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William McNeill's theory of disease as historical actor

Liberal or conservative, many historians share a fundamental bias, namely that human actions and beliefs, whether political and ideological, are the major factors that impact human history. History, viewed as such, is propelled by the human will, not by nature.

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Photography's emergence as an art form in the nineteenth century

The first thing that the mind conjures is the meaning of art. Art can be defined as any human creativity, skill, any craft or profession or its ideals, an assemblage of things having form and beauty within any discipline of creative work.

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State Board of Education's role in curriculum standards development

The role of the State Board of education is to support and assist the administration of schools through the development of strategic plans, curriculum standards and budget issues.

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Integrative bargaining in Runaway Jury: negotiation analysis and win-win solutions

The movie 'Runaway Jury' chosen for this article is most apt as it covers various aspects of the negotiation process in an in-depth manner, and helps to practically explain many dimensions of negotiation analysis.

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Locke and Hume's conceptions of abstract ideas

John Locke, 1632-1704 was a British Philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher, whose involvement with Anthony Ashley Cooper directed him to turn into consecutively a government officer charged with gathering information regarding trade and colony, economic author, opposition political…

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Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism and distinction between fear and anguish

Jean-Paul Sartre developed his own particular brand of existentialism and embodied it in his works not only of philosophy but for his novels and plays as well.

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Evaluating educational websites: criteria for classroom use in history

It is important that any Web site which is used in the classroom or which is recommended to the students is accurate in the information presented. This is assessed on the source of the information which was used to produce the Web site content and the way in which it has been represented.

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The justifiability of capital punishment and its deterrent effects

Capital punishment refers to termination of life of someone accused of a serious crime. But how justifiable is this type of sentencing? In olden days, people would be sentenced to death because they defied authority.

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Challenging traditional criminology: White collar crime and social class theory

The central aim of the author's intent in this chapter is to illustrate the reasons why traditional theories concerning the relationship between lower social classes and crime are incorrect. This is pursued through the example of white collar criminality.

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How people form self-identity through psychological and social factors

The author presents the idea that self and identity are two different concepts one must consider separately and then in tandem with each other before one can truly define what self-identity is and how it will and does affect them in life.

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