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    Discuss how art can be used to reflect‚ promote‚ or challenge cultural beliefs. Art‚ throughout the times have reflected‚ promoted and challenged the cultural beliefs of many different societies. To reflect a culture or society the artwork must create or suggest a particular impression of that era. To promote the cultural beliefs of a society the artwork must encourage and support the beliefs. For the artwork to challenge the beliefs it must question tradition. Gislebertus and Michelangelo promote

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    In Defense of Elitism

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    Leo Southwood (Professor Name) (Type of Course) June 19‚ 2013 Analysis on William A. Henry III’s “In Defense of Elitism” Elitism" is a term that has always made me just a bit uneasy. I have never believed that I needed that label to verify my status as professor of English‚ as editor of one of the most respected of scholarly journals‚ or as literary critic. I chide those of my students who assume that reading Ulysses or even Finnegans Wake makes them part of an intellectual elite. I do not believe

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    How could benchmarking be effectively used to achieve competitive advantage? Please provide an example. Starbucks Even Starbucks has to Benchmark Considering it’s benches are always full of hipsters sipping their half-caf low-fat moccachinos‚ you might think that Starbucks would have no need for benchmarking‚ as many of its benches already have permanent rear-shaped impressions from long-time customers. But that’s not the case at all. In this great case study in DC Velocity‚ we find out

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    How Not to Be Bamboozled

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    Propaganda: How Not To Be Bamboozled By Donna Woolfolk Cross Propaganda. If an opinion poll were taken tomorrow‚ we can be sure that nearly everyone would be against it because it sounds so bad. When we say‚ “Oh‚ that’s just propaganda‚” it means‚ to most people‚ “That’s a pack of lies.” But really‚ propaganda is simply a means of persuasion and so it can be put to work for good causes as well as bad—to persuade people to give to charity‚ for example‚ or to love their neighbors‚ or to stop polluting

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    How are the elements of realism used to present believable characters to the audience? "If you know your character’s thoughts‚ the proper vocal and bodily expressions will naturally follow" said by the creator of realist theatre Constantine Stanislavski‚ is used heavily in the assistance to the portrayal and understanding of the characters in Ray Lawler’s ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’. Actors and actresses can achieve great heights with the depiction of the characters through Lawler’s use of

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    How effective were the tactics used by the US during the Vietnam War? The US used many tactics during the war with Vietnam and the tactics used were usually for one of two purposes: to destroy the Vietcong or win over the peasantry‚ which was what the population of Vietnam generally consisted of. However‚ some tactics proved to be more effective than others‚ and they were inter-related as one often wouldn’t work without the other. The US Army‚ alongside the South Vietnamese Army (the ARVN) found

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    Hamlet Insanity Analysis

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    Hamlet‚ insanity plays an integral role in the development of the plot. Hamlet’s act of antic disposition leads him to say and do a number of questionable things‚ and as the plot progresses‚ his choices become more absurd and illogical. With a steadily growing death count‚ the pressure to avenge his father’s death intensifies and the strain on Hamlet’s mental state worsens. As the story progresses and tensions grow‚ Hamlet quickly crosses the line from feigning madness to a true insanity. By the

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    Criminal Defense

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    Criminal Defense Analysis CJA/354 Professor Croushore Matt Vanderwerff 6/24/13 Self-defense is the justification of the threat or use of force when an individual feels that they are in immediate or imminent danger to their life or bodily harm. The cases I researched were UNITED STATES V. PETERSON‚ 483 F.2D 1222 (D.C. CIR. 1973)‚ OPINION BY: ROBINSON‚ J. and PEOPLE V. CEBALLOS‚ 526 P.2D 241 (CAL. 1974)‚ OPINION BY: BURKE‚ J. In both cases the defenses entered a contest of self-defense. In the

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    Some coastal areas are affected more by socio-economic issues than environmental needs‚ or vice versa. However‚ opportunity costs need to be considered when managing coastal areas‚ where both socio-economic and environmental needs should be met. One place where the need to manage the environment is more necessary is in Dubai. However‚ socio-economic issues were highlighted as being more important in Pevensey Bay and the Isle of Wight. Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with

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    serious injury and stop future injuries from happening. The necessary skills that are involved in sport medicine are very simple everyday skills. One is compassion‚ good communication and problem solving skills. You need those skills to become a successful doctor in this career field. Before becoming a doctor you have to look into the education side first. There are courses you need to complete while attending college to receive you degree. The main courses are physiology of exercise‚ sports law and

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