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North America's Teenage Consumers

points out that an ideal engine, in optimum condition could theoretically conceive 100 percent efficiency, but that real-world req...

Latin America's Liberation Theology

to unite theology and sociopolitical concerns within the framework provided by this school of theological theory. Rather than spea...

North America's Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement

protection, and both of the nations are on an even keel as it respects economic considerations. Mexico fares much worse in that de...

America's Living Wills

terminal condition she might face. That is the precisely the purpose of a living will - to speak for the person who has been medi...

Culture of Japan and Zen Buddhism

into Zen Buddhism, which absorbed much of its metaphysical orientation from Taoist teachings (Suzuki 4). Unlike Indian Buddhism,...

Practical Wisdom Search and Buddhism

Buddhists believe that the mind is non-physical and is reborn in another form after the brain dies. pragmatism: pragmatic philos...

Comparing the Philosophies of Buddhism and Aristotle

by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...

America's 'Victory' in the War of 1812

Canada" (The war of 1812, 2001). All of these various forces found voice in a group called the "War Hawks," a "rising young gener...

America's Famed Ballerinas

best known of the American Indian ballerinas, not only because of her great artistry and beauty, but also because she was married ...

Buddhism History Examined

of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...

Buddhism and the Impact of War

a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...

U.S. and Buddhism Today

today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...

Sexuality in Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

paths of their hair and the red dot or bindi that is displayed on the forehead" indicate they are sexually active in many ways (La...

America's Wars

Congressional approval for armed intervention and in 1898 the Spanish-American War began (Trask, 2002). This is one of many confl...

Unemployment and America’s Economy

2006). "When individuals are unemployed, not only do they receive benefits but also pay no income tax" (Tutor2u, 2006). In ...

1941 through 1951 America's Changing Decade A Decade of Change

and done, there were good feelings in the United States. The fifties would soon erupt with its newfound innocence and vigor. Kore...

Evaluating Modern America's Oligopolies

focus of the investigation is on price competition in oligopolistic industries. White & McCracken (2006) reports on GM and other...

America's Waste Management Services

Figure 1 shows the position in 2001. Figure 1 US Waste Management Industry in 2001 (Repa, 2001) Sector Number of Organizations A...

America's Power Preeminence

this governments interactions with both the people of this and other countries and with the governments of other countries. This ...

China and America's Business Relationship

services and manufacturing (The Economist 69). It has a long way to go to pose any threat to Indias stronghold in BPO and other co...

Buddhism in Tibet

of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...

Native American Society, Racism's Roots, and America's 'Discovery'

In three pages this paper traces the roots of racism in a consideration of Native American society and the 'discovery' of America ...

America's Marine Archaeology

In ten pages this report examines marine archaeology within the context of America in a consideration of its development. Eight s...

Elian Gonzalez and America's Immigration Policy

This paper examines the immigration policy of the United States in a discussion of the incident involving one of the Cuban boat pe...

An Overview of America's Immigration and Minority Policies

This paper examines the concepts of assimilation and social mobility in the US as they relate to immigration and minority citizens...

America's Poor and Rich and Bridging the Gap That Exists Between Them

In five pages this paper discusses how to bridge the gap between the affluent and impoverished classes in America, that can only c...

Overview of America's Fair Tax Proposal

hundred years later, Americans are looking for a way to escape the ominous presence of taxation, a system that has succeeded in de...

June A. Willenz's Women Veterans America's forgotten Heroines

throughout the history of war and as such were also beneficial to contributing to the National Defense. But she also discovered th...

America and Religion

In ten pages this sociological paper exposes the myth of American multiculturalism through a consideration of religions including ...

Disciplines Associated with Zen Buddhism

to the attainment of nirvana. Rinzai incorporates the use of koans, or insight riddles, to bring the practitioner to satori, the f...