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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"Sword"”.
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The Lantern and the Sword
… to illuminate all reality and Darkness creates a Sword to help control the extent of the light. The god of light then creates a champion to lead his forces against his dark brother and the war intensifies. In his struggle the champion discovered he could control not only light but the darkness as …
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Samurai Sword Museum in Kyoto
… the elements that I want to consider. When the sword cut into the water, the water stopped for a while, and then it continued flowing, so I made a "Z" shape cut into the earth. I hope there is only a little light in the bottom of the museum. When the glimmer falls on the sword, the beauty of the …
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The Sword of Truth, Tribute Synthesizer Suite
… work based on Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy "The Sword of Truth." Various characters in the text are set to music similar to the "leitmotif" technique used by operatic and film composers such as Wagner and John Williams. Blind since birth, Jay Pellis used advanced computer software to create this …
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Why Empowering Salespeople is a Double Edge Sword
<p>Salespeople in business-to-business markets are given autonomy to manage firms’ relationships with their customers. This autonomy implies that salespeople are responsible for making decisions that not only benefit but may also adversely impact customers (e.g., offer an account preferential …
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Mightier than the Sword: Peace Agreement Design and the Law
… the signatories’ pen can be mightier than the sword. This thesis employs a legalization framework advanced by Kenneth Abbott, Robert Keohane, Andrew Moravcsik, Anne-Marie Slaughter, and Duncan Snidal to identify the legal mechanisms that are central to sustainable peace processes. The research …
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The double-edged sword : defining prostitution in mainstream Canadian press
Relying on a sample of newspaper articles from The Toronto Star and The Montreal Gazette, this analysis examines the discourse through which prostitutes and prostitution are represented in the media. The sample (N = 52) is randomly chosen from 749 articles collected between 1993 and 1994. A …
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English as a weapon of power : a double-edged sword
This mini-dissertation explores the effects of the growth of English as an international and an intranational lingua franca with a focus on the South African debate about language and socio-economic empowerment. This exploration is carried out through an extended review of some of the theories that …
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The terrible swift sword : US nuclear posture and foreign policy
This dissertation explains how and why US nuclear posture has changed from the late 1940s to the present. It argues that presidents reliably pursue aggressive nuclear postures to advance their ambitious foreign and security policy goals. In the course of advancing this main argument, it makes five …
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Policing the Dark Web: The double-edged sword of anonymity online
… privacy. This thesis discusses the double-edged sword that anonymity on the Internet can be and for that purpose compares two cases that demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of the Dark Web. The goal of this research is to examine the feasibility of the US government fighting crime on the …
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Without a sword or a shield: the fighting army behind Brown
The struggle of Black Americans to obtain access to economic and political opportunities available to Whites in the United States began with the arrival of the first enslaved persons in 1619 and continues today. Men and women of courage led the struggle, many of whom are well-known to history. …
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Investigating the Double-Edged Sword of Rifampicin Resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
… to identify mechanisms underlying double-edged sword of RifR in βS450L Mtb, the most clinically common RifR conferring mutation, which accounts for over 70% of all RifR Mtb in the clinic. Employing genome-wide CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) screens, we identified genes with differential …
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Not Peace But the Sword: Violence in Contemporary American Catholic Literature
<p>In this dissertation, I argue that violence is a consistent theme in contemporary (post-1945) fiction written by American Catholics, and that these authors employ violence as an aesthetic strategy that is best, and perhaps only, understood when approached through the philosophical and …
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The double edged sword : the role of nuclear weapons in South Asia
This thesis exammes the consequences of nuclear proliferation on South Asia, specifically whether India and Pakistan are moving towards a stable nuclear balance. The thesis uses comparative case study methods to examine the role of nuclear weapons in crises and the lessons learnt from those crises. …
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The double edged sword : the role of nuclear weapons in South Asia
This thesis exammes the consequences of nuclear proliferation on South Asia, specifically whether India and Pakistan are moving towards a stable nuclear balance. The thesis uses comparative case study methods to examine the role of nuclear weapons in crises and the lessons learnt from those crises. …
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Neither sword nor purse: the development of Supreme Court influence over lower courts
Lower court compliance with the superior courts is now a norm in the judicial system of the United States. This dissertation will examine the development of the Supreme Court's ability to influence the decisions by lower courts. My general theory is that lower court compliance with the Supreme …
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Pen and Sword: A Cultural History of the American War Correspondent: 1895-1945
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Living by the Sword: Religiosity and the Terrorist Subculture of Russian Revolutionaries, 1904-1910
<p>The Marxist dictum of “religion is the opiate of the masses” has led to a prevailing assumption in scholarship that the socialist movements of the early twentieth century have been inherently atheistic. Religion is often associated as a remnant of old, antiquated society and incompatible with …
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Is Artificial Intelligence a Double-Edged Sword? Insights from Three Essays on its Impacts
<p>"If we do it right, we might be able to evolve a form of work that taps into our uniquely human capabilities and restores our humanity. The ultimate paradox is that this technology may become a powerful catalyst that we need to reclaim our humanity." - John Hagel</p> <p>Artificial intelligence …
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Fire and the Sword: the British Army and the Arme Blanche controversy 1871-1921
The controversy was over the role of Cavalry in future war. The generally held view is that the arme blanche charge was obviously obsolete, and that Cavalrymen clung to it for social and sentimental reasons; British military leaders of the First World War are therefore condemned for their belief in …
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The Commander's Sword & the Executive's Pen: Presidential Success in Congress and the Use of Force.
Post-force congressional rally effects are presented as a new incentive behind presidential decisions to use diversionary behavior. Using all key roll call votes in the House and Senate where the president has taken a position for the years 1948 to 1993, presidents are found to receive sharp …
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