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Christian perspectives on capital punishment in Mosaic law

The issue of capital punishment is as old as the Bible itself. God himself was the first to issue an edict of capital punishment. In Genesis 6-8 God decided that all of humanity, except for Noah and his family were to receive the death penalty for their wrongs.

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DeeBilder's decision to accept or reject Home Depot's acquisition offer

There are no promises to protect the employees and many of the stores can be expected to be closed. The legacy of the DeeBilder name will be lost.

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Senior centers and successful aging in the elderly population

The baby boomer generation has just about a year to reach the retirement age prompting the urgent need of successful aging.

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Time-travel and historical trauma in Octavia Butler's Kindred

The institution of slavery is often thought of as a relic in our shared past. As Americans, this is an aspect of our history that we remember with shame and disgust, but also with distance and complacency.

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Religious authority and tradition in the premodern era

Premodernism is defined as possessed by authority and dominated by tradition. The term is broken down as having two other meanings which include: defined as a spirit of truth; the truth is taught through religious institutions under the leadership of religious leaders and defined as the ultimate…

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Mass spectrometry analysis of diterpene glycosides in Stevia leaves

Underlying the Sweetness: An Analysis via Mass Spectrometry of the Diterpene Glycosides Occurring in Stevia Leaves A large part of the nutritional and dietary social and technological revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the twentieth century has focused on the issue of sugar and…

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Economic domestication and the rise of civilization in America

The economic history of the United States has been one more of comforts than shortage.

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How urban poverty stigma evolved from medieval to modern times

In the medieval period in Europe, the church assumed the responsibility for taking care of the poor. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 demonstrated ethics of the Protestant church with humanitarianism.

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Speech perception deficits and language learning impairment in children

Speech perception refers to a person's ability to hear and then understand or break down the hearing into comprehensible linguistic parts (Kuhl, 2004). For most people, this process comes naturally. However, to some, speech perception may lead to a language learning impediment.

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Descriptive statistical analysis of education, work hours, and family size

The average number (mean) of years that participants attended school was 13.0, with data ranging from 0 years to 20 years. The median was 12 years and the mode (most frequent response) was also 12.

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