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International Trade Increases and Oil Price Impacts

and as such this theory was built upon and developed by theorists such as Ricardo, which helps to explain, to a greater extent, wh...

The Conflict Over Motorcycle Helmet Laws

Addicts steal and wreak havoc on the family. Treatment for addiction is very costly. It makes sense to have a law against it. Ther...

Ethical Issues in Globalization

in the U.S. overall, many industry segments are in decline, which we saw this week with the bankruptcy of General Motors (Ethical ...

Questions and Answers in Social Science

be changed by the individual who takes on a role and this is a positive aspect of roles. There are effects or consequences attache...

Ibsen's "A Doll's House" - Masculinity And Marriage

are no different in this regard, inasmuch as they are inherently diverse by nature yet are also further divided by social dictates...

Hacker's The Great Risk Shift

or adequate benefits. People try to get jobs at companies with good benefits, but as time goes on, benefits appear to be a luxury ...

The Typification of Social Problems

(Bartusch, 1996). These labels are mostly employed to the powerless, disadvantaged, and poor, in part because the background goes ...

The Taming of the Shrew: Universal Themes of Love and Marriage and Continuing Relevance

This paper considers the continuing relevance of this Shakespearean comedy through its themes of men and women, love and marriage ...

Annie Hall, An Unromantic Comedy

This essay pertains to Annie Hall (1977), which was directed and co-written by Woody Allen. The writer maintains that this was a g...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

Idealist, Realist Women, Shakespeