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Heroic love and fidelity in medieval and modern literature

Please update Works Cited -- I did not have the information needed to do so Love is one of the most complicated emotions in the universe. While we want to understand it, the truth is we simply cannot explain why it makes people do the things they do.

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The six stages of developing a successful fashion line

Many people have dreamed of starting their own successful fashion line, but only a handful have actually achieved that dream. Fashion may be "fun" as Elaine Stone says, but the "fame" and "fortune" parts are much harder to come by. This is because fashion is an extremely competitive industry.

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Arranged marriages in India: persistence despite cultural change

This proposed study will explore the phenomenon of "arranged marriages in India" to possibly unearth the reasons why this practice has withstood the test of time and force of other cultures.

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Classroom environmental design for students with ADHD

According to the article "Setting up your classroom to help ADHD children," using proper care in setting up the physical environment of a classroom can result in profound benefits for students with special needs.

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The grievance process and non-union employee rights in collective bargaining

The dispute between Swallows and Green illustrates why a grievance process established by a collective bargaining agreement is not always an effective method for resolving workplace disputes.

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Chagas disease: transmission routes, clinical stages, and public health management

Chagas disease is one of the most ignored of the tropical diseases, yet millions of people are contaminated with it. There are currently only two existing drugs to treat it, both of which are more than forty years old and neither is thought to be ideal.

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Street justice and legal justice in "Bullet Boy"

In the film "Bullet Boy" the character of Curtis accidentally shoots his friend Rio after they decide to play with the gun Curtis is hiding for a friend of his. The shooting was entirely accidental. It was not planned and it was not based on any type of animosity between the two characters.

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Make-or-buy decisions and export strategies in international manufacturing

The "make-or-buy" decision is fairly straightforward, though it can have enormous and quite complex effects; essentially, this decision refers to the choice between in-house manufacture and outsourcing (Answers 2010).

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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" as allegory for McCarthyism and Cold War fears

Fear over reason: Modern witch hunts depicted in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and in the House Un-American Activities Committee

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Schistosomiasis: parasitic flatworm infection affecting millions globally

Schistosomiasis, also called bilharzia, is a blood fluke infection, which can cause serious and long-term illness (DHPE, 2010; DPDx, 2010; Kogulan & Lucey, 2007; Pearson, 2009). It was first identified by Theodore Bilharz in Egypt in 1851 and, thus, named after him in some countries.

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