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Historical and Cultural Perspectives on William James' and Rene Descartes' Philosophies

In two pages this paper considers what impact history and culture had on the philosophies of William James and Rene Descartes. Tw...

'Newness' Concept of Salman Rushdie Applied to Foucault and Winterson

In five pages this report applies Rushdie's newness concept to gender stereotypes with an examination of Michel Foucault's The His...

Correlation Between British Technology and Science Fiction

This research paper consists of ten pages and discusses the connection throughout history between British technology and science f...

Epic of Sunjata, Efuru, and Things Fall Apart Compared

In a paper consisting of six pages these three African novels written by Fa Digi Sisoko, Flora Nwapa, and Chinua Achebe are compar...

The Blood Knot by Athol Fugard

In eleven pages the 1961 play is examined in terms of the effects of the culture and history of South Africa in its textual conten...

African Women and their Changing Roles

people, the Khoena, were "irredeemable savages" while to "black nationalist writers, such as Khoena historian, Yvette Abrahams, sh...

HOMER HICKAM JR.: EXAMPLES OF LEADERSHIP

a national science fair (Homer Hickam Online, 2006). With help from a supportive teacher and inspired by rocket genius Werner von ...

THE DECLINE OF SOCIAL SECURITY

now, simply wont last. Whether it goes bankrupt in 2014, as the most pessimistic folks think, or 150 years down the line, which is...

Travel Narrative Developed in the Works of Mary Rowlandson and John Steinbeck

In five pages the development of the travel narrative, its various themes, and attitudes, are considered in a comparative analysis...

NEO-NAZISM IN THE UNITED STATES: AN OVERVIEW

(Phillips, 2007, 70). In this paper, well trace the origins of Neo-Nazism in the U.S., point out its views, and give an...

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY'S RUSSIA

This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...

Amnesty International and Social Justice

of Human Rights (Khan, 2006). Its mission has evolved from blanket support of human rights to targeting specific abuses such as g...

Analysis of the Viola da Gamba

theorized that the viol was created in this area of the world, simply because Valencia was such a center for import and export. T...

Kosovo Albanians

to the forests. Now, it is the Serbian villagers who are displaced, living in a dank schoolhouse in Kraljevo, Serbia, their homes ...

Role of Israel's Mossad Missions

It is a clandestine organization that is legendary. There are many heroic stories to tell, and while recently, the Mossad has had ...

Upscale Jeweler Competition

Financials. According to a press release on September of 2002, the Bulgari Group announced a "turnover" of $338.3 million (Euro), ...

Analyzing ImClone Systems

The drug that ImClone hopes to hang its hat on is Erbitux, which was developed to target and block Epidermal Growth Factor Recepto...

Reconstruction Period and Social Welfare

total disregard toward the Southern people and their hardships as a result of the war"(Jennings, 2002). In such an atmosphere, it ...

Microsoft and Bill Gates

1973, while at Harvard University, Gates and friend Steve Ballmer, now Microsofts chief executive officer, developed a new version...

Historical Overview of Black Education in the United States

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

Historical and Social Relevance of Silicon Valley

was an invented term and these now occur often as the world changes. With many innovations in the latter part of the twentieth cen...

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...

Case Studies and SWOT Analyses of Wind Technology, Harley Davidson, and KFC

2002). The Yum! Brands company is the worlds number 2 company after McDonalds (Hoovers Business, 2002). Strengths. Becaus...

A Nike Inc. Corporation Overview

Do It" campaign had been introduced in 1988 (1996). It was in 1992 that its first real store opened and was dubbed Niketown (1996)...

Carey McWilliams' Factories in the Field

which it comprises today. This utilization of western lands actually didnt start until relatively recently in U.S. history, in fa...

Historical Aspects of Russia, Austria, and France Between 1815 and 1919

out of Hitlers stated aim to restore greatness to Germany after the humiliation inflicted by the Treaty of Versailles, and the wea...

NJ and NY Politics

true even though New Jersey is a much more conservative state. Still, the proof is in the outcome. Interestingly, New York had ele...

The Underlying Reasons for the Russian Revolution

communism implemented in Russia was not really what Marx had written about at all. In part, this is due to the scant amount of inf...

Coles Myer Australian Retailer and Strategic Planning

as its core business department stores as well as discount stores and specialty clothing stores and boutiques (Treadgold, 1996). ...

Art from Classical,, Romanesque, Gothic, and Early Renaissance Periods

As Adams indicates, the archaic smile is now gone and stylization has decreased. Another marked change involved the materials used...