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The Ethical Problem of Child Labor

that the "job" of childhood is to go to school and learn the skills and knowledge that will prepare them for the working world the...

The Disparity of Work and Productivity

equated with worth. Work is the standard by which the content of ones character is judged. There is a pervasive conception that in...

Afghanistan, Iraq and the Western Way of War

gain battles, but it is a great element of success."3 That is, while armament increases a commanders chances of winning a battle, ...

"Size Six" by Mernissi/An Analysis

those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...

Trench Warfare and the Best Anti-War Novel Ever Written

friends-who were all at the same class at school-had the idea that war is glorious and noble, an attitude encouraged by their teac...

Catholic and Hindu Perspectives on Good and Evil

happen to good people?" is basically addressing the problem of evil, and why an omnipotent divine being would allow evil to exist...

The Greeks and Romans and the Creation of Western Civilization

the head of the Persian Gulf" (Poiycratis, 1991). But even Alexander couldnt stop history and another power was rising in the regi...

Transferable Lessons for Retailers Interested in the Asian Markets

into the market, despite the poor factors which were present and the potential profits which were available. The slow expansion in...

Canterbury Tales and The Song of Roland

should control the entire known world and so the theme of religion, and the power of religious men, was not questioned in The Song...

Feudalism, the Germanic Invasion, and Western Roman Empire's Fall

This paper examines how feudalism was affected by the Germanic invasion and how this culminated in the Western Roman Empire's coll...

Western Monasticism's Rise and Spread

In five pages this paper examines a period from the earliest days of Christianity to the Reformation period in a consideration of ...

Hellenism, Hebraism, and the Views of Victorian Critic Matthew Arnold

In five pages this paper examines Hellenism and Hebraism as seen through the Western historical perspectives of Matthew Arnold. T...

Man's Soul and God Contemplated in Philosophy Essays

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

Two Types of Western Irony in the Works of Joseph Conrad and Jonathan Swift

In twenty pages this paper discusses two types of Western literary irony and how each is represented in the works of Jonathan Swif...

Western Science Contributions of Sir Francis Bacon

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the 'Great Renewal' method of Sir Francis Bacon, his works including Novum Organum, and how...

Aristotle's Life and Contributions to Western Civilization

negative effects. His father was named Nichomachus and he belonged to the clan or guild of the Asclepiadae (Ross 1; Randall 12)...

Literary Considerations of Power Abuses

In this paper consisting of six pages the realistic depiction of abuses in regards to imperialism are in Voltaire's Candide, Remar...

Western Medicine and Metaphysical Medicine

In forty five pages this paper presents a literature review in which the incorporation of eastern medical practices including t'ai...

Art and Healing

increased after self-induced, positive emotional states, but that it almost tripled after the introduction of music. The use of mu...

Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer and Edward Rutherfurd's Russka Compared

In seven pages these texts are compared in an analysis of how nonindustrialized agrarian societies relate to the world differently...

Political Philosophy of Socialism

In five pages this paper examines the economic impact of the political philosophy socialism on Eastern and Western Europe. Four s...

Western Expansion and John Jacob Astor

In eight pages this paper discusses how Western expansion resulted in large part due to the fur trading efforts of John Jacob Asto...

Assimilation and Conflict in the Western Settlement

a progression of Indian emigration into the central plains and western regions of the country, based not only the movement of whit...

The Post Cold War Era and Cultural Imperialism in America

the rejection of modernization and consumerism coming from the West no matter where it occurs in the world. However, he is certain...

Historical Influences Upon the Culture of Iran

In ten pages the cultural development of Iran is examined in a historical overview that includes Western, Islamic, and Persian inf...

Western US and Hispanic Americans

Comas, as the Cuban army engineer in charge of the Cuban civilian internationalists working on Grenada, faced court-martial after ...

Traffic Law and its Western Civilization History

In four pages this paper presents an historical overview of traffic law that traces its chariot origins to its present incarnation...

The Summer After the Dark by Doris Lessing and Culture

In twelve pages Western society and cultural roles of women are discussed within the context of Lessing's novel with other critica...

'Guest of the Sheik' by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

In five pages Fernea's story is analyzed in terms of social constructs that are gender based and considers the Eastern cultural ex...

Influence of Roman Architecture on the West II

In five pages this paper discusses the Western social and cultural influences of Roman architecture in a comparison and contrast t...