Max Weber's work about bureaucracy, translated into English in 1946, was one of the major contributions that has influenced the literature of public administration. ... In addition, the essay reflects the rational and irrational areas that can be traced in the literature of public organizations and public administration theories. ... We can critically assess bureaucracies as organizations with similar elements to the ones described by Michel Foucault (1975) in this book, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. ...

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After a brief summary of the two novel, the research question is explored through the analysis of different literary elements, how the author employ each literary elements to achieve the development of fear and how they influence the readers' fear. ... However, there is not much curiosity about exactly how these two genres have become such important genres in literature. ... But exactly how is the readers' fear being manipulated by literary elements in the genres of horror and thrillers? ... Both Suskind and Stoker employ various literary devices and techniques in order to execute t...

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Heroic tradition in literature Heroism cannot be discussed detached from a hero. ... It is in the early Greek literature that we find the earliest heroic epic. ... Long after the splendor of Greek culture, the earliest heroic tradition in English literature evolved from the pagan tradition. ... However, there are also Christian elements in the early English literature as well. ... One of the earliest heroic epics in English Literature is Beowulf. ...

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African American literature is an extremely dense and rich form of literature that contains many types of similar tropes. These tropes can be seen throughout many of African American works of literature. ... Double-Consciousness Double-consciousness is a major theme that courses through many African American literature works. ... This idea of double-consciousness comes through in almost any African American work of literature. ... " African American literature usually poses this question of identity because the people had a very hard time identifying who they truly were. ...

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Literature began to be contemplated as a profession and not just escapist amusement, which brought masculinist elitism and its conclusion that Victorian literature had been "too feminine and moralistic. " Question IV How does the radical break and innovative form of Aesthetic Modernism contribute to the paradigmatic crisis of the time? ... Question V What are the central elements and concerns developed by Childs to explain the phenomenon of Modernism? ...

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"The old mysteries have given way to a new style,"" This quote alone illustrates the changing nature of gothic literature through the centuries. ... Her character exudes many elements of hidden sexuality, which at times she wishes to express, as she states herself in a letter to Mina, "Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her - (Stoker, 81) The new styles' of sexuality and desire are expressed significantly more liberally in The Vampire Lestat. ... Elements of homosexuality also lace the novel. ... Unlike much of the early gothic literature, as in Dra...

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The instability of theology offered Gothic Literature the confidence to query the supremacy of religion in text, for example in The Monk, where there is, according to critic David Stephens '...in effect a conflation of Roman Catholicism and blind superstition.'3 Both here and in the character of Father Jerome in Walpole's archetypical The Castle of Otranto, Gothic authors have presented religious representatives as morally injudicious, their irresolute personas open to corruption and temptation. ... In religious literature, temptation is often seen as the ultimate transgression ...

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Although many great names are associated with Romantic literature, two poets who stand out as immensely influential figures are William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ... In the Preface of this volume, titled Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, Wordsworth describes the key elements that constitute Romantic literature, among them the role of the Imagination. However, before one can understand the role of the Imagination in Romantic literature, it is vital to understand what constitutes the Imagination as described by Coleridge in his Biographia Literaria, and how this definition t...

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Within the literature review, the researcher reviewed academic, as well as practitioner research relating to the subject matter of employee engagement. ... Chapter Two Literature Review Why Employee Engagement is of Importance and Interest Employee engagement has become a heavily discussed topic in recent years. However, there is still ambiguity within the academic literature as to how employee engagement can be influenced by management. ... The literature concerning employee engagement poses a challenge due to the fact that there is no one universally applied definition to cover the topic of...

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Abstract Ernest Hemingway's prose has left a lasting impression on the way American literature is written and taught. ... It is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that, in a way, puts other great works of literature to shame". ... Hemingway didn't develop this writing style entirely on his own, however - it was his time spent working for a newspaper and the formative experiences he had in World War I that produced the sparse, powerful style that left such an indelible impact on the world of literature. ... As we have shown, it was praised almost ...

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In the following sections, a literature review of the international services trade and the limitations and obstacles to the international marketing of services are presented. ... Literature Review A traditional way for service firms to start going abroad is to follow manufacturers that they are providing services in their domestic markets. ... Most of the literature on international marketing and export strategies is designed and developed to the needs of the manufacturing sector. ... In the literature on international marketing of services, an internationalization strategy is often considere...

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In addition, the Gothic tradition in literature, Dark Romanticism and the challenging effects this genre of writing has on human mind, whether for the writer or the reader of horror stories will be debated. ... Moreover, Poe is particularly important to the ongoing influence of the Gothic on contemporary literature, moving the genre from an external to an internal psychological focus. ... Gothic Literature The Gothic, a literary movement that focused on ruin, decay, death, terror, and chaos, and privileged irrationality and passion over rationality and reason, grew in response to the hist...

