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U.S. foreign policy failures in Iran and Iraq after 9/11

The United States has interfered in Iranian affairs since the 1950s, and the resutls have been nothing less than catastrophic.

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Constitutional rights and same-sex marriage legalization in America

Why is there such strong resistance to allowing same sex couples to get married if they want to? Why prevent two adults from joining hands in matrimony -- just because they are the same sex? This paper provides the reasons opponents of same sex marriage use to justify their positions.

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Malcolm X's influence on the Civil Rights movement and American history

Malcolm X is the most misunderstood figure in the American Civil Rights movement and perhaps in modern American history. Although his message of freedom differed significantly from that of his contemporary, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X was no less influential.

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Mother-daughter conflict and separation in Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John

The parent-child struggle in "Annie John" is a recurrent theme throughout the novel. It is made most evident in the first chapters of the book, where the author describes the changes that the relationship between Annie and her mother and their relationship.

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The death penalty does not deter crime effectively

Why are some states still putting criminals to death when the available, credible research clearly shows that capital punishment does not deter crime?

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Immigration and demographic change in Canada's future

Shifting immigration patterns has always altered the social, political, economic, and cultural landscape of Canada. Values, behaviors, public policies, and political ideologies shift and sway in response to alternating demographics.

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Student perceptions of middle and high school transitions by race and gender

Patrick Akos and John P. Galassi closely examines the challenges for students -- based on race and gender -- in making the transition from 5th grade to 6th grade and from 8th grade to 9th grade.

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Richard Hough's dual biography of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Richard Hough, author of Victoria and Albert is noted British historian with a long list of credentials, including the publishing of dozens of other biographies.

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Dual-approach tobacco cessation plan addressing behavioral and physiological barriers

This project consists of a plan designed to help a patient stop smoking. Interviews with the patient indicate that the patient has tried to quit smoking several times unsuccessfully and that two specific barriers have emerged as obstacles in prior attempts: (1) Behavioral Cues and Patterns, and (2)…

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Feminist critique of gender roles in Henry James's Turn of the Screw

At its most superficial level, Henry James's novella Turn of the Screw is just a ghost story: nothing more, nothing less.

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