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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold-Bug" and American Romanticism

Edgar Allen Poe's "The Gold-Bug" encapsulates the era of Romanticism in American literature. The short story boasts some of the thematic elements for which Poe is famous for such as mental instability, social isolation, and death.

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Online sexual predators and the criminalization of cyberstalking

Online sexual predators are a serious threat to society. "One in four U.S. teen girls reported that they met strangers off the Internet. One in seven boys admitted they did as well," ("Internet Predators").

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Meaning over aesthetics in Brueghel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

In conceptual art, the aesthetic value of the artistic work is subordinate to the meaning of the work. "Exponents of Conceptual Art said that artistic production should serve artistic knowledge and that the art object is not an end in itself" (Delahunt 2010).

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Philip II and Spanish nobility's patronage of European art

The Spanish nobility was very interested in art collecting. Philip II, "an extraordinary patron and connoisseur," (Brown 2) for example, possessed almost the entire collection of Hieronymus Bosch, a great favorite of the sixteenth century king.

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The Hernan family: immigration, acculturation, and family dynamics

United States is characterized as a nation of immigrants. Culturally, the United States is in somewhat of a conundrum regarding immigration.

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Racial disproportionality in NSW child welfare services

NSW Government Human Community Services is a comprehensive human services organization that provides an array of services that focuses on enhancing the physical and mental well-being of its community residence

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Irish-American drinking in O'Neill, Ford, and contemporary culture

The Irish have always been a strange contradiction. Lovers of booze, women, and fighting, they have also prided themselves on being representatives of unpretentious humanity, defenders of the Catholic tradition and faith.

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Risk assessment for CyberTrans Ltd's wireless LAN infrastructure upgrade

This report discusses the risk and specifications for a logistics company, CyberTrans Ltd. The company offers next day delivery services in the entire U.K region for packages weighing up to 50 kg. They also offer a 3-day shipping service for consignments weighing over 50kg.

~12 min read

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Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain's convention speeches and the First Lady role

First Lady of the United States is not an elected official and does not receive a salary for her duties. However, the person who occupies this position does hold a considerable position of power and influence.

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Ecopetrol: Colombia's state-owned petroleum company and operations

Ecopetrol is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas producing (extracting and refining) company of Colombia, and is publicly traded in addition to operating as a government business (Ecopetrol 2010).

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