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Reviewing the scenario and current literature I aim seek best practice and recommendations for future use in my area. ... Using the comparison of cigarette smoke Moot et al (2007) on one side promote the content concentration is only of one cigarette whereas Alp et al (2007) say the mutagenic effect is actually comparable to that of 6 cigarettes: showing just how much dissimilarity between the literature on which we try to base our judgement. ... Buzear et al (2007 cited in Schultz 2014) states environmental health literature reveals nanoparticles which comprise of 80% of smoke plume, are the...

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Like Howells, Sui Sin Far demands in fiction a truthful depiction of Americans; her rewriting, however, represents an adaptation of mainstream realism because it focuses on Americans who had, before she wrote, little voice in American literature. ... Drawing from elements of realism and sentimental romance, Sui Sin Far uses short stories, articles, and essays to pioneer the act of self-representation for a people who existed in late nineteenth-century mainstream American's imagination and literature as uncivilized, heathen foreigners. In her short stories, articles, and autobiographical ...

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Various authorities have developed definitions, and these in, in turn, have been adopted by researchers and authors throughout the literature. ... More recently, telemedicine has been defined by the specific elements of service that are provided. ... The term telemedicine, however, continues to be used widely and interchangeably throughout the literature. ... The first mention of telemedicine in medical literature can be found in references to transmission of radiological images by telephone in 1948 (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). ... Health care providers and the public world-wide have increasing...

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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter is a presentation of the researcher's related literature and studies aided the researcher in organizing and formulating the theoretical framework of the study. ... CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE Learning Competencies of Grade 7 in Mathematics. ... He has identified eight elements of mathematical competence. ...

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In the first half of the 16th century, Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic and geographically political changes that created conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, a religious and political movement that gave birth to Protestantism and Catholic reform throughout Europe. "It is fair to regard the Reformation as revolutionary, for it shattered the unity of the Christian church, which had for the previous one thousand years provided the cultural and organizational foundation of the Western Civilization" (Strayer 1995: 3...

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The role of community partnerships in nurturing and supporting career pathways is also considered in the paper, as are those elements that contribute to strengthening successful partnerships between schools and community stakeholders. Informed by relevant research and literature The discussion about what makes up sustainable and collaborative partnerships between schools and community services is not new. ...

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The role of community partnerships in nurturing and supporting career pathways is also considered in the paper, as are those elements that contribute to strengthening successful partnerships between schools and community stakeholders. Informed by Relevant Research and Literature The discussion about what makes up sustainable and collaborative partnerships between schools and community services is not new. ...

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It is believed by some scientists that the disease could be predisposed and elements such as a virus or environmental conditions may have caused the condition to form (Gilhar & Kalish, 2006). ... Review of Literature Tucker (2009) defined Alopecia areata as a chronic autoimmune disease which is distinguished by a patchy or abnormal loss of hair. ...

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Formalism admires the aesthetic; it celebrates proper technique and the high-quality implementation of the elements of art, such as space, form, and color. ... Being the daughter of two Ohio University educators-her father a ceramicist and Dean of Fine Arts, her mother a poet and literature teacher-Lin developed a thirst for knowledge and creativity starting at a very young age. ...

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A true Anarchist: The Life of Emma Goldman Introduction To explain how Anarchism influenced everyday life for Jews in Amerika and especially the citizens of New York's Lower East Side, the ideas and visions of Anarchism's leaders must be thoroughly analyzed. To this end I would like to outline the lives of two of Anarchism's most important spokespeople who greatly influenced the Anarchist movement in America - Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. The reason why I chose these two people - especially Emma Goldman - is to be found in the extraordinary impression their liv...

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Title: Considering the huge developments that have been made in the visual effects industry, has the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) altered and undermined the traditional Hollywood narrative structure in blockbuster in the last 10 years? Over the last century, the increasing in technolo...

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The Vision of a Sustainable Society The Rio Conference on the Environment (1992) will live on in mankind's history as the occasion which put an end to obsession with economic development. That "development" was no more than misrepresented growth of wealth along with a corresponding frantic squandering of mankind's natural reserves. The irrational vision of an "affluent society", an earthly material paradise, had dominated the mind of peoples for twenty years, to the point of blindness: all countries had thrown themselves into a competition of ruthless development and were concerne...

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In the literature review we shall concentrate on certain keywords like "globalisation and its effect through the internet-, "banking sector in Nigeria- and "developing nations,"" like Nigeria. ... Chapter two on the literature review of what other has written about this topic and other related subject matter especially about Nigeria banking sector and globalisation through the information technology and the internet. ... CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Review of the academic literature on globalisation, internet and banking industry in Nigeria 2.1 GLOBA...

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