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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mexico's local-currency bond market development and financial stability

Local-currency bond markets are turning out to be an alternative funding source in several up-and-coming economies. These markets have grown rapidly, doubling in size from $2.2 trillion in 2003 to $5.5 trillion by the end 2008.

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Causes and consequences of special education teacher shortages

"If teachers are well-prepared in both content and pedagogy, 'it makes an enormous difference not only to their effectiveness in the classroom but also whether they're likely to enter and stay in teaching'… [and] it is 'more expensive to under-prepare people, and let them spin out again, than it is…

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Nokia's market entry strategy and challenges in Kava

Nokia is considering establishing a greater presence here in Kava. I am taking this opportunity to analyze, synthesize, and prescribe new forces to help in the process. But I have noticed there are many challenges to overcome.

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Richard Nixon's 1971 Vietnam address and escalation strategy

Throughout history there are a number of different speeches that have been given to sway public opinion in one way or another.

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The decline of chemistry sets from experimental freedom to safety-regulated conformity

It is a litigious world humans have created, and the lawyers rule it. The history of almost all commercially available products can be traced from a distant heyday of free thought and free will -- a time when conservatives argued for smaller government and rugged individualism meant something in…

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E-learning adoption and effectiveness in large corporations

E-learning used as a training forum is becoming more and more accepted among big business today. This can be seen in the following articles.

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