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William Blake's illuminated poetry and political vision

William Blake was never fully appreciated in his own time but is still an influence on literary, political and theological analyses long after his death.

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The Coen Brothers' adaptation of Homer's Odyssey in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Could a Hollywood filmmaker adapt Homer's Odyssey for the screen in the same way that James Joyce did for the Modernist novel?

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Shelby Foote's account of the Gettysburg campaign

Shelby Foote was born in Mississippi. His father died when he was five leaving his mother to raise him alone, he was also an only child. He was a reader from his early years, mainly because he was so alone. He was a teenager during the Great Depression.

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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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Government regulation and workplace safety in California

Unlike our predecessors in the mines and mills and factories - and even offices - we today expect our workplaces to be safe.

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Separating church and state in public schools: a moral dilemma

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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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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Explanations for the European witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

At first glance, a logical 21st Century explanation for the "witch craze" (also known as a witch-hunt) during the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe was based largely upon human ignorance.

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Dream content as a therapeutic approach: medication and suggestion effects

Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs.

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