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Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized in every state

We look forward to years of long and healthy life, and if death ever seems appealing it is as an antidote to depression. It does not often, if ever, occur to us that there will be a time when we look forward to the "good death" promised by euthanasia.

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Human-environment relationships in United States environmental history

Just this past week, the Environmental Protection Agency released a report on the effects and reality of global warming.

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Numerology and political allegory in Dante's Inferno

There are many layers contained within Dante's "Inferno." There is a spiritual layer, a literal layer, a political layer and many other subtle, underlying themes. One of the key elements in "Inferno" is the use of chronology and numbers to express certain ideals about his foes and political views.

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Religion's influence on economic development in least developed countries

It is popularly believed that countries, where religion has major influence in governance, tend to develop slower than those where religious beliefs are not a main influence or consideration.

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Teacher support systems and student academic preparedness challenges

As the educational system continues to come under increasing amounts of scrutiny, the teacher is ultimately at the fulcrum of pressure. They are required to digest new educational theory and sort out the wheat from the chaff.

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Descartes's attempt to reconcile science and religious faith

If a person were to take a can of Red Pop, and another can of 7 Up, and pour these two similar liquids into a common container, the outcome would be a homogeneous mixture of sweet, sparkly red soda.

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The search for meaning in Tolstoy's War and Peace

In Tolstoy's prolific literary career, it appears that one central concern drove everything he did both in his life and his writing. This concern was the meaning of life.

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Power and responsibility in war literature by Forche, Orwell, and O'Brien

How can anyone possibly imagine how difficult waging war is without experiencing firsthand the horrors of being on the battlefield?

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Neoclassical economic theory: unrealistic assumptions and market failures

For a long time, the neoclassical economic theory has dominated the field of economics; both in teaching and in practice, in the United States.

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The nineteenth amendment and its impact on American women's suffrage

An extensive period in US history has witnessed specific segments of the nation's population (such as females, Blacks, etc.) deprived of voting rights.

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