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    American Values From an Outsider’s Point of View The American Dream, or the action of making dreams into reality, is the foundation to the capitalistic society in which we live today. It is a representation of combined values and aspirations that triumphed over all others, ascending the United States into the supreme world power it has become today. The city of New York best represents the notion of what the American Dream is because, New York is a melting pot of cultures that live together…

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    When women are pregnant and live in an abusive situation, that abuse not only affects her but her unborn child. They are considerably more likely to experience negative pregnancy outcomes including, maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality than women who are not abused. Additionally, fetal injury such as low birth weight, preterm delivery, and small size for gestational age are seen more frequently among these women. Pregnant women are at more than double the risk of going into labor early than…

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    Hollywood: The Jazz Singer

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    The famous Hollywood sign came into existence in 1923 when it was erected as an advertisement and was initially written as “Hollywoodland”, it was a massive construction of white block letters placed on the steep hillside and overnight became the emblem for the movie capitol. The construction became a symbol of glamour, stardom, and international recognition of the star power to the entire world. The sign does represent the earthly home to the celebrity buzz, stardom and ethereal world of fame…

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    Santri Variant Analysis

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    perspective with attention to human rights encompassing woman rights and democracy. Meanwhile, the Islamist tends to impose the Islamic sharia and the establishment of an Islamic state and expounds anti-Christian and anti-secular groups. Moreover, Samson (1978: 199-200) proposes three other kinds of santri. First is the fundamentalist. It strongly affirms the pure interpretation of Islam, rejects Western influences and Javanese syncretism beliefs and insists on the primacy of religion over…

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    “There's enough grief in this world without always getting into whose fault it is.” -Lisa Samson. Homelessness is a problem in society today that most people know exist, but many choose not to do anything about. Per the National Alliance to end Homelessness, “On a single night in January 2015, 564,708 people were experiencing homelessness.” On top of this, there is a large number of people at risk of homelessness, and other people who have experienced homelessness at some point in their life.…

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    There are many main themes in the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, but three of the most important ones are the themes of salvation, morality, and truth. These themes help connect Christianity to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. These themes are so important to the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight because the whole book is set around salvation, morality, truth, and any other themes. All of these themes tie in to one another and help connect other parts of many of the King Arthur…

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    assumptions. According to the Textbook Fundamentals of Management CSR is defined as “”The obligation of organizational management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization’” (Samson and Daft 2012: 183). CSR has been an ongoing issue over the past decades. Businesses ' main motive is to earn profits, however, now CSR is also a main motive for striving businesses. This paper will discuss the concept of “CSR”, and a brief…

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    Jack Ma Case Study

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    1. INTRODUCTION Entrepreneurship has taken the centre stage and the interest in it has increased noticeably. Entrepreneurs are commonly assumed as domestic national assets which can be refined, driven and rewarded to the greatest possible level. How we live and work are changed by the entrepreneurs with their successful innovations which improve the standard of living. In addition to them creating a fortune from their undertakings, they create jobs for the country. According to Wennekers…

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the tale of King Arthur’s knight and nephew, Gawain, and his quest to fulfill a challenge that is proposed to him by a mysterious stranger known as the Green Knight. On his way to find the Green Knight, Gawain unknowingly receives various moral tests given to him by a lord named Bertilak, who offers Gawain a place to stay in his castle during his travels. The Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poem was written in the late 14th-century. Although the poem is a…

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    “I was within and without” . In light of Nick’s comment, explore how Hamid and Fitzgerald present outsiders in the Reluctant Fundamentalist and the Great Gatsby. Both novels portray various characters who feel as if they are “within” yet can never move past or get rid of feelings or the paranoia of being an outsider and being “without”. This is emphasised through Nick’s comment of being “within and without”. Due to the differentiated status of the characters, it could be argued that characters…

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