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Comparing peer-reviewed and popular perspectives on database security

Over the last several years the overall issue of database security has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this is the increased amounts of reliance on internet technology as part of daily life.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and musical compositions

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote many forms of music in his lifetime. Mozart composed most of his work with great ease and this is shown in the extensive amount of compositions he has written. He composed over 150 musical works between 1782 and 1785.

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A book review of Jennifer D. Keene's "Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America"

Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America could very well become required reading for all new enlistees. Jennifer D. Keene, an assistant professor of history at the University of Redlands in California, assumes a multidisciplinary approach to World War One.

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Brian McAllister Linn's analysis of Philippine War strategy and American intervention

Philippine War: 1899-1903, Brian McAllister Linn describes the events of the Philippine War with great attention to detail from the arrival of the Americans to the resolution of the conflict.

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Houston Symphony concert review: Stravinsky, Mozart, Harbison, and Poulenc

Stravinsky -- Symphonies of Wind Instruments -- This is a concert work written in 1920 for a brass and woodwind ensemble. It is a short piece, one movement, and lasts about 10 minutes. It is dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy, although uses a number of Russian folk themes.

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Strategies for motivating reluctant readers through personalized interventions

A girl who is focused on basketball and says she has no time to read beyond what's absolutely required to pass. This student requires a reality check in terms of her priorities.

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Chadbourn's argument for fantasy's dominance in modern publishing

Mark Chadbourn's (2008) assessment of the popularity of fantasy and science fiction is somewhat true.

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Collateral contracts and the main purpose rule in contract law

Collateral contract is one in which a party agrees to enter into a contract with another party, contingent on a third party's performance. The consideration in a collateral contract is the promise to enter into the second contract.

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Healthcare reform and the administrative costs of American insurance

The cost of healthcare in the United States is increasing at a rate that cannot be sustained without imposing tremendous burdens on consumers. Approximately one-third of the $2 trillion spent on healthcare service in the U.S.

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Comparing new, standard, and no fertilizer on vegetable yields

What is the research question? This research analyzes whether adding a new fertilizer product (Fertilizer (New)) to the soil will produce a higher total vegetable yield, in grams, when compared to: 1) vegetables grown in soil free of commercial fertilizers, or 2) vegetables grown in soil treated…

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