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    The Inherently Unequal. The aboriginal population are one of the most violently oppressed groups in Canada’s History. Some say to advance as a society and reach an equal ground we have to move on looking to a bright future‚ but some would say to move on we need to address the issues caused by the past that still shadow aboriginal communities today. I firmly believe that to solve the problem‚ we must fully realise it. I am inclined to believe that this is the land God gave to Cain. “ - Jacques Cartier

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    British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 21‚ 1027–1043 (2010) DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00626.x A Study of the Role Played by Manufacturing Strategic Objectives and Capabilities in Understanding the Relationship between Porter’s Generic Strategies and Business Performance ´ ´ ´ Javier Gonzalez-Benito and Isabel Suarez-Gonzalez ´ Dpto. Administracion y Economı´ a de la Empresa‚ Universidad de Salamanca‚ Campus Miguel de Unamuno‚ Edificio FES‚ 37007 Salamanca‚ Spain Corresponding author email: javiergb@usal

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    A Knowledge-Based Perspective A KNOWLEDGE-BASED PERSPECTIVE Re-Conceiving Change Management: A Knowledge-Based Perspective Khizer Ali‚ Muhammad Farhan Akhtar‚ Shama Sadaqat Hailey College of Commerce University of the Punjab‚ Lahore Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Business Management (ISBN: 978-969-9368-06-6) 1 A Knowledge-Based Perspective 2 Abstract The study is focused on a number of aspects on the effectiveness of transitional process of change management

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    that Arnold possessed and the advice he gave to Arnold about leaving the reservation to make a better life for himself and receive a better education. In The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian‚ Arnold`s teacher stated‚“ If you stay on the rez‚ Mr. P said‚ they’re going to kill you. I’m going to kill you. We’re all going to kill you. You can’t fight us forever.” (PTI. 43) The new complex would be Arnold getting accepted into Reardon‚ receiving a better education and unlocking his full potential

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    Human interactions in various literary works In spite of the social contrasts‚ characters’ values and behavior are formed by their past and incredibly impacted by their populace. For this essay‚ three literary works were analyzed‚ and they portrayed a considerable impact on characters’ lives‚ namely Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”‚ Tsushima’s “The Silent Traders”‚ and King’s “Coyote Goes to Toronto”. It is consequential to indicate that all texts were written by authors from different parts of the world

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    Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a two million acre plot of land in South Dakota. It is the second- largest Native American reservation in the United States. Over 40‚000 people live there‚ and approximately 35% of those are children. The Ogala Lakota Sioux of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are the poorest of the nation. The unemployment rate averages between 80% and 90%. Those that have jobs earn an average income between $2‚600 and $3‚500 annually. Families subsist on about $4‚000 a year. (“Stats”)

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    The Role of Primate Sociality in Evolutionary Theory Introduction Some animals‚ and more specifically primates‚ have been noted for having brains of an uncommonly large size. One explanation for this phenomenon is the ‘social brain’ or ‘social intelligence’ hypothesis‚ which states that brain sizes have increased in order to handle the demands of sociality (Lindenfors 2005; Pérez-Barbería et al. 2007). The increase in brain size can be attributed to the computational power needed to track

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    grow and develop. On the reservation‚ a real man is a strong man; he shows no weakness and does not take crap from anyone. Rowdy exerts all of these qualities‚ as well as fulfilling this image of a rough‚ tough guy‚ “Rowdy is the toughest kid on the rez. He is long and lean and strong like a snake” (15). Rowdy is seen as a dominant “Alpha male” on the reservation‚ this meaning an aggressive and dominant bully. Being known for being tough is a self-achievement‚ but having to maintain that status conflicts

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    electricity. The simple life style of the people on the reservation reflected that of their ancestors who lived in harmony with the universe and built relationships with the earth. When Alvord was just sixteen she left the comfort of the “rez” for Dartmouth University. The decision was not easy as she saw what happened to others who had left the reservation. Her greatest fear was that she would lose the Navajo way‚ but in the end she knew that no matter where she was‚ “in my heart I was

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    Indian Identity In 1990‚ Congress declared November as American Indian Heritage Month‚ and they also passed the Native American Languages Act‚ followed by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. At the same time‚ movie Dances With Wolves was timely and it reminded American people that Indians occupied the country long before Christopher Columbus set foot on it. During the whole 1990s‚ American Indian became hot property in Hollywood. Studios scrambled to duplicate the success

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