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This study will look at the evolution of MLM, its present position, what can be expected of it in upcoming years, and finally, what can be done to improve this innovative though controversial form of retailing.

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Some of the issues discussed in this paper are, improvements in telecommuting technology, defining types of telework, remote managing, virtual teams, productivity and satisfaction, use of global labor force, social contact (synergy and learning), switching to virtual networks.

Tags:telecommuting, virtual, networks

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This paper discusses the advent of sound into the silent movie industry and the changes it made in movies, highlighting the movie "Singin' in the Rain," which chronicled the transition.

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"The advent of sound in the Hollywood movie industry was a cataclysmic event. Silent movies were strictly visual, with only the organ music for sound, so film stars did not need pleasing voices or voices that were consistent with their characters. Strong adventurers could sound like Casper Milquetoast and it did not matter and voluptuous women could sound like Minnie Mouse with no one the wiser. Storytelling was accomplished through silent gesturing that was essentially mime and silent actors used actions big enough to ensure..."

Tags:Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, talkies, silent movies, silent film, advent of sound

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Since the advent of antidepressant medications such as Prozac in the 1990s, there has been great debate over the safety and effectiveness of such prescription drugs. These prescription medications are used to treat depression in both adults and children in great numbers (Cheung, Emslie, & Mayes, 2006). The topic of Prozac and other antidepressants is extremely relevant since many believe that such medications are not effective for normal human sadness and depression, while others have indicated there are both benefits and harm from use. In addition, reports have indicted that antidepressants may increase suicide rates in children and adolescents, which research does not appear to support.

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Running Head: ANTIDEPRESSANTS Are Prozac and Similar Antidepressants Safe and Effective? Since the advent of antidepressant medications such as Prozac in the 1990s, there has been great debate over the safety and effectiveness of such prescription drugs. These prescription medications are used to treat depression in both adults and children in great numbers (Cheung, Emslie, & Mayes, 2006). The topic of Prozac and other antidepressants is extremely relevant since many believe that such medications are not effective for normal human sadness and depression, while others have indicated there are both benefits and harm from use. In addition, reports have indicted that

Tags:prozac, antidepressants, depression

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This paper draws a comparison between the advent of cubism in 1907-08, when Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque turned the art world on its head with their strange misshapen paintings, and compares this to the impact which Samuel Beckett had with his "Waiting for Godot," on the leading modern dramatic works.

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"A consideration of the interrelationship between Beckett's plays and the cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque must begin with a point of difficulty: art historians generally date Cubism as an artistic movement that dominated art from approximately 1906 to 1925 (Rosenblum 307-11). Beckett published his first pieces, a critical essay "Dante . . . Bruno . . . Vico . . . Joyce," and a short story, "Assumption" in 1929 and wrote his first play only in 1947 (Amos, Price, and Henderson). Further, an examination of several biographies and critical studies of Beckett and his work found that the terms "Cubism," "Picasso," and "Braque" never appeared..."

Tags:picasso, braque, godot

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This paper addresses how the advent and the history of minorities in sporting events has actively promoted the gradual acceptance of minorities in society as a whole. However, this paper also examines how sporting events has actively served to decrease social stereotypes in many respects but also has served to encourage these stereotypes in several prominent and avoidable ways.

Tags:SPORTS / POLITICAL ISSUES (INTERNATIONAL, OLYMPICS, DRUG TESTING), minorities sports public

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This paper analyzes Maria Harris' book "Jubilee Time, Celebrating Women, Spirit and the Advent of Age" as a help for those studying women at mid-life transitions who are struggling to remain in the workforce. It focuses on generativity, taking inventory of our lives and the spirituality of aging. It outlines the confrontations for women reaching the age of retirement and encourages a celebration of age. The book sees increasing age as a time of challenge and excitement and this paper encourages women to see mid life as a strengthening time. It provides a chapter by chapter chart summary with commentary.

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"The introduction sets the theme of journey, a celebration of the fiftieth year and an invitation to women to consider their journey into the decades following this milestone. It invites the reader to consider the concept of rest and re-creation for this part of the life journey. There is an explanation of the Leviticus text, some elucidation of Maria Harris' own life journey from 48 years, and reference to other writers who influenced this book. . If spirituality is intimately connected with life, then it could be said to be life breathed into all, as daily routines are followed in a way that generates life even in the mundane happenings (Treston, 1985, p. 90). Nowhere did I feel Harris empathy and "walking with" the reader was more evident than in the details of the many women who provided the research data so the book could be written."

Tags:community, depression, ego, freedom, generativity, integrity, intimacy

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This paper attempts to show that e-government overall has a positive effect on democracy and society as a whole. It demonstrates how . the expansion of information technology into government practices provides a much-needed remedy for voter apathy, societal indifference to political concerns and the expensive and time-consuming dissemination and acquisition of information. It also discusses how the cost savings to the government and hence the taxpayers, as a result of this technology can be quite significant.

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"The birth of e-democracy has been the most widely noted force for the transformation of governance. The term e-democracy is closely associated with efforts at broadening political participation through online debate, for example through the Minnesota E-democracy project. When Minnesota E-democracy began in the 1994 election season as an e-mail discussion list for state politics, it seemed incredible that candidates would answer voter questions online (Ham, et al, 1995). Seven years later, Minnesota E-democracy is a thriving and multi-faceted political forum."

Tags:access, data, email, information, public, internet, citizens

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The following paper discusses the revolutionary transition from hunting and gathering to food production. The writer details life before agriculture as well as the pros of agriculture and the Neolithic revolution.

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?Our bodies and our minds were not designed for this modern world, nor were they designed for the world of agriculture. Besides paranoia, isolation, disease, stratification, and an increase in specialization, agriculture also caused many changes in the physical health of the individuals. Agriculture may provide a somewhat steady source of food but it also provides a limited variety of foods. In the early days of food production the types of foods grown were severely limited, this led to a sense of monotony in the diet.?

Tags:hunting, gathering, food, production, sustenance, strategy, civilization, urbanization, hardship, egalitarian, domestication, Malthus

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The following paper argues that there were two developments that were most important in constituting a transportation revolution: Steamboat navigation and the construction of the great canals. This paper focuses on the building of the Erie Canal which constituted a revolution in its own right. The writer asserts that it was on account of the transportation revolution of the 1815-30 period that the American economy was decisively transformed into a capitalistic one.

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"In 1800, the United States did not lack a transport infrastructure, but it was a very poor one. With the exception of cities and towns located on the Atlantic coastline or along navigable waterways, there was literally no means of transporting agricultural produce and manufactured items to or from market centers other than country roads. These roads were unpaved, infrequently maintained and often impassable in wet weather (Taylor 15-16). A diary passage from 1817 gives some sense of their condition: "I returned from Baltimore a few days earlier. Had wet weather muddy Roads and my flour condemned" (qted. in Majewski 46). By 1860, however, America's infrastructure had so greatly improved that the country was in the throes of a major economic transformation. On the eve of the Civil War, writes Peter Way, the United States, although still largely an agricultural nation, "was competitive, market-driven and increasingly dominated by relatively large business organizations fueled by multitudes of unattached workers""

Tags:agricultural, produce, competitive, prices, health-threatening, illnesses, work-related, injuries, navigation