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Religious transformation in the 1920s and 1970s: Dumenil and Schulman compared

According to Dumenil's The Modern Temper, the 1920s resulted in a "modern" society because of the culmination of late nineteenth century industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. Far from monolithic, a burgeoning working class rose alongside the new era of middle class women.

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Robert Kagan's analysis of transatlantic divergence on foreign policy

Author Robert Kagan borrows from the title of a pop culture book -- Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars -- to illustrate the great difference in the 21st Century between Europe and the U.S.

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The difference effective leadership makes in organizations

The process of social influence in which someone can procure the aid and support of others in the achievement of a common task is leadership. Leadership definitions that are more inclusive of followers also exist.

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Hurricane Katrina's impact on race, class, and disaster response

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating storms to hit the U.S. coast, overwhelmed the city of New Orleans, leaving it underwater with nearly two thousand of its citizens dead. The storm resulted in a failure of the levees, which had major design flaws and lacked appropriate maintenance.

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Marketing models' physical attractiveness and consumer body image

Society often puts an enormous importance on bodily beauty. So much so that attraction plays a significant role in almost every human action. Attractiveness is often utilized as a signal for surmising knowledge about others and self.

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Racial bias in war on drugs enforcement and sentencing

In the article Is the War on Drugs Racially Biased? (Mitchell 2009), the explored the idea on how the war on drugs popularized the violent law enforcement tactics and disciplinary sanctions aimed at low level drug offenders.

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The importance of sex education in addressing youth challenges

Dear Secretary, I am writing this letter to you to talk about the importance of sex education for children and the youth in our country. This is an important letter because the topic is very importance in the face of challenges we face today concerning our youth.

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Telecommunications networks as enablers of knowledge-based value chains

The role of telecommunications and networking in business is that of integration platform, accelerator of transactions, and creator of value chains that span continents.

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Employee rights and protections in criminal justice administration

The criminal justice administrator has a number of aspects to consider when it comes to employee rights.

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Moore's Law and the evolution of microprocessor technology

The pace of innovation across the series of technologies that comprise a personal computer continues to accelerate, often leading to product lifecycles that are eighteen months or less.

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