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    Testing hypotheses The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship among KM and front office department performance and front office department innovation, the paper hypotheses are tested using mean and regression analysis. As shown in Tables, KM is thus highly implemented in front office department. According to Table 4 and 9, information technology and organization culture, as two elements of KMI, have been strong significantly correlated to FOI and FOP. According to Table…

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    Black Women are constantly being sexualized and abused. Every day through the system of racism and white supremacy a black woman is subjected to the lowest rank in this hierarchy. The Black Woman is looked at as a sex symbol she is not respected by the general population, media and even her black male companions in certain situations. The negative images, alter the mind’s perception of the true reality. It’s like being in a world that has been forgotten. At one time in history the black woman…

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    In regard to his conduct in leadership, he was not short of critics, for he was a widely contested person of interest. Despite his critics, Montgomery deserved his praise, because of his extraordinary impact due to his leadership during the Battle of El Alamein, direction of all of the Allied ground troops in Operation Overlord, and assurance of the well-being of his troops. Overall, he provided clarity and hope on the battlefield. Bernard Montgomery served in the army and climbed the ranks. He…

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    The Great Barrier Reef has always been listed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World due to its once natural beauty and sheer scope. Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the reef is the largest of its kind. In a graphic published on website The Conversation, the reef is said to contain an estimated 2,900 individual reefs spread over an area of about 133,000 square miles or 344,400 square kilometers (Pressey, Grech, Brodie, Day). It is estimated that the reef contains six…

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    The desire for political and civil rights have driven numerous societies to revolt against an oppressive rule in hopes to achieve a more democratic lifestyle. Thus, when Middle Easterners began becoming more fed up with oppressive regimes, the desire for a revolution emerged. The political outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings were different for each country involved. While civil war arose in some countries, other countries did not have substantial revolts; there were even states that became so…

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    that as Antonio grows up, his destiny will come naturally to him and he will know what he is meant to be when the right time comes. When Antonio witnessed the death of Florence, he started having terrible nightmares to which Ultima suggested a stay at El Puerto where Antonio will be away from the terrible events that had occurred. Ultima assures Antonio that part of life is the sadness and pain that comes along with it and that Antonio must not give up even in the toughest of times, but rather…

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    The legend of El Dorado refers to a highly sought after gold city in the New World during the era of European exploration. Many conquistadors and voyagers traveled to the Americas seeking these vast riches to return to their land as kings. However, being that this land was mythical, no adventurer returned in such fashion. In the poem “El Dorado”, by Edgar Allan Poe and the book Candide by Voltaire both make reference this mythical land. With a character disconnected from reality, the…

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    everything is perfect. Perfect, meaning being able to obtain all necessities, including love, which is not shown in the journey to El Dorado. This passage applies several literary elements in defining this idea. In Candide, Voltaire uses imagery and point of view in order to portray the idea that believing in a perfect world is less important than love. Voltaire depicts El Dorado as a utopia while using imagery to emphasize the exact look of a so-called perfect world. “ [Candide and Cacambo]…

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    Empire. “ Melanie, I heard him saying that he is going to kill you so he can take the treasure from you.” I said nervously. Next day, El Dorado comes to the Sunshine Empire “ Melanie go hide. I’ll hide in the the invisible bookcase” I told her. Knocking on the door Melanie opens it. “ El Dorado where is your Friend? ” Melanie asked “ I don’t know.” El Dorado told her. He said for her to…

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    Candide by Voltaire (1759) is a satirical narrative written in response to the Enlightenment philosophy. Specifically, the philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) who believed that since everything was created by God and “God is the most benevolent and capable mind imaginable, that the world must be the best imaginable” (SparkNotes Editors, 2002). In the story, Candide was taught by the philosopher, Preceptor Pangloss, who “was a professor of metaphysico-theologico-cosmolo-nigology”…

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