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George Orwell's Animal Farm as critique of Soviet communism

Animal Farm is one the most widely read books by George Orwell. Interestingly most people do understand the political significance of the book and know that it was written as an attack on totalitarianism.

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Rhetoric and self-interest in Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth

Former Vice President Al Gore, who, in his documentary film on global warming, by director Davis Guggenheim, an Inconvenient Truth (2006), introduces himself, "I am Al Gore, I used to be the next president of the United States," won an Academy Award for the documentary.

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Judicial interpretation and textualism in Justice Scalia's constitutional philosophy

The Justices of the Supreme Court differ in the way they interpret the law and apply it in individual cases. All are reading the same law, but they may have different philosophies regarding how to apply precedent and what sort of mindset to use in making a decision.

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Newton's mechanistic worldview and the rise of deism

How exactly is the movement known as "Deism" motivated by the scientific discoveries of Isaac Newton? That is, precisely what aspects of Newton's mechanistic worldview offer support to advocates of Deism?

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Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations theory and critique

In his book the Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington explains that the end of the cold war also brought to a conclusion the way wars are fought based on ideology.

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Festinger and Carlsmith's cognitive dissonance experiment reviewed

Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance, by Leon Festinger and James M. Carlsmith (1957), (Lesko, pgs. 115-123). Write a brief review of the study, and be sure to answer the following questions: What was the hypothesis in the Festinger/Carlsmith experiment?

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Parental conflict resolution in sibling disputes

As parent of two growing boys, my partner and I have certainly experienced our share of conflicts that required resolutions over the years.

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Thomas Aquinas and the four medieval senses of Scripture

Within the writings and the thinking of Thomas Aquinas - with reference to the four Medieval senses of Scripture (moral, literal, allegorical and anagogical or mystical interpretation) - there is an abundance of original and worthy ideas that have more than stood the test of time.

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Mike Huckabee's rise from obscurity to presidential contender

Mick Huckabee has surprised - and even shocked - the world of presidential politics with his remarkable climb from obscurity to worthy contender. He has brilliantly and effortlessly played the role of David in "David vs.

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The double standard in American sexual morality and gender inequality

Gender equality in the United States has achieved tremendous strides, particularly since the middle of the last century.

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