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Salem Possessed: economic conflict and the 1692 witch trials

In "Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft" Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum have produced one of the most comprehensive and objective analysis of the Salem witch trials of 1692, using various demographic data in supporting the following idea: the events had as main cause…

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Injury rates in high school football: artificial versus natural turf

Artificial turf is much easier to maintain than natural grass playing fields. However, there has been a concern raised over the safety of artificial turf over natural grass playing fields.

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Institutional barriers to the international landmine ban treaty

Modern warfare has seen the advent of countless weapons which are intended to reign destruction upon their targets. Of those weapons which do not fall into the Mass Destruction category, few levy the type of sustained postwar threat as do land mines.

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Fourth generation warfare: history, definitions, and theoretical debates

Some analysts have argued that "fourth generation warfare" is new. This author will argue that there is nothing new about fourth generation warfare. Modern military analysts have simply been ignoring it because they know how to do second and third generation warfare.

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Zinc ion toxicity and immune response in marine invertebrates

Improvements in technology and the resulting increase in lifespan and access to medical care in the developing world place pressure on the environment via pollution, overpopulation, and possible global warming.

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The decline of thoroughbred horse racing in America

Horse racing has been around for several millennia now, but it has not become a professional sport until 1665, at the time when the Newmarket course was established in Salisbury Plains, Long Island, New York.

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Public versus private sector control of American transportation

Transportation is recognized for the indispensable role it has and in hope that it will become more effective, certain people have produced debates regarding whether it is the private sector or the public sector that should be given total authority over the business.

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The difference between personal morals and workplace ethics

Every individual is constantly presented with both moral and ethical issues in society and the workplace. This paper will address the difference between ethical and moral issues as well as the applications of each in the workplace.

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The evolution of Elizabethan theatre from inn-yards to playhouses

In 1558, when Elizabeth I came into power there were no specifically designed theatres in England. Collections of performers moved throughout the kingdom and acted in a broad variety of temporary performing places.

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Coordination and communication in international freight border crossing procedures

Border crossing rules and regulations are essential in freight movement, since they can either facilitate or obstruct the traffic of cargo. Freight has to go complete a series of procedures before it can safely cross into a particular jurisdiction.

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