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How new words enter the working vernacular

Indeed, words have power and history has also shown that they have even been the source of costly wars and the peaceful settlements that ended them.

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Derek Lovley's discovery of Geobacter metallireducers and applications

In 1987, Derek Lovley was searching the "muddy bottom of the Potomac River just downstream from Washington, D.C., in search of the microscopic creature he believed was interacting with subsurface iron oxide to make phosphorous" (Davis).

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Sexual awakening and disillusionment in Joyce's "Araby"

The collection of short stories entitled Dubliners by James Joyce weaves together tales that chronicle awakenings or epiphanies that occur during the protagonist's exploration of his or her sexual life. In "Araby," for example, the story is told from a young man's perspective.

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Byron Farwell's study of World War I campaigns in Africa

Great War in Africa, 1914-1918 by Byron Farwell. Although World War I has been the subject of countless fictional as well as historical surveys in recent years, the fact that it was indeed a total 'world war,' encompassing Africa as well as Europe, Asia, and the Americas, is often forgotten.

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Birth stages and childbirth methods and strategies

In the first stage, uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart at the beginning and last up to a minute. These contractions cause the woman's cervix which is the opening into the birth canal to stretch and open.

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Music and dance as extensions of Pinker's language instinct theory

How are the Esthetic Systems of Music and Dance Related to the Language Instinct? Steven Pinker asserts that all languages have a grammar, or a set of rules for word placement that affects not only the esthetic quality, but also the meaning of the communication.

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The British manorial system and origins of industrialization

Economic systems tend to reflect the societies of which they are a part. The medieval world was one of extreme localism and considerable division of power. Local lords dominated everyday life.

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Religion and cultural diversity in shaping student learning and identity

Kazanjian emphasizes the role of religion in learning, referring to it as a filter through which students view the world. According to Kazanjian, educators largely ignore the role of religion in curriculum development or delivery, instead viewing the student body as ideologically homogenous.

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Race and representation in professional hockey's cultural history

In the United States, hockey is sometimes the subject of light-hearted mockery about its being the "whitest of sports." Part of the reason is that it is true - few sports in North America have a higher percentage of white players.

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John Dower's analysis of Japanese responses to American occupation, 1945-1952

Company, 1999. Japan is now such a trusted ally of the United States, it is easy to forget that it was once America's bitter enemy during the first half of the 20th century. In John Dower's Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (New York: W.W.

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