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Adoption and identity in the film Juno

A woman is subjected to many difficulties throughout her life. Sometimes, these are much tougher than any faced by a man, yet it is in such struggle that a woman finds her strength.

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The Korean War's origins and the division of the Korean peninsula

Korean War is one of those rare events in human history: it had no official ending and had no official ending.

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American military strategy from the Korean War to Afghanistan

When considering the causes and outcomes of war, oftentimes it can be helpful to compare and contrast seemingly disparate cases, because this comparison can often reveal underlying processes, strategies, and assumptions that would have remained hidden otherwise.

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The book of Acts and the definition of a Christian

Just as the gospels present the account of the life and ministry of Jesus, the book of Acts presents the creation and growth of Christianity.

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The history and applications of telemedicine in modern healthcare

Telemedicine can be traced far back in the 1960 when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provided health care to it astronauts Bashshur & Armstrong, 1976.

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Ideological criticism of bisexual and transgender representation in The L Word

Showtime's drama series the L Word, which ran from 2004 to 2009, features a cast of lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered characters, and has been lauded for its representations of non-heterosexual individuals and relationships.

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Misogyny and violence in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers

Lynn Welchman and Sara Hossain (2005) who note that misogyny and violence transcend culture. Others, however, state that these crimes are particularly virulent in the backwardness and bigotry of non-Western Islamic civilization.

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The strangeness of nature in Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Robert Frost's poem -- an iconic and very well-known poem -- can be misunderstood, and is misunderstood in many instances. This is because there is a seeming innocence about the poem. What could be confusing about a poem that seems so tranquil and so linked to the natural world in wintertime?

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Computer-based assessment for aviation personnel selection and classification

Emerging models of human information processing are, in any case, likely to find increasing application in the selection, classification, and training of aviation personnel. The dynamic nature of these models requires similarly dynamic measurement capabilities.

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How three journals shaped post-9/11 counterterrorism strategy discourse

The intelligence community and the changes in counterterrorism tactics in the past decade have been outstanding examples of fundamental change in both the direction and the mindset of America's defensive forces.

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