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Ronald Reagan's foreign policy and Cold War legacy

Tucker, Robert W. 1989. "REAGAN'S FOREIGN POLICY." Foreign Affairs 68, no. 1: 1-27. The author of this article maintains that Ronald Reagan assumed the Presidential role rebuking the 70s' arms control attempts.

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Zika virus emergence and pandemic risk in the United States

Zika, that was identified accidentally in Uganda in 1947 in the midst of insect and primate monitoring, had so far stayed as a hidden virus limited to a slim equatorial belt functioning along Africa and running into Parts of Asia. Not much is known with regards to ZIKV’s release in the US.

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Academic tenure, financial exigency, and faculty job security

Tenure refers to a legally secure position, an “indefinite appointment” at an institute of higher learning (AAUP, 2019, p. 1). Of course, extenuating circumstances may enable the educational institution to sever the contract and terminate the tenured faculty.

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Creation Myths Around the World: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

A comparative analysis of Hopi, Japanese, Hebrew, Indian, and Chinese creation myths, exploring their similarities, differences, and national focus.

Religion

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School Social Workers and Sex Education Programs: Pros and Cons

Explores the pros and cons of school social workers and sex education programs, arguing that both are essential for student health, safety, and academic success.

Education

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Soil Erosion: Causes, Effects, and Prevention Methods

An overview of soil erosion's natural and human-driven causes, its environmental and economic impacts, and practical low-cost prevention strategies.

Environment

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Public space and the erosion of community in modern cities

The Center for Design Excellence (n.d.). defines public space as "the living room of the city - the place where people come together to enjoy the city and each other." Modernity has encroached on the concept of public space by confining the most mundane aspects of daily life to the enclave of the…

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Gender and leisure in late nineteenth-century French gardens

The French Impressionists rendered modern bourgeois life, often by focusing on gardens and leisure activities. Both Berthe Morisot and Gustave Caillebotte use garden scenery as a background for conveying themes related to modern life in France in the late nineteenth century.

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Consumer decision-making and government intervention during economic recession

The economies of the world today are subject to inflation and depression, and both are related to the market forces. Today it has become global. To ignore these market forces is not possible. The major market forces basically are termed 'demand' and 'supply'.

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Aquaculture development from ancient Egypt to modern commercial farming

Except for bucolic scenes of fishing on rivers meandering across the Midwest and Great Plains, most people don't equate fish with that region, at least not huge catches of commercial fish.

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