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The Seneca Falls Convention and the fight for women's suffrage

"The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

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The Patriot Act's expansion of police powers and potential for increased corruption

Corruption exists within all aspects of government, and has since early civilization.

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Union membership and employer-provided health insurance coverage

Usually, when rising health care costs are discussed, it is the employees or the end users that are the ones caught up in the price. However, from an employer's point-of-view these costs can also be very problematic.

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Adult perceptions of children in north and south contexts

While Burman's title creates a sense that her 14-page research piece in Psychoanalytic Studies will delve in the main on nice and not-so-nice children, a careful read shows that her article is really about adult-child relationships, and adult perceptions of children.

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University duty of care and tort liability in campus safety

According to the Department Justice of Bureau Statistics report in Legal Series Bulletin #2, 2002: "In 1996 10 out of every 1,000 students age 12 through 18, or a total of 255,000 children were victims of serious violent crimes at school or as they traveled to and from it. U.S.

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Women's status in Hinduism: tradition, caste, and modernization

Women have occupied a complex position in the Hindu system. While on the one hand, there have been legends glorifying her bravery, strength and sacrifice, on the other hand, she is ascribed to an inferior position in society in subordination to man.

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Michael Almereyda's Hamlet: technology and modern adaptation

The play Hamlet is one of the most complicated and respected plays in all of theater. One reason for this is that Shakespeare's characters are written both powerfully and ambiguously. Therefore, the role of the director in a production of Hamlet is pivotal.

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E-banking implementation challenges and opportunities in Indian financial institutions

Modernization on the technological front by the business sector during the nineties has transformed the manner in which Indian businesses are required to be performed. I.T.

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Botanical exploration and women gardeners in the eighteenth century

In the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, pearls were a very popular bauble with the wealthy and the royal; brought back from the explorations of the Far East and the New World and still rare, they are seen in portraits most particularly of Queen Elizabeth I, but also of other nobles.

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Medical marijuana: evaluating clinical benefits against health risks

The purpose of this paper is an evaluation of the advantages of medicinal consumption of marijuana compared with the disadvantages of consumption.

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