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Shi Jianqiao became a media sensation in Nationalist China during the 1930s for shooting the ex-warlord Sun Chuanfang, a leading member of the Tianjin Qingxiu lay-Buddhist society (jushilin).

Hunter, writing in 1991, described same-sex marriage as a possibility that "shimmers or lurks-depending on one's point-of-view -- on the horizon of the law" (p. 10).

Thomas L. Daniel's When City and Country Collide provides an interesting and largely effective analysis of the spread of urban sprawl in America. This paper outlines the key themes and findings within Daniel's book, and…

This essay incorporates three memoranda that analyze potential outcomes of court challenges in the areas of copyright law, corporate speech, and commercial advertising. Each memorandum lays out the facts of each case, the issues before the court, and the relevant statutes and judicial rulings. At the end of each memorandum conclusions are drawn and recommendations made.

This paper uses the GSS codebook or GSS variable search as a reference and develops a list of 5 potential topics the writer would like to explore for the research project. Subsequently the 5 independent and 5 dependent variables are identified from the GSS topics list. These variables have been chosen since they are connected to the topics. Thereafter, each variable has been given a name and a short description. The topics have been positioned in terms of beliefs/attitudes or behaviors. Based on these topics and description of the variables, this paper puts forth 5 hypotheses.

I'm here today to discuss a topic many of you may be passionate about, and the rest of you probably have no interest in. That's the bad news. The good news is; I'm going to try to help you get a little excited about…

Author and speaker Brian Tracy says that people do not make decisions rationally, or logically. He believes that individuals make decisions emotionally, and then only seek to justify them on a rational, logical, or…

Violence in schools is increasing at an alarming rate as more teenagers gain access to weapons. It is important to devise a plan which could reduce this violence and make schools safer for future generations.

¶ … direct exposure to the criminal justice system. We see cops and robbers on television programs and in the movies, perhaps have to interact with the police ourselves when we get a speeding ticket or when our house is…

In the Bible, one of the most important sayings is Lex Talionis. This involves the concepts of life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand and foot for foot. These ideas are influencing human behavior and…