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Mississippi's personhood amendment and Judith Jarvis Thomson's abortion defense

In Mississippi, a bill that advocated an extreme position on abortion rights was submitted to voters. It was ultimately rejected, despite the fact that Mississippi is a very conservative state.

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Split fovea theory and bilateral projection theory in reading

Discuss how perceptual constraints and cerebral organization influence how words are recognized during reading.

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Mental representations, dualism, and the mind-brain problem

In cognitive (neuro) science all through the last few decades, as in philosophy in the last 100 years, the issue of the mind-body (or mind-brain) occurrences is still open to discussion. Illogically, ever since Descartes nobody has suggested a workable alternate view of this problem.

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Metacommunication in Gregory Bateson's theory of play and fantasy

In Gregory Bates' "A theory of play and fantasy," he emphasized the importance of the concept "metacommunication" in studying interactions and their meanings between or among communicators within a specific social context.

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Offensive strategies in information warfare and national defense

Summary and Critique of "Strike Back: Offensive Actions in Information Warfare" by Donald J. Welch, Nathan Buchheit, and Anthony Ruocco

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You are what you eat: philosophy of food consumption and human existence

The human condition requires us to consume other living or inanimate objects in order to continue with our lives. This basic and simple habit of eating begins as a newborn as we eat what our parents feed us.

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Whitman's democracy and the political role of the poet

American poetry is dependent on Walt Whitman's arguments about democracy and the political role of the poet.

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Sexual harassment and civil rights in Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co.

The case Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co. presented some very important ideas about civil rights, freedom of expression and sexual harassment.

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Gay marriage as a democratic civil rights issue

The issue of gay marriage is a very hot topic in today's world of current events. Many have attributed this quest of equality as a civil rights issue that compares to many of the civil rights battles fought in our history.

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The nature versus nurture debate and human identity formation

For nearly the entirety of human civilization, thinkers, philosophers, and indeed most human beings, have struggled to determine the most elusive aspects of identity.

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