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All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

"Season Of Migration To The North" - Influence Of Western Education

in contempt of threatening the cultural foundation of rural Africa. While the narrators intent was laced with good intention for ...

The Varied Viewpoints of Hinduism

Trinity, both the father and son, as well as the pure spirit. This is a very difficult concept (how can anyone be both father and ...

Augustus, Alexander, Pericles and Western Civilization

excellent sense of humor" that made him popular with his troops (Syvertsen). His values and character, and his rapid conquest of m...

Clothing and Identity: Cowboys and Cowgirls

Boots are made to easily slip on or off in case a horse goes wild and the riders foot is stuck in the stirrup. Boots that come off...

Media Imperialism in Asia

Asian countries (Moran & Keane, 2004). In other words, they dispute the idea that their people are affected by American media. Evi...

Philosophy Topics

the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...

Orwell/1984 Overview

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

Complimentary Alternative Medicine

prongs. The other prong, however, relates to traditional medicines. The term "alternative" refers to those alternative approaches...

The Evolution of Western Education

a result of this thinking. During this time, education changed dramatically; it went from being a "fragmented and varied provision...

The Top 5 Global Media Companies: Ownership, Corporate Linkage and Political and Cultural Implications

the Western world. Most of this ownership, in fact, rests in the United States. The corporate connections of these media...

Runciman: "The Fall of Constantinople 1453."

portrait of the Byzantine Empire, Runciman shows us a civilization caught in the middle of a number of forces: the Turks invaded f...

Review of WOMAC Study

a measure of internal consistency. Items in an instrument are considered to have internal consistency, that is, similar constructs...

Media Influence in the Modern World

in fact, rests in the United States. While the worlds top five media corporations control both electronic and print forms...

Periods in Music History and Timeline of Events

This paper is comprised of two sections. The first section is speed sheet, khmuschtl.xlsx, which describe each period in western m...

Misreading Scripture by Richards, O'Brien

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

The Djembe, An Overview

This research paper presents an extensive overview of the djembe, which is a drum that originated in West Africa. The paper offers...

Musical Systems: Scales, Maqamat, and Ragas

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

Directing Style of John Ford

This essay pertains to the directing style of John Ford. Classic Westerns such as "Stagecoach," "Liberty Valance," and "The Search...

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at Patanjali's yoga sutras. Western interpretations of the sutras which often miss the ...

Comparing Three War Films

This essay presents the thesis that All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1999) s...

Music and the Sexualization of Women

The number and diversity of those involved in the debate surrounding the sexualization of women is overwhelming. Research abounds...

The Philosophy of Krishnamurti

Indeed, he questions the value of empiricism itself, stating that one can "never have a total view of any object" (Nicoletti, 1994...

Late Spring, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

from Japanese director Yasujiro Ozus 1949 masterpiece Late Spring, there are two cutaway shots that feature a beautiful vase. Thes...

How the Russian Revolution Changed the Face of Terrorism

Terrorism has wielded a formidable presence since mankinds earliest confrontations with one another. Acts...

Competing in the West

companies. The Chinese environment is one where patent and intellectual protection law is weakly enforced; there are a large amoun...

Is the Law Based on Morals?

guide the making of the law. In applying this to the study of the law and how it is made there...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

Assessing Research

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

Assessing Research

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...