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    Authentic works of folk literature versus manufactured ones differ in many ways. The definition of folklore was changed from an “‘oral cultural tradition of a specific group of people’” to an “‘oral poetic creation of the broad folk masses’” (Miller 5). The concept of tradition and cultural origin which is usually ingrained in the authentic folklore is void in the more modern‚ manufactured ones. Manufactured folktales also have much more thought put into to them in terms of “controlling” the folktale

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    order that the author gives them 4. A Good Summary… a. Must be comprehensive. You should isolate all the important points in the original passage and note them down in a list. Review all the ideas on your list‚ and include in your summary all the ones that are indispensable to the author’s development of his/her thesis or main idea. b. Must be concise. Eliminate repetitions in your list‚ even if the author restates the same points. Your summary should be considerably shorter than the source. You

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    All For One‚ or One For All >>>>>In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚" a question about suffering is raised. When comparing these two short stories‚ one is compelled to ask is it better that a society suffer to improve the life of one person‚ or instead is it better that one person suffers to improve the life of a society. In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚ " the main characters dealt with the pain and suffering in their societies in ways that

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    INCIDENT REPORT ------------------------------------------------- Initial Call Reported: Date: 4/18/2012 Time: 10:30am Tech’s Name: Arcell M. Mitchell Jr. Name of Requestor: Department: Phone of Requestor: ------------------------------------------------- IT Reporting Information Date and Time of Response to Requestor: 4/19/2012 10:15am Date and Time Incident Occurred: 4/18/2012- unknown Type (Hardware‚ Software‚ Phone): Exchange (outlook) due to hardware and damage file issue

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    epidermidis) living on publicly used door knobs Fateema Thomas Andrea Donaldson Aryan Jaimangal Tiffany McNeil John Posey Abstract Germs are a mist in every corner of the world. They are stealth and literally‚ are on everything. This can range from your cooking ware‚ or maybe you’re doorknobs‚ and even your fingertips. But exactly what can did mean for our human race? Are these bacterium good or bad? Bacterium sometimes can affect us in positive and negative lights. We can use this to our advantage

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    should be made as follows: Saba‚ W. S. (2008) ‘Commonsense Knowledge‚ Ontology and Ordinary Language’‚ Int. Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems‚ Vol. n‚ No. n‚ pp.43–60. Biographical notes: W. Saba received his PhD in Computer Science from Carleton University in 1999. He is currently a Principal Software Engineer at the American Institutes for Research in Washington‚ DC. Prior to this he was in academia where he taught computer science at the University of Windsor and the American

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    complex and realistic interactions between firms. Why is cooperation so difficult for finite games (where the last period is known for certain)? Factors Necessary to Establish a Cartel 1. Must be able to raise price w/o inducing competition from outside the cartel 2. Expected punishment for forming the cartel must be low relative to the gains (Note: most cartels are international) 3. Cost for establishing and enforcing the cartel must be less than the gains Facilitating

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    I appreciate the effort for all of you to come here and for us to discuss distinctive voices in the film that I directed‚ ‘One Night the Moon’. My purpose in directing and releasing the film ‘One Night the Moon’ is to highlight the systematic discrimination and racism inflicted upon Aboriginal people and minorities and its negative effect on our society. In the film ‘One Night the Moon’‚ there are several voices that helps draw the viewers into the experiences of others and allow different perspectives

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    the writer deals with problem of today’s engineering students in India who get into the country’s top University‚ only to rebel against the stultifying environment of academic competition. The novelist has‚ from his first hand experience‚ clearly depicted ragging‚ hostel life‚ work pressure from the higher authority‚ rising suicide cases‚ a great criticism on education system in India following internationally landed IIT scheme that has stifled students creativity by forcing them to value grades more

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    The film styles of Casablanca and It Happened One Night were completely different from that of Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives. Casablanca and the earlier films were all shot with very basic techniques where the frame just focused on the action. However‚ in Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives everything was in focus in the frame‚ even the events taking place in the background. Rather than just one main conversation or action being the concentration point of the film‚ there were

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