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Henri Cartier-Bresson and Tacita Dean: an interview

INTERVIEWER: We are going to start with the assumption that the reader has never been introduced to you or your art. Can you give us a little background information about you?

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Fate and character in Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome is a story of a man whose life is partially destroyed by fate, and partially destroyed by his own character. Ethan Frome lives in a gossipy, close-knit New England town named Starkfield that is highly resistant to change.

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The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan: ideology, governance weakness, and counterinsurgency strategy

Before a country can launch a counterinsurgency against an enemy -- as the United States is presently doing in Afghanistan against the Taliban -- there needs to be an accurate assessment of the insurgency followed by a strategic plan put in place.

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Thomas Friedman's analysis of globalization and economic flattening

World is Flat: a Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, New York Times columnist discusses the impact that globalization has had on the world economy. However, Friedman does not discuss the increasing interlock of local economies with the global economy as globalization.

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Arguments against capital punishment in the United States

The death penalty should be outlawed in the United States -- or at the very least there should be a moratorium on the death penalty until serious flaws and injustices can be addressed.

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Emotional intelligence and coping with grief through loss stages

Humans are living longer today due to modern medicine, but death and dying are still mysterious concepts and the more humans understand and learn about dying and death the more enjoyable those final years will be.

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Global warming, pollution, and the Medieval Warm Period Project

Rapid growth of the global economy profoundly effects modern economic development and stability, labor, and, most especially, the environment.

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Hyundai America Shipping Agency v. Sandra McCullough NLRB case

A customer service representative named Sandra McCullough alleged she was discharged because she complained to her employer about the harassment of a fellow employee by a supervisor, and her complaints about general supervisor misconduct.

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How employee health interventions decrease workplace costs

One of the most striking aspects of the 'Googleplex,' the famous site where the Google Company headquarters are located, is the extent to which physical fitness is part of the employee workday.

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Psychological trauma and long-term effects of sexual crimes

Sexual crimes are a kind of crime involving forced sex, rape, child abuse, human trafficking, sexual harassment and sex with animals. Every country has differing levels of punishment for sexual crimes.

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