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How pornography promotes sexual violence against women

Pornography, like rape, is a male invention, designed to dehumanize women, to reduce the female to an object of sexual access, not to free sensuality from moralistic or parental inhibition.... Pornography is the undiluted essence of anti-female propaganda.

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3,289 words

Anthony Quinn's early Hollywood career and typecasting as ethnic characters

Anthony Quinn was often thought of as being larger than life. He was a talented actor who played many diverse roles and is now a Hollywood legend.

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2,509 words

Daniel Pals' analysis of seven influential theories of religion

Religion is an analysis of seven works that the author, Daniel Pals, believes have shaped the understanding of religion in the past century.

~13 min read

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2,759 words

Edward Said's Orientalism and Western imperialism in cultural discourse

There have been many uses and abuses in regard to the cultural and social concept called Orientalism.

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3,851 words

The evolution and history of condoms from ancient times to today

While many people believe that condoms are a relatively new form of contraceptive, created not so long ago, this is far from true. Many historians believe that, in ancient Egypt, pharaohs used papyrus reeds to cover their penises during sex.

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Humanistic education in seventeenth-century colonial America

The seventeenth century has been called, as an age of faith, and for the colonists a preoccupation with religion, as probably right. The religious rebel of the sixteenth century was severe and shaking as its impact was felt both on the continent as well as in America.

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Neurolinguistic programming outcomes for high-risk community college students

Community colleges traditionally maintain an open-door policy, often enrolling students who are poorly prepared to enter higher education.

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Evolution of presidential power from Lincoln to Johnson, 1861-1969

Cold War, the president of the United States was often referred to as the "leader of the free world." This connotes an image of someone with an unsurpassed amount of power and responsibility.

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Interpreting the Book of Revelation: authorship, dating, and apocalyptic style

Book of Revelation is a unique portion of the New Testament. Unlike the other Books found in the latter part of the Bible, the Book of Revelation is not presented as a historical document or an instructional discussion, but is essentially a prophetic book, intended to deliver a glimpse of upcoming…

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Herodotus and Thucydides in Donald Kelley's historical inquiry

In his book, which is written in a scholarly, colorful, and interesting style, and is as rich with thought-provoking questions as it is lean on assumptions, author Kelley goes to great lengths to set the stage for every historian's work that he discusses.

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