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Alexander Hamilton's argument for federal centralization in Federalist No. 6

The purpose of Alexander Hamilton's "Federalist No. 6" is to convince the reader of the dangers of an only partially united group of states.

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Linbeck's argument for unified biblical interpretation through tradition

Article Summary: Linbeck, G. (2002). Scripture, consensus, and community. In Theological reflection: Sources. SCM Press, 2007, 164-175. Q1.

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Christopher Bantick's argument for grammar instruction in Australian schools

It has become all too commonplace for educators and academics to decry the quality of contemporary education. The loss of respect for standards and quality in favor of a more relativist and "progressive" approach is often cited as evidence of cultural decline.

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Woolf's argument for women writers' economic independence in literature

Woolf on the Economics of Gender Inequality The seeds of gender equality, however elusive such a thing may continue to be, were surely planted by the frustration of women confined to the roles crafted by longstanding patriarchy.

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The ontological argument for the existence of God

An Ontological Argument for the Existence of God 1. Introduction As the epigraph makes clear, one of the irrefutable facts about the history of humankind has been the existence of various types of religions since time immemorial.

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Thomas Goetz's argument about technology's paradoxical role in healthcare costs

According to Thomas Goetz, the executive editor at Wired Magazine, the current national debate over healthcare reform is missing a critical point that is driving up costs: technology.

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Gary Nash's argument about race in the American Revolution

Nash, Gary. (1990). Race and the Revolution. New York: Madison House Publishers, Inc.

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Challenges and benefits of peer group collaboration on essay writing

Working with a group of my peers has proved challenging in a number of ways. While we all got along, it was nearly impossible to agree on meeting times because everyone's schedule is erratic and different from everyone else's.

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Granatstein and Morton's argument that the Second World War benefited Canada

War Changed Everything," authors J.L. Granatstein and Desmond Morton argue that the Second World War benefited Canada and Canadian society.

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Carl Schramm's argument that entrepreneurship, not social entrepreneurship, improves lives

Entrepreneurship is Social by Carl Schramm argues the point that the idea of "social entrepreneurship" is a distraction from the great work that normal entrepreneurs do. Stripped from the straw man framing, his point is that business does good things, and we should not lose sight of that.

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