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John Wesley's influence on Methodist reform and social change

John Wesley represents an important figure for the religious world and especially for the Church of England.

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Prosecutorial discretion and juvenile transfer laws in adult prisons

Between 1992 and 1995, nearly every state in the union passed laws that made it easier to try juvenile offenders as adults (Elikann, 1999).

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Leaving home and individuation in the family life cycle

The stage of the family life cycle where initial young adults begin the process of individuation is essential to individual and eventually family level functioning as it is at this point that the individual is seeking to develop his or her own family and self.

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Information systems as catalysts for competitive disruption and customer value

The measure of any information systems' value needs to progress beyond efficiency and time reductions measured on a per process level to focusing on how agile, disruptive and market-driven the business can become over time.

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Arguments for lowering the American drinking age to eighteen

An online petition set up by Andrew Mark Lisa to get the drinking age lowered to 18 has 55, 496 signatures. Comments left by signees range from the juvenile ("I LOVE LIQUOR! WOOT JAGER BOMBS") to the pithy ("You can fight for your country, but you can't drink").

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Karlsen's analysis of witchcraft accusations and women's economic threat in colonial New England

Karlsen's book, the Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England (1987) is helps to not only examine the role that witches and witch trials had in colonial society but also the general role of women as well.

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Irish nationalism in Brougham's "The Irish Yankee" and Boucicault's "The Shaughraun"

Identify, then compare and contrast, the Irish nationalist ideal as manifested in the Irish Yankee and the Shaughraun. Be sure to be specific regarding each play's action, characters and themes (as well as the other elements of drama).

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The five constitutional principles and their application in modern American government

The five main principles that form the basis of the Constitution are Popular Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Limited Government, and Federalism. Popular Sovereignty indicates that people have the most important role in government.

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The origins and development of socialism from Marx to Lenin

The idea of socialism began to form as early as the 16th century when the Humanist movement pushed ideas such as equality and democracy. Although at this time it was not known as Socialism, the ideas that informed the creation of Socialism were beginning to happen.

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Strategic planning as an alternative to crisis management

Strategic Planning is an administration tool that aids a company to center its energy, to make sure that affiliates of the company are working toward the same objectives, to evaluate and regulate the company's direction in reply to an altering atmosphere.

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