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The Cultural Messages of "Beauty and the Beast"

to "active" and "aggressive" pursuits. This is not the model we find in Beauty and the beast. In the fairy tale itself (this expl...

Impact Of Suicide On The Survivor

experiences she has had with others as a means by which to demonstrate the individual issues of denial, false hope and the common ...

The Causes of War; Nationalism and Social Darwinism

that brought the political tensions to a head was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand...

Increasing Diversity

This 6 page paper looks at a company which as a predominately white workforce and wants to increase the level of diversity. The pa...

Galileo by Bertolt Brecht

150). This is because society, in Galileos case the Church, which was the society, has its own ideals that it feels are to protect...

Building Customer Loyalty Through Loyalty and Reward Schemes

other rewards. The scheme has been so successful that Air Miles are almost a form of shadow currency that many companies use to re...

Jesus as King in Matthew

the "restored kingdom of David" (Hahn 28). Matthews Gospel perfectly typifies what Augustine meant when he commented that the "N...

Thrill-Seeking and Crime

(p.229). Whether people channel this desire to engage in risk-whether that desire is normal or related to something they lacked i...

Work Relationships From an Aristotelian View

When examining ethical theory and philosophies of hope, happiness is often at the forefront. It seems that the goal of most people...

Johnson: "Everything Bad Is Good for You"

when one is watching television rather than having any other experience" (Winn). But Johnson finds something of value in this expe...

A Foucaultian View of Kafka's The Penal Colony

Kafka story in respect to Foucaults ideas. II. Foucaults Conception of Law First, it is important to note that Foucault was ...

How Do ‘Identity’ And ‘Obsolescence’ Contribute To This Continual Change In the Fashion?

interpreted as obsolescence these may be lead socially or as a result of the fashion industry. Blumer (1969) argued that there we...

Moral and Ethical Principles Learned from The Odyssey

Telemachus says: "But come, stay longer, keen as you are to sail, / so you can bathe and rest and lift your spirits, / then go bac...

The Development of Problem Solving Skills

we first need to look at the developmental model of Piaget and what developments are seen as taking place at the different stages ...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

But, it also refers to the fact that nurses "shape and transform the environment" as well as offer care within the context of an e...

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, & the Advent of Gonzo Journalism

The journalist records events as they occur, but also incorporates those details of personal opinion, sensory impressions, and so...

Justice as it Respects Hobbes and Plato

that was determined by human will, in that people choose whether or not to keep their promises (Hobbes, 1982). Those that keep th...

Legal, Moral, and Political Philosophy and the Concept of Rights

the issue of rights we may start with the theoretical foundation of the role that rights and the way these are seen in terms of e...

Living By A Code, Ethics, Liberty, and Morality

things, some of which were not the original intent of Jeffersons vision. Having money has come to be equated with a sense of free...

Three Anthropology Texts Compared and Contrasted

This research report examines three studies in anthropology. The differences between ideas are highlighted. This four page paper h...

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

womens lives were a measurement in comparison to these male priorities and values. The life of a woman, in other words, was that ...

A Position Paper on Montaigne and Descartes

little consequence when it came to the knowing the true nature of something. However, Montaigne seems to limit himself in that he ...

Architecture and its Controversies

to a particular interpretation (2002). In some way, modernisms influence never left. Modernism may also be construed as an archi...

Database Questions and Software Development

Vawter and Roman (2001) refer to .NET as a product of "Windows DNA," indicating the similarity between .NET and forerunner Windows...

Bill Clinton's American Images

there are different views and images of America. Many take their images from their childhood. What is it like to grow up in Americ...

Nature and Biology According to Aristotle

Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...

Ivan Ilyich and Socrates

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

Transforming Knowledge and Effective Writing

reader, but it is not likely if the writing is dry or bland. One has to wonder weather or not bland writing is sufficient or just...

Tibetan Buddhism and Gandhi's Satyagraha

BC and embarked on numerous expansionist campaigns. He later turned to Buddhism and, repenting of his earlier policies of violent ...

Terrorism War's Cost and the Dilemma of George W. Bush

Quaeda is not dependent on the continued existence of its leader. Even if allied forces were able to capture bin Laden tomorrow, ...