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Confucianism and Western influence in the construction of Meiji masculinity

Japanese history attribute Meiji masculinity to the peculiar customs of the Meiji period, its specific characteristics of the Emperor, and, in some related way, its association with the Western world.

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Egyptian electoral reform and obstacles to democratic development

The purpose of this paper is to discuss Egypt as a democratic country and analyze the strength of their democracy in light of the recent boycotts done by opposition parties.

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Deontology and consequentialism approaches to euthanasia

Euthanasia is one of those philosophical issues that have been widely debated, without any solution in sight. One of the main reasons behind this is the many sets of principles behind each side of the debate.

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Effects of same-sex marriage on child development and wellbeing

There are by conservative estimates anywhere from six to fourteen million children living in gay and lesbian homes (Patterson, "Children of lesbian," 1026). Gay marriage is a recent phenomenon and is still not legal in many states.

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Religious fundamentalism and the science-religion conflict in post-9/11 America

Religion has been on the losing side of a prolonged conflict with the secular world for the past two centuries.

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The emergence of environmental ethics in the 1960s

Environmental Ethical Issue. Environmental ethics is a philosophical sub-discipline that was developed in the late 1960s to early '70s.

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Whistleblowing, organizational ethics, and Jewish law in corporate dilemmas

Personal Can Ethics Get?-Corporate and Communal Ethics in the Present Climate. The words corporate and ethics seem to be contradictions in terms, especially in today's recessionary climate where competition is fierce and moral and legal considerations at best take a back seat to profits and…

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Religion and spirituality's influence on patient health outcomes

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the influence that religion and spirituality may have upon the individual's health. If health is to be considered from a scientific point-of-view, it is easy to understand how the connection stated above may be seen as controversial.

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Rodriguez's critique of bilingual education in "Aria: A Memoir"

Richard Rodriguez, the author of "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood," uses his personal experience as a literary scholar and teacher as well as the son of Mexican immigrants living in California to take a firm stand against bilingual education theories and their supporters.

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Anti-Semitism in Marx and Nietzsche's post-enlightenment philosophy

Where before Jews had been marginalized due to religious Christian anti-Semitism, now they were being marginalized because they had introduced conscience and dampened man's natural ardor.

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