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U.S. foreign policy toward Kuwait and Middle Eastern oil interests

The general belief everywhere in the world is that the U.S. Foreign Policy or, as it is otherwise known, the 'country-by-country policy', is one that proves to be of great advantage to that country that it is supposed to help. However, the true fact today is that the U.S.

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Book review of Tom Willard's Buffalo Soldiers novel

Buffalo Soldiers by Tom Willard, published in New York by Forge (division of Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.), 1997, 331 pages.

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Human cloning and personhood in contemporary scientific ethics

Jeeves, Malcolm. (Editor) From Cells to Souls -- and Beyond. New York: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004.

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Characteristics and traits of successful corporate leaders in the 21st century

Because it is so important to the success of a group, an organization, or even a country, effective leadership has been the focus of an increasing amount of attention in recent years.

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Why women stay in violent relationships: a qualitative examination

The purpose of this study will be an investigational analysis of why women who are battered stay in violent relationships.

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Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology: bridging nature and behavior

Traditionally, researchers in various fields of study have generally limited investigations to their area of expertise. Social scientists attend to prescribed areas such as memory, deviance, and microeconomics.

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Elizabethan theater: origins, development, and Shakespeare's era

Elizabethan theatre is a general concept embodying the plays written and performed openly in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603.

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Spiritual transformation through divine perspective in George Herbert's "The Elixir"

The title of George Herbert's deceptively titled poem "The Elixir" initially suggests that the poem will have an intoxicating rather than a theological subject. But the title of the poem is actually derived from the name for the medieval science of alchemy.

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Transformations in Lewis Lapham's Hotel America

Lapham, Lewis. Hotel America. New York: Verso Press, 1996. At the beginning of his text, Hotel America, commentator and essayist Lewis Lapham speculates that the nationally articulated transformational challenge or project of American democracy to change the class hierarchy of Europe many have…

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Security issues and governance in online communities

Online communities have emerged in recent years as a result of the rapid growth of the Internet, arousing intrigue in citizens, policy-makers and government officials. An online community is a group of people who interact in a virtual environment.

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