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Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent leadership during the Civil Rights Movement

When searching for role models, it is difficult to imagine a more inspiring person than Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a moral leader and one that more- in a perfect world - people should strive to be like.

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William Bratton's vision for reforming policing and reducing crime

William Bratton's biographical account of his experience in America's criminal justice system is both riveting and highly significant to the progress our justice system has made throughout the years.

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Christian perspectives on irrational beliefs and scriptural responses

Addressing each irrational belief, locate and identify additional Scripture that would be a scriptural response or answer. You may need to make additional comments with your supportive Scripture.

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Power and corruption in Shakespeare's three tragedies and comedies

William Shakespeare's plays the Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, and the Tempest, all are plays about power: the power of money, the power of politics, and the power of the intellect.

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the American founding documents

Common Sense was a pamphlet first published anonymously in January 1776, but written by Thomas Paine. Immediately, it was a huge success and actually has the honor of having the largest circulation (and sales) of any historical book about America (Paine intro).

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Citizen participation and motivations in U.S. elections

Citizens of a country will participate in the electoral process in different ways. This will have an impact upon their political views and the levels of involvement in various elections.

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Family loss and marriage prospects in Abigail Adams' later years

Chapter 32 recounts some tough years for Abigail's family. The chapter is rife with deaths -- first Ann's child, then Louisa and John Quincy's, and finally Nabby.

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Debunking the charisma requirement in effective leadership

At certain points in my life I have had a tendency to place certain figures of authority on mental pedestals, esteeming them beyond what their actual qualities and actions warranted.

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Gabriel Conroy and the wasteland: identity and death in Joyce

Prototypical Man of T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland": Gabriel Conroy in James Joyce's "The Dead" James Joyce's short stories are full of meaning on many levels; history, religion, and contemporary literature all found their way into his stories in both literal and symbolic ways.

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Rest and recuperation leave effects on soldier morale during deployment

The focus of this work in writing is the examination of the difference between that soldier that takes rest and recuperation (R&R) and a soldier that does not take rest and recuperation (R&R) and specifically the effect upon the soldier's morale during work duty. It is reported in a U.S.

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