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		<title>The Free Market Economy of Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia is an emerging free-market economy, amongst some of the fastest growing in the world.  The country possesses a high quality education system, demonstrated with a literacy rate of 99.4 percent, higher than most Western nations.  Over the last 15 years, Russia has gone through a turbulent ride changing from a state-controlled economy to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncle Toms cabin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncle Tom&#8217;s Cabin is a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 documenting in the great detail the tragic breakup of a black Kentucky slave family.  The novel was meant to raise awareness of the American public to the evil and immortality of slavery.  This may be one of the most influential American novels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slavery and Christianity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was intrigued by Olaudah Equiano&#8217;s narrative because it put an interesting perspective on the Colonial-era slave trade. However, what really captured my attention is the blatant disregard of basic Christian values during the era.  Why was slavery seen as acceptable by Christians?  Furthermore, why was it often endorsed by Christian leaders?  To me it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slavery in the United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abolition of slavery in the United States came quite late, especially when compared to other countries. As embarrassing as it may be for a country that prides itself in providing freedom and liberties to all its citizens, slavery seems like a blatant contradiction to our moral values.  However, the reason abolition was put off for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Influence on American Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This essay will focus primarily on Benjamin Franklin since I find him most intriguing, and perhaps most influential, out of the individuals mentioned in our recent readings.  Franklin has had a monumental influence on the birth and development of the United States.  His belief in the importance of an educated middle class has proven to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secularism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article discusses different kinds of relationships between church and state. The relationship of the two has been a significant factor in the development, sustainment, and downfall of civilizations. Historically the relationship has reflected political policies, military doctrine, and social issues throughout different nations.  There is a wide array of different beliefs and opinions that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nero</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout history there have been many men and women who have had a positive influence on development and spread of Christianity. Many essays and works have been written about these great and wise individuals, many of whom devoted their entire lives to their faith. To be fair, at times it&#8217;s necessary to note the less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gideon vs. Wainwright</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has,&#8221; was once said by Hugo Black. Hugo Black was an associate justice working on a landmark US Supreme Court case in the 1960s. (Cornelius). Until the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright, most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etymology of the Word Schism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The etymology of the word schism originates back to Ancient Greek. The Greek word &#8220;Schizein&#8221;, which meant &#8220;to split&#8221;, is the oldest form of schism known. Later the word was also a part of the Old French, it had the same meaning, but was spelled &#8220;cisme&#8221;. In Middle English schism was spelled &#8220;scisme&#8221;, and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malcolm X</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people know very little of Malcolm X. Some will recall that he was a civil rights activist who turned his life around by self educating himself in prison. Others will tell you that his real name was Malcolm Little and he was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Those who&#8217;ve really studied his biography will remember [...]]]></description>
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