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Sophistry in ancient Greece and modern rhetoric: Aristotle and Burke compared

Athenians in ancient Greek loved public speech. Sophists, people with skills in oratory, were awarded trophies and accorded great respect. They were associated with wisdom and sophistry was taken to mean the ability to use language or rhetoric to persuade people to accept one's point-of-view.

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The adversarial principle and sentencing in English criminal law

England and Wales work on an adversarial principle when it comes to law enforcement.

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Frederick Douglass and the fight for African-American civil rights

Frederick Douglass, one among the leading personalities in civil rights history, escaped a life of slavery and went on to become a social justice advocate; he is counted among prominent personalities like President Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Susan Brownell Anthony and William Lloyd Garrison.

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HIV prevention intervention for at-risk youth in Brooklyn

Although the risk of HIV / AIDS has been curtailed somewhat with advances in medication and treatment, ultimately prevention of this disease is the best strategy. Youth, particularly minority youths, are most likely to be infected.

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Screening criteria for building a diverse arts-focused group

What is your age? What is your race or ethnicity origin? What is your level of education? What is your marital status? What is your gender?

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Advertising to children: health risks and ethical concerns

In the modern world, there are complex commercial activities where children have taken a recognizable position in terms of consumer behavior from other independent consumer groups. The children category has discretionary incomes to spend leading to higher influence on the family purchasing habits.

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Special interest groups and media influence on American politics

Why or why not? Do you think we should allow these interest groups to continue to function as they currently do? Why or why not? What do you think would happen to our nation if we did not allow interest groups to continue to operate?

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Mary Barra's inclusive leadership style at General Motors

The author of this report has been asked to select from among a list of ten leaders and assess their leadership style including whether it is effective or not whilst using four to five sources.

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Controlling costs and scheduling in construction project management

The question does offer some good ideas and thoughts to keep in mind when it comes to controlling costs.

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Behavioral and emotional problems in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a pool of persistent neurodevelopmental disorders usually diagnosed in early childhood.

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