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    Conceptualizing The Other

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    Conceptualizing the “Other”‚ Institutioinalized Discrimination‚ and Cultural Racism Masoud Kamali Department of Sociology University of Uppsala The legacy of Orientalism and creation of “the West and the rest” is deeply rooted in the Western intellectual traditions‚ educational institutions‚ and political systems‚ as well as in our seemingly “value-free” social sciences. In this note I identify category systems‚ value structures‚ and discourses – as elements of theories or paradigms – which serve

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    Hand Decontamination

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    2009)This is a reflective report about hand decontamination. Hand washing is found to be the single most important clinical skill in preventing cross contamination and infection control (Dougherty & Lister‚ 2009) In this report I will reflect on my personal experience‚ after learning the theory and practicing the hand hygiene technique‚ reflecting on my feelings and areas for improvement. | Description of what happened.On the day we were firstly introduced to hand decontamination‚ using a power

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    Traditional Criticism

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    (1972/2009). The ‘traditional perspective;’ Critical essay: Mr. Douglass’s fifth of July. In J. A. Kuypers (Ed.)‚ Rhetorical criticism‚ perspectives in action (pp. 39-59). Lanham‚ MD: Lexington. F. I. Hill wrote the article The “Traditional” Perspective in 1972; later edited in 2009. This article was meant to inform readers about how to apply traditional criticism through the use of the theory of rhetoric. It was divided into two sections; the first being an overview of traditional criticism‚ and

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    Colonial Period

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    COLONIAL PERIOD IN AMERICAN LITERATURE PAPER Writings in the Colonial period in American Literature changed many aspects of the world today. Literature included many new authors‚ themes‚ and genres. The colonial life of the 1600s had a huge impact on the literature that was produced during that time. “Their hearts are filled with grace and love‚ And from the world are borne above” William Bradford. Many of which described the lifestyle of colonists‚ how the authors were making an impact‚ and

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    Strength of the link between perceived usefulness and attitude is positive and is .50. Also‚ it can be stated for the perceived ease of use and attitude where the strength of the link is .42. We have negative relationship between perceived usefulness and intention and is -0.6. Perceived ease of use and intention is also negative -.23. Attitude and intention are positively related as the numbers prove 1.15. TABLE 29 Regression weights (AMOS) Estimate S.E. C.R. P Label Attitude <--- Perceived Usefulness

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    in a fictional town of West Egg in New York in the summer of 1922. Fitzgerald described the novel in a Jazz Era‚ with lavishing parties. There were two versions of film produced‚ 1974 directed by Jack Clayton and 2013 directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ which follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick‚ and shows the roaring twenties life style. The Great Gatsby indicates the American Dream as a bigger impact in Gatsby’s life‚ but in the 1920’s it reaches the exploration of the

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    1 “The Good Old Days” An Exposition on Music and Nostalgia There has always been a dispute between the past and the present‚ the ancient and the modern‚ the old and the new. In medieval times‚ before the renaissance and the age of philosophical enlightenment‚ the general consensus was that life was better in the past. The “golden days”‚ as they were called‚ were the days of great minds like Socrates and the prodigious empires of the Greeks and Romans. After the renaissance‚ and up until

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    Historic mansions‚ classic sports cars‚ perfect abs and skinny jeans are all words and phrases that can be associated with vampires. Well‚ modern day vampires‚ who are completely different from the traditional vampires who slept in coffins and could not walk in the sunlight. The way the modern day vampire is depicted in media has taken a huge bite out of society. Vampire culture in media has been on the steady rise‚ as if society had actually been compelled; a skill vampires of the television drama

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    Traditional Games

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    basketball. Games like Congkak‚ Main Lereng‚ Baling Tin‚ Sepak Raga or Gasing are bygones. While having a chat with my dad who is more of a ‘homeboy’ (mom’s a bit of town kid)‚ he gave me a list games he used to play as a kid. Some were the games of this soil and some were that adapted from neighbouring countries. However‚ I made a dash before he started his lecture on‚ “You know‚ kids these days…” His voice fading away and the last line that I could hear was‚ “There wasn’t even colour televison in

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    significance between 1920 and 1930s America. The Klu Klux Klan was a widespread racist group who harboured immense hate for African Americans and non white groups who flourished with up to 6 million members in the 1920s. Throughout this essay I will assess the significance of the kkk during the period of 1900 to 1930 and how much influence they had on the American public. Categories such as how this influence came about and how the kkk managed to give purpose to a population who were afraid of change

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