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Arguments for lowering the American drinking age to eighteen

An online petition set up by Andrew Mark Lisa to get the drinking age lowered to 18 has 55, 496 signatures. Comments left by signees range from the juvenile ("I LOVE LIQUOR! WOOT JAGER BOMBS") to the pithy ("You can fight for your country, but you can't drink").

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Spontaneous mutations in bacterial resistance to selective agents

The data support the hypothesis that the mutations are present in the culture prior to exposure to the selective agent. The data found supports that the resistance mutations were spontaneous, meaning that the mutations in the bacteria culture occurred prior to the addition of the selective agent.

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Karlsen's analysis of witchcraft accusations and women's economic threat in colonial New England

Karlsen's book, the Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England (1987) is helps to not only examine the role that witches and witch trials had in colonial society but also the general role of women as well.

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Overcoming misconceptions: Muslim Americans and interfaith understanding

Imagine you're sitting in the food court of your local mall. it's crowded and strangers are having to share tables. Just as you're biting in to your stir fry, a woman asks you if she can sit across from you.

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Modified true/false questions with written explanations for student assessment

The challenge many teachers face in assessment is given prominence in the article that discusses the use of modified T/F questions as tools to provide additional elements of students thinking.

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Emotional intelligence and effective leadership in mentoring relationships

Emotional intelligence refers to the leader's sensitivity to important interpersonal skills such as empathy, motivation, and communication (Stein and Book, Chapter 1).

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Institutional learning and systems learning in organizational management

In a sense, this may be true. It is also true that anything learned can be unlearned. Just as families, churches, and various other groups have a certain culture, so do businesses.

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Irish nationalism in Brougham's "The Irish Yankee" and Boucicault's "The Shaughraun"

Identify, then compare and contrast, the Irish nationalist ideal as manifested in the Irish Yankee and the Shaughraun. Be sure to be specific regarding each play's action, characters and themes (as well as the other elements of drama).

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Frame stories and archetypal heroes in Frankenstein, Beowulf, and The Odyssey

Many frame stories also connect other stories that might not be otherwise connected. Frankenstein is an example of a frame story. While this story is about Dr. Frankenstein and the monster he created, it is also a story about Robert and his journey.

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Metaphysical conceits in John Donne's poetry on death

I have left someone without knowing when I would see them again. It was a relationship that was very important to me, but it was, ultimately, one that I knew was not going to work in the long run. I still loved this person.

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