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The Philosophy of Krishnamurti

Indeed, he questions the value of empiricism itself, stating that one can "never have a total view of any object" (Nicoletti, 1994...

The Transfer of TQM Practices from Japanese to US Companies

been conducive to increasing adoption and adoption in the US. By looking at the developments in Japan the similar pressures that f...

An African Analysis American Pluralistic Society

Kofi Aprakus book "Outside Looking In: An African Perspective on American Pluralistic Society" offers an interesting view of what ...

Late Spring, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

from Japanese director Yasujiro Ozus 1949 masterpiece Late Spring, there are two cutaway shots that feature a beautiful vase. Thes...

Personhood and Western Values

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the views of individuals within ac culture, focusing on impacts of western ideals...

Comparing Three War Films

This essay presents the thesis that All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1999) s...

The Attractions and Risks Associated with United Kingdom As a Target for Foreign Direct Investment

The writer considers the position of a US firm considering undertaking FDI into the UK. The first part of the paper looks at why t...

Music and the Sexualization of Women

The number and diversity of those involved in the debate surrounding the sexualization of women is overwhelming. Research abounds...

Cost Price Value Case

14.50 Total var costs...

The Dollar and Sterling - Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Management

The writer looks at the value of the British Pound against the US dollar at three different dates. The patters are assessed and ad...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

The Position and Strategy of JetBlue Following the Valentines Day Debacle

being difficult for the entire airline industry. The International Air Transport Association projected in 2007 that the 2008 perfo...

Assessing Research

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

Assessing Research

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

Different Cultures and Gender

significance (Strong, Devault and Cohen, 2010). Western cultures do not place the same emphasis on food or on the creation of fea...

Societal Understanding of the Concept of Childhood

12). The idea that childhood is a social construct was formulated by Philippe Aries in 1962 (King, 2007). Aries argued that whil...

The Influence of Unemployment on the US Economy

in 2011, which continues into 2012, with the April 2012 having an unemployment rate of 8.1%, but this increased to 8.2%. The pat...

Cultural Differences in an Acquisition

The writer looks at the problems faced by Indian firm Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) when acquiring a western firm. The managem...

Governance Considerations for Expansion of a US University into China

The culture and governance in the US and China are very different. The writer looks at the way these may impact on higher educatio...

Misreading Scripture by Richards, O'Brien

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

The Djembe, An Overview

This research paper presents an extensive overview of the djembe, which is a drum that originated in West Africa. The paper offers...

Musical Systems: Scales, Maqamat, and Ragas

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

Cultural Differences and Business Communications

They may all rely on email, fax transmission, and other forms of immediate and electronic communication but they are still steeped...

Theme of Revenge in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 'The Inferno' by Dante, Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, 'The Odyssey' by Homer

short temper gets him into trouble. In Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who ...

Third World Countries and Corruption

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

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

at a bar before moving on and a Native American woman deposits a three-year-old girl in her car and begs her to keep the child. ...

Universality, Cultural Diversity, and Human Rights

the imposition of a single set of standards it is argued that there is a loss of cultural diversity, but it is also argued that th...

Projecting What U.S. International Relations Will Be Like in The 21st Century

cope within a new geopolitical global environment. We have seen a pulling back of support in numerous arenas. One of the events ...

Western Roman Emperors and Power Disintegration

When discussing the fall of the Roman empire, what is actually being discussed is the fall of the "western" empire (including Ital...

'Bearing Illness and Injury' Review

...purpose of this study was to describe the process of bearing illness and injuries among individuals with catastrophic illnesses...