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The Grapes of Wrath: novel and film adaptation's mutual legacy

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's epic and often brutal novel about the plight of rural farmland America in the time of the Great Depression provided an excellent example to investigate the relationship between the separate artistic mediums of novel and film.

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Lao Tze and Sun Tzu's contrasting philosophies on morality and war

War has been a part of the human condition since humans first stood upright thousands of years ago. Every culture and society has engaged in it, while simultaneously attempting to control and eliminate it. War destroys, injures, maims, and kills not only people but entire societies.

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Claude McKay and Jericho Brown: African-American poetic voices

The poetry of Claude McKay defined and portrayed the experience of African-Americans during the years surrounding World War I, the Great Depression, and the first steps toward what would become the Harlem Renaissance.

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Historical perspectives on childhood from biblical times to the modern era

Since biblical times, children have been mentioned and admonished about social transgressions.

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How violent media across print, film, music, and video games affects youth behavior

"Tweens" and teens are among the most influential group to market to, and are on the search for their true identities

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International law's effectiveness in maintaining modern peace and global security

The objective of this work in writing is to examine what it means to 'keep the peace' in the present age and the world facing challenges and threats of unprecedented scope, scale and complexity.

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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System reform and student achievement

An effort to improve the quality of education for all students and to ensure that no child is left behind, Massachusetts advocates, parents and educators of the Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education (CARE) have proposed, House Bill 3660 for the reform of the Massachusetts Comprehensive…

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Prescription drug abuse risk factors across age and gender populations

Pradel, V., Delga, C., Rouby, F., Micallef, J. And Lapeyre-Mestre, M. (2010). Assessment of Abuse Potential of Benzodiazepines from a Prescription Database Using 'Doctor Shopping' as an Indicator. CNS Drugs, 24(7), 611-620.

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Orwell's critique of Stalinism in Animal Farm and 1984

George Orwell's most powerful and important works were Animal Farm and 1984, which described the corruption of the socialist ideal in the 20th Century at the hands of Lenin and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union.

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African nationalism and leadership in Mandela, Nkrumah, and Azikiwe

African nationalism is a political movement that desires to create one unified Africa. Their minor objective is to have national acknowledgement of African tribes by allowing them to create their own states within nations and to preserve their individual cultures.

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