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Crazy Horse: Lakota warrior and visionary leader

Crazy Horse, believed born sometime in 1838, was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux Native American tribe and is noted for his courage in battle.

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The abortion debate in American democracy and compromise

Not many people disagree when a law is passed that is objective and does not impact religious beliefs and value systems. For example, some individuals protested the speed limit of 55 mph on many federal highways.

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Peter Mullan's The Magdalene Sisters and Irish institutional abuse

Peter Mullan's 2002 movie The Magdalene Sisters depicts the dark side of Irish culture, church, and history. From the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland ran profitable asylums for women.

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Gender roles and rebellion in "The Story of an Hour" and "The Necklace"

For centuries women have been associated with domestic life. This association was especially persistent from the middle ages until the mid-twentieth century -- and, some could still argue that it continues even today.

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Raymond Carver's exploration of love's emptiness and passion

In the short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" Raymond Carver deals with the theme of love. Through the characters and their interactions, Carver shows the emptiness of love and suggests that real love cannot be found.

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UN peacekeeping missions during the Cold War era

The initiators of the United Nations in 1945 laid down the maintenance of peace and security as one among its three primary objectives. The UN Security Council has the necessary power to undertake military peacemaking action against the concerned government regime.

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Morality and social conflict in the novel Samskara

This particular novels deals with the distinction as to what is bad and what is good, and this question could quite likely be the oldest question that humankind has ever had to deal with.

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Organism adaptations to cold and snow in the taiga biome

Taiga or Boreal Forest (also Northern Coniferous Forest) cover about 11% of the Earth's land surface, or one third of its total forested area (about 1.5 billion hectares/3.7 billion acres).

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Understanding and managing anger in children

Anger is an emotional reaction that is normally the outcome of mental pressure and disappointment. Even though anger can conduce to several unwanted behaviors and violence as well, it must not be viewed as a downbeat emotion.

~15 min read

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Social causes of child abuse in the United States

Specifically it will discuss the social causes of child abuse. Child abuse is one of the country's most pervasive problems, and it occurs for a number of reasons. Many abusers come from families with histories of abuse, many others abuse children for a variety of reasons outside themselves.

~14 min read

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