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Racial identity and self-deception in Natasha Trethewey's "White Lies"

Everyone has a desire that burns in his or her soul. Even as children, we are driven by compulsions that we do not fully understand but act upon anyway. Adults, too, often enjoy it when someone thinks something better about them -- regardless if it is true or not.

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Persona and tone in "Ballad of Birmingham"

Danger lurks everywhere and the one thing we can be certain of is that we can be certain of nothing.

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Enlightenment, Great Awakening, and classical liberalism's influence on American republicanism

The rise of republicanism as a political ideology is a result of interdependent events in American history -- from the Enlightenment period to the Great Awakening, leading to the American Revolution and drafting of the Constitution.

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Howard Zinn's revisionist approach to American indigenous history

Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was one of the foremost American historians asking us to rethink not only what we have been taught, but to reconsider the historical implications of the major historical eras (e.g. conquest, immigration, industrialization, civil rights), and the economics of war.

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The Compromise of 1850: Seward, Webster, and Calhoun

The Compromise of 1850 was a widely debated and hotly contested congressional measure which sought to prevent, or at least forestall, a formal attempt at secession by the southern U.S. states.

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The relationship between business ethics and corporate social responsibility

Over the last decade the role of business and society, have become more connected than at any other time in recorded history. This is significant, because it highlights a shift that is occurring in the world of business, where both society and businesses are dependent upon one another for survival.

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Break-even analysis and operating leverage for Healthy Foods Inc.

Healthy Foods Inc. sells 50 pounds bags of grapes to the military for $10 a bag. The fixed costs of this operation are $80,000, while the variable costs of the grapes are $.10 per pound.

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Statistical analysis of cardiac patient outcomes and risk factors

The mean length of stay will be equal to 14 days. The hypothesis is rejected. Based on the one-sample t-test, the mean length of stay in this sample is not 14, nor does 14 days fall within the range of the 95% confidence intervals.

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Relationship between production volume and defect rate using regression analysis

Is there a relationship between defect rate and volume? If so, is it positive or negative? Yes, there is a relationship between defect rate and volume. The relationship is positive, such that as volume increases, so does the defect rate (.740).

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Leadership and organizational change in healthcare settings

Anson, Betty. (2003). "Taking Charge of Change in a Volatile Healthcare Marketplace." Human Resource Planning. 23 (4): 21.

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