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Essays 601 - 630

Taoism and Western Understanding

simply to the "Tao" or "the Way" (Rasmussen, 2001). They "seldom refer to God" (Rasmussen, 2001). In addition, they do not refer "...

Media Imperialism in Asia

Asian countries (Moran & Keane, 2004). In other words, they dispute the idea that their people are affected by American media. Evi...

Clothing and Identity: Cowboys and Cowgirls

Boots are made to easily slip on or off in case a horse goes wild and the riders foot is stuck in the stirrup. Boots that come off...

Culture and Humanity: Things Fall Apart and The Gods Must Be Crazy

that offer the viewer/reader a different look at the western worlds involvement in other cultures. In offering these different v...

The Fall of Constantinople

of destruction achievable by military force" (Fronda, 2004, p. 619). This seems like a good starting place to consider why the Tur...

Vienna and Budapest

of the Hungarian cultural assimilation of so many Jews, the very atmosphere of Budapest was different from that of Berlin, Vienna,...

Summary of “Listening in the Native and Second/Foreign Language: Toward an Integration of Research”

human understanding, theorists such as Aristotle and Saint Augustine also considered the same subject as did Hobbes and the Port R...

Realigning Aid to Ethiopia

Governments ownership of land "continues to hamper growth in the industrial sector as entrepreneurs are unable to use land as coll...

The Crusades

2005). As tensions grew and fears increased, on the part of Christians, the Pope took action and in 1095 he essentially demanded...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

doing so (Kingwood College Library). However, he accidentally kills another member of the tribe and is sent into exile for 7 years...

Gender in All Quiet on the Western Front

is fantasizing about sex. All Quiet on the Western Front is an older but expressive work that captures the problem of war through...

Illness

During this time in history there was a very powerful sense of faith in the people and in the institutions. The institutions of fa...

Fascism in Italy

a journalist, teacher and soldier who "advocated extreme right-wing policies" (Mangion). Appealing to patriotism and promising to ...

Which Have Been More Influential in the West - Japanese Management As A Philosophy Or Set Of Discrete Practices?

Japanese practices, their values and culture in development and the actual practices need to be examined. After this evidence indi...

Philosophy Topics

the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...

Master of the Rohan Hours

("Master"). It is also believed by scholars that the extensive biblical cycle contained in the Rohan Hours is based on the Bible m...

Pierre Bourdieu and Art Analysis

field of "taste and aesthetics," and among other things, repudiates the idea that there is a "universal transcendent conception of...

Spring and Fall

and the freezing weather begins to slowly build, causing freezes at night, and generally chilling the ground on its way into winte...

"Explaining Globalization" - Review And Evaluation

Is there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday ...

Japanese Management vs Western Management

manage them more effectively. Mayo undertook the Hawthorne studies, here a group of workers were separated and given special treat...

Two Canadian Historical Writings Compared

In Peter MacLeods (University of Ottawa) 1996 article "Catholicism, Alliances and Amerindian Evangelists during the Seven Years Wa...

Higher Education Increases in Tuition for Washington State

pursue higher education at a public institute. "As an independent student and as somebody who is not supported by their parents, ...

History and Linguistics of the Jamaican Creole Language

example of the many languages which are participating in the "Latinization" of the English language and are important in the lingu...

Americans of the Nineteenth Century and Western Conquest

Her life journey coupled her with a man who became her husband and took her with him on his expedition to Chihuahua, Mexico. What...

Eastern and Western Civilization and Nationalism

been far behind on the nationalist bandwagon, however. Since the collapse of the former U.S.S.R., in particular, nationalism has ...

Comparative Thematic Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'A New Leaf' and Edith Wharton's 'Roman Fever'

much of a respected figure. One author, in noting this states that his "playboy image impeded the proper assessment of his work" (...

Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution

note that the king was somehow able to alienate all sides. This required a direct approach in the form of legislation: "Revolution...

Western Domination from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries

than any other nation in the world the Western world was coming into an age of discovery that would set the stage for all the deca...

Western Pennsylvania's UPMC Health System Presentation

UPMCs presence in the local market prevents Highmark from indiscriminately increasing health insurance premiums across the board. ...