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Non-Western & Western Music

"Cubop," an "appellation (that) aptly symbolizes the new equipollent level of cross-cultural musical integration that differentiat...

Media Influence in the Modern World

in fact, rests in the United States. While the worlds top five media corporations control both electronic and print forms...

The Top 5 Global Media Companies: Ownership, Corporate Linkage and Political and Cultural Implications

the Western world. Most of this ownership, in fact, rests in the United States. The corporate connections of these media...

The Evolution of Western Education

a result of this thinking. During this time, education changed dramatically; it went from being a "fragmented and varied provision...

Middle School Math Teaching

that time is always an issue; there is not enough of it to spend with each student. To meet the state and district standards, she ...

Russian Modernization and 'the Liberator' Peter the Great

and embarked on a plan of self-improvement that would later define his leadership (Riechers, 2003). An impatient man who had tire...

Western Civilization and Buddhism's Influence

is thought to have healing properties and it is known to lower blood pressure for example. Yet, meditation stems from Buddhism (Vi...

Australian Cross Cultural Experiences

at the dominant culture as the principle culture and then at others which have subsequently entered, this undermines the indigenou...

Are Western Strategies Suitable for Use in Businesses in China?

2050, there is a large pull factor for western companies to ether this market (Mintzberg et al., 2008). However, where there are b...

Asian Cultures and Business Management

separate provisions that include: equipment and supplies; games and practice schedule; per diem and travel; academic tutoring; coa...

The Horrors of WWI

often referred to as a trench war. And, as one author notes, "There had never been anything like it before and there wont ever be ...

A Short History of Franco-Flemish and Venetian Schools of Art and Music

of Flemish techniques with established French style became the Franco-French school, with the earliest known innovators being the ...

Western Civilization and Its Ancient Influences

be the hub of all cultures and each harbored great concentrations of people. As people and cultures evolved they radiated from th...

Credibility of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in Terms of the Black Experience

In 5 pages this paper argues that Douglass's literacy taints is portrayal of the black experience because of the Western ideology ...

Speech Patterns of Western Kentucky

In five pages this paper examines how affluence and race influences Western Kentucky's patterns of speech with William Labov's res...

Sweden and France Governments Compared

In five pages these countries are compared in terms of their backgrounds, Western European influences, and governments in an exami...

John Woo's Film The Killer

In five pages this paper reviews the 1989 film by director John Woo entitled The Killer and considers the influence of Western mav...

Islamic Art and Its Influence

In eight pages the influence of Islamic art is considered in terms of religion and Western artistic forms. Ten sources are cited ...

Asia and Western Expansionism

The ways in which modernization in Asia was influenced by Western expansion are examined in five pages with references made to She...

Capitalism According to Adam Smith

In five pages the social theory developed by Adam Smith within the pages of his text The Wealth of Nations is explored as is its p...

German Middle Ages and Philosopher Leo Strauss

hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...

Ludwig von Beethoven and His Influence

society normally associates with music (Bowen 9). While Bowen admits that this hypothesis may appear to be overstated, he points...

Nietzsche, Kant, and Locke Perspectives on Western Philosophical Causality Since Descartes

In five pages the issue of causality and its nature regarding human existence understanding are examined from the philosophical pe...

Aristotle's Life and Contributions to Western Civilization

negative effects. His father was named Nichomachus and he belonged to the clan or guild of the Asclepiadae (Ross 1; Randall 12)...

Reform in Western Canada from 1900 until 1921

in Parliament, and this caused the perception that government was acting against the farmers.3 But more significantly, tariff sit...

Music of Japan

the musical activities performed in Japan (Futoransky 38). A study of the history of Japanese music reveals that Japan has always ...

Influence of Roman Architecture on the West II

In five pages this paper discusses the Western social and cultural influences of Roman architecture in a comparison and contrast t...

American Ways by Althen

Althen's book entitled American Ways is discussed. This book portrays the white, middle-class perspective. This paper takes a soci...

Third World Countries and Corruption

(Internet source). Even those nations which seem to receive the greatest amount of assistance from their international "friends" i...

Is Maria Teresa Tula's Thinking Still Relevant?

Cuba, sending Diego Vel?zquez to begin colonization in 1511. Vel?zquez founded Baracoa Vel?zquez first, followed by Santiago de C...