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Individual power and moral authority in Arthur Miller's *The Crucible*

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Ethical concerns in ATV sales to inexperienced young customers

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Buddhism and spiritual transformation in Seven Years in Tibet

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Are photography and printmaking valid forms of fine art?

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Religious tyranny and hypocrisy in the Second Great Awakening

Foner, Eric Give Me Liberty! An American History Second Edition New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2009 The Second Great Awakening was the antithesis of freedom and hypocrisy at its best. The United States was developed in response to several catalysts.

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