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Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze Theory and Narrative Cinema

An analysis of Laura Mulvey's psychoanalytic film theory, exploring scopophilia, the male gaze, and feminist critique of Hollywood cinema and Hitchcock.

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Metacommunication in Gregory Bateson's theory of play and fantasy

In Gregory Bates' "A theory of play and fantasy," he emphasized the importance of the concept "metacommunication" in studying interactions and their meanings between or among communicators within a specific social context.

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Offensive strategies in information warfare and national defense

Summary and Critique of "Strike Back: Offensive Actions in Information Warfare" by Donald J. Welch, Nathan Buchheit, and Anthony Ruocco

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You are what you eat: philosophy of food consumption and human existence

The human condition requires us to consume other living or inanimate objects in order to continue with our lives. This basic and simple habit of eating begins as a newborn as we eat what our parents feed us.

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Whitman's democracy and the political role of the poet

American poetry is dependent on Walt Whitman's arguments about democracy and the political role of the poet.

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Sexual harassment and civil rights in Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co.

The case Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co. presented some very important ideas about civil rights, freedom of expression and sexual harassment.

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Gay marriage as a democratic civil rights issue

The issue of gay marriage is a very hot topic in today's world of current events. Many have attributed this quest of equality as a civil rights issue that compares to many of the civil rights battles fought in our history.

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Maurice Charland's theory of identification in Quebec's sovereignty rhetoric

Rather, the key term in critiquing rhetoric should be "identification" (Charland, 1987, p. 133). Why is focusing on identification more valid than focusing on persuasion in the process of rhetorical themes?

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Applying Jasanoff's framework of humility to internet technology

Jasonoff's (2003) article attempting to standardize a balanced approach in developing technologies offered a four tiered framework to help understand who her theory may be practically employed.

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Samuel Huntington's critique of democratic protest and American governance

Democratic Distemper, Samuel P. Huntington offers a deft and in-depth analysis of American political culture.

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