 June 2012 Research Processes Research can be considered as a ‘scaffold learning' approach where students are given an opportunity to apply theoretical ideas learned in classroom in real world problems....
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Do British Secondary School Children Meet Current Physical Activity Guidelines
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Today there is a paucity of scholarly research into the issue of UK school children meeting the current (2011) UK guidelines for physical activity (Department of Health, 2011: [online]) First of all, the research literature overview helps to identify a universally acceptable definition of ‘physical activity'....
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Flowers for Algernon
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This book is a great piece of literature that shows how we perceive other people in our lives.... Thisbook is a great piece of literature that shows how we perceive other people in our lives.... The author of the current paper highlights that Daniel Keyes' novel Flowers for Algernon follows the life of Charlie Gordon, a 32-year-old man who has an I....
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Analysis of Raymond Carver's Little Things
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"Analysis of Raymond Carver's Little Things" paper discusses the changes made by Carver in the story 'Mine' to give a masterpiece 'Little things'.... The revision brought some word amendments and necessary deletions in the story.... There is also a change in the paragraph structures.... ... ... ... Both the stories have a feel in them however the story's little things can be found to be more appealing and emotional to the readers....
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Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
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At the same time, folk tales and myths, symbolic of the oral tradition of literature, provide ample importance to the problems faced by the elderly people.... At the same time, folk tales and myths, symbolic of the oral tradition of literature, provide ample importance to the problems faced by the elderly people....
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Classic Hollywood on Any Given Sunday
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ary Arnold, Movies; Mini-reviews, Newspaper Title: The Washington Times.... In the paper 'Classic Hollywood on Any Given Sunday' the author analyzes a film that is spread for the eyes, but not the mind.... Stone does a huge job of creating a dizzying way, eye-opening visuals, and tremendously loud sound, and he does all of this in 2 and a half hours....
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Success Factors That Enhance Mathematics Teachers Quality in Primary School
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As the paper "Success Factors That Enhance Mathematics Teachers Quality in Primary School" outlines, teaching is viewed as a form of professional duty, which requires a lot of specialized knowledge.... Teachers need a lot of positive attitude in order to perform well when faced with challenges.... ...
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Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
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reviews based on these early studies were understandably pessimistic (20).... Nevertheless, the term appears consistently in the literature and has acquired some coherence as a referent to particular clients, treatments, programs, and service system issues.... The paper "Substance Abuse and Mental Illness" deals with a need to include staged interventions, psycho-social support, motivation, behavior therapies, comprehensive services, culturally sensitive services, competence, assertive approach, and counseling....
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Impact of Globalization on Development of Nations
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In this paper, globalization is viewed differently from the perspective of many definitions – global scope (large), global village (small), pervasive (global culture), standardized (global product, global service, etc.... , comprehensive (global strategy), etc.... .... ... ... The paper explores globalization as the process that involves an integration of markets at an international level for goods, services, and capital, which puts pressures on the involved societies....
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