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(Re)defining the "eh" : reading a colonial narrative in the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles

, 2012
Katrina Lo
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A self-conscious Kurt Vonnegut: an analysis of Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions [PDF]

, 2014
The works of Kurt Vonnegut stand as seminal in the American literary canon. Looking at three of his most influential novels, namely Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions, this study aims to better understand the mechanisms which ...
Langdon, Gareth
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
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Narrative Persuasion in Historical Films: Examining the Importance of Prior Knowledge, Existing Attitudes, and Culture

International Journal of Communication, 2017
This study examines the persuasive effect of a historical movie about World War II in audiences with different attitudes toward and prior knowledge of the figures and events portrayed in the movie, based on different cultural backgrounds (U.S. and China)
Di Cui, Zihan Wang, Arthur Raney
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DE DEBATES HISTÓRICOS-POLITÍCOS À CONSTRUÇÕES DE SI: A NARRATIVA DO BRASIL NA AUTOBIOGRAFIA DE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR * FROM HISTORICAL-POLITICAL DEBATES TO SELF-CONSTRUCTIONS: THE NARRATIVE OF BRAZIL IN SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

, 2019
Thainã Teixeira Cardinalli
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Auto/Biographical Work as Bildung [PDF]

, 2014
Bildung is a concept central to auto/biography. It can best be translated as ‘educative self-formation’ and describes the importance of the life-narrative as a vehicle for self-discovery, self-understanding and self-development.
Chapman, Judith
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
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Representation of Black women in the Northeastern narrative poetry – 1896-1970: Historical and sociocultural factors

, 2022
Letícia Fernanda da Silva [UNESP] Oliveira
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Social Invisibility and Socio Cultural Construction of Gender in Historical Narratives of Chilean High School Students [PDF]

, 2021
Delfín Ortega Sánchez, Jesús Marolla Gajardo, Davinia Heras Sevilla   +2 more
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