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Comparative financial performance of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola in 2004

PepsiCo is on an upswing, Coca-Cola is headed in the opposite direction. For 2004, Pepsis' net income rose to $457 million, or $1.73 a share, from the previous year's $416 million, $1.50 a share (Pepsi Bottling Group 4Q profit increases).

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Frederick Douglass's anti-slavery interpretation of the American Constitution

American Constitution: A living, evolving document -- from guaranteeing the right to enslavement in the 18th century to modifications in favor of freedom in the 19th century

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Gender and separate spheres ideology in Frederick Douglass's autobiography

Still Bound to Notions of the Separate Spheres and Roles of Men and Women: Frederick Douglass My Life in Bondage One might like to think of Frederick Douglass as a purely radical thinker, a man on the cutting edge of female rights as well as Black liberation.

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From popular theatre to courtly spectacle: Drama in seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe

caviar of the court to the cries of the courtyard -- the popularization of drama from the 17th to the 18th century in Europe

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Greek democracy's influence on the U.S. Constitution

In ancient Greece, many of the so-called city-states (the polis) created and maintained early forms of democracy (democratia or "rule by the people") by giving all male citizens the power to participate in governing the polis.

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Christianity's use of allegory to replace pagan spiritual practices

At the core of the apparent attempt by Christianity to condemn the pagan belief in controlling nature is a relatively simple 'leap of faith.' That leap involved taking man out of the place of power, and putting an external force -- the Christian God -- in that place instead.

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Racial consciousness and cultural pride in Langston Hughes's poetry

In the fields of black American history and culture, the writings of Langston Hughes, specifically his poetry, created an indelible mark in creating and promoting awareness about the plight of the Negro in the midst of a socially progressive twentieth century.

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John Locke's influence on religious freedom and human rights doctrine

John Locke was born on August 29, 1632, and died October 28, 1704. In between that span of time he lived a life of varied interests and pursuits: he was a scholar at Oxford University, a medical researcher and physician ("he saved [Lord Ashley Shaftesbury's] life" by removing a cyst from his liver,…

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Sexual harassment in the workplace: definitions, impacts, and organizational responses

Sexual harassment in the work place forms an atmosphere that degrades people and has a depressing influence on individual functioning and efficiency as well as organizational efficiency and unit morale.

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Ecuador's geography, history, natural resources, and political systems

Ecuador is a country full of beauty and culture. It also has an interesting history.

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