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The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich
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Andrew Bacevich is a conservative historian who spent 23 years working in the U.S. Army He also lost his son in Iraq last year. Bacevich writes, "And the American appetite for freedom has grown, our penchant for empire has grown." Bacevich's new book on ...
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Death Rituals
Death Rituals
The particular form of burial of the dead ritual receives its specific character as the burial affects the mourning ritual, commemorating the dead and the places of memory. The funeral, which release a person from the human community, the ritual farewell, which is an important part ...
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SOCIOLOGY
Slumming, Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife: By Chad Heap
Slumming, Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife: By Chad Heap
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Heap provides a thorough history, genealogy, and geography of the term "slumming," tracing its earliest discursive appearance in connection with the rise of an identifiable urban middle class ...
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1900S TEENAGERS
Teenagers of early twentieth century
Teenagers of early twentieth century
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Parenting is the regulation of children's behavior and development in order to promote children's survival, adaptation to the environment, and pursuit of their own goals. Parenting may also be conceived of as socialization, or inculcation of the values and norms of ...
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Compare and Contrast of Minority Interview Information
[Name of the institute]Compare and Contrast of Minority Interview Information
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The world in which we live is full of different people. These different people belong to different religion and hence they possess different social and cultural values. On the basis of these differences they differ ...
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How do race, class, and gender influence opportunity and position in American society today?
How do race, class, and gender influence opportunity and position in American society today?
The tendency of individuals to group themselves according to race, geographic location, and interest has been seen as natural by both historical theorists and ...
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Letter to the Editor
Editorial
March 31st, 2012
Editor,
ABC News Service,
1234 Riverside Rd.
Dear Mr. XYZ,
Respected Editor,
According to the Coalition for the Homeless report in Harris County the homeless population has increase by an overwhelming 25% in 2011. We as a community have been named by HUD as one of nine communities being ...
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GREAT LEAP FORWARD
Why did Mao launch the 'Great Leap Forward' and what were its consequences?
Why did Mao launch the 'Great Leap Forward' and what were its consequences?
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When Mao Zedong began the ill-fated Great Leap Forward in 1958, his goal was to boost Chinese industrial production by mobilizing the peasants. Between ...
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FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES
Comparison between Federal and State Guidelines in Law Enforcement Regarding Use of Deadly Forces
Name of the Writer
Name of the Institution
Comparison between Federal and State Guidelines in Law Enforcement Regarding Use of Deadly Forces
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Deadly force is the physical force that only be used under certain circumstances, particularly ...
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Global Warming
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The phrase global warming refers to a phenomenon in which the Earth's surface temperature increases from its long-term averages generally because of an atmospheric blanket of greenhouse gases (GHGs; primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons) that serve to trap reradiated solar energy from escaping into space. This blanket of ...