The individual was then driven into Syria and kept in a shallow, windowless, underground jail cell. ... So why, in the twenty- first century, are people from a so-called enlightened country advocating such techniques? ... At a minimum, they are detained for fourteen days in a U.S. military run prison likely very far from their home. ... If youwere to ask any experienced military veteran from Afghanistan or Iraq, Fateh Muhammad and Fateh Mahmud are very different. ... Harvard Professor Elaine Scarry notes, the use of torture in response to the ticking time bomb scenario implies that we have th...

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Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. ... To a certain extent, sociological approaches to studying popular music stem from cultural studies, an offshoot of sociology developed primarily in the 1970's at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) in Birmingham, England, led by Richard Hoggart and later Stuart Hall. ... " This is unlike serious music, which is "non-standardized,&qu...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Libertarianism is the political philosophy rooted in the belief that people should be allowed to live their lives as they see fit, free from government coercion and regulation--so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others. ... During the 1996 presidential election nearly 90 million eligible voters stayed away from the polls. ... This proves good news to the Libertarian Party that has seen an astonishing growth of 165% in the past four years (16:1) from 9, 512 members in March of 1994 to a record 25,000 in 1998. ... Under the New Deal forty two new agencies now controlled every...

• Word Count: 7038
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate