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Theistic religion as a fundamental problem in modern society

In contemporary society, religion is presented as a tremendously important source of human of morality in human life, spiritual comfort for the individual, and as the basis of much that is valued in society.

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Violence: theory and ethnography in Stewart and Strathern

Violence is an all-too-present phenomenon of our modern world. It exists in many forms, both fictional and very real, and is nearly impossible to avoid in both the media and in every day life in many parts of the world.

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Drug prohibition and organized crime: lessons from alcohol prohibition

Drug prohibition has been about as successful as alcohol prohibition, which is to say, disastrous. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was a radical step, motivated by temperance leagues that feared alcohol was tearing apart American society and creating crime.

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Conceptualizing Tim and Kelly's marital conflict through theoretical perspectives

The objective of this case study was to conceptualize the couple's difficulties from two theoretical perspectives and then describe what the best approach to treating them would be based on the perspective for each theory as it pertains to the causes of the family's difficulties, the type of…

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Dark humor and guilt in Edgar Allan Poe's stories

Edgar Allen Poe is known for being the progenitor of the mystery story and for being one of America's most darkly imaginative authors.

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Contradictions between charitable efforts and violent behavior in hip-hop

Certain images have been hallmarks of Hip-Hop culture even before its inception, dating back to the earlier rap genre of the 1980s and early 1990s (Price, 2006).

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Female Native American artists and cultural artistic expression

The artistic representation of the various cultures of Native American peoples represents more than just aesthetic value. It also represents a connection to life and the cultural aspects of life that can be then portrayed to an external source through artistic representations.

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Ethics inquiry system for child care professionals

The code of ethics, or the code of professional responsibility as it is sometimes referred to, represents one of the most important tools that help regulate a profession, whether one refers to private businesses or to governmental organizations.

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Kotter and Cohen's eight-step model for organizational change implementation

Today's economic agents are subjected to enormous pressures from both micro as well as macro environments. Within the internal environment for instance, managers have to address issues relating to the incremental role of the staff members or the most adequate allocation of resources.

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Compressed space and the illusion of love in Eileen Chang's Sealed Off

True, dream love in Eileen Chang's Sealed Off: How the compressed nature of space gives rise to the illusion of love Sealed Off by Eileen Chang depicts the complex social relationships that are negotiated in the enclosed space of a tram car frozen just on the outskirts of Shanghai, a city in China…

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