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    examination of Olympic Controversies. Consider the following questions as you develop your own presentation: Is there a common root for all Olympic Controversies? Are some or were some controversies media driven? Do the Olympics and the media thrive off of controversy? Do the controversies affect the actual games? What is at the heart of the Olympics‚ the spirit of competition or something else? Going for Gold A History of Olympic Controversies From the beginning‚ controversy has followed the

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    The topic my partner and I have based the National History Day Project on is the Mayan Calender system compared to the Hopi Indian Tribe system. The reason I liked this topic is because it is currently 2012 and so the the world ending is a huge controversy in society. I am very interested in the subject and wished to do deeper research on the predictions by not only the Ancient Civilization of the Mayans. I have recently discovered the Maya people are not the only people with these beliefs and so

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    The ongoing contest against the usage of the Pledge led the House of Representatives to construct the Pledge Protections Act of 2005. The bill intended “to amend the federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any federal court‚ including controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance” (H.R. 2389 (109th)). Society changes daily‚ even to a point in which the Constitution’s relevance is currently questioned. Although the Pledge is important to the majority of Americans‚ it should not be required

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    Controversy is often the source of many heated arguments. It brings about topics that people will more than likely disagree on and be able to debate with each other. The novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye has been a source of controversy ever since it was published. Author‚ J.D. Salinger incorporated multiple controversial senses into the novel‚ many of them having to do with the loss of innocence. Scenes such as Holden encountering a prostitute‚ lying to Mrs. Morrow‚ and attempting to erase all the f***

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    Emily Splinter Professor Rank Early Church Christological Controversies February 20th‚ 2013 Gnosticism Gnosticism is the thought and practice‚ especially of various sects of late-Christian and early Christian centuries‚ distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that the emancipation comes through knowledge. They see the material world as something different of the world that God himself created. Jesus is identified by some Gnostics as an embodiment of the supreme incarnate

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    The Controversy of the Second Amendment of the Constitution  997 words (2.8 double-spaced pages)  Red (FREE)       I. INTRODUCTION: The Second Amendment to the Constitution(Second Amendment) of the United States of America(USA) is one of the most controversial. The Second Amendment specifically grants that‚ "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed"  The way that an individual interprets the wording of the Second Amendment influences their point of view on who has

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    Around the world there are many people who identify with contrasting and diverse religions. These religions can provide a comfort to people and act as a way to bring communities together. However they can also be the cause of conflict between groups of people. Many wars have been fought over religion and many religious extremists can be the cause of political controversy. In investing oneself to a religion‚ many people find a satisfaction

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    [Author’s Name] [Instructor’s Name] [Course Title] Date Abortion Abortion is one of the most emotional and divisive moral issues of twenty-first-century American life. Consensus has not been reached on the numerous questions that swirl around the subject‚ including whether or not a woman has the right to choose a legal abortion‚ and under what conditions; the role of parents if she is not legally an adult; and the roles of the state and religion having veto power. In addition‚ the questions

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    ------------------------------------------------- Content 1. Introduction 2. Body * Ritual * Misinterpretation * Conflicts * Diversity versus Unification 3. Summary& recommendations. 1. Introduction There is a huge controversy on the definition of culture in social science. We know that culture shapes and mold individuals as members of the society but in this essay‚ it will elaborate more on culture and what it is that shapes men of the society. Individuals argue and

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    1900’s. In 1909‚ the League moved to Westerville‚ Ohio where it founded and operated the American Issue Publishing Company: a propaganda front for the League which it adroitly used to distribute pamphlets‚ leaflets‚ magazines‚ and books all centered around the single issue of prohibition. The League spread across the United States to work with churches to realize its objective of Prohibition‚ and in 1913 publicly announced its ambitions to prohibit alcohol nationwide through a constitutional amendment

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