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Racial disparities and mental health neglect in the juvenile justice system

It seems that, not only are juvenile justice systems deficient in mental health services, and not only is there a disparity between services for whites and African-American youths - but some juvenile facilities may even be contributing to the deterioration of kids' emotional and mental well-being.

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Jane Addams' views on child labor and immigrant education reform

Addams, Jane. (1994). Child Labor Legislation -- A Requisite for Industrial Efficiency. In On Education (pp. 124-135). New Jersey: Transaction Publishers.

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Adams and Balfour's theory of administrative evil in modern institutions

In Understanding Administrative Evil, authors Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour explore the idea and evolution of the concept of evil. Adams and Balfour begin by defining historical evil as "knowingly and deliberately inflicting pain and suffering on other human being" (xix).

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Historical methodology: from Ranke's historicism to Comte's positivism

The American Heritage Dictionary defines history as "a narrative of events; a chronological record of events, or the branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events" (A.H.D. palm). How, then, can one align the definition of history with a statement such as the one cited above?

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Hitchcock's use of lighting, music, and editing in three key scenes from Psycho

Three scenes from Psycho demonstrate the Master of Suspense's expertise behind the camera. The scene in which Marion pulls up to the Bates Motel in the pouring rain is replete with anxiety and introduces the film's main setting and its characters, namely the Bates Motel and Norman.

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Colonial powers' methods of subjugating spirit in Cesaire and Kim

Colonialism," by Aime Cesaire, and "Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood," by Richard Kim. Specifically, it will discuss how the novel describes different methods used by foreign or colonial powers to break the spirit of colonized peoples. What are those methods? What are their effects?

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Cultural autonomy and the right to self-governance

Cultures should have complete autonomy over the practices occurring within them. We live in a world where the word 'culture' has come to mean one of two things.

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Ernest J. Gaines's "Bloodline" and African-American resilience

Bloodline collection of five short stories, Bloodline depicts the struggles of day-to-day African-American life in the South. With unique literary devices and keen emotional insight, Author Ernest J.

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Arab American migration and settlement in Detroit

Detroit started to become a settlement for Arab migrants, who mostly originated from Lebanon, during the 19th century. Today, Detroit is among the American states with the largest Arab settlers.

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Humanism and secularism in Renaissance Virgin and Child paintings

Art has always been an important tool for understanding various eras and their influence. It has served as a reflection of the times during which it was created and for this reason, art is considered a very sensitive medium.

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