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Recent Developments and Trends in Architectural Criticism and Theory

In a paper consisting of eight pages the concept of 'modern' is defined and related to social theory with a consideration of works...

Past Cultural Beliefs and the China of Today

to be protectionist and isolationist, but each finally conceded to allow the foreigners at least some presence within their border...

Modern Gladiator Days

pankration matches were held in a confined arena space with a referee presiding or few rules beyond the prohibition of eye gouging...

Hannibal Lecter as Hero

a woman-suit out of women (using their skin)-the ultimate in objectification" (Vorndam). Lecter is initially contemptuous of Starl...

Evolution of Women’s Roles in Society

for the most part they were not really considered citizens and were truly at the mercy of men for their survival. It was not rea...

Modern Parable

in a box or in the homeless shelter, and begged for loose change. Starving, with no hope, he reasoned that the lowest paid worker ...

Pop Art: Art and Popular Culture

includes paintings," which contrasts sharply with the fact that considerable critical "attention has been given to popular music a...

"Gawain and the Greek Knight"/"Wife of Bath's Tale"

face" (lines 444-445)("Sir Gawain" 229). The head then warns Gawain not to forget their agreement, which is that Gawain will submi...

MoMA Exhibits

space" spread over several buildings (About MoMA - Museum history, 2007). One of these, the "Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Educatio...

Native American Influences on Modern American Culture

also being reflected in modern culture with the search for a spiritual connection with the earth, which is a value being adopted a...

Modern Computing and PC Gaming

play in a variety of demographic groups. Players in the 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s are on-line playing these interactive games. ...

Buddhism and Its Relevance to Modern Society

(Alisimo, 2007). When this freedom is finally attained, the practitioner has reached Nirvana (Alisimo, 2007). Mahayana Buddhism u...

The Modern Vampire

nails and fangs that are in the middle of his mouth like a rodents, instead of on the sides like on a Halloween mask" (Ebert). For...

Cousineau: Once and Future Myths

-- a citadel in Corinth, the valley of the Kings, the killing fields of Troy, Easter Island, Paris, the fields of Olympus and Detr...

Consumption

the supply chain and operates in a cycle of production, as one company does well, selling more goods, it will order more from othe...

Salient Factors Of Modern Nation-State Formation

According to David Gompert, author of Helping a Palestinian State Succeed: Key Findings, Palestine can well establish itself as an...

Modern Foods: A Look at Changes in Mexican, Indian and Chinese Cuisine

Indian confronts as his native food has changed, but a positive notion is that Indians are accepting of modern ways. The fact that...

In Support of the Death Penalty

that contend that it is a gruesome and uncivilized option for our society, those that contend that we have advanced to the point t...

The Dissemination and Marketing of Music from Tin Pan Alley to the Modern Day

publishing of magazines or stationary (Tawa, 1990). The main method of distribution involved composers approaching the publishers...

The Healing Properties of Native American Tradition

individuals, individuals who arrived from that continent we refer to as the "Old World". The precise determination of exactly who...

Africa and Profit From Slave Trade

(Shillington 20). Tunde Obadina, director of Africa Business Information Services, asserts that the "vast majority of slaves tak...

Information Management

since the computer revolution; this has facilitated improved levels of communication and access to information with an increasing ...

In Admiration of Job

substantiates this position by indicating that the origins of Job can be found in folk poetry, but also believes that the beauty o...

Scientific Management in the UK

been able to cope with the expansive growth seen over the last fifty years. In order to consider this we need to look at the compa...

Positivist Law and Natural Law

two very separate subjects. However, there are a number of laws where there are no apparent sanctions non-compliance, therefore s...

A Psychological Examination of Sethe, from “Beloved”

also alienates Sethes daughter Denver, who hates him because Beloved is interested in him; Denver wants to keep Beloved to herself...

Sterilization Methods, Ancient to Modern

and isolation of contagious patients would save lives and slow the transmission of illness. Sterilization and disinfection of mi...

Jimmy Santiago Baca's Hispanic Native American Poetry

In five pages this paper examines Jimmy Santiago Baca's modern and totally unique style of poetry. Two sources are cited in the b...

The Importance of Critical Thinking

The importance of critical thinking in modern society cannot be overestimated. This paper discusses critical thinking, what it is ...

Comparison of Medieval and Modern Views with William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Ben Jonson's Every Man

and turned" (Every Man - III, 2, pp. 48) and Hamlets "imagination" as he dwells on the experience of seeing his fathers ghost: "Th...