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BonJour's shift from coherentism to Cartesian foundationalism

Although philosopher and epistemologist Laurence BonJour was at the outset a strong proponent of coherentism, as evidenced by his staunchly critical anti-foundationalist treatise, the Structure of Empirical Knowledge, more recent works such as Epistemology: Classic Problems and Contemporary…

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Metaphysical conceits in John Donne's poetry on death

I have left someone without knowing when I would see them again. It was a relationship that was very important to me, but it was, ultimately, one that I knew was not going to work in the long run. I still loved this person.

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Deception and self-deception in Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men

"All the King's Men" is a fictional account of powerful and devious Louisiana politician, Willie Stark. The novel describes, Willie has an earnest, dedicated young man that is fed up with a political system built on patronage, lies, treachery, corruption and unchecked power.

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Promise, consideration, and mutual assent in contract formation

Chapter 1 introduces the general notion of a contractual agreement by underlining the relationship between promise and consideration, in terms of making such a relation enforceable.

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Smart marketing, databases, and algorithmic advertising strategies

Buying in this way seems to be a full-time job: always the advertiser is turning the average person into an important consumer.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

The writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are not as well-known to the public as his impassioned, widely publicized advocacy speeches and his Gandhi-like non-violent demonstrations that blazed trails for civil rights in the U.S.

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Analyzing grammar and composition in an ELL student's writing sample

Instruction of students who are learning English as a second language (ELL) requires a distinct method of practice, lesson focus on the targeting of strengths and weaknesses. In compositional education for ELL students, this is particularly so.

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Craig Clunas and John Fairbanks' contrasting approaches to Chinese culture

Craig Clunas and how he portrays material culture in his writings and how John Fairbanks expresses his views on Chinese culture

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Origins and functions of Irish Round Towers

The name itself carries enough to become a description in its own right of these wonders of the Irish architecture.

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Literacy as a tool of subjugation in Frederick Douglass's narrative

Theories differ on how people learn to read and write. The connection between reading and writing is one of the most debated topics in literary circles. However, the debate over this topic pales to the debate over the relationship between culture and literacy.

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