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Wit, laughter, and ethics in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Casal, Elvira. "Laughing at Mr. Darcy: Wit and Sexuality in Pride and Prejudice." Persuasions On-Line 22.1 (2001): n. pag. Web.

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Steve McQueen's depiction of Solomon Northrup's enslavement and dignity

Steve McQueen's film 12 Years a Slave is based on the true story of Solomon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Northrup was a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Therefore, the film points out the extensive and pervasive problem of racism in America.

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Psychometric assessment tools for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

What is autism? Autism is a disease, which poses tons of questions, while providing least of answers. This being said, autism is one of the five diseases coming under Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). It shows in early years of a human and effects the brain's functioning.

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The impact of RFID technology on supply chain performance

The impact of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) on logistics, supply chain, services and complex manufacturing globally is evident in how pervasive tis adoption has been.

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Autism spectrum disorder: diagnostic criteria and core symptoms

Autism is a very complex neurodevelopmental disorder previously classified in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders -- fourth edition -- text revision (DSM -- IV -- TR) as a pervasive developmental disorder (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000).

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Contraception coverage in health insurance and teen pregnancy prevention

The debate over who should cover the cost of contraception is alive in our society today and equally contradictory among different groups, depending on the religious persuasion, philosophical inclination or social upbringing of the people involved.

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Technology's role in exacerbating the Rwandan genocide

With the scope and depth of technology, there is an ability to make natural disasters seem even worse -- worse in the sense that a degree of sensationalism can develop, making the incident seem more pervasive and more damaging.

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The Gullah/Geechee people and the development of African-American slave cultures

The trans-Atlantic slave trade shackled together persons from disparate cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Forced contact and communion, pervasive physical and psychological abuse, and systematic disenfranchisement became the soil in which a unique subculture would be born.

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Excel modeling and decision analysis in public sector applications

The author will also explain whether the data will be useful in a future job. While many of the topics in this course are attributed to and associated with the private sector, the usage of these tools and topics in the public sector is pervasive as well even if the manifestation is a bit different…

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Reconciling creationism and evolution through personal interviews

Three people were interviewed. They included a professor of biology, an aunt of Roman Catholic religious persuasion and a family friend. In the interview with the professor, she states that she is not sure of the length of the days in Genesis 1 because they have been a controversial subject.

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