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The ethical controversy surrounding embryonic stem cell research

One of the most vehement scientific controversies of the last few decades has surrounded stem cells -- their harvesting, and use in research.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin as political catalyst

It is said that when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, he "greeted her with these memorable words, 'So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!" (Vollaro 2009: 1).

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Social decay and suffering in William Blake's "London"

William Blake's poem, "London," revives a certain place and time in Great Britain when mankind seemed to be hanging on the precipice of disaster. The city is in pain and a good deal of this pain comes from society itself.

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State budget shortfalls: causes, impacts, and revenue solutions

In order to address the budget shortfalls that many states are facing and prescribe action, the nature of those shortfalls must be understood. State budgets as a whole could be short as much as $180 billion this year, and there are a number of contributing factors.

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Li Ka-shing's rise from poverty to international business success

Li Ka-shing is one of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs of all time.

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Theological differences between the Mutazilis and Asharis

Examine the main theological points of the Mutazilis and Asharis. Where do they agree and disagree? Since the times of the Muhammad, Islam has been facing a rift between the Mutazilis and the Asharis.

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Perfectionism and suicide in Janis Mirikitani's poem

A suicide note -- real or imagined -- is always painful to read. One wants to reach back in time and tell the speaker that nothing is bad enough to take this ultimate action; your problems are temporary; things will get better.

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Frederick Douglass's use of Christian principles in the "Appendix"

Appealing to a white Christian audience, many early African-American writers used religious ideology to convince their audiences of the inhumanity and injustice of slavery.

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Kabbalah's origins, history, and modern practice

Religion [...] Kabbalah and its origins, symbolism, and practice. Kabbalah has its origins in the Jewish faith, but today, it welcomes people of all faiths and cultures to study its principles.

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Gendering medicine: feminine and masculine practices among doctors and nurses

How have typically masculine and feminine medical practices changed because of the increase of female doctors and male nurses?

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