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Naomi Wolf's use of emotive language in The Beauty Myth

Language is one of the most fundamental components of human communication, encompassing everything from the banal to the philosophical. Used effectively, language has the power to argue theories and manipulate opinion.

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1,878 words

Tasers as routine force tools: examining overuse in law enforcement

The use of Tasers, dart-firing weapons designed to cause instant immobility by delivering a high voltage shock, has gained widespread use in recent times among the law enforcement agencies, particularly in the U.S.A.

~10 min read

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Philosophical perspectives on free will and determinism

What is free will, according to philosophic interpretations? What is determinism -- and how is it different from free will? What do philosophers say about free will and determinism?

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Colonialism, sexual violence, and feminism in Native American women's experiences

Perhaps the most useful place to begin any discussion of Asian and Native American women and their relation to feminism is Devon Abbot Misesuah's study of indigenous American women, in which she argues that "because Native women vary in their cultural ideologies, appearance, and social and moral…

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Arguments against xeriscaping in Southern California lawns

The person I interviewed about the green lawn in front of his house was my uncle. He did not know off hand how much it cost to maintain the lawn and did not appear to think it too important. On the other hand, he did mention that he had been considering getting an artificial turf.

~7 min read

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Jeff Greenfield's "The Black and White Truth about Basketball"

Basketball, more than any sport played on a major scale in America, characterizes the plight of Blacks in their struggle to acquire equality as a race.

~7 min read

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Identity theft and privacy rights in contemporary American law

Moreover, in their capacity as citizens, Americans are also affected by national and international legal issues in various ways. Finally, Americans are also affected by legal issues that affect their employment.

~11 min read

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Racial and ethnic identity in Armah's Two Thousand Seasons and Fuller's Scribbling the Cat

Both Ayi Kwei Armah's novel Two Thousand Seasons and Alexandra Fuller's Scribbling the Cat: Travels With and African Soldier deal with the complex formulation of racial and ethnic identities in Africa as a result of the slave trade and colonization.

~11 min read

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Cultural interpretations of Bride and Prejudice across British, American, and Indian reviews

Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 film directed by Gurinder Chada and founded on the plotline established by the literary classic, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

~34 min read

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Leopold's land ethic and consumer ethics in Don DeLillo's White Noise

Don DeLilo's novel White Noise examines the variety of anxieties affecting people in the late-Cold War and contemporary period, with certain portions focused especially on the role mass media plays in the construction of ideas related to ethics and the environment.

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