One of the reasons that sumo is so popular in Japan is undoubtedly the belief that sumo is a unique combination of sport and ritual peculiar to Japan. ... That Sumo is a Japanese national sport is a matter of common sense to the Japanese people, but that is not sufficient. ... The ritual side of sumo, Bolitho implies, all the Shinto symbols and practices that nowadays are evoked to represent sumo's "tradition," in fact dates only back to the late Tokugawa Period. ... Thompson writes, "The yokozuna emerged as a rank only in the last hundred years, well into the modern period. ... It is ...

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As rationing had ended, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line fell dramatically and soldiers returned home with the dream of a house and car of one's own. It is at this important juncture that cars and culture collide. ... "However, after the end of World War II, production levels quickly reached those of 1940, as American factories that had been converted for war quickly converted back. ... In 1955, Chrysler added fins on its quarter panels, and in 1957, when Ford finally gave in, all of the Detroit big three had fins. However, tail fins would see their demise at the ...

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It also puts forth the non-economic considerations as well as the non-economic consequences. ... rom the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1950 to the early 1970's, the governmental policy was one that favored a fast growing population. ... "The total population of mainland China has increased from 542,000,000 in 1949 to 1,236,260,000 by the end of 1997" (Peng 13). ... In the 1970's "the Chinese government introduced a national family planning programme that promoted a policy of later birth, longer spacing, and fewer births" (Peng 25). ... If population growth i...

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Amongst all other decisions, business owners often overlook the rules and policies on hiring practices because they feel that they can make any and all decisions that are feasible for the growth of their company. ... All of them are ambitious" (85). ... They believe that when a particular race is dubbed with certain qualities, all decedents of that race will have the same qualities. ... I thanked her for her time and ended the call at approximately 3:16 pm. ... Using Kollision King's example, the company should use the term bodywork instead of body men according to Peres (39). ...

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The modern age of terrorism began in the 1960's. ... As the 1970's passed by, the explosion of extremist groups and related incidents sparked a new awareness of the dangers of terrorism. In the 1980's, Canada was the victim of several terrorist attacks carried out by Armenian and Sikh extremists, including a bombing of an Air India flight originating in Toronto, which exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 people. ... All this is done while exposing the terrorist to minimal risk when compared to war. ... Iran donates vast amounts of money to Hizballah, which among other ...

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Emotional abuse is probably the least understood of all child abuse, yet it can be the cruelest and most destructive of all types of abuse. ... For example, single parents who are unable to shoulder all the responsibility that is entailed with raising children might lash out at what they perceive to be their source of unhappiness. ... Abuse and neglect occurs in all socioeconomic, religious and ethnic groups. The consequences of abusive, neglectful behavior sometimes ends up in the headlines and on the news. ... Studies show that 30 percent of abused children become abusive parents whereas onl...

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The Zionist position is that they showed up in Palestine in the end of the 19th century to say false claims that they are the rightful owners of Palestine as their ancestors lived in this place so it is their homeland. ... Especially as the danger to European Jews was clear in the late 1930's and after, the actions of the Zionists were aiming to have a home in Palestine. ... Jewish immigration to Palestine in the 1920's caused some problems, the situation was very bad but the immigration increased because the Jews suffered aggression from the Nazis in Europe. ... Palestinian ...

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We still believe that education is the great equalizer; it creates opportunity, spurs innovation and helps our people become well rounded and informed citizens. ... Even more to the point the U S Chamber of Commerce says, "We must understand that in the 21st century the race for human talent will define the global winners and losers more than any other factor, America's first priority must be to high-quality talent. ... Traditional schools do not seem to prepare students as well nontraditional schools such as charter and private schools. ... According to CPS only 57% of all studen...

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The Cold War is a term used to describe the period of non-violent conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, between the mid-1940s and lasted until the early 1990s. ... Roosevelt by Harry S. ... In may of 1942, United States President Franklin Roosevelt promised the Soviet Unions Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, that he would attempt to have a second front established in Europe by the end of 1942. ... Communication was made all but impossible, as 36,000 postal, telegraph and telephone offices were demolished. The Soviet power industry was ...

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The government had committed itself to the promise that development depends upon adequate communication processes and a two way flow of information. ... Source materials for this study are from textbooks, newspapers, journals, magazines, government reports and interviews with people connected with the Northern Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (NRBC), Zambia Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), Zambia Broadcasting Services (ZBS) and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) as well as my personal experience as a broadcast journalist for fifteen years. ... He sees the necessity for planne...

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This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Europe. ... Overall the study realizes that one of the main problems associated with the literature on the energy issues are that they can be biased and politically motivated. ... Nevertheless, this study suggests that when working on the relations between Turkey and EU relations there is a reasonable magnitude of gap in the field of energy. ... For that reason political stability and peace in these areas are fundamentally important...

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Accenture is a member of S&P 500 index and its equity is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. ... There are four types of workforces that are working in the Accenture for the provision of services to its clients and as well as for its own self in the areas of consulting, outsourcing and technology. ... Enterprise The unit is focusing upon the supporting and managing of all the activities that are conducted across the Accenture business including facilities, legal, client financial management, security and marketing. ... The above mentioned five operating groups are further classified in...

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At age seven - after spending 12 weeks in a one room schoolhouse with 39 other students of all ages - Tom's overworked short tempered teacher lost his patience with the child's persistent questioning and relatively self centered behavior. ... Another positive outcome of Tom's response to "The Principia" was that it helped him cultivate a graphically sound and free spirited style of thinking... and a desire to prove all things to himself through practical experimentation. ... As time passed, Tom spent countless hours imagining all kinds of daring and outlandish experiments and hy...

