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The right to disobey: liberty and sovereignty in Hobbes' Leviathan

If the sovereign command a man (though justly condemned) to kill, wound, or mayme himself; or not to resist those who assault him; or to abstain from the use of food, ayre, medicine, or any other thing, without which he cannot live; yet hath that man the Liberty to disobey."

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Joan Scott's gender as a category of historical analysis

The American Historical Review, Vol. 91, No. 5. Dec., 1986. pp. 1053-1075. The word 'gender' is often used by feminist scholars to dissociate the physical characteristics of the female sexualized body from the social constructions attached to such female bodies.

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Language development in early childhood education settings

Thus, genetics or heredity must be one source for learning. Humans are born to speak and have an innate gift for deciphering the rules of the language used in their environment. However, the environment itself is also a significant factor.

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False confessions and wrongful convictions in the criminal justice system

The English jurist William Blackstone once declared that it would be "better for ten guilty persons to escape than for one innocent to suffer." The principle is still applicable today as wrongful convictions do so much damage and ruin so many lives.

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Efficacy and efficacy of psychics in modern criminal justice proceedings

Responses to "I believe that psychics have some special ability that other people do not possess" Responses to "I have experienced episodes in my life where I thought could read other people's minds or could see the future"

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Economic ideology and Black liberation during the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance today is famed as an age of artistic ferment, an age that gave birth to the career of Paul Robeson and the Cotton Club.

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Internet censorship by governments and threats to free expression online

The growing ubiquity of the Internet means that new issues, once confined to the "real" world, have spilled over into cyberspace. Censorship in particular has been a significant concern ever since the Internet grew into a popular medium of communication.

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W. Edwards Deming's system of profound knowledge and economics

Recipient of the National Medal of Technology, international consultant, and author of Out of the Crisis, W. Edwards Deming is an established economist and statistician.

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Social and behavioral characteristics of Asperger Syndrome

While Asperger Syndrome is generally believed to be a form of autism, unlike the classic autistic individual who appear withdrawn and uninterested in the world around them, people with Asperger Syndrome want to be sociable and involved, yet have difficulty in the areas of social, behavioral, motor,…

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Autism and communication barriers in child development

What is Autism? History of Autism, including research done in an effort to understand Autistic. Communication definition, methods, history.

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