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Chekhov's "A Problem": family honor versus civic duty

Anton Chekhov's Short story "A Problem" presents a dilemma involving Sasha Uskov and his family. "A Problem" is fascinating in that it explores the reality of cause and effect and whether or not youthful indiscretion is more problematic than sometimes realized.

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Barack Obama's accomplishments and case for reelection in 2012

History was made on November 4, 2008, when the junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, was elected president. He was the first African-American to be elected to the highest office in the land. He promised change: "I'm asking you to believe.

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Understanding synesthesia: cross-sensory perception and neurological mechanisms

What is synesthesia? Synesthesia means "joined perception" (Phillips, 2010). In the simplest terms, synesthesia refers to a condition in which a person has cross-sensory experiences, such as seeing colors in sounds, tastes, smells, cutaneous experiences, or even numbers or letters of the alphabet…

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The Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions and economic recovery effects

The recent global economic collapse brought many specific features of the financial world into sharp relief.

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Global cities and the geography of economic centralization

A global city is a city that is thought to be significant nodule point in the global economic system.

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Manufacturer liability and jurisdiction in a product injury case

There is no evidence that the product failed to operate in the manner in which it was designed to do. The cause of the accident was purely the negligence of the two boys. The fact one of the boys failed to be wearing a helmet has no relevance on the issue of liability as to the manufacturer.

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Prohibition's unintended consequences: organized crime and violence in 1920s America

Prohibition of spirits in the United States was based on a set of moral principles as well as a series of convictions that lowering or eliminating the use of strong alcohol would reduce criminality and, further more, prostitution.

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James Rachels' argument against the moral distinction between active and passive euthanasia

It is written in laymen's terms and not specifically geared toward an audience of medical professionals. The article sets itself as an opposing view of the accepted practice of passive euthanasia.

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The double jeopardy clause and the Lemrick Nelson prosecution case

According to the stipulations in the Fifth Amendment, the double jeopardy clause protects against two abuses i.e. numerous prosecutions for the same crime and numerous punishments for the same crime.

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Romantic nature in Emerson's "Nature" and Goethe's "Sorrows of Young Werther"

Nature in Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Nature" and Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, "The Sorrows of Young Werther" The purpose of the current paper relates directly to the major theme of nature and its romantic approach in literature.

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