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Cost-effectiveness of death penalty versus life sentences

This paper addresses the question: Is it more cost effective to enforce the death penalty for murders over a life sentence? Several topics will be covered such as why it could be cost effective and why it has not been cost effective.

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Early intervention and alternative schools for at-risk students

Specifically, the author sought out articles about special attention and special case schools for troubled youth as well as the use of pre-kindergarten programs to give at-risk and other youth a head start before they enter the somewhat chaotic system that every other child must traverse.

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Intersectionality theory and feminist perspectives on oppression

The primary distinction between the perspectives of Patricia Hill Collins and Esther Chow on feminism and gender consciousness stems from their diverse interpretations of the influence of culture.

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Martin Luther King's rhetoric in the Birmingham jail letter

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail is written to his "fellow clergymen" and is meant to serve as a rebuttal to their charges that his protests, which have landed him in jail, are "unwise and untimely" (King, Jr.).

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Improving written communication through rhetorical strategies and audience awareness

Effective written communication is necessary in a number of different situations. In the first section of this paper, I discuss my areas of personal weakness in written communication.

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Soft power in higher education and international influence

Globalization has become a major boon for the teaching profession overall. An increased standard of living, accompanied by economic development has created a platform for which institutions of higher education can promote themselves.

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Intuition as a valuable cognitive process in professional counseling

Yet this article shows that intuition may be a valuable trait in some professions, like counseling and even education. When Jung developed his personality typologies, he did point out that other psychological traits and variables can work alongside and with intuition.

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Elitism and pluralism as competing governance theories of power distribution

Elitism and Pluralism governance theories are about the mode of power distribution. Pluralism can be defined as a form of government where the entire population of participants share equal status in rights, power or possession.

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Analysis of "Girls Just Wanna Have Phones" and "Not My Mother's 56"

Girls Just Wanna Have Phones" contains the argument that rather than our electronic devices acting as instruments to make life easier for us, we have actually become slaves to them.

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Persuasion in video advertising: elements and strategies

Persuasion is defined as the procedure through which a message or information provokes a change in attitudes, beliefs or behaviors (Myers, 2013).

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