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A united EU police and military force against terrorism

Would a united police or military force for the EU be an effective tool for combating terrorism? Terrorism continues to be a highly pervasive threat to only the developed economies, but to the world overall.

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Andrew Sullivan's rhetorical strategies in "Conservative case for gay marriage"

Aristotle described three types of rhetoric, ethos, logos and pathos. According to Aristotle, rhetoric is "the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion." In his article "Conservative Case for Gay Marriage," author Andrew Sullivan does a great job of persuading his…

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Walter C. Kaiser's messianic interpretation of the Old Testament

Kaiser, Walter C. The Messiah in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995. The question of how to 'read' the Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures has proved vexing for Biblical scholars of all faiths, levels of orthodoxy, and persuasions.

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Peer pressure and social influence on teenage behavior

The process of social influence is marked by an individual's feelings, thoughts, or actions being affected by those of other people. Degrees of social influence are exemplified by such occurrences as conformity, peer pressure, obedience, socialization, and persuasion.

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Fortune 500 companies' use of social media as a marketing tool

Social media including: "blogs, chat, discussion boards, microblogs, podcasts, ratings, and social networks" (Grainger, J. 2010) are pervasive in the current global culture and economy.

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White collar crime prevalence and prosecution in American society

When most people think of white collar crime today, they think of Enron and Martha Stewart -- or of a nebulous idea of a kind of crime that only the "upper class" or the very powerful occasionally engage in. However, white collar crime is actually pervasive across all sectors of American society.

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Street racing in American youth culture from James Dean to today

Street racing has existed for generations. Actually, one could say that it goes back to before the invention of the automobile when horse and buggy racing was popular among the rebels of society, such as in the movie, 'Friendly Persuasion' when Gary Cooper rebelled against his Quaker roots and took…

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The freshman fifteen: causes and campus dining solutions

What is the "freshman fifteen?" It's the fifteen pounds or more that many freshman gain during their first year away from college and their first year living away from home. After spending more than a month on campus, it is easy to see why the freshman fifteen is such a pervasive problem.

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Sarah Connor and the monomyth pattern in Terminator films

The Greek hero monomyth, as discussed by Joseph Campbell and others, is a concept and storyline that dates back to the tragedies and tales of the Greeks. However, to suggest that these basic storylines and traits are not used today (and used pervasively) would be incorrect to say the least.

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The male gaze, performativity, and gendered economics in Berger, Butler, and Waring

Berger, Butler, and Waring provide unique and distinct perspectives on gender, sex, and power. Feminism is almost by definition a study of power and inequality, given the prevalence and pervasiveness of patriarchy worldwide.

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