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American intelligence failures and the case for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq

The United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in early 2003, primarily because reliable intelligence information announced by Secretary of Defense Collin Powell established beyond any reasonable doubt that Saddam Hussein was actively pursuing weapons of mass destruction (WMD), nuclear weapons,…

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Restricting violent video game sales to minors through legal action

This speech uses problem-solution organization. The average age of the audience is between 30 and 55 years of age with ages ranging from 14 to 59. There is roughly an even balance

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Factors in the increasing empowerment of American non-commissioned officers

The objective of this work is to analyze the three most important factors that have led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the American Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) over time.

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Arguing against Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Toulmin analysis of military policy

The objective of this work is to review the Repeal of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and to incorporate both classical principles of argumentation and elements of the Toulmin model of argument analysis.

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Parents should not allow young children to play violent video games

But my child has great hand to eye coordination skills! So what if he can't read!" Parents, is this what you want to be able to say about your children in ten years? Video games are not an appropriate pastime for young children, especially children under the age of twelve.

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Barack Obama's appeal to young American voters and foreign policy challenges

Never has an election year been as diverse as is the present election year and never have the candidates been as progressive as in the present election when an individual who has a Muslim background is running for President and at that during a time when the United States is in the middle of a war…

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Dress codes as a solution to gang violence and student distractions

Public schools should most certainly employ a dress code with which their students should adhere to.

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Socrates' refutation of rhetoric in Plato's Gorgias

Gorgias by Plato, is a dialog between Socrates and Gorgias, a famous rhetorical speaker whose specialty is persuasion and refuting standard ideas.

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Paradox and argument in John Donne's "The Flea"

This paradoxical and provocative poem by John Donne illustrates a number of the central characteristics of Metaphysical poetry. This paper will attempt to elucidate the paradoxical elements of the poem through a close reading of the text.

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Sentimental versus modernist techniques in African-American social activist fiction

Sentimental vs. Realistic Techniques: Modern African-American Questions Addressed in Contemporary and 19th Century American Fiction

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