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    Collaborations from Royal Holloway University of London, the Central European University in Budapest and Radbound University Nijmegen in the Netherlands to analyze the implicit racial biases of 34 Caucasian participants and subject them to the “Rubber Hand” illusion2. The test consisted of the subjects watching a rubber hand being touched by a paintbrush as they felt their own hand being stimulated out of sight2. This illusion creates the sense that the fake hand is part of the subject 's body, even when it 's of a completely different skin color2. The theory behind this test is to stimulate the brain 's cognitive response and give an illusion showing their skin tone being darker, which would provide a similar/dissimilar interest as discussed in the previous…

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    Objective: This report evaluate decision made by London Metropolitan University (LMU) to outsource service the possibility of outsourcing teaching from the article written by Vasagar, J. (2012, August 15). 1. Motives for Outsourcing: 1.1. Focus on core business: LMU can focus and invest in the teaching staff and work on enhancing the education system. 1.2. Cost Reduction: By outsourcing the auxiliary services like IT, library, student counseling, LMU would be saving on a lot of money. Also it…

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    TUCTA SEARCH London England What about this a) town/city and b) this country and c) this institution of learning beckon to you? London England is a “popular destination for expats not only because it has a large population that speaks English, also because it has a strong economy and in close proximity to both the rest of Europe and North America” London would be my pick because I have two brothers and a sister in London I can stay with for free and save money on accommodations. Although I…

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    “The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon.” In The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon, edited by Antony E. Simpson, 100-150. Lambertville: The True Bill Press. W.T. Stead was an editor of the Pall Mall Gazette when he published a series of accounts from his investigations into child prostitution in London in 1885. Though he could be seen as biased and controversial at times, his work has been influential. I chose to include this in the paper because the public outrage that grew from these reports…

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    London Blitz Research Paper

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    The extensive period of rapid bombing begun in the afternoon of the 7th of September in 1940 and was a strategic plan of the demoralization of London that was set-up by the Germans. The “Blitz”, was a short way to say the German expression, “blitzkrieg”, which means lightning war. On the first day, nearly 348 German bombers were sent to drop explosives throughout the metropolitan. 450 citizens died whilst leaving many homeless and injured. On average, approximately 700 tonnes of…

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    study proves further that Duke’s study was flawed. The University College of London took 2,612 individuals to study; compared to a weak number of 38 individuals done by Duke (Ingraham). Also the new study took a total of seven years to complete. In the end, they concluded there was no relationship between cannabis use and lower IQ. To follow that fact Ingram informs the audience of another fact of how all common drugs were noted to see the effect. In the end, the statistic was calculated that…

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    was named Sir John Simon. He started his life out very lucky to have come from a wealthy family which was one of many attributes to his success. Simon attended some of the best universities during…

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    Doyle was influenced by the very real backgrounds and settings of Victorian Era London. Given the fictional nature of Sherlock Holmes and…

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    Sir Antony Mark David Gormley is a British Sculptor. He was born on August 30, 1950. He is known for sculptures in Famous Gallery’s. Antony Gormley was the youngest of seven children born to a German mother and an Irish father. Gormley grew up in a Roman Catholic family living in Hampstead Garden suburb. He attended Ample Forth College a boarding school in Yorkshire, before reading archaeology, anthropology, and the history of art at Trinity College from 1968 to 1971. He travelled to India and…

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    2.12. London Tourism London, political and economic capital of the UK, is one of the most visited cities in the world due to its special and cosmopolitan character (Stienmetz, Maxcy, & Fesenmaier, 2013). London has something like hooks and all London is fun, culture, light, and colour. London is capable of surprising both those who visit for the first time, and those who fell in love with her and cannot help but visit regularly. In the world, there is nowhere quite like London. This is not…

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