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Michelangelo, Raphael, and the architecture of papal supremacy

The traditional world was one of connection and unity. The medieval church represented the intersection of the mundane with the sacred, the coming together of the institutions of humankind with the institutions of God.

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McDonald's and the Americanization of postwar Germany

Prior to World War II, the American economy has generically been an enclosed one and its international trade relations were rather limited.

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Offender profiling in law enforcement: balancing investigative necessity and civil rights

This work will serve as an in-depth view of offender profiling, a technique often used by law enforcement and other security professionals to develop ideas and potential leads about the who, what, when and where of crime.

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Douglas C. North and institutional economics in historical perspective

Economics is a broad subject and economists have applied several methods to arrive at conclusions relating to the economy. Economics has to consider various factors like society and the culture which molded the subject.

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British reluctance to adopt the euro: political and economic factors

This work will discuss the reluctance of the British to join the EU and will relate the historical phase of the project with an extensive focus on the theoretical aspect. This issue will be addressed from the intergovernmental and liberal intergovernmental perspectives.

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Poetic themes and intellectual voices in American female writers before 1865

Long before Feminism was established as a movement in literature and the arts in general, America produced quite a few brilliant female writers who went before their time and demonstrated that women have a voice and can express themselves intellectually on a par with men.

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Shakespeare's critique of slavery through Shylock in The merchant of Venice

Merchant of Venice is a framework for expressing Shakespeare's anti-slavery sentiments in a most vivid and gruesome way.

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David Hume's theory of causality and empiricist philosophy

Philosopher, historian, and economist David Hume (April 26, 1711 - August 25, 1776) was born in Scotland (Penelhum, 1993). He was seen to be a very prominent figure in history both in the Scottish enlightenment and in Western philosophy.

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Neanderthal and early human stone tool assemblages and their functions

Stone tools from the time of the Neanderthals, the Middle Paleolithic in Europe, Africa (called the "Middle Stone Age") and the Near East, dating from about 300,000 years to about 40,000 years ago have survived in great quantities and now serve as the major means of determining hominin activities.

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Psychological and social factors contributing to juvenile delinquency

Youths are important members of the society. They are, as the common saying connotes, the "future of the nation." This is the every reason why much of the developmental programs established by the government and/or the educational institutions are addressed to the needs of the youths.

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