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19 May 2008
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How is sexuality and sexual behavior in the developing world shaped by globalization?

Essay - 5 pages - Sociology

Globalization greatly affects the sexual behavior, choices, habits, risks, identities and health of individuals in the developing world. Sexuality has certainly been altered by the intensification and spread of networks and flows interconnecting individuals and political, economic, cultural,...

30 Jul 2008
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Overview of Thailand

Essay - 5 pages - Geography

Thailand is arguably one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is a nation rich in history and culture, populated with a warm, hospitable people who endeavor to make any tourist or visitor feel at home. Before we discuss the people, let's begin with an overview of the country's...

05 Feb 2009
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Cultural diversity

Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences

Multiculturalism had little importance in the past but in today's society it is considered one of the most important issues with grave meanings and consequences attached to it. Public sector authority cannot afford to neglect reflecting on the organization and management of multiculturalism...

16 Apr 2009
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The effectiveness of the training and development program conducted at EXL Service.com (I) Pvt Ltd

Dissertation - 43 pages - Business strategy

Indian companies are walking up to the challenges thrown in by the market economy. To survive in this highly competitive scenario, managers are being pressured to improve quality, increase productivity, cut down waste & eliminate inefficiency. The collective effort of the employer and the...

10 Jun 2013
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Hispanic American Diversity - published: 10/06/2013

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Until I started the research for this paper I did not know how many different countries that Hispanic Americans have come from. It was hard for me to choose only four to write about for this assignment but I did decide to pick the ones I was most familiar with and which I was able to find the...

29 Apr 2009
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Comparing the response to cholera in Zimbabwe with SARS response in Toronto - Public health systems in crisis

Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences

This is an article about two diseases: cholera and SARS. Pandemics today potentially can spread from one part of the globe to another. The spread of SARS from Hong Kong where it was first identified and isolated, to Toronto (which was particularly hard hit), in part has to do with the new...

18 Aug 2014
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A different mirror- book review

Book review - 2 pages - Literature

The historical mirror can guide the living, helping them realize their past and present being. The book ‘a different mirror' presents a view of America's many cultures through the eyes of the minority who migrated to America aiming at getting a better life, the immigrants later got short...

10 Jun 2013
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The story of the Shawnee Indians

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

My name is Methoataske which means “turtle laying eggs”. I am 14 years old and belong to the Shawnee tribe. It is late spring 1831 and we are now embarking on our trip out west having sold our lands. Catahecassa, Black Hoof, our Chief has died. Our tribe is headed to the Mississippi...

17 May 2009
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Communatarism" in Great Britain and the "French Republican model" of integration: With which method should the public policies be controlled while dealing with a multicultural society

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

The issues of national identity, citizenship and multiculturalism are definitely in the middle of nowadays debates. In his work, John Rex develops the approach that the development of multiculturalism policies might diminish tensions between dominant and minority groups within a contemporary...

27 Jan 2011
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Pakistan: what is national identity?

Essay - 12 pages - Political science

With around 140 million people, Pakistan gained the status of a nuclear power in 1998, but also came to be known as a rogue state ('rogue stat') in the eyes of the United States. Under the international spotlight since the Afghan crisis of autumn 2001, and following the attacks of September...

29 Sep 2010
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The Frontier

Essay - 5 pages - Modern history

During the 19th century the American economy grew rapidly. New inventions and capital investment led to the creation of new industries and led to economic growth. With the development of various modes of effective transportation the opportunities for new business ventures increased. However,...

23 Oct 2007
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African Americans in Oklahoma

Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Modern history

The “All-Black towns” of Oklahoma represent a unique segment of American history. Neither in the deep south nor the far west did so many African Americans come together to create and govern their own communities. Between 1865 and 1920, African Americans had established over 50 towns in...

07 Dec 2007
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When China Ruled the Seas

Essay - 2 pages - Literature

When China Ruled the Seas is a discourse on the histories of China's naval prowess. The book begins with early Chinese history, detailing China's first ships, and the somewhat disputable evidence of China's colonization and exploration of places such as Japan, North America, Australia, and the...

16 Jun 2008
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African Influence on Jazz

Essay - 3 pages - Social sciences

The most significant musical influences occurred in the south before the Civil War by African slaves at work. It was the migration of slaves to the south that brought a culture to America based on beats and rhythm as an expression of life. The black tradition moved to America during the...

10 Sep 2008
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Business analysis & recommendations report:Southwest Airlines Co.

Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy

Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967, but its first scheduled flight was delayed until 1971 due to lawsuits from competitors. The company began as a small, regional carrier with three routes. In its initial public offering in June of 1971, the company reported that the funds raised would...

