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Hate crime laws and concerns about equal protection

hate crime laws give certain people special rights and protection over others and are they, therefore, divisive and unfair?

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Identity and legacy in Morrison's Sula and Faulkner's As I Lay Dying

Toni Morrison's Eva Peace and William Faulkner's Addie Bunden, present a clear portrait of the complexities of identity in the post-Civil War south for the African-American s. To describe these books as "complex" does little to assist us in understanding their true power.

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State terrorism in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

In the history of the 20th century, the actions and legacy of Hitler's Nazi Germany too often overshadow the similar terror-infused events that simultaneously happened in Stalin's Soviet Union.

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Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's "Random Family": poverty and drugs in the Bronx

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the book "Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx." By Adrian Nicole LeBlanc. Specifically it will contain a book report on the book, focusing on three problem areas the book discusses.

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Rousseau's general will versus liberal individualism and property rights

The great philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the foremost proponents of the theory of the Social Contract and of ideas concerning the basic nature of human society.

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Problem-oriented policing approaches to gang violence in America

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of problem oriented policing. Specifically it will discuss two articles from the U.S.

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Religious conflict and independence in Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage

According to John G. Cawelti: "the element that most clearly defines the Western is the symbolic landscape in which it takes place and the influences this landscape has on the character and actions of the hero" (193).

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Social control theory and cultural deviance theory in juvenile delinquency

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of delinquency and crime. Specifically, it will compare and contrast two sociological theories that apply to delinquent behaviors, including major theorists in the area of sociology and delinquent crime.

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The origins and evolution of steel drum music in Trinidad and Tobago

Steel drum band was born in the southern Caribbean nation Trinidad and Tobago. A syncretic musical tradition of Afro-Caribbean roots, steel drum bands are emblematic of the history of the region in general.

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Edgard Varese's Poeme Electronique as abstract music

Before attempting to analyze Edgard Varese's "Poem Electronique," it is necessary to understand that when the composer exhibited the piece at the 1958 World's Fair it was delivered live inside an acoustically rich pavilion with 400 speakers.

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