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Postmodernism across art, literature, architecture, and philosophy

Postmodernism, either with or without the hyphen, has become a one of the most talked about concepts in the last decades.

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Capital punishment in ancient and modern justice systems: ethical and utilitarian analysis

Death penalty is an ultimate and irreversible form of punishment and hence requires judicious scrutiny. It is ridden with complexities and in the absence of consistent and conclusive evidence supporting its deterrent effect it cannot be unequivocally endorsed.

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Political parties' role in the American electoral process

Conducting of elections is not the aim of political parties and do not have a role to play in conducting elections and are mainly contestants in the electoral process. There is a difference between parties and electoral administration bodies.

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Black Christianity's origins and transformation from African religious traditions

Religion in Human Transformation of the African-American topic with a focus on the African-American Christianity experience. The writer explores the transformation to Black Christianity and uncovers some of the underlying features of its existence.

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Irish mythology and nationalism in W.B. Yeats' literary works

Irish myths and legends and the movement for Irish independence 'All the great English writers were Irish.' Even before the Irish independence movement of the 19th century, Anglo-Irish writers such as Oliver Goldsmith, George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde were famous for using the language of the…

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Structural racism and inequality in Detroit's public education system

Massive institutional racism and structural inequalities still exist in the United States, especially in housing, public education and the criminal justice system in inner city areas.

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Internalists and externalists in the historiography of science

In the historiography of science, the debate between intenalists and externalists has been one of the major fault lines over the past century.

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Separating church and state in public schools: a moral dilemma

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Explanations for the European witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

At first glance, a logical 21st Century explanation for the "witch craze" (also known as a witch-hunt) during the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe was based largely upon human ignorance.

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The ludology and narratology debate in game studies

Writing, in general, about gaming and games is also very much similar. Sadly, and with startling cumulative consequences, games are under-theorized.

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