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Book illustration styles during the Pulp Era and Mid-Century periods

In the present moment, book illustrations can be a variety of types and styles, all of which have some historical basis in past illustrations. The period between 1929 and 1955 had two very different artistic styles in terms of aesthetic, subject matter, and technique.

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Greenberg and Kaprow on modernism and Jackson Pollock's legacy

The artist Jackson Pollock was renowned for using non-traditional methods to create very untraditional pieces of art. At the time that he was working and up to the modern historical moment, many people look at a piece by Pollock and do not see it as art.

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The relationship between depression severity and productivity levels

What is the effect of depression on productivity (professional and personal)? This question is derived both from observations of people with depression as well as a number of research studies indicating that depression leads to decreased productivity; however, initially the hypothesis that…

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Compatibilism as the resolution to the free will debate

Contemporary philosophical debates about free will can frequently resemble the old parable of the blind men and the elephant.

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Psychodynamic analysis of Barack Obama's identity development

President Barack Obama was the first African-American to be elected to the presidency. Obama was born in Hawaii to a Caucasian mother and a Kenyan father. Before Obama's birth, both were students at the University of Hawaii.

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Kuhn's account of irrationality in scientific revolutions

"Communities in this sense exist, of course, at numerous levels. The most global is the community of all natural scientists."

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Why I am pursuing an MBA degree in marketing

Everyone in my extended family has not attended college, but even those who have not are quick to talk about the benefits of higher education. I never need to look far for a manifestation that their theories and aphorisms are on target.

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Career progression and graduate nursing education for experienced nurse leaders

Summarize your nursing-related educational and professional activities. Explain your rationale for seeking a graduate nursing degree. Articulate the personal challenges and approaches to managing graduate school, work, and outside commitments

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Long-distance marriages and the risk of divorce

In the past, when a person married, it was a lifelong commitment. This was partly because the laws regarding divorce were very strict and it was nearly impossible to get a divorce without some very strong cause.

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Sybil versus Eve: contrasting cases of dissociative identity disorder

The most severe and chronic manifestation of dissociative disorders is dissociative identity disorder (DID) and is believed to be extremely rare (Weber 1003-1004).

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