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Sukkot's dual nature as harvest festival and religious commemoration

Sukkot, like many Jewish holidays, has multiple purposes in the Jewish culture, making it a religious celebration, but also a celebration of life. At this point in history, it is primarily a pilgrimage festival, and it commemorates the 40 years that the Jews spent wandering in the desert.

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Legal rights and social benefits of same-sex parenting

The research articles were selected based on the relevancy of the topic as well as addressing most critical aspects of gay parents such as legal rights of gay parents, Social Support and Gay Parenting, Parental Stress and Sexual Minority Stress.

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U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Obama

When terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, there was very little hesitation on the part of then President George W.

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The ethics and media framing of stem cell research

Since the stem cell was first isolated in the 1980s, is when the controversy began about its role in modern medicine. The main reason is there are deep seeded divisions between the different sides in the debate.

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Crew resource management's credibility in improving aviation safety and efficiency

Crew Resource Management (CRM) is a term which was according to Smith (2002) defined by Jon K. Lauber in 1984 as the process of using all of the available resources, equipment, information as well as people in order to achieve safe as well as efficient flight.

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Was Operation Iraqi Freedom a legitimate and just war?

The United States of America invaded Iraq in 2003 under the direction of President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom (Gordon 2006).

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Effective conflict management strategies for nursing in healthcare environments

A major challenge that all nurses will face in the field of health care is conflict management. The reason why is from interacting with everyone inside a health care environment more than any other staff member.

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Facebook's impact on modern society and business

Role of Facebook in today's world may be measured by the number of businesses which utilize the Facebook icon to draw customers to their site. or, it may be measured by the number of social networking users who are registered members.

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Comparison of three military active duty retirement systems

The military retirement system is controversial. For many retired military members, it seems like a great retirement system, but others, mainly Congressional representatives, believe that the system is unduly expensive. Both positions have their merits.

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Unconventional natural gas development and geopolitical implications for energy security

The technology developed in the United States has become available for application in other countries mainly through efforts of major service companies. Until the mid 1990s, Canada's gas production was predominantly from conventional gas formations.

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