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Neurobiological mechanisms of pair bonding in prairie voles and primates

Pair bonding is the fundamental process that influences evolutionary selection in monogamously inclined species. As such its importance cannot be understated in any evolutionary model.

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Robert Frost's use of nature as metaphor in "Birches"

Poetry is how some authors express their feelings about a subject or attitude that is occurring around them. The poems by Robert Frost that have been studied all discuss how man and nature are separate from one another. He uses nature as a metaphor to explain a situation with man.

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Split brain surgery and hemisphere consciousness in epilepsy patients

"Even more startling was Paul's ability to write answers to questions asked of his right half-brain.

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Religious transformation in the 1920s and 1970s: Dumenil and Schulman compared

According to Dumenil's The Modern Temper, the 1920s resulted in a "modern" society because of the culmination of late nineteenth century industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. Far from monolithic, a burgeoning working class rose alongside the new era of middle class women.

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Immanuel Kant's epistemology and moral philosophy in the Enlightenment

The eighteenth century stands as the birthplace of the modern world. Influenced by the scientific advancements in astronomy and gravity in the seventeenth century and in art and literature in the sixteenth century, the eighteenth century sought to fuse together all the improvements in human thought…

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The power of attitude in achieving student success

Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. In our society, success is oftentimes portrayed as having certain things like a car with cool rims, a house with a pool, or a membership at a fancy club.

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Abraham Lincoln's family influence on his anti-slavery beliefs

As it has been described, throughout history, America is the melting pot of the whole world, the New World, seen by the rest of the world as the land of opportunity, the land of the free, the green pastures, and the crossroads where virtually all nationalities and races meet.

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Critical theories and interpretations of Magwitch in Great Expectations

The development of contemporary critical theory has significantly altered the manner in which critics respond to the character of Abel Magwitch in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Earlier critiques and analyses focused on issues related to Magwitch's moral character.

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Forward-looking economic indicators and the 2009 recovery bottom

Over the last two years the U.S. economy has went into a severe contraction, as the total GDP growth declined 6% and the unemployment rate shot up to 10%.

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Reliability and validity of the Rorschach Inkblot Test

The Rorschach test was developed by Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach. It was originally published in 1942 under the name "form interpretation test" in his book Psychodiagnostics. Rorschach passed away shortly after this publication and his colleagues renamed the test in his honor.

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