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How the Bible's composition and authorship created internal inconsistencies

The Bible consists of a collection of sixty-six separate books. These books were chosen, after a bit of haggling, by the Catholic Council of Carthage in 397 A.D. - more than three hundred years after the time of Jesus (Spivey & Smith 1989).

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Arguments against legalizing positive euthanasia in the United States

Euthanasia is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing death, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, often painful, disease or condition (Euthanasia, Infoplease.com).

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The naming of Iran: from ancient Persia to modern identity

Iran, which is the name nowadays for its country, was formerly known as Persia. The two identities of present day Iran is associated both to the peak of power of pre-Islamic, Achaemenid Persia, as also to its Islamic origin situated both in the 7th century start of Islam in Iran via Arab invasion,…

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Employee benefits restructuring at a large newspaper corporation

While salaries themselves remain important, other benefits have become increasingly so as workers seek to balance family work responsibilities in ways that -- when most families had two parents, one of whom stayed at home full time -- had not been dreamed of a generation or two ago.

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Educational and behavioral outcomes for Eastern European adoptees in American schools

In the last fifteen to twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children adopted by American families, who are from the eastern European nations. This is particularly the case of children from impoverished areas of the former Soviet Union.

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Technological disruption and piracy in the Latin American music industry

The music industry is undergoing a global technological revolution which has been induced by the introduction of Peer to Peer (P2P) file sharing services, and the proliferation of recordable CD equipment which his now within the financial reach of the average consumer.

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Adult learners and internet-based distance education

The concept of using the Internet in the pursuit of higher education is not exactly new. Indeed, the institution of "distance learning," has been in full swing since the heyday of late night Sally Struthers correspondence-school commercials.

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Malcolm X's argument for violence over voting in "The Ballot or the Bullet"

Social Marginalization by Race: Economic Deprivation and White American Resistance in the Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X

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Japan's postwar reconstruction and economic miracle, 1945-1952

Devastated by the Allies in World War II, Japan has emerged as one of the world's most economically and technologically advanced societies today.

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Developmental observation of five-year-old Maribel's social and cognitive skills

Statement of Research/Observation: To observe a five-year-old female child in her natural setting to determine age appropriate developmental stages.

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