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Challenging Society's Values and the Works of George Bernard Shaw

In twelve pages this paper discusses how Shaw challenged prevailing social values in his comedies Man and Superman, Pygmalion, The...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In ten pages this research paper focuses on the novel's protagonist Okonkwo and discusses how he reflects his ideal society's trad...

La Nouvelle Heloise by Jean Jacques Rousseau

In eight pages this paper discusses Rousseau's novel in terms of society's determination of gender roles. There are no other sour...

Shakespeare's Tempest and Colonialis

European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

'Power Elite' and C. Wright Mills' The Structure of Power in America

remains powerful and persistent because of its overwhelming influence upon the smaller but dominant upper class elite, those whose...

Information Age and Social 'Technophobia'

who created the buggy whip? Many believe that technophobia is a modern syndrome, but in fact, it is not. During the Indust...

Open Society's Promise

a utopia. Everything would be better. People would be happy. Of course, most people today do not support the communism ideal. The...

Societal Conflict from Different Perspectives

In four pages society's conflict is examined with a contrast and comparison of Marx's and Coser's theories. Two sources are cited...

Society and Technology

of political life" (1969, 55). Mesthene sees technology as detrimental and provides examples. For instance, cities have mass trans...

The Social Role of Women and Auguste Comte

the basis for an advanced society" (p. 229). She quotes from Comtes Cours de philosophie positive (published in 1855) and explains...

Programs Targeting Juvenile Crime

gets into trouble in the future, however, they are subject to sentencing as an adult (Montagne, 2000). There are certain ...

Comparing Utopian Societies

our own society. Consider how the general population views its government and the politicians who hold political office. What we...

Secret by Nurrdin Farah

Sholoongo is a woman transformed. She had gone to live in America and had long assumed that her "pact" with Kalaman would be hono...

Literature and Society's Veils or Illusions

natural structure that has long been needed in order for the human race to survive. Without a society of some kind mankind would n...

Western Society's Elements Compared with Legalism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism

a loved one, we turn inward and find we are more appreciative of the people in our lives. This is not something necessarily taught...

Contemporary Society and Banking's Role

In this paper, well examine the role of the banker (all types of bankers as well, including investment bankers). Once weve defined...

The Effects of Society on Human Behavior

This paper addresses various literary works relating to human behavior and society. The author discusses George Orwell's work Sho...

Chinese American Society's Culture and Race Interaction

Chinese American communities in the United States are examined in an overview of the relationship between culture and race that ex...

Theories on Society's Division of Labor

version of a perspective on work that became fundamental to nineteenth-century debates (Dupre et al, 1996). The idea of work havin...

William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and Society's Views on Sexuality

with one last chance at a relationship in the form of Homer Barron, a day laborer from the North. When the community realized that...

Ancient Societies' Marital Customs

This paper contrasts and compares the marital customs and women's roles in various ancient societies in 5 pages. Five sources are...

Aggression Causes

In fifteen pages aggression causes are discussed in terms of the patriarchal society's role and female oppression, physical effect...

How the Public Perceives Stepfamilies

to a significantly more positive approach to this modern form of family structure, inasmuch as the high rate of divorce continues ...

Society's Evils in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In five pages this paper examines society's evils as represented within Mark Twain's classic American novel. One source is listed...

An Article on the Politics of Canadian Settlers Analyzed

(Stasiulis and Jhappan, 1995, p. 1). The referendum was narrowly defeated, which is a fact in and of itself that supports the auth...

Violent Crimes and Female Perpetrators

"The mythology of Myra Hindley reveals, above all, that we do not have a language to represent female killing..."....

Social Problems Rooted in Social Stratification

is shaping this violence. Some groups on the other hand may not actually participate in violent acts but they may idly support su...

Size of Society and Democracy

seeking it have been unable to achieve it on their own. This is high praise and noble purpose for a structure that Madison called...

Sex Crimes, Blame, and Perceptions of Society

Understandably, such an action might be interpreted as a willingness on her part but in reality this action, even though Arnold ne...

New York Public School Issues According to a Consultant's 1842 Report

In seven pages this paper presents a report to Governor Seward regarding the Public School Society's Catholic issues and discusses...