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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...

New World Migration of the English Puritans

In nine pages the New World migration of the Puritans of England and the influence that they still exert in contemporary America a...

Society Does Not Exist

objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individua...

Analyzing the Film Deliverance

In six pages critical cinematic theory is applied to director John Boorman's film released in 1972 and discusses how theme is depi...

US Navy Retention Problems

In ten pages this paper examines the US Navy's enlisted and officer retention problems in an historical and contemporary overview ...

Applied Ethics, Ethnic and Racial Discrimination

In four pages this paper examines conventional applied ethics within the contexts of contemporary ethnic and racial discrimination...

Societal Impact of Technology

the combination of industrial productivity and high mass-consumption principles. The crisis of Fordism was essentially a crisis of...

Hutterites of North America

In seven pages this paper examines the Hutterite culture with its emphasis upon religious tradition and its isolation from contemp...

Questioning the Holocaust

Anti-Semitism is a factor that has characterized many eras in history that substantially precede the rise of Hitler and the Third ...

Comparing Educational Perspectives of Chaudhuri and Whitehead

In eight pages this paper discusses The Evolution of Integral Consciousness by Haridas Chaudhuri and Albert North Whitehead's The ...

Late 20th Century Corporate Leadership

qualities. He states that a leader can not be defined by present personality types (a theory which was at loggerheads to scientifi...

The Issue of Adolescent Suicide

This research paper consists of three pages and presents the social, psychological and biological causes that are the topics of co...

Brazilian Educator Paulo Freire's Works

In six pages this paper discusses how contemporary social thinking was affected by Brazilian literacy champion and educator Paulo ...

International Law and Sovereignty

In eight pages this paper examines the concept of international law from a contemporary context. Three sources are cited in the...

Chapter Overview of 'Family, Gender and Employment'

In three pages this paper discusses this chapter in terms of the contemporary dual income family and also discusses gender bias an...

Managing For Results Economic Tasks and Risk Taking Decisions by Peter F. Drucker

often up to a handful of individuals, all of whom must possess the learned art of managing for results if those results are to occ...

Education Changes

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the Black Mountain College precedents and their implemented concepts are discussed within the con...

Comparative Study of Hinduism and Buddhism

In six pages historical and contemporary perspectives are used to compare these two religions in terms of enlightenment goals, tea...

Confucianism and Taoism Comparison

(Chung, 1997) that were necessitated within the lessons of both leaders. The writings of Lao Tzu, which were essentially the fo...

Film Critic Pauline Kael's Life and Influence

In seven pages this paper discusses New Yorker movie critic Pauline Kael's life, how her passion for cinema translated into a care...

Defending God's Existence Philosophically

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...

Novel Critique of Ecotopia

In five pages this futuristic work is considered in an overview and critique of theme, characterization, and a discussion of how c...