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Rhetorical purpose and style in Edwards, Henry, and Emerson

rhetorical purpose in the works of Edwards (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God), Henry (Speech to the Virginia Convention), and Emerson (Nature).

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590 words

Beau Brummell, Pear's Soap, and Betty Crocker in consumer culture development

Beau Brummell was significant to the development of modern consumerism because he became the first male style icon. Consumer culture had to that point never had a male fashion icon, which made Brummell an anomaly. His legacy, however, is even more far-reaching.

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The moral and personal costs of academic cheating

Cheating is a large problem in our society today. Everything from sports athletes on steroids to questionable elections seems to be telling us its okay to succeed at any cost. But is this really the case? Morally speaking, almost any system would say that the answer is most definitely "no."

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1,630 words

Paul Lawrence Dunbar's rise as an African-American literary voice

Paul Lawrence Dunbar is acknowledged for being one of the first significant African-American writers in the American Literature canon. His poetry, essays, and novels, published in the early twentieth century, gained attention worldwide because of their powerful message.

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Persuasion techniques the Ku Klux Klan uses to recruit members

The Ku Klux Clan is a far right extremist group that often has employed violent tactics and methods to achieve their ends and to propagate their ideology.

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700 words

Bridging departmental conflict between sales and marketing at Widgets, Inc.

It has been observed that an unfortunate tension exists between the sales and marketing teams of our organization. On the surface, this seems difficult to understand. After all, theoretically, members of these teams should be the 'best' at communicating, of all of the organization's employees.

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938 words

White papers in government policy and business applications

The paper represented official government opinion and proposed policy initiatives usually related to international conflicts and other global conundrums. Therefore, most government policy reports are white papers, and most government-issued white papers are policy papers.

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The psychological impact of the Vietnam War on American soldiers

Vietnam War. I would begin my research on this topic with a trip to the library. I would look at books that were about the war itself and well as history books that might offer up interesting information. I would then go to reputable websites that might have any information about the war.

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Fox News bias and media manipulation in "Outfoxed"

Before watching the documentary about Fox News entitled "Outfoxed," I considered myself immune to the effects of the Fox network. I assumed that if I did not watch Fox News and did not rely upon it as a source of information, then I was not subject to its biases.

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Booker T. Washington's arguments for education and self-improvement

Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington and "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois in the book "Three Negro Classics." Specifically it will analyze the readings and explain the author's main arguments.

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