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Peer responses to an essay on terrorism and counterterrorism

Diana, your writing is well organized and thoughtful and offers many key insights on the challenges of tracking terrorism. Your comments on the internet and the importance that this may have in the ability to track terrorists and terrorism is insightful.

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Tara Lohan's argument for water as a fundamental human right

In "Crossroads of a Water Crisis" Tara Lohan discusses the politics of water in California by framing the issue as part of a global water crisis. According to Lohan, California is one of the world's battlegrounds for water.

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Critique of Kiefer's argument on student losses in online writing classes

The following is a critique of an article by Kiefer titled: "Do students lose more than they gain in online writing classes?" The article is obtained from chapter eight of the book titled "Brave New Classrooms" as written by Lockard and Pegrum.

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Alexander Hamilton's argument for federal centralization in Federalist No. 6

The purpose of Alexander Hamilton's "Federalist No. 6" is to convince the reader of the dangers of an only partially united group of states.

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Linbeck's argument for unified biblical interpretation through tradition

Article Summary: Linbeck, G. (2002). Scripture, consensus, and community. In Theological reflection: Sources. SCM Press, 2007, 164-175. Q1.

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Christopher Bantick's argument for grammar instruction in Australian schools

It has become all too commonplace for educators and academics to decry the quality of contemporary education. The loss of respect for standards and quality in favor of a more relativist and "progressive" approach is often cited as evidence of cultural decline.

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Challenges and benefits of peer group collaboration on essay writing

Working with a group of my peers has proved challenging in a number of ways. While we all got along, it was nearly impossible to agree on meeting times because everyone's schedule is erratic and different from everyone else's.

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Granatstein and Morton's argument that the Second World War benefited Canada

War Changed Everything," authors J.L. Granatstein and Desmond Morton argue that the Second World War benefited Canada and Canadian society.

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Carl Schramm's argument that entrepreneurship, not social entrepreneurship, improves lives

Entrepreneurship is Social by Carl Schramm argues the point that the idea of "social entrepreneurship" is a distraction from the great work that normal entrepreneurs do. Stripped from the straw man framing, his point is that business does good things, and we should not lose sight of that.

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David Brooks's argument on suicide bombing as cultural addiction

Culture of Martyrdom," David Brooks calls suicide bombing " the crack cocaine of warfare," (1). As a drug-like substance, suicide bombing is addictive and therefore "transforms the culture of those who employ it," just as drug addiction changes one's personality (Brooks 1).

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