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Elaine Tyler May's analysis of Cold War domesticity and gender

How did Americans emotionally shift from wartime mobilization to the uneasy peace of the Cold War? According to Elaine May's Homeward Bound American: Families in the Cold War Era, Americans reacted to the threat of the Cold War by 'cocooning' into suburban domesticity.

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Texas groundwater regulation and agricultural water sustainability

Groundwater is found below the earth's surface in crevices of soil and rock Rubicon Real Estate Services. The laws in Texas regarding groundwater use is based on the English common law of "absolute use" or the "Rule of Capture" Rubicon.

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Jimmy Carter's energy crisis speech and its enduring relevance

President Jimmy Carter was a fundamental part of a serious crisis in the U.S. That crisis revolved around excessive price increases and embargoes on imported oil, during a time when foreign oil imports were increasing exponentially and outstripping the trade balance that had existed for the U.S.

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Strategies for managing diversity in the U.S. military

For over three decades, military diversity has been a very complex topic within the defense units or national security departments for many nations. This arises when it comes to matters of conceptual and practical leadership, as well as the managerial implications.

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Competitive advantage through technological innovation in aviation logistics

In the modern era, the worldwide logistics and supply chain is very cut throat and keeping an edge over others is important for all the firms in operation. Worldwide competition in aviation logistics business is cut throat with numerous firms.

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Dinosaur extinction theories and the asteroid impact hypothesis

Because of the vast periods of time between when dinosaurs walked the earth and the present time, the development of precise arguments regarding each of these issues has been a taunting task.

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Conceptual and operational definitions of hate crimes in criminal justice

Measuring gang-related crime is an example of trying to measure a particular dimension of crime: motive. Other examples are hate crimes, terrorist incidents, and drug-related crimes. Specify conceptual and operational definitions for at least one of these types of crimes.

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William Penn's path to founding Pennsylvania

As its name suggests, the state of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn, Jr., though it was actually named after his father, William Penn, Sr.

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Creation myths in Sumerian, Chinese, and Zuni cultures

It is in the nature of humans to wonder about the unknown and search for answers. At the foundation of nearly every culture is a creation myth that explains how divine inspiration created the world, nature, and humanity.

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Breast ironing in Cameroon: cultural practice and health consequences

Sexual mutilations have a long and controversial history. Sexual mutilations include a diverse variety of practices, including male circumcision, breast removal, clitorectomy, female genital mutilations, castration, cosmetic surgeries targeting sexual organs, and breast ironing.

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