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Psychological and biological factors in violent crowd formation

The phenomenon of violent crowds proves a vexing problem for psychology, biology, and sociology, because the ostensible reasons behind the formation of a violent crowd seem entirely unrelated.

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Drug legalization and the history of American drug policy

As the country was turning into the 20th century, drugs that were in the market were largely unregulated. There were medical remedies that often contained derivatives of cocaine and heroin.

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Edgar Allan Poe's creation of the modern detective fiction genre

Most modern readers will readily recognize the name, Edgar Allan Poe, and will know that he wrote a number of famous books and stories such as "The Tell-Tale Heart," but few may realize the substantive contributions that Poe made overall to the detective genre itself in "The Murders in the Rue…

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The role of the Holy Spirit in liberation theology

Shenk ( 2001) states that there are two features of central significance in the development of Christianity during the last century.

~21 min read

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Security assessment and design for RAI dialysis chain

Businesses today are faced with a range of security challenges unlike any of those that their predecessors have ever faced. Among these different challenges are the physical protection of the building and the protection of data and intellectual property.

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Transformational leadership and change management at Cincom Systems

New developments in an industry are as disruptive as the fundamental re-ordering of their economics with a corresponding shift in the balance of political power that defines boundaries of influence.

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Christ's resurrection and ascension in early Christian doctrine

The particulars of the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ, and the prophecy of His Return to Judgment, cannot be interpreted as properly essential parts of the doctrine of His Person.

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Historiographical approaches to the First Opium War

The historical discussion of the First Anglo-Chinese War (frequently referred to as the First Opium War) included a variety of competing perspectives even as the war was still being fought, because either side viewed the war in entirely different contexts.

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Stem cell research: technology, politics, and medical potential

This report will attempt to present insights into the new technology of Stem Cell Research while also presenting views into the political spectrum surrounding the use of this new technology.

~21 min read

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Louis XIV and William III's impact on lower-class life in late seventeenth-century Europe

European societies in the late seventeenth century were stratified and hierarchical.

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