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Mohammed, Charlemagne and the Origins of Europe by Richard Hodges and David Whitehouse

Islam total control of the Mediterranean, so that -- as one Arab writer of the time put it -- the Christians could no longer "floa...

Defining Postmodernism

Our religions have become marginalized and even our basic concepts of what is right and wrong become warped (McDermott, 1998; Beam...

Mass Consumerism's Origin and its Impact

this in more detail the role of consumerism and the way it fits in with mass culture can be used to determine what mass consumeris...

Silicon Valley's Origins

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Silicon Valley in an historical overview of its origins and future outlook. Eight source...

Women, Minority Women, and Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution

weak are all gone)" (Darwin, 1968, pp. 116, 129; Christian, 2003). Herbert Spencer coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" to ...

Trumpet History

extra devices to alter pitch, and chromatic trumpets, which do have extra devices, such as valves, to modify pitch.4 Essentially, ...

Ancient Rome and Sales Contracts

Whatever their form, however, they fall into one very specific category of law. Drake (1904) provides clarification of this categ...

An Examination of Violence Statistics

were robbed in the workplace. Between 1994 and 1996 violent victimizations in the workplace decreased by 21 percent, paralleling a...

'Well Being' Etymology

English period (Etymonline.com, 2003). It derived from the Old English word "wel," which shares the same Germanic source as the Ol...

Experience and Ideas According to John Locke

(Locke: The Origin of Ideas, 2003). Locke, unlike many of his peers, denied that certain knowledge was innate for human...

Christianity Expansion

points of doctrine, particularly in regards to controversy over whether Judaic custom was still applicable to Christians. Missiona...

Societal Marketing and Green Marketing

of long-term health (Bernadette and DSilva, 2002). The Ricoh Group commented that such a strong movement towards green procuremen...

Overview of Ethics

such as telling someone they look good when asked, even if they dont believe that person looks good. Of course, these are relat...

The French Influence in Quebec City

First established as a fort in 1535 by the French explorer Jacques Cartier, Quebec City is among the oldest European settlements i...

Culture: A Definition

only refers to cultivation or tillage ("Culture"). Yet, the fifth definition of the noun is broken down into subsections and is th...

Emergency Management Models

For instance, Avery argued there are three basic organizational paradigms: classical, transactional, organic and visionary (Jing a...

The Origins of Emotion: A Theoretical Review

intriguing parts of the human experience. Second only to dreams, they are perhaps the singular fascination of psychology, but they...

An Overview of Huntington's Disease

2008, 436). There is no cure for Huntingtons. Genetics The gene for the disease is found on the fourth chromosome (Collins, 19...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam

(Robinson, 2011). These are all elements within each religion. At the same time the textual elements are often interpreted by va...

Implications of Family Abuse for Victims and Society

In a paper of five pages, the writer discusses abuse in a family situation, its origins, prevalence and ramifications. The writer ...

Prophets in the Old Testament

prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...

THE EXPAT, EMPOWERMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF ORIGIN

executive can remind the branch or division or subsidiary about some of the important things from home. This is generally a good e...

Sunni And Shi'ite Conflict

from such Islamic militancy due to its high profile appearance in the overall nature of global intercourse. In its quest to democ...

A Review of the Field of Knowledge Management

a company (Knowledge Management, 2002). He changed the accounting procedures in his company and published his ideas in a book (Kno...

Catholicism and its Changes

lead regional priest known as a bishop. As time passed, bishops gained in prominence, with the most powerful Bishop of Rome event...

The Origin of Evil

Testament. The general thought is that Moses wrote these texts during the forty years of the Exodus which would have been between ...

Examination of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

wide variety of facts better than any other theory. It is also true that some scientific theories are better at providing an expla...

White Porcelain in Korea

in the kiln by preventing polluted material sticking to them, along with this there were always found with wide foot rings, very s...

Influences in Recruitment of Local or International Employees in Multinational Companies

can be used may be assessed and then the influences themselves may be considered in this context. 2. Types of Employee When a f...

Art of War by Sun Tzu

hid their true persona and this may very well pertain to Sun Tzu ("About," 2010). About the text: Modern history tends to regard...