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Interpreting line and composition in Basquiat's early untitled paintings

One of the most famous stars of the East Village graffiti scene and Neo-Expressionist movement of the 1980s, Jean-Michel Basquiat once famously remarked of his paintings, "Every single line means something." If this is true, then this sets an unprecedented task for the interpreter, who is faced…

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Equiano's narrative portrayal of African and American slavery

One of the most starling revelations provided by the life of the Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano is the commonness of African slavery and the tolerance of slavery in the world in general, even by whites who acknowledged African intelligence.

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Emma Goldman's vision of women's emancipation remains relevant today

The interesting thing about history is, as the saying goes, "the more things change, the more they stay the same." In the last century, the U.S. has undergone tremendous technological change. In many respects, it has changed in its political philosophy as well.

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Ice cream as metaphor for reclaiming childhood innocence

Sometimes, when I am feeling particularly blue, I take a walk past my favorite ice cream stand and order the same order I used to have every summer as a little kid. Eating an ice cream cone, especially a soft serve ice cream cone, is taking a trip back in time.

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How undergraduate education prepared me for counseling

For the past ten years I have worked in a psychiatric division of a local hospital where I have worked with dual diagnosis patients. Every day I find myself using something I learned from my college education when working with these patients.

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U.S. productivity slowdown causes and consequences from 1970s onward

However, statistical analysis has shown that productivity growth slowed within the United State the rest of the industrialized world during the 1970s to the mid 1990s. Many theorists have attempted to explain both the causes and the consequences of the production slowdown.

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Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty and public persuasion campaign

Though Lyndon Johnson has often been eclipsed by the wake of the Kennedy administration, and John F, Kennedy's tragic death, his contributions to social change were significant and in need of address.

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Public health institutions in American cities, 1820-1855

However, the title itself is a bit misleading, for the contents reveal it to be more limited and specific in nature. However, as a text on the historiography of American public health it is an exemplary expansion and welcome addition to the field.

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C.S. Lewis's faith crisis in "A Grief Observed"

Lewis is considered by many to be one of the most profound and thorough Christian apologists of his time. In many of his texts that adamantly defend his faith, Lewis takes an almost exultant and unswerving loyalty to his religion. This is why my reading of "A Grief Observed" is so shocking.

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Profit Impact of Marketing Strategy: assessment and competitive advantage

As a thirty-four-year-old manager for a glass coatings firm, it is difficult to be unaware of the presence of the theory of Profit Impact of Marketing Strategy or (PIMS), a way of assessing and thus gaining and competitive advantage within any given indstury -- but particularly manufacturing…

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