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John Dewey's analysis of Darwinism's philosophical impact

When Charles Darwin first published his On the Origin of Species in 1859 it immediately sparked a scientific and theological controversy with the intellectual world.

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The motif of doom in Nathaniel Hawthorne's life and fiction

Were all the literary works of Nathaniel Hawthorne compiled into a single manuscript, then appropriately filtered to include only works of prose and fiction, and if an attempt were then made to uncover a single motif spanning through the vast majority of the remaining text, it would read something…

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Poverty's impact on global access to clean water

Although estimates vary, some authorities suggest that as many as 40% of the world's seven billion people lack ready access to clean water.

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Leporello as moral conscience in Mozart's Don Giovanni

Background- Don Juan, or Don Giovanni in Italian, is a fictional character that begins to appear in poetry and literature in the early 1600s. The legend, though, is both timeless and archetypal. Don Juan is the classic libertine -- he enjoys seducing young virgins and fighting their men.

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Due process violations in the targeted killing of U.S. citizens

Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads, "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime… nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation"…

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Gender inequality in Canadian women's healthcare access

This is particularly true when it comes to women's healthcare, an issue which has already received inadequate attention and support even before one factors in other elements that make access to that healthcare more difficult.

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C.S. Lewis's claim that Christianity could not have been guessed

Christianity has assumed an absolutely encompassing place in world history and culture. Its influence has spread across kingdoms, influenced forms of government and even functioned as the ideological basis for emergent state constitutions.

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Privilege and transience in Woody Allen's Manhattan

New York City is both a frequently glamorized metropolis and a demonized as a Gotham. And quite certainly, both of these characterizations is true.

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Theory of mind development: nature, nurture, and socialization

Additionally, we will examine briefly how theory of mind touches upon other abstract concepts.

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Protecting British liberties through a new bill of rights

British Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act of 1998. It is the opinion of this author that without formally enshrining many of our traditional British liberties formally in such a document permanent document, it is too tempting for politicians to overlook those rights.

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