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Howard Hughes Medical Institute's evolution from tax shelter to research funder

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Market value formation and customary law as microlaw systems

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Nineteenth-century militarism and imperialism as origins of World War I

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Consumer preference for Hershey bars versus Tootsie Rolls

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Social engineering tactics and methods for protecting individuals and organizations

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Personality judgments based on offices and bedrooms

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Racial triangulation and negotiation in American race relations

Throughout American history race relations have been a constant challenge, as there is the struggle between the dominate White Anglo Saxon Protestant (WASP) class and other racial groups.

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The myth of the stable 1950s American family

The 1950s are often depicted as a time where the American family was solid, clearly defined and well-functioning unit that formed the basis of a strong and thriving culture and society stepping cheerfully out of the previous decades of Depression and war and looking with bright eyes towards the…

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