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Tobias Wolff on literature's role in finding identity

Tobias Wolff disagrees with others who say that studying the humanities is losing favor. He says, given the concerns of people today, it is even more important to study literature.

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Affirmative action as reverse discrimination: examining policy trade-offs

American society has been profoundly affected by affirmative action policies. Developed as an attempt to address racial imbalances in education, the workplace, and the military, affirmative action has long been a contentious issue.

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Psychological profiles and commonalities among serial killers

Serial killers [...] Jeffrey Dahmer, Arthur Shawcross, Randy Craft, Aileen Wuornos, Bobbie Sue Terrell, and Jane Toppan, and explain their behavior from a psychological standpoint.

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The growth of doggie day care in the American pet industry

Pet business [...] business in America in general and doggie day care services in particular. The pet business in America is booming, and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Americans are in love with their pets, and they are spending record amounts to prove it.

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The cultural and practical case for marijuana legalization

Marijuana is becoming more accepted in Western society, and it should become fully accepted. That is, marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana offers many benefits that completely dwarf the dangers.

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The evolution of vice advertising in tobacco, alcohol, and gambling

Tobacco, alcohol, gambling, all are vices and all get advertised. The amazing thing about vices, both big and small, is that there has always been a demand for them and there always will be, regardless of the fact that they are not necessities - and thus competition between suppliers (brands) can…

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Rights of biological and adoptive parents in adoption proceedings

The objective of this work is to compose an argumentative paper based on research in this subject area.

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Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler as twentieth-century entrepreneurs

Today, given their impact on the generations that followed, it is reasonable to suggest that two of the most influential individuals of the 20th century were Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler.

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The effects of the free trade regime on the United States

By the term "free trade" economists refer to an idealized market model, where countries trade their goods or services without being limited and inhibited by tariffs and taxes imposed by governments and non-tariff barriers (Wikipedia, 2007).

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Norway's reluctance to join the European Union

When Norway gained its independent from Sweden in 1905, (the country having been ceded to Sweden by Denmark in 1814) creating its own monarchy and political governing body, the mood of the Norwegian people was really one of isolationism (Burch, 2005, 2).

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