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Child soldiers in Burundi and Sudan during the 1990s civil wars

The convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 is one of the most prominent international humanitarian treaties in world history. It entered into force quicker than any other treaty and currently only two countries (the United States and Somalia) have not ratified it.

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973 words

Pentecostal churches and Catholic decline in Brazil

In his book, Looking for God in Brazil, John Burdick addresses the issue of the Catholic Church in the country, how it manifests, and the fact that it is slowly but surely losing against Pentecostal churches in the country, represented most prominently by the Assembly of God church.

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5,215 words

Grant proposal for Saint Anselm's Cross Cultural Center health expansion

The Saint Anselm's Cross Cultural Center has a multi-faceted programming dynamic offering essential information and services to mainly a Vietnamese immigrant culture though the center serves other populations and provides services as needed to other immigrant groups and families.

~27 min read

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2,358 words

Effects and challenges of Americans living in Muslim-dominated countries

Few minority groups in the United States in the past decade have received as much direct attention, both from the media and from the political and scientific communities, than Muslims.

~12 min read

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5,418 words

Nationalist agendas and reproductive policy in postsocialist Poland

The objective of this paper is to answer the question of whether policies of nationalist government modernize gender relations or do they represent a traditionalist aim to preserve or reestablish unequal and pre-modern gender relations, in effect archaizing gender relations?

~28 min read

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2,424 words

MS-13: Origins, characteristics, and threat to America

Movies like The Godfather have long memorialized and romanticized the concept of the mafia, despite the fact that this gang was one of the most dangerous and far-reaching in the United States.

~13 min read

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The recession's impact on African-Americans in metropolitan areas

"Researchers use the scholarly literature in a study to present results of similar studies, to relate the present study to an ongoing dialogue in the literature and to provide a framework for comparing results of a study with other studies"

~59 min read

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Edward Bernays' propaganda system and public opinion control

In 1928, the American business community was in the process of undergoing a transformation. This transformation included a higher level of participation by the American public. Until his time, American business represented an upper class that conducted its affairs in private.

~5 min read

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Arguments for legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States

The issue of same sex marriage remains one of the most controversial topics in the new millennium. This issue has conservatives and liberals at odds and the battle is far from over. There is little difference between gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual couples and their heterosexual counterparts.

~9 min read

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Strategic planning agility in private high schools facing 21st century change

Every learning organization has the long-range strategic objectives that seek to balance limited resources with the overarching objective of delivering exceptional educational experiences for students.

~20 min read

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