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The Relationship between Kantian Theory and Environmental Destruction

The writer discusses Kantian Theory, which says that people who do not live up to their ethical responsibilities have no respect f...

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and its Ecological Relevance

In 6 pages this paper examines the points the author raises which such topics as BSE, genetic engineering, and global warming cons...

Modern Architectural Concepts

with open arms. Said Ray Eames: "Modern architecture -- not a style. A philosophy of life" (The Eames House). From Charle...

'Military Industrial Complex' Warning of Outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower

to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...

Advertising in the Airline Industry

made with children, especially young girls carrying teddy bears. The image that American Airlines is seeking to create in ...

Postmodern Music

In five pages Farmclub and Napster are featured in a consideration of technology's impact upon contemporary music. Four sources a...

Comparative Philosophical Analysis of Niccolo Machiavelli, Plato, and Aristotle

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

Labor Productivity and the Concepts of Adam Smith

other words, the individual who unwittingly contributes to the good outcome is not at fault. Perhaps he is propelled by greed but ...

Contemporary Political Movements and Terrorism

Terrorism is just a different kind of war. According to a student, "Mamdani...

Critical Legal Studies and Whether or Not They are Outdated

or continual acceptance of the status quo (Berger and Luckmann, 1967). In many ways the artificial reality caused by this phenomen...

Competitive Strategies and Forces

The first force is the threat of a new entrant into the market. There are few barriers so this is a real possibility, indeed, the ...

Modern Times and Foraging Societies

group (or another one) can again use the area to meet its needs at a future time. Because foragers locations are never perm...

Fashion, Safari Themes, and Ethnic Trends

as music and the mass media contribute to the development of fashion trends. It is also important to remember that we are talking ...

Terrorist Organizations and the Growing Number of Women

America, for example, has women representing no less than twenty percent of its fighting throng; similarly, western Europe, the Ta...

An Overview of Anxiety Disorder

unbalancing illnesses they truly are. With an astounding fifteen million Americans suffering from clinical anxiety disorder -- a ...

Romanticism's Dark Side and French Poet Charles Baudelaire

In five pages this research paper explores how Baudelaire unlike his Romantic contemporaries Shelley, Wordsworth, and Keats probed...

Seeing is Believing by Margaret Miles

religion is treated in Hollywood film; what forces of religion are considered "box office" (i.e., profitable); and what values do...

Are American Children Worse Off Today Than They Were at the Start of the 20th Century?

stay away from drugs while they are young. In essence, we worry for our children and think that our present society is no longer o...

Analysis of The McDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer

rationalization. In a similar manner, for Ritzer, the fast food restaurant is the paradigm of McDonaldization. In both cases, ther...

Borden's Theory and Marketing Mix Development

as more comprehensive that McCarthys 4 Ps. However the 4 Ps does simply these ingredients, bring them into four main categories; t...

Sociopolitical Classes of Plato and Their Parallels

soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...

Various Trends in Management

In eight pages this paper analyzes the contemporary and retail industry relevance of such current trends in management as models o...

Contemporary World and Taoism

in modern Chinese society; however, as the following discussion will illustrate, Taoist principles are also influencing Western cu...

Education and an Application of Jean Jacques Rousseau's Perspective on Knowledge

In five pages this paper discusses how Rousseau's views regarding learning and knowledge can be practically applied to contemporar...

Comparative Analysis of 'Araby' by James Joyce and 'A and P' by John Updike

In a comparative analysis of five pages John Updike retells Joyce's classic tale in a contemporary way with distinctions made betw...

A Review of Human Knowledge Classical And Contemporary Approaches

rA 5 page review of the book by Paul K Moser. Traditional philosophic constructs of knowledge is contrasted with contemporary con...

Organizational Structure and Management Theory

In ten pages this paper examines the Chubb Group's organizational structure and applies the management theories of Lyndall Urwick,...

Algebra and How It Has Evolved

One should bear in mind that they could solve, for example, quadratic equations, and find Pythagorean triples and Babylonian tripl...

Overview of the Science of Statistics

In five pages this paper examines the contemporary applications of statistics in terms of usage and study. Seven sources are ci...

Nursing Theory of Imogene King Critiqued

time were better qualified to make such definitions. Baker had received her preliminary degree in nursing in 1945, a degree which...