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Lacrosse's History

In nine pages this paper considers lacrosse from its Native American origins until the contemporary game with a discussion of how ...

Alcestis by Euripides

In five pages the political issue involving identification of gender roles is examined within the context of the play and a compar...

Adult Education Today and Yesterday

This is a research paper comprised of five pages that discusses adult education as it existed in ancient Greec in contrast to avai...

China and Christianity

one more thing that has plagued groups around the world, and that is religious persecution. In fact, a conservative lobbying group...

Athenian Democracy and its Influence

In eight pages this research paper discusses how Athenian democracy exerted a significant influence upon contemporary democracy. ...

Othello by William Shakespeare, 'Inferno' by Dante and Dying for Love

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Desdemona's submissiveness and Francesca's defense of her adulterous behavior are compared from a...

Contemporary Life and Spirituality's Psychological Role

In seven pages this paper considers the contemporary world and spirituality's role from a psychological perspective. Ten sources ...

Modern Workplace and Groupisms

In eleven pages the groupisms that continue to invade the contemporary workplace are examined in a discussion of discrimination an...

Contemporary Organization and the Importance of Leadership Effectiveness

In six pages this paper examines the impact of change in the contemporary corporate organizational structure and the importance of...

Thomas M. Hout's Harvard Business Review Article, 'Are Managers Obsolete?'

that "companies that last do so because managers who run them are exceptionally good at what they do" (p. 116). Those in this ca...

Societal Impact of Technology

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

Contemporary Women and Women in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses contemporary women in comparison to how women were presented in the plays of William Shakespea...

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...

Applied Ethics, Ethnic and Racial Discrimination

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

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 ...

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...

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...

Personal Computers and Desktop Workstations

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

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 ...

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....

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...

Philosophical Investigations of Wittgenstein and Their Contemporary Impact

In five pages this paper discusses the contemporary global impact of the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Four sources are listed in t...

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 ...

Motivation Theories

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

Contemporary Baroque and the Designs of Zaha Hadid

In twelve pages this paper examines how the designs of Zaha Hadid define contemporary Baroque of the 21st century. Ten sources ar...

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...

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...