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Renee Zellweger's weight transformation for Bridget Jones' Diary

It is fine for an actress to be fat in Hollywood -- provided that actress is clearly temporarily fat solely for the purposes of her art, not because the actress might actually have the natural physique of an average American woman. No screen persona illustrates this fact better than Rene Zellweger.

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The historical development of liberalism and individual freedom

Liberalism as an ideology has a long and complex history in politics as well as philosophy. In essence the liberal tradition refers to a system of thought or ideology which emphasizes the concept of freedom and personal liberty as the purpose of government.

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The history and global diaspora of Armenia

One of the oldest countries in the world is Armenia and it has a recorded history of about 3500 years. The oldest known links of modern Armenians, the Hayasa-Azzi tribes, also known as Proto-Armenians, were native to the Armenian Highland in Eastern Anatolia. (Armenian history in brief)

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American attitudes toward globalization and job outsourcing

In the world of modern politics and Economic theory in the United States, much lip service is given to the concept of "Globalization." Indeed -- from President Bush's assertion that,."..those who protest free trade are no friends of the poor.

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Supreme Court bans death penalty for juvenile offenders in Roper v. Simmons

Death Penalty was extensively applied in the olden times across the world. The modern crusade for banning of capital punishment started in the 18th century with the writings of Montesquieu and also Voltaire.

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Lorna Simpson's use of photography to challenge stereotypes about race and gender

In the 1930s, Dorothea Lange used photography to document the disastrous conditions for Americans confronted with the Dust Bowl in the West. The images demonstrated the urgent need for government programs to assist these disadvantaged people. The photographs told the entire story.

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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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Supporting college students with learning disabilities through effective accommodations

As the pool of potential college students shrank over the last twenty years and as diversity of student populations increased, colleges and universities began accepting students who were otherwise qualified to enroll who had learning disabilities.

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Nathanael West's *The Day of the Locust* versus Anna Deavere Smith's *Twilight*

What is most interesting about the juxtaposition of Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust and Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, is that each is a mirror of the other, and a mirror of what it pretends to be.

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Understanding death through biological knowledge reduces fear and mystery

Human life is riddled with conflict and moral dilemmas. The process, journey or instantaneous moment of dying is by no means exempt from this. Many would agree that it's fair to say that most human beings harbor a fear of death.

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