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Plato's definition of justice and obstacles to truth

What is the problem of truth? What are two of the main types of obstacles to the pursuit of truth? How does Zen practice help to overcome one type of obstacle? How does Socrates work help to overcome another type of obstacle to the pursuit of truth?

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Equiano's narrative portrayal of African and American slavery

One of the most starling revelations provided by the life of the Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano is the commonness of African slavery and the tolerance of slavery in the world in general, even by whites who acknowledged African intelligence.

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Emma Goldman's vision of women's emancipation remains relevant today

The interesting thing about history is, as the saying goes, "the more things change, the more they stay the same." In the last century, the U.S. has undergone tremendous technological change. In many respects, it has changed in its political philosophy as well.

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Ice cream as metaphor for reclaiming childhood innocence

Sometimes, when I am feeling particularly blue, I take a walk past my favorite ice cream stand and order the same order I used to have every summer as a little kid. Eating an ice cream cone, especially a soft serve ice cream cone, is taking a trip back in time.

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Making diversity an asset in organizational management

Is diversity in the workforce an asset to organizational productivity and unity, or a detriment? Perhaps the answer is that diversity can be either a corporate asset or problematic, depending on how it is managed.

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Abdulaziz Sachedina's argument for democratic Islam and intellectual responsibility

Sachedina argues that intellectuals must work to encourage Muslims to eschew fundamentalist, anti-democratic ideals, especially after the events of 9/11.

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How undergraduate education prepared me for counseling

For the past ten years I have worked in a psychiatric division of a local hospital where I have worked with dual diagnosis patients. Every day I find myself using something I learned from my college education when working with these patients.

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Theories explaining why individuals join social movements

In general social movements can be defined as any broad social alliances of people who are connected through there shared interest in blocking or affecting social change.

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U.S. productivity slowdown causes and consequences from 1970s onward

However, statistical analysis has shown that productivity growth slowed within the United State the rest of the industrialized world during the 1970s to the mid 1990s. Many theorists have attempted to explain both the causes and the consequences of the production slowdown.

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Okonkwo's inability to accept conflicting values in Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo cannot deal with conflict in an effective manner, despite his military prowess and level-headedness regarding his economic affairs. Instead of protesting the murder of his adopted son, he goes along with the crowd to avoid looking weak.

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