19 Nov 2008
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Cytokines and chemokines

Essay - 5 pages - Biology

Cytokines are soluble low-molecular weight glycoproteins or small polypeptides that act in an autocrine or paracrine manner between leukocytes and other cells. Cytokines have many biologic functions and are important for leukocyte growth and differentiation as well as activation and...

04 Dec 2008
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Investigating the role of soil type, parcel proximity to village and the usage of manure in Nigerian land-use decisions ( with pictures and graphs )

Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Geography

Extensive areas in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa are experiencing increasing population densities and cultivation pressure, insecure land tenure, low annual rainfall amounts (500-800 mm/yr), and soil infertility, all of which affect local cropping decisions. This detrimental trend has resulted from...

13 Jan 2009
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Cultural Persistence: the Jews of New York

Essay - 3 pages - Social sciences

New York is probably one of the most famous cities in the world because of History but also from the fact that it is the symbol of USA, the country of Liberty, capitalism, the self-made-man... New York is a bit like a compendium of American values and a study of this town is very interesting to...

18 Dec 2008
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History of Russia: A look at the Russian political gravity

Essay - 8 pages - Political science

Autocratic rule in Russia initially evolved at odds with the interests of the landed gentry before finally undermining their power via the establishment of a service gentry, loyal to the state, and appeasing them with the slow institutionalization of serfdom. The primary ingredients of early...

15 Jan 2009
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Ethnic cleansing

Essay - 3 pages - Social sciences

Mass violence and extreme problems have characterised the 20th Century. The ethnic cleansing in Rwanda and in Sudan only marks the most extreme recent cases. Unlike some types of warfare, genocide is always a state-organized crime. More precisely, ethnic cleansing has been defined as "the...

16 May 2009
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Asian business culture

Thesis - 9 pages - Journalism

Since the last decade the Northeast Asian economies such as Japan, South Korean and Taiwan have had a remarkable growth and an important development into world-class economic powers. They have emerged from an “array of political and social challenges such as world and civil wars, massive...

20 May 2009
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Efficiency of tele-marketing activities and its viability

Thesis - 24 pages - Services marketing

Banking regulation Act of India, 1949 defines banking as: ‘‘accepting, for the purpose of lending or investment of deposits of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise and with drivable by cheque, draft, and order or otherwise.'' The Indian banking can be broadly...

13 Jul 2009
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Immigrants and consumerism in the city

Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences

An examination of North American history will reveal that a consumer revolution occurred during the middle of the eighteenth century, and it played a significant role in the growth of society, especially in the United States. This raises the question of how consumerism affected specific social...

25 Aug 2009
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A brief look at some of the products and job roles in Honeywell

Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy

The Security Solutions Industry is growing at an accelerating pace in the global scenario. As compared to few years back, the industry has shown considerable growth. However the industry is still in a nascent stage. There are few players in this segment - Honeywell being the leader in majority of...

23 Sep 2009
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Native American identities and adaptations: Identity vs. adaptation: Manoomin and the biotech industry

Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences

In the migration story of the Anishinaabeg, prophets told the tribe to follow a shell in the sky from near the Pacific Ocean to a land “where the food grows on the water [LaDuke 2007].” There, the Anishinaabeg, named Ojibwe or Chippewa by whites, found manoomin, which the whites...

29 Sep 2010
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The failure of HP's ERP implementation

Worksheets - 7 pages - Management

In June 2004, Hewlett Packard started the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning Software in its North American Enterprise Servers and Storage (ESS) division. HP, known for its expertise in a lot of product fields and consulting capabilities, especially in the segment of SAP ERP...

29 Sep 2010
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Zipcar, wheels when you want them

Case study - 18 pages - Services marketing

Introduction Our subject is a growing company which is developing in the face of global competition. This company uses new technologies and the internet to be more successful and to have a sustained growth in the future. We chose this company because we are very interested by environmental...

29 Sep 2010
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Have eating habits changed in the last 20 years for the better or for the worse?

Essay - 4 pages - Sociology

A meal is usually defined as the consumption of two or more foods in a structured setting at a set time. Snacks consist of a small amount of food or beverage eaten between meals. A common eating pattern is three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) per day, with snacks between meals. The...

10 Jan 2011
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'When China changes the world": Erik Izraelewicz

Book review - 5 pages - Economy general

"The snake has initiated its transformation", said Erik IZRAELEWIZC playing this animal metaphor to evoke China, stripped of its skin spotted with communism and protectionism, which finally awakened. Modern cities developed there, and have tripled in volume in recent years. Cities like Shanghai,...

27 Jan 2011
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Sustainable development and tourism - Example of Accor

Dissertation - 40 pages - Management

For a few years already, we have attended a real awakening of the individuals, companies and public authorities on the need for acting for a sustainable development of planet. Within the framework of our study we will be able to be interested in a sector touched particularly by this topic:...