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    Short Essay - The Post Colonial Arabic Novel “Cities of Salt” Cities of Salt has often been read as at once an elegy for a disfigured space and society, and a chronicle of its transformation. How does Munif represent the encounter with and effects of global capital and its arrival? How are tradition, traditional social ties on the one hand, and the encounter with the foreign other represented? What are the limitations and potential problems of attempting to write such a work? Elaborate! Abdelrahman

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    In the late 1400s, Europeans expanded overseas to the Newfoundland, which would establish desired wealth, land, and possessions, at the expense of Native American maltreatment. Colonialism, for the purpose of becoming the “superior” empire by exploiting commodities and native resources for the European economy, and the enforcement for religious conversion arose hostile acts. On the economic and philosophic level, the Native American enslavement and the seizure of their lands and possessions were

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    1. Introduction: Modifying the human body or enhancing our cognitive abilities using technology has been a long-time dream for many people. An increasing amount of research tries to link the human brain with machines allowing humans to control their environment through their thoughts. Research on BCIs began in the 1970s, but it wasn't until the mid-1990s that the first working experimental implants in humans appeared. Following years of animal experimentation, early working implants in humans now

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    thinking, which then have a correlational effect in producing more constructive behaviors in the given situation. Treatment usually lasts 10-20 sessions, depending on individual differences such as severity, length of illness, and familial support (Dalle Grave, R., et. al. 2012). An example of how this may play out in an individual with anorexia nervosa is that the patient is experiencing the belief that if they eat high-calorie foods, their friends will consider them a ‘greedy pig’. The therapist

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    Selecting Proprietary, Open Source, or Free Software for Business Information Systems At first glance, the question above would probably lead you to believe that proprietary software should be the obvious choice when selecting between the different types simply because of the reference to the words most important. You could also look at the definitions of the three and be convinced that proprietary software seems to be more compelling than the rest. However, with the recent developments with

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    HISTORY In 1981, followers of Bhagwan Shree Ranjneesh moved to The Dalles, Oregon and purchased some land to develop their commune headquarters. This commune was known as Ranjneeshpuram. Construction on this property was halted by the courts, and commune members believed that the outcome of the November, 1984 election

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    After breaking through the window in his dorm room, Bromden describes his plans for the future, saying “I might go to Canada eventually, but I think I’ll stop along the Columbia on the way. I’d like to check around Portland and Hood River and The Dalles to see if there’s any of the guys I used to know back in the village” (Kesey 324). The fact that Bromden plans to visit the Columbia River, as well as other bodies of water, illustrates the fact that he has regained the freedom he had when he was

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    Today, we reached The Dalles. Nate told us we have two choices. Either we can float down the river, or we can go around Mt. Hood. We talked it over, and almost everyone agrees we should go around. I'm certain everybody remembers Ezekiel and the river, and none of us want to go through that again. So we start on Barlow Road, which will take us around the mountain, tomorrow. Things aren't getting much better here. We are all so tired. I think that once we get to Oregon, I will just sleep through winter

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    Introduction This report is based on the ‘L’Oreal: Expansion in China’ case study. L’Oreal is a successful French cosmetic company that involved into many different international markets. This report will discuss how L’Oreal gets into the Chinese cosmetic Market and the strategic to develop their brand in the Chinese market. L’Oreal acquires two famous Chinese cosmetic brands which are Yue-Sai and Mininurse. It is in order to entrance the market quickly and sales the most suitable products. The

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    Most information systems record events in log files [Abad03]. The type and structure of log files vary widely by system and platform. For example, weblogs are produced by web servers running Apache or Internet Information Server (IIS). Operating systems, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) record event information in log files. Applications also record user activities in log files [Abad03]. Any activities performed during a security breach will most likely result in log entries being

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