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But he wanted to avoid war at all costs, and in 1939 he signed the Nazi- Soviet Pact, which pledged that the two dictatorships would not attack one another, and granted Stalin permission to take over the Baltic States and eastern Poland, and prosecute a war in Finland. ... It was the end of any trace of "normal" family life for Stalin, and witnesses saw tears in his eyes at her funeral--the only report that we have of the great dictator crying. ... So began the "Great Terror," the aptly named period when Stalin effectively liquidated all traces of opposition to his rule. Large-scale purges s...

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The genesis of the Episcopacy at the end of the 19th century represented the merger of what appeared to be an irreconcilable conflict between two rival elite groups: the old pre-industrial New England - based on upper-class norms, with its high-minded, non-urban mores, and the big, rough New York based - Gilded Age rich. ... Criticisms of this theory suggest that people at the top mislead the American public, which means that people with greater information have more power. ... (Holland 1998 ) Corporate Oligopoly and the TNC During the 1970's, the US transnational corporations had revenue...

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"Juggling competing demands is tiring if not stressful and brings lower productivity, sickness, and absenteeism, so work/life balance is an issue for all employees and all organizations- (Alternative). ... Consequently, Americans are looking for options that allow for both a personal and family life, and many seek ways to have it all. ... In a 2002 survey conducted by the Radcliff Public Policy Center, 82% of men and 85% of women ages 20 to 39 placed family time at the top of their work/life priorities. ... Bruce S. ... For example, do the work/life programs serve all employees or are the...

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We must demand organic, and we must do it now " (Rodale 39). ... Making it seem that this U.S. ... At the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, the pesticide DDT was used from the 1950's until 1972, being a major factor in the rise of breast cancer in women. ... When that time comes a new and improved toxic product will be on the market and start the process all over again. ... Monsanto's genetically modified soybean and corn seeds were produced to resist all applications of the most widely used herbi...

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All qualified applicants must be given equal consideration regardless of disability. ... Only questions that are job-related may be incorporated into the selection process. ... (www.reinhartlaw.com) It is also a good practice to have concise job descriptions for all jobs within your company. ... Posting Requirements Employers are required to post a notice to all employees in a "conspicuous" place. ... He tells you that he really needs the person to start by the end of the week, but you explain to him that there is a lot of work and preparation that goes into developing/hiring a new pos...

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Thank you to all my participating respondents, for generously sharing your valuable experiences with me and for giving me your precious time. ... Thank you for all your help, encouragement, valuable input, patience and especially for believing in this project. ... Results .................................................................................................................................. 21 5.1 Organizing practices ....................................................................................................... 21 5.1.1 The strategy .............................................

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." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A Condensation of Its Context Toward the end of his notebook, "Naturalist," Ralph Waldo Emerson entered sentence (dated 1853) that marks a symbolic vision of nature familiar to his readers and, in more recent years, of concern to his ecologically minded critics: "He is the richest who has most use for nature as raw material of tropes and symbols with which to describe his life." (2) One can see why the tradition of reading Emerson's nature writing and environmental aesthetics in sharp contrast with Henry David Thoreau's--Thoreau viewed as "Emerson's ea...

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Educational technology flourished in the 1950's and continues to play an important role in many colleges of education. ... During the 1970s, the use of computers for education was quite limited, and many programs attempted to be all things to all people. ... The Emergence of IT In the early 1980's, ITTE was part of the general fields of educational technology and educational computing, and scholarship on ITTE was dispersed throughout the 50 or so journals dealing with some aspect of those disciplines. ... All the general ITTE journals are less than 20 years old, and many of the con...

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It is important for parents, as well as school districts, to understand the role of parents and the districts in the success of students. ... All data will help identify how student-led conferences and parental involvement strategies are currently being implemented to promote parental involvement in the school and the impact these strategies have on minority student achievement. ... Table of Contents List of Tables iv Table 1 A Sample Table Showing Correct Formatting 52 iv List of Figures v Section 1: Introduction to the Study 1 Introduction 1 Problem Statement 4 Purpose of the Study 8 Defini...

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Next, I will explore the causes that may be fueling the lack of generational diversity in theatre attendance. ... These were fairies that looked like they belonged in a New York City nightclub. ... While I was not conscious of it at the time, I believe now that this choice worked well for the production in large part because it went against the artifice many members of my age cohort associated with Shakespeare. All of these design choices were an outgrowth of my textual adaptation. ... All of the above textual choices made the sexual hi-jinks of Midsummer far more complicated, as the confused...

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All of these terms have been used to categorise and organise `the poor' and rationalise who merited assistance (and who did not), the manner in which that assistance was provided and what recipients had to do in order to qualify for assistance. ... This report also provides some evidence that unemployment and deprivation are declining, social cohesion is increasing and that segregation is declining. ... The report has provided much evidence that many English cities have picked up in terms of their economic and social performance in recent years. ... What can be said is that even within ...

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This strand of liberalism holds that democracy will rarely engage in conflictual behavior with one another. ... After all, the root of constructivism is construct, so what is being constructed? ... The theory is that norms and ideals of state behavior are embedded in the system. ... Implicit in this delineation is the assumption that states have "human" traits. ... Wendt states that this does not undermine systemic theory (Wendt 1999, 21). ...

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