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Analyzing the Turbo Capitalism of Luttwak

the third world. The author does talk about unemployment, criminality and poverty, inclusive of underclass myths. So where does s...

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

In five pages Hinton's 1967 text is examined in terms of whether or not contemporary adolescents can still relate to the tale and ...

U.S. Politics and Lack of Modern Civility

In nine pages this paper discusses how changes in U.S. politics have resulted in a contemporary erosion of civility. Six sources ...

The Crowd 1928 Silent Film by Director King Vidor

People simply do not flock to see silent films anymore. At the time, the film was well reviewed by both the New York Times and Var...

The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg

The writer analyzes the book The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg and argues that ...

Increasing Gap Between Management Theory and Actual Practice

In five pages this paper discusses the changes in management and leadership concepts which is responsible for the increased dispar...

Selective Process of Breeding, Rye and Secale cereale x Secale montanum

In ten pages the historical breeding of rye is discussed in an overview of conventional techniques which are contrasted with conte...

Parallels and Contrasts Between the Dinosaur and Modern Day Bird

In eleven pages this paper examines what evolutionary path is revealed in the Burgess Shale Deposit regarding dinosaur fossils and...

Social Relevance of 'The Aim of Man' by Aristotle

In five pages this paper examines the contemporary social relevance of 'The Aim of Man.' There are no other sources listed....

Modern Gender Issues and Sigmund Freud

In seven pages this paper examines how the bias women experience in the contemporary workplace can be attributed to the theories o...

Analysis of Confessions by Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of this work s it relates to Christianity and contemporary life. Four other sources...

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Critically Analyzed

In Machiavellis view, it is mans desire to attain the unattainable, which is the greatest threat to humanity. As soon as he accep...

Female Deities in the Nordic Pantheon

In eight pages this paper compares the contemporary society of Scandinavia to the Nordic Pantheon's female deities and their role....

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

In five pages this adventure tale from the 19th century is reviewed in terms of the plot serving as a basis for much contemporary ...

Current and Past Styles of Parenting Styles

In eight pages this paper compares contemporary styles of parenting with those of three decades ago as they were represented in te...

Near East During Ancient Times

In ten pages this paper discusses the Near East in ancient times in a consideration of how contemporary Egypt progressed socioecon...

Spread of Islam and Christianity

In nine pages this paper discusses the rise of these religions from the 17th century and its continued spread with contemporary co...

Motivation Theories

In five pages types of employee motivation are considered in the theories of Adam Smith's 'economic man, Taylorism, social man of ...

Employee Recruitment Approaches

In sixteen pages contemporary approaches to employee recruitment are considered in a discussion of such topics as curriculum vitae...

Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World and Johann von Goethe's Living Hand to Mouth

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these two works in terms of the importance of the contemporary world's awareness o...

Personal Computers and Desktop Workstations

In five pages this paper examines contemporary personal computers and desktop workstation components. Four sources are cited in t...

Rap and the Rap Culture

The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...

Divided Societies by Raleigh Miliband

In three pages this text is analyzed in terms of its contemporary social applicability. There are no other sources listed....

The Midwife's Tale The Life of Martha Ballard by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

In seven pages this historical text is critically analyzed through the use of such evaluation criteria as organization, plot, meth...

Victorian Age Hypocrisy and Advice

In five pages the hypocrisy of advice and attitudes in America during the Victorian era pertaining to women's sexuality is discuss...

An Examination of The Theory of the Leisure Class

all, a class of people set higher, financially and socially, than others who must somehow struggle and work for a living. Veblen f...

Innovative Thinking of Sir Francis Drake

In nine pages explorer Sir Francis Drake is examined in a consideration of his innovative perspectives, his privateering, and his ...

Confucian Thought and Its Principles

In fourteen pages this paper explains Confucian thought in a consideration of its principles, its social and medical impacts, and ...

Changes to the U.S. Constitution Proposed

In five pages this paper proposes contemporary changes to the U.S. Constitution in terms of their implications and the advantages ...

Comparative Analysis of The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith and The Money Game by Adam Smith

In twelve pages this paper examines contemporary economics and the role money plays in a comparative analysis of these texts. Fou...