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    Salt marshes are vegetated mudflats commonly found in high intertidal zones on many low-lying coasts in a wide range of temperate environments (Thomas and Goudie, 2000). They vary considerably throughout the world both in ecology and geomorphology. This coastal ecosystem is of great importance. It has specialized salt-tolerant vegetation (halophytes) which traps silt particles and consolidates the environment through processes of vegetation succession (Holden, J. 2012). Hence, salt marshes are biodiverse

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    Racism does not segregate people but it is the people who segregate themselves. People are divided into different groups by race, sex, and background. The Jim Crow laws segregated people of color from schools, jobs, public transportation, and many more other public spaces. This made people of color, second-class citizens of the United States of America. Every day, people divide others, whether it is acted upon or not, to understand society. Segregation has always been present and continues to be

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    Why did Cisco need an ERP solution? When Solvik joined Cisco in January 1993 as the company’s CIO, he realized that the company was growing significantly. And according to his experience he realized that the present system did not provide the degree of redundancy, reliability and maintainability that Cisco needed. He also knew that the system will not be able to handle the growth of Cisco from a $500 M to a $5B company. This is when he decided to change a few things to satisfy the needs of the company

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    Abstract This work examines Durkheim’s sociological approach to religion. Several central aspects of Durkheim’s approach are defined, including the concepts of religion, clan, and totem. The Totemic Principle and how it can be applied to religion is also discussed. Supporting evidence for Durkheim is offered through Eliade, while dissension is offered by Malinowski. This work concludes with an example of Durkheim’s ideas applied to the story of Lame Deer. Background Any discussion of Durkheim’s

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    shorthand for a racial passing which means people of one race passing for another. Nella Larsen's Passing is the story about two light-skinned women, who both have African blood. Clare Kendry is one of them who chooses and succeeds at "passing" and Irene Redfield is one who doesn't. They drive into each other twelve years later in a restaurant and Clare invites Irene to the tea party. The tea party which appears in the beginning of the story plays an important role throughout of the story because Jack Bellew

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    Bipolar disorder affects many people today as well as in the time of Edgar Allen Poe when it was then called melancholia. Poe was diagnosed with this disorder and it plays an integral role in his story, “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839). This story is heavily influenced by this disorder or its presently associated symptoms and also describes one way that bipolar disorder can genetically affect an entire family. To fully understand a story involving this disorder, it is cardinal to know the

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    In Nella Larsen’s Passing and Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, both novels make multiple references to fire and fire-related objects throughout the story. Both Irene Redfield in Passing and Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley are characters who are desperately trying to control their fluid lives. For Irene, she is trying to control the changes to her own thoughts and emotions that her former friend, Clare Kendry, brings. For Tom, he is trying to control the narrative of his life to

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    John Morgridge joined Cisco as a CEO in the year 1988. The very first thing he notices in the organization was the lack of professional management team. Initiation for professional management team was the first kick off for the organization. Professional management is considered to be the foundation of any big organization and Cisco started with this thereby sticking with the fundamentals. The professional team clashed with the founders ending up them leaving the company and giving a free hand to

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    Creativity and Irrational Forces: Eccentric Artists and Mad Scientists "Men have called me mad, but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence--whether much that is glorious--whether all that is profound--does not spring from disease of thought--from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night" - Edgar Allen Poe "Imagination is more

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    People define theatre as an escape from reality. A place where one could just sit in the dark and watch a fairytale come to life before his very eyes. Theatre and live performance is pastime that has been a part of our culture for thousands of years. Unfortunately there has been a decline in the use of arts in all aspects as people feel that they are unnecessary. Theatre can benefit the human race. Incorporating arts into the classroom, whether as a subject itself or integrating it into the curriculum

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