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The Common Thread of Ancient and Modern African Music

In comparison, Ethiopias krar music is played on a stringed instrument and carries overtones that are almost (but not quite) remin...

Family Systems of China

In seven pages traditional and contemporary Chinese families are compared in terms of marriage customs, power according to gender,...

Culture of Contemporary Greece

In ten pages this research paper examines modern Greece's culture in a consideration of tradition, ritual, religion, language, eth...

Contemporary Patriarchy

In eleven pages this paper examines the modern patriarchy in a consideration of Somalia. Eight sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Modern Africa's Developmental Inequities

In six pages this paper considers Africa after the Second World War in a consideration of social elite, tribal, and government ine...

Walker Percy's Theories and Modern Society

In six pages this paper examines Walker Piercy's social theories as they pertain to nature desensitization as a result of media sa...

Modern Americans' and Native Americans' Rites of Passage

In seven pages this paper compares the contemporary American teenager with Tukuna, Okrika, and Okiek Native American counterparts ...

Myths and Society

the first book of the Bible, of Noah and his ark. No scientist today would admit that a flood could ever have covered the whole E...

Modern Medicine and Reproductive Technology

In five pages this paper discusses modern medicine in a consideration of reproductive issues associated with surrogate motherhood,...

Picasso, Braque and Cubism

Cubism had an enormous influence on modern art and artists. This paper discusses the work of Picasso, Braque, Leger, Uecker, Ducha...

Analytical Reaction to a Visit to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art

'Street Light' by Giacomo and 'Departure' by Max Beckmann are the focus of this analytical reaction paper on a visit to the Metrop...

Late Nineteenth Century Modern Art Transformation

In five pages this paper examines the transformation of nineteenth century art with the modernist contributions of artists like Ce...

Modern Art and The Painted Word by Thomas Wolfe

themselves, and only managed to find new benefactors to provide more words. Throughout "The Painted Word," Wolfe makes no me...

Austerism Philosophy and Adolf Loos' Art

In seven pages the modern austerism philosophy is applied to 4 sites designed by Adolf Loos. Five sources are cited in the biblio...

Functional Changes and Twentieth Century Architecture

This paper examines modern architecture and compares the changes in both form and function seen in the twentieth century compared ...

Modern Architecture, Art Nouveau, and Otto Wagner

In eight pages this paper examines Otto Wagner's role in the art nouveau movement of modern architecture. There are 5 sources cit...

Bauhaus to Modern Architectural Style Development

In five pages the Bauhaus school of architecture is examined along with the architectural developments that have occurred since th...

Recent Developments and Trends in Architectural Criticism and Theory

In a paper consisting of eight pages the concept of 'modern' is defined and related to social theory with a consideration of works...

Past Cultural Beliefs and the China of Today

to be protectionist and isolationist, but each finally conceded to allow the foreigners at least some presence within their border...

Thailand and Modernity

In five pages this paper examines the evolution of modernity in Thailand from the early modern era until today. Five sources are ...

Modern Society and Legal Rationality

In fourteen pages the legal rationality concepts of Max Weber are applied to issues confronted in modern society. Seven sources a...

The Evolution of Urban Areas from the Middle Ages to the Present

This 5 page paper discusses the way in which the relationship between man and his environment has determined the economic, social ...

Economic and Political Freedom and Modern Democracy

This paper provides an in-depth examination of the correlation between economic and political freedom and the modern democratic ch...

Francois Villon's 'Testament' and the Theme of Death

In 10 pages this 15th century poem is examined in terms of its rather surprising modern treatment of death that was contrary to Ch...

Modern Movement Influence Upon Architects and Fashion

In fifteen pages Le Corbusier's modern architecture movement is examined in terms of how it links architecture and fashion in acco...

Capitalism and Its Origins in Imperialism

In ten pages this paper asserts that modern capitalism can be traced back to imperialist empires with the French and British colon...

American Poetry Contribution of Walt Whitman

In 5 pages this paper examines the modern poetry contributions of uniquely American poet Walt Whitman. There are 6 sources cited ...

The Antiwar Poetry of W.H. Auden

In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Auden relied upon early forms of poetic diction to express his modern antiwa...

Business Ethics and Issues

architecture must be internal considerations. A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis must be done in...

Homeopathic Philosophy Lectures of James Tyler Kent

In five pages this paper discusses how 'modern' man's ailments of the spirit, body, and mind can be cured by the beliefs contained...