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The Confederacy's loss in the Civil War: political, social, and economic causes

The Confederacy lost the Civil War due to a number of political, social, and economic factors.

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Eyes and mouth processing in 9-month-old infant face perception

Key A., Stone W., and Williams S. "What Do Infants See in Faces? ERP Evidence of Different Roles of Eyes and Mouth for Face Perception in 9-Month-old Infants." Infant and Child Development; Vol 18 (2009): 149-162.

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Defining the essential characteristics of sports

Sports are athletic events or games with sets of rules. Competition is central to any definition of sports, even when they are played for fun and not business. Sports as business entail economic payouts as well as status.

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Sustainable engineering approaches in product development and agriculture

Sustainability Consortium clarifies goals, Walmart relationship (Arizona State University): This article details a consortium of scientists, researchers, and engineers from a variety of research institutes that is trying to develop a Sustainable Product Index for a wide variety of common products.

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Sports as illustrations of everyday ethical dilemmas

Boswell points out, sports are about the "commonsense ethics of everyday life." Both within and between teams, ethical issues are raised on the field. Individual athletes confront ethical questions as well.

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Southern women's roles and resistance in the Civil War era

In this superbly researched and entertaining work of non-fiction, Laura F. Edwards, associate professor of history at Duke University and author of several other books on the Civil War and the Reconstruction Period, explores the history of the Deep South before, during and after the War Between the…

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Title One funding challenges and No Child Left Behind implementation

Title One is a state funded program that helps school aged children with literacy skills. This program benefits many children from low income families who need extra help with reading, but cannot afford the extra help. As a result, schools overall are able to score higher on standardized testing.

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Environmental engineering: role, characteristics, and importance

Of the many different sectors in which engineers can find employment, one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding areas is that of environmental engineering.

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Cotton's role in shaping United States history, 1793-1865

Extensive cotton production in the United States began in the spring of 1793 with the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin (i.e. A machine which separates cotton fibre from cotton seeds) (Current 1998). Almost immediately after this invention cotton production rose dramatically.

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International capital flows and global economic development

International Capital Flow: Why is it important for the Global Economy? This brief paper will consider the role that the international flow of capital has on global economic development.

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