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The scientific method applied to criminal forensics investigations

Applying the Scientific Method in the Real World: From Observation to Experimentation in Criminal Forensics The scientific method is a very useful methodology for coming to objective conclusions about certain phenomena based on empirical evidence.

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Political perspective on capital punishment and racial bias in American justice

The death penalty is the most extreme of punitive consequences, with its application representing the greatest of finalities in law enforcement and criminal sentencing.

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Masculinity and capitalism in Fight Club and Hemingway's Francis Macomber

In the film Fight Club, David Fincher constructs the white American male as feminized, uncertain and insecure with his masculinity after losing touch with their masculine side.

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Theistic religion as a fundamental problem in modern society

In contemporary society, religion is presented as a tremendously important source of human of morality in human life, spiritual comfort for the individual, and as the basis of much that is valued in society.

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Violence: theory and ethnography in Stewart and Strathern

Violence is an all-too-present phenomenon of our modern world. It exists in many forms, both fictional and very real, and is nearly impossible to avoid in both the media and in every day life in many parts of the world.

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Drug prohibition and organized crime: lessons from alcohol prohibition

Drug prohibition has been about as successful as alcohol prohibition, which is to say, disastrous. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was a radical step, motivated by temperance leagues that feared alcohol was tearing apart American society and creating crime.

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Conceptualizing Tim and Kelly's marital conflict through theoretical perspectives

The objective of this case study was to conceptualize the couple's difficulties from two theoretical perspectives and then describe what the best approach to treating them would be based on the perspective for each theory as it pertains to the causes of the family's difficulties, the type of…

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Dark humor and guilt in Edgar Allan Poe's stories

Edgar Allen Poe is known for being the progenitor of the mystery story and for being one of America's most darkly imaginative authors.

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Contradictions between charitable efforts and violent behavior in hip-hop

Certain images have been hallmarks of Hip-Hop culture even before its inception, dating back to the earlier rap genre of the 1980s and early 1990s (Price, 2006).

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Female Native American artists and cultural artistic expression

The artistic representation of the various cultures of Native American peoples represents more than just aesthetic value. It also represents a connection to life and the cultural aspects of life that can be then portrayed to an external source through artistic representations.

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