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Wayne Booth's concept of rhetorical balance in effective writing

Wayne Booth's article entitled, "The Rhetorical Stance" provides a discussion and analysis of the role that rhetoric plays in allowing writers, students, academicians -- everybody -- to create a "polemic, unpretentious, stimulating, organized, convincing" compositions and arguments (25).

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Gould's defense of Darwin's theory of natural selection

Darwin's Untimely Burial" by Stephen J. Gould. The topic concerns Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection as explicated by Stephen J. Gould in his book, Ever Since Darwin.

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Bruce Catton's block method in "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"

Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts,' author Bruce Catton uses the block method to make his point.

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John Locke's empiricism and the shift from democratic to aristocratic ideals

The Restoration of the monarchy in Great Britain of Charles II first oversaw the development of a new creative ferment and interest in the sciences and political economy in the minds of England's greatest writers.

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Foucault's panopticism and institutional power distribution mechanisms

Panopticism by Michel Foucault addresses many topics in a brief space-Foucault examines subjects from the balance of power in medieval society to methods of law enforcement in modern times.

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Walter Benjamin's theory of aura in mechanical reproduction

Reproduction of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." In the first part of the paper, the explanation will be provided and in the second part, arguments given by the other authors will be provided.

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Relationships between eating disorders, ADHD, and cultural identity

Audience -- There is actually a rather broad audience for this paper on Eating Disorders, ADHD and Poor Self-Awareness.

~5 min read

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Worker participation and control in the means of production

Weber and Heller et. al. with regard to worker's participation and control in the workplace.

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The relationship between God and science in modern philosophy

The art of philosophy, demonstrated throughout history in all its arguments, present certain obstacles and contextual distortion for the state of humanity. There is no doubt it is worthwhile then, to examine some of the most troubling and difficult philosophical issues of the day.

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Buchanan and Brock's defense of removing Lia Lee from parental custody

Defend or reject: Buchanan and Brock would rightly defend the decision of the court to remove Lia Lee from the custody of her parents and place her in a foster home

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