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Robert Johannsen's analysis of the Mexican-American War's media narrative

Johannsen, Robert W. To the Halls of the Montezumas. Oxford University Press, 1999. The thesis of the book To the Halls of the Montezumas by Robert W. Johannsen is that the Mexican-American War was America's first foreign war, even though Mexico was not the first foreign power America ever fought.

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Gender and separate spheres ideology in Frederick Douglass's autobiography

Still Bound to Notions of the Separate Spheres and Roles of Men and Women: Frederick Douglass My Life in Bondage One might like to think of Frederick Douglass as a purely radical thinker, a man on the cutting edge of female rights as well as Black liberation.

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Federal sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine

After a decade of contentious debate regarding the federal sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, a number of significant initiatives to reform current policy have recently emerged.

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The magic bullet theory and its limitations in mass communication

"Agenda setting scholars corroborate the fact that our dependence on the media for news and information has shaped and reinforced our perceptions of the world around us.

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Propaganda, resistance, and human nature in Steinbeck's The Moon is Down

John Steinbeck's 1942 novel The Moon is Down can be interpreted as a propaganda piece, aimed at emboldening and comforting the conquered peoples of Europe during the Second World War.

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Hispanic women in the United States workforce and leadership

Hispanic-American women have struggled for centuries to get their respect and acknowledgment. Hispanic women have been at their helm, whether it is in the home, workplace or in the society.

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Political freedom and human happiness in Dostoevsky, More, Marx, Rousseau, and Nietzsche

The five thinkers examined here all premise their work on the major questions of political freedom for mankind balanced with man's happiness.

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Islam and democracy: compatibility and regional practice

Islam compatible with Democracy? The correlation between Islam and democracy is vehemently argued among the people who make out with the Islamic resurrection during the later part of twentieth century and early twenty-first.

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European missionaries and traders in Silence and The Mission

Trade: a Primary Goal and (Questionable) Accomplishment of European Groups, as Shown within the novel Silence and the film the Mission

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Spontaneous remission and natural recovery from addiction

Spontaneous remission from addiction is often referred to under different titles. These include, natural recovery, maturing out, and unassisted change.

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