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Interpreting line and composition in Basquiat's early untitled paintings

One of the most famous stars of the East Village graffiti scene and Neo-Expressionist movement of the 1980s, Jean-Michel Basquiat once famously remarked of his paintings, "Every single line means something." If this is true, then this sets an unprecedented task for the interpreter, who is faced…

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Physician-assisted suicide as a humane medical practice

The debate about Euthanasia is an ancient one but it has acquired a new relevance in recent times as advances in medical science have greatly extended human life-spans and it is now possible to sustain life for indefinite periods through artificial means.

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Public health institutions in American cities, 1820-1855

However, the title itself is a bit misleading, for the contents reveal it to be more limited and specific in nature. However, as a text on the historiography of American public health it is an exemplary expansion and welcome addition to the field.

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Racial profiling in law enforcement: examining statistics and circular logic

Racial profiling within law enforcement has been one of the most hotly debated issues on both a social and political level within the past ten years.

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Critical analysis of George MacLeod's crucifixion theology

I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on the town garbage heap; at a crossroad so cosmopolitan that they had to write his title in Hebrew and Latin and in Greek;...at the kind of place where cynics talk smut…

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Conrad's critique of colonialism and imperialism in Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness offers a complex look at the effects of colonialism and imperialism in the nineteenth century, such that different scholars have alternately interpreted its message to be one of either pro- or anti- colonialism and imperialism, with either side of the…

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Canada's case for principal power status in the world

Canada deserves principal power status in the world. As a nation, Canada has proven to be a leader in all respects of human endeavor. The nation has one of the world's most robust economies both in terms of raw size and per capita strength.

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Dio Chrysostom and Jesus on divine providence and the simple life

For our class studies, we have noted that simplicity was a virtue that Jesus preached. This can especially be seen in the Sermon on the Mount in Matt 6:25-34. However, we have similar themes and parallels as well in Luke 22:24-30 where God is seen as providing for his servants.

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Aristotle's view of man as a political animal and the ideal state

In the Politics, and the Constitution of Athens (Politeia), Aristotle lays out a number of ideas.

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Transparency and public participation in the FACA process

However, the central idea presented have been presented in the introduction. The introduction remains fixated on the broad idea and the narrower focus is provided only later. It would do well to the stakeholder ownership issue in the introduction.

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