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Evil, forgiveness, and modern humanity's capacity for redemption

Ever since former President George W. Bush defined the countries that harbor terrorists as an "axis of evil," the word "evil" and its appropriateness in modern society have come under accelerated examination.

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United States military withdrawal from Iraq

Our soldiers shouldn't be in Iraq in the first place. Though the atrocities of the Hussein regime were well-known, this was never our fight.

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The Bush-Cheney presidency and unitary executive theory application

The notion of the powers of "unitary executive" within the context of the Constitution of the United States simply put is: that the executive powers within the nation are vested with the President of the United States.

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Industrial agriculture's harmful impact on American society and food systems

Is our industrial system of agriculture and food (product) production and distribution (the same system that designs fast food, forces slaughterhouse quotas up, and produces jobs that are industrial opposed to post-industrial) hindering society?

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Locke's democratic theory in response to Filmer's monarchical arguments

History of Western Philosophy: John Locke was a little confused at first by the way this section started with Filmer's arguments in favor of the monarchy, but once Russell started speaking about Locke I realized the benefit of first setting up the theories Locke was reacting to when developing his…

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Tom Wolfe's critique of individualism in 1960s America

Third Great Awakening," first published in 1976 is both hilarious and thought provoking.

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The evolution of rhetoric from classical antiquity to modern theory

In philosophy and the human sciences, rhetoric has for centuries played a significant role.

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Accents as geographic and social markers in American English

That working definition takes into consideration the fact that "accents are loose bundles of prosodic and segmental features distributed over geographic and/or social space" (42).

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Reading and writing skills for developing democratic citizens

One of the frequently-cited reasons for including social studies in the curriculum is to prepare students to become good citizens. Because America is a democratic, free society, students must learn to make good choices because their choices will affect the national community.

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Interpreting line and composition in Basquiat's early untitled paintings

One of the most famous stars of the East Village graffiti scene and Neo-Expressionist movement of the 1980s, Jean-Michel Basquiat once famously remarked of his paintings, "Every single line means something." If this is true, then this sets an unprecedented task for the interpreter, who is faced…

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