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Multiple linear regression analysis of New York Times newspaper delivery times

The newspaper delivery routes are to be the shortest and most efficient in terms of conserving fuel that would otherwise be wasted on traffic jams.

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Sharia law implementation threatens Indonesia's unity and diversity

Indonesia should not allow sharia Islamic law to be implemented as it will replace Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, leading to social disorder and possibly the destruction of the country. Sharia law is the legal system of Islam.

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Gandhi's non-violence philosophy and its practical application to modern conflicts

Gandhi's belief system also inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. To use non-violence as a tactic of resistance against the oppression of African-Americans in the United States. However, just as Gandhi had his critics, so did Martin Luther King.

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Globalization's impact on social responsibility and economic development

Globalization expands and accelerates the exchange of ideas and commodities over vast distances…[and] often appears to be a force of nature, a phenomenon without bounds or alternatives. But peoples' movements have shown that it is neither unalterable or inevitable."

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Emerson's Transcendentalism and its influence on American intellectual thought

When Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Phi Beta Kappa speech "The American Scholar" to Harvard in 1837, an earthquake ran throughout the American intellectual community.

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Slavery, motherhood, and self-identity in Morrison's Beloved

Slavery plays a significant role in understanding Toni Morrioson's novel, Beloved. Slavery rests at the core of the existence of Sethe's life and it is directly linked to the presence of Beloved.

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The American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Salesman

The American Dream is often portrayed as a good thing and while it is good to dream, it is also good to dream realistically. Two plays that examine the theme of the American Dream are Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun, and Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman.

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Industrial, transportation, and waste pollution causes

Global pollution has increased significantly over the last few decades. Rapidly growing population, increasing consumption and demands have resulted in rapid industrialization and aggressive production strategies with very little concern for long-term environmental impacts.

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Balancing individual rights and public health in mandatory childhood vaccination

Vaccination is an important decision that a parent has to make for their child. It is also a decision that has become controversial and the debate about whether to vaccinate or not has become heated in recent years.

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Love, reason, and folly in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Typical of Shakpespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a complex work exploiting the human folly of love and lovers, emotion and responsibility.

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