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Spain's role in Irish politics and English military response, 1580-1604

The overthrow of the Munster settlement in 1598, followed by the intervention of Spain to assist Hugh O'Neill and his confederates, brought it home to Queen Elizabeth and her advisers that a real possibility existed that England's interest in Ireland would be obliterated, and that Ireland would…

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Frederick Douglass's slave narratives as abolitionist propaganda

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself appeared in May 1845. William Lloyd Garrison wrote the preface; Wendell Phillips wrote an introductory letter. Douglass's stark rendering of his torturous slave experiences, however, was the smash.

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Internet censorship in America: debates, issues, and implications

Censorship of information on the Internet has become a controversial topic that has generated huge debates, especially on whether it's a necessity for the maintenance of a particular ethical standard.

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Postmodernism in Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49" and DeLillo's "White Noise"

Postmodernism is, according to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a reaction to the "assumed certainty of scientific, or objective efforts to explain reality." The real understanding of life, according to postmodernism, is what one's mind -- in its own personal reality -- tries to figure out…

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Pat Buchanan's critique of neoconservative foreign policy toward Russia and Georgia

The neo-conservative agenda has never been more apparent than it is today, and Pat Buchanan's op-ed from 23 August 2011 plainly exposes it in no uncertain terms.

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Racial bias in American capital punishment since 1972

In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States abolished the death penalty because they found that in the U.S., it had been historically applied to different races in different ways.

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Disparate impact of Three Strikes legislation on African-American communities

Three Strikes legislation, which imposes sentencing enhancement on repeat offenders, often culminating with mandatory life sentences for third-time offenders, has gained popularity throughout the United States.

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Technology's harmful effects on American culture and young people

New technologies have caused big problems for print media such as books, newspapers and magazines because more and more people are turning to online sources for these materials.

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The Stahl and Neutra Houses: mid-century modern architecture in Los Angeles

It is interesting to learn that Mid-Century modern is really an architectural, interior and creation purpose procedure that normally defines mid-20th century expansions in modern blueprint, architecture, and urban expansion from approximately 1933 to 1965.

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Dialectical behavior therapy for treating borderline personality disorder

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a medication meant to treat persons with mental health disorders especially borderline personality disorder. These patients normally have a history of urges to induce self-harm, self-mutilation, suicidal ideation among others.

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