Brad Corriher
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Another Day in the Life - McCarthyism as a Natural Human ReactionThis article explains the divisive nature of the Cold War, and explains how the paranoia surrounding Communism during the Red Scare was simply a natural reaction of a capitalistic society trying to retain their way of life.
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Pressing the Button: Effects of Hiroshima, NagasakiThis article explains the effects that dropping the atomic bombs on Japan had on the psyche of Americans transitioning from the postwar period into the Cold War.
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Laughing at the Bomb: Humor During the Cold WarThis article explains humor's role in the Cold War, and its projection of two separate messages to the American people. By obviously making us laugh, humor subliminally makes us think, and from this premise stems humor's potency as a messenger.
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Software Patents - a Blockade on InnovationThis paper explains how software patents are killing the creativity of the internet's best inventors.
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The Trusting Consumer: How the Internet Knows Who You AreThis article explains the growing behavioral targeting phenomenon amongst retailers on the internet.
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P2P G2G? Downloading in Today's WorldExamines downloading in today's society, and examines the role of P2P software in that dilemma.
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Before Paradise - a Review of Mintz and Price's The Birth of African-American CultureThis is an expansive book review of Sidney Mintz and Richard Price's book, which proposes a new approach to the study of African-American cultural origins, centered around the heterogeneity of West African slaves.
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Exorcism of Emily Rose: Science, Scratches, Screams, StigmataThis paper reviews the movie Exorcism of Emily Rose and examines its connection to the worlds of science and magic.
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Vodka Watermelon - College-StyleThis explains how to make a vodka watermelon with the greatest of ease, just like college kids do.
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Another Inconvenient TruthInvestigates the relationship between the Red Scare and the current paranoia surrounding Muslims in the United States.
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Killing in the Name - Morality and Terrorism, 1945-1979This article reviews the morality behind terrorism in the Nuclear Age, focusing on the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Examines the moral perceptions from both perpetrator and victim from an unbiased perspective.
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When the Wire Breaks - Flaws of Urban Education as Depicted in The WireThis is an examination of the HBO series The Wire, and its attempt to highlight the flaws of urban education. The paper examines the issues that make urban education a struggle and offers solutions to help engage urban students.