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Social Class Pressures and Working Parents

these things are, in fact, needed (Overcoming Consumerism). This then is what fuels consumerism and drives people to work harder ...

Arts and Socrates

much that it has immeasurably been altered. Who was Socrates and why was he so influential? Socrates was a Greek philosopher who ...

Negative Moral Influences on Youth

were smoking dope, too. Though I had made up my mind not to make the same mistakes my brother made, my friends coaxed me into hav...

Hopi People and Culture

the groups grabbed the largest ear of corn for themselves, but one leader remained until all the rest had chosen. He moved forward...

Contemporary World and a Mercantilist Position

world, the student will want to examine the policies of John Maynard Keynes (1997), who states that "mercantilism is a continuall...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

to the twenty-first century reader somewhat of an ordeal to read through the entire volume. The author for example talks about nin...

South Africa and the Impact of Nelson Mandela

is something which has frequently been reiterated by other civil rights activists: in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, for instanc...

A Book Review of Dan Rather's 'The American Dream'

dedication, and vision. Rather bases his story on over thirty key interviews that he held over the years, interviews that...

U.S. American Peace Organizations and Activities

a larger number of people were appraised of the issues. Understanding who these past groups were allows one to adequately compare...

Imagery in Aguilar’s Luminous Cities

about Aguilars work, one author notes the following in relationship to intertextuality: "The concept of intertexuality thus dramat...

Thoreau’s Description of Jail in Civil Disobedience

new found perception to inform his discussion of why he was in jail in the first place. Thoreau objected to the fact that slavery ...

Juvenile Gang Activity

While gangs are a part and parcel of the culture today, the concept of juvenile delinquency is rather elusive. Many do not dub chi...

Walker's Battered Women Syndrome and the Frye Rule

be categorised as admissible once it is seen as "generally acceptable" in its field. As Grossman points out, however, since the co...

Moliere's Works Compared - Plautus, The Miser and The Pot of Gold

of Harpagon is the counterpart to Plautus Euclio, but in many ways Harpagon is far preferable. Where the character of Euclio exhi...

Evolution of Myth

aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Barthes views on the evolution and purpose of myth are echoed...

Immigration of Mexicans and Italians

amount of concern over Italian immigration today. Italy is a relatively small country that poses no stress to the United States to...

Advertising and the Use of Ebonics

blacks in the U.S. and the Caribbean alike (Everybodys: The Caribbean-American Magazine, 1998). Ebonics has invoked considerable ...

Miller, Hawthorne, and the Impacts of Public Morality

morality, through exploring how public morality encourages deceit and dishonesty, causes distress and trauma, and ultimately destr...

Representations of Taiwan

legitimate government of both Taiwan and China began to change in the 1990s when democracy was introduced and new leaders were ele...

Current American Leadership as Viewed by Plato

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

Ancient History's Contemporary Social Influence

writing was the mainstay of civilised life. A seated scribe holding a papyrus roll was one of the most popular subjects in their e...

Fictional Reflections of Contemporary China

this concept was combined with the idea that those with superior status would educate those who were lower in status through examp...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Contemporary World

many argue saw the true beginning of a consumeristic culture as the American Dream turned to one of material wealth as a sign of s...

Contemporary Issues and Roe v. Wade

potential is a dangerous word" (Whole Lot of Quotes, 2004). He states that a flower of a particular color is a "sort" of flower an...

Ohio's Oberlin College and Its History

one of Americas most influential ministers. One year prior to 1833, when its doors opened, Shipherd found it in his heart to found...

Health Care Pharmacists and How They Have Evolved

been favorable to increased privileges for pharmacists. This trend towards increased privileges are certainly understandable give...

Stage Objections During the 1700s

film had prompted someone to commit heinous crimes. The other side claims that the society is violent and people want to see viole...

Overview of Lighting for the Stage

play. The lighting designer for a production must fully understand the physical of light and the psychology of human perception an...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Incest Issues

poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

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...