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Ironic Repetitions from the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras

he is trying to bring democracy to the region. An example of this futility taken from French history can be found in the history o...

Assessing Divisional Performance

and a high growth rate is an unknown quantity, the final result is not known and as such this is referred to as a questions mark, ...

America's Founding Fathers and the 'Tyranny of the Majority' Issue

not wrong. They believe that people should be able to do whatever they like as long as it does not hurt anyone else. Yet, the majo...

Marisol Escobar and Modern Art

Marisols father moved the entire family to safer climes. These tumultuous times had to have made an impact on the impressionable t...

Comparing Classical Sociologists Durkheim, Weber, and Marx

bureaus having endless lines and ridiculous regulations, it seems that Webers theory is quite appropriate in the analysis of moder...

Master of Liberal Arts' Program Letter of Educational Intent

no study of economics can be complete without including a focus on the issues of globalization. Whereas companies sought to enter...

The Sociocultural Dance Influence of Alvin Ailey

a rural to urban environment that would have a profound impact upon Aileys all-inclusive approach to dance (Dingus, 2000; McDonagh...

Pressfield's Gates of Fire

the often did not take part in battles. It was assumed that the homefront was theirs to protect while the men moved forward. As...

Evolution of Modern Art and the Influence of Impressionism

(1899, oil on canvas, 211" x 33", Art Institute of Chicago). The objects in the painting, the bridge, flowers, water and trees hav...

Era Transitioning

400 years later and the great socialist "experiment" envisioned by Lenin and washed in blood by Stalin. Catherine the Great...

U.S. Modern Dance History

skirt of transparent silk, being back-lit would produce dramatic shapes of light through the skirt (Eley, 2002d). She created her ...

Choreographers Charles Weidman and Alvin Ailey

which included Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman (Beginnings of Modern Dance, 2004). By the end of the 1920s, th...

The Lasting Legacy of Nursing Theorist Virginia Henderson

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

"Gawain and the Greek Knight"/"Wife of Bath's Tale"

face" (lines 444-445)("Sir Gawain" 229). The head then warns Gawain not to forget their agreement, which is that Gawain will submi...

Analysis of 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

forced to take responsibility for their own lives, they grow tremendously and are obviously happier. The setting for the narrativ...

Modern World Strategies and Religion

They believe that there is only one acceptable religion and that is theirs. Things are beginning to change in modern society, how...

Contemporary Culture and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

have been a devil, cleverly taking the shape of his father in order to lure him into committing a sinful act. Basically, Hamlet ...

Modern Political Leaders and Machiavelli

been misled but they are not necessarily evil. That Machiavelli is misunderstood is not surprising. His works are brash and leaves...

Analysis of Modernism in Lines 340 to 434 of 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot

bottle we buy. All we have to do is look at the contents of most plastic bottles such as for shampoo, lotion, juices, and milk, an...

Mayan Empire's Ritual and Religious Practices

they conquered. MAYAN CIVILIZATION: THE SPANISH INVASION The typical Maya family consisted on average of five to seven members. ...

Modern Literature, Films, and the 'Courage to Be'

calls affirming the power of being. The movie brings to mind the unanswered questions of where faith and belief are one in the sam...

Four Films and Their Portrayal of Crime and Judicial Procedures

element introduced when Utah encounters Bodhi, and is made to consider rather deeper philosophical aspects of life than the straig...

Ohio and the Middle East

rainfall that is well distributed throughout the year (MSN Learning & Research). It varies from 28 inches per year on Catawba Isla...

Comparative Analyisis of Classical and Modern Literary Heroes

almost all of them are loners. Even when they are surrounded by a large group of people, there is this inner stoicism, this inner ...

Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Lessons Learned From Them

a former assistant secretary of defense, in his report to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a dozen years ago....

Astronomy's Modern Era and Famous Astronomers

the great discoveries of the twentieth century. What this discovery led to was the theory that black holes are not really black, ...

'The Battle of Maldon' and the Characteristics of Old and Modern English

lost" (The Battle of Maldon: Introduction). In this battle, which involved the Vikings and the leader Anlaf tried to land ashore...

Political and Government Systems of Ancient Rome

(Encarta). The logic of having two leaders or "co-consuls" was based on the idea that having two men in charge would keep either o...

Cosmopolitan Contemporary Culture

are becoming smaller due to globalization and the fact that people are becoming more aware of other cultures throughout the world....

Deconstructivism and Contemporary Architects

who is apparently a proponent of deconstructivism as well, indicates that architecture, "is not a given or a physical fact. It has...