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Thomas Nagel's question of animal consciousness and thought

Clearly, humans, in their human form, cannot experience what it is to be a bat or any other animal, because we cannot shed our own forms and take on the characteristics of another species. Yet, these animals do have physical and mental experiences.

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Green citizenship, environmental education, and ecological reform

Philosophically, Green Citizenship means working out how best an individual can make an ecological difference in the world. It is an ethical position, involving education, politics, economy, society and culture.

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Virtue and desire in Sidney's Astrophil and Stella

The series of sonnets that are gathered together under the name of Astrophil and Stella are representative for the understanding of the way love was conceived of, during the Elizabethan England.

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Douglas Husak's argument for drug decriminalization and legalization

Ever since the 1960s when college students began to smoke marijuana, the issue of illegal drugs has been debated.

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Alcoholism as a disease: genetic and environmental factors

Throughout many parts of the world, alcoholic consumption is often a part of social gathering like picnics, graduations, sporting events, and many more.

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Tom Toles' 2011 gay rights political cartoon analysis

Tom Toles' most recent cartoon for the Washington Post shows a wedding cake with -- instead of the traditional bride and groom figurines -- a groom and a groom, smiling and holding hands.

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Community-based intervention models for juvenile delinquency prevention

While there is a debate regarding the criminalization that is being done to people just because they consume drugs, as of now the whole global community is against the offenders and addicts and wants them reformed or locked away.

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Rethinking power and freedom in Nikolas Rose's advanced liberalism

The modern world is constantly changing, and so are the theoretical assumptions we use to understand it. As modernity continues to increase in its complexity, the traditional theoretical models for understanding power and implementations of social movements simply are not working.

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Entrapment and outrageous governmental conduct in criminal defense

Entrapment is usually permitted within confines of the law even though it contradicts the fourth and fifth amendments. It refers to entrapping the suspect into a situation where it is clearly seen that he was willing and ready to violate the law.

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Risk management in project management practice and applications

Project management is a practical and academic field of growing importance as deadlines in the business world grow ever more rushed and profit margins grow ever slimmer.

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