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Rado's Selection Principle: Equivalences and Applications
Rado's Selection Principle is a combinatorial theorem which allows the characterization of infinite objects (e.g. graphs, groups, partially-ordered sets) based on the characterization of their finite subparts. That is, a ... -
Rawls Under the Scrutiny of Nozick
In 1971 John Rawls published A Theory of Justice (TJ) in which he expounds what is today one of the most debated theories of social justice. Just three years later, partially in response to Rawls' work, Robert Nozick ... -
Rawlsian Liberalism and Its Moral Support for Gay Rights
In this paper, I will examine the various objections to same-sex marriage and homosexuality. I will include traditional moral arguments against rights to homosexual marriage and other family rights denied to homosexuals. ... -
The Reality of Fiction: An Inquiry Into the Ontology and Logic of Fiction
This paper will begin by outlining and explaining David Lewis's argument for the existence of possible worlds. In Lewis's extreme form of modal realism, all worlds are equally as real as the actual world. I will then address ... -
Reclaiming Myths of Femininity: Molly Bloom's Response to Modernity
Joyce's depiction of the voices of Molly and Gerty allow him to push the cultural boundaries of femininity, ultimately creating an avenue for expression that is unbound by cultural myth. Joyce characterizes Gerty to expose ... -
Red Sky Take Warning: The 1954 CIA Intervention in Guatemala
In the preceding chapters, I have outlined the causes and conduct of the 1954 CIA intervention into Guatemala and assessed it in terms of its justification. I have come to the conclusion, which has incidentally been widely ... -
A Reflection of the Scientific Attitude in English Literature of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries
It is of tremendous and outstanding importance, then, vhen any age finds itself slowly but definitely changing not only its thoughts but its manner of thinking from the preceding ages. Such is the case of the seventeenth ... -
Reform, Corruption and the Tormented Soul: Chaucer's Vision of the Medieval Church in The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales can be interpreted in many contexts, but when we reach the unusual end of the collection, the extensive discourse of the Parson and its sharp departure from the entertaining "Tales" before it invite ... -
Reinforced Concrete Arch
Reinforced concrete has been used for only a fev years, but the law governing the combination of concrete and steel, although not absolutely fixed, is known with sufficient exactness to permit the design of nearly all ... -
The Relationship Between Morphology and Mechanical Properties for Viscoelastic Polymer Composites
Advancement in the extrusion and molding techniques of polymers has spawned an increase in applications of polymeric materials. While previously polymers have been confined to nonstructural applications, development of new ... -
The Relationship Between Psychological Androgyny and Performance on Piagetian Spatial Tasks in College Women
Past research has shown that males typically perform better than females on Piagetian spatial tasks. Other studies indicate that when a task is labelled "masculine" or "feminine", subjects tend to perform better in the ... -
Religion as an Empowerer of the Oppressed: A Study of Liberation Theology, Engaged Buddhism, and Pentecostal Serpent Handlers
Liberation theology, "engaged Buddhism" (specifically the movement started by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar), and the Pentecostal serpent handling faith all share one commonality: they appear to empower the oppressed of their ... -
Religious Education in the Virginia Public Schools
Considering that the control and support of the schools are becoming more and more centralized and that the local community is fast losing control and responsibility for the support and administration of the local school, ... -
The Renaissance of a River: An Historical Description Concerning the Development and Construction of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The purpose of this paper is to give, in as much detail as possible, a complete historical description of the development and construction of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Due to the fact that the ... -
Reporting Live from Base Camp: An Analysis of Expedition Journalism
Little scholarship exists about the adventure/expedition subcategory of participatory journalism. There is an extensive amount, however, concerning embedded and war journalism and a minimal amount concerning travel writing. ... -
Requiem
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The Resolution of Racemic Mixtures
In nature, due to selective synthesis or destruction by living organisms, optically active compounds are fairly numerous. However, there also exists a large number of racemic mixtures or optically active compounds. The ... -
The Responsible Hero: The Evolution of the Greek Hero from the Epic to the Tragic and Historic
To illustrate the history and evolution of personal responsibility in the Greek world, and the Athenian polis in particular, and the impact this concept of responsibility had on the definition of a "hero," I shall concentrate ...