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Methods and significance of Civil War battlefield archaeology

Organizing a group of disparate resources involving Civil War archaeology is particularly challenging because of significant overlaps in goals and intent, and researchers' contribution are typically not amenable to being categorized in such a way (Odell, 2001).

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Edgar Allan Poe's use of gothic settings and macabre elements in short stories

Edgar Allen Poe uses elements both of a gothic and macabre nature in order to develop an atmosphere of intense horror within his short stories.

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Elder abuse in nursing homes: prevalence, causes, and regulatory compliance

Elder abuse is generally defined as "...neglect, mistreatment, exploitation, or harming of elderly patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or home care environments" (Elder Abuse and Nursing Home Neglect).

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Moral complexity in "An Enemy of the People" and "Inherit the Wind"

Although the plays "An Enemy of the People" and "Inherit the Wind" deal with what seem like black-and-white moral debates -- namely the contamination of a local water supply and the suppression of free speech -- the moral complexity of the heroes of these great dramas elevate the subject matter…

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Technology's role in rising obesity rates in modern America

Statistics taken on a worldwide basis shows that there is no significant increase in caloric consumption in the past ten years, and in fact that exercise and dieting is rising rather than falling.

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Popular culture and the development of cyberculture

Popular culture is the visible expression of our thoughts and feelings then, but it is itself "invisible" in its own way simply because its very omnipresence so often causes us to overlook it -- to look through the water surrounding us rather than at it. " (Nachbar and Lause 40)

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The 1960s youth rebellion and social change in America

Twentieth century history [...] sixties youth rebellion and how it changed the role of young people in society. The 1960s youth rebellion is famous in American history.

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Asian stereotypes and barriers to genuine communication

Jackie Chan!" I looked around me. At first I honestly did not know what he was talking about. Did he not get my name right? "No, my name is Jonathan," I told him. We stopped shaking hands and then it hit me. I'm Asian.

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Challenging Welch's defense of twentieth-century propaganda

propaganda in the 20th Century see the "need" for propaganda, but I don't think I can completely agree with David Welch's argument that propaganda "had an essential, and not always dishonorable, role in the conduct of affairs in the 20th Century.

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Military versus diplomatic achievements in U.S. foreign policy, 1930–1956

The Achievements of the Military are More Decisive than the Achievements of the Diplomats (With Reference to the U.S. Foreign Policy between 1930 and 1956)

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