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The origins and practices of paparazzi and tabloid journalism

Paparazzi are photographers who make a living by taking photos of celebrities. They are paid up by their clients who include: gossip magazines, celebrity blogs and traditional news outlet.

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Book review of Reverend J.D. Fulton's "The True Woman"

True Woman by Rev J.D. Fulton. Specifically it will contain a book review of the book. "The True Woman" was written in 1869 and contains 65 pages in the online .pdf version. This is a non-fiction book that looks at the duties of women in the 19th century.

~4 min read

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1,568 words

U.S.-Mexico border drug trafficking and counternarcotics enforcement strategies

The much-fabled border between the United States and Mexico represents an awesome border dividing two large countries -- but how effective is it? With drugs entering the country with alarming success, many experts ask how this trend can be stopped.

~8 min read

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Chronic stress and allostatic load in occupational health

Stress can cause both physical and physiological affects on a person. Prolonged chronic stress has been shown to cause a number of different illnesses and problems. There have been many studies done that have researched the effects of stress on the mind and body.

~10 min read

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Hannah Arendt's theory of totalitarianism and ideology

Totalitarianism was never defined in the past because it could not exist. This is simply because totalitarianism implies total control, and in the past it was simply not possible to gain total control given the technological and cultural limitations.

~18 min read

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Psychological and spiritual suffering during colonial Virginia's Starving Time

They came there in order to conquer a territory. Their dream was one of well being and richness. They had trusted the promises made to them and they had not even taken into consideration the possibility of being put to starvation.

~4 min read

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Critical interpretations of Melville's Billy Budd and moral authority

The two highly praised novels by Herman Melville -- Billy Budd and Moby Dick -- have rightfully been placed among the list of great works by American novelists.

~7 min read

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Industrial power and inequality in the Gilded Age

From reconstruction to the onset of the Progressive Era, the United States vastly transformed itself. Slaves were freed, although many of them continued to live austere lives under the sharecropping system.

~15 min read

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The Seneca Falls Convention and the nineteenth-century women's movement

The women's movement is one of the most compelling stories in human history. It is a story that is ever evolving. While we may think women have come a long way, and they have, there is still plenty room for women to forge ahead and make inroads in the future.

~11 min read

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Biblical counseling on managing anger as a Christian

When one makes the decision to become a Christian, something that I believe all Christians do at some point in their adult lives, even if they have been raised as Christians, I think that there is initially a hope that all of one's struggles will immediately become easier.

~19 min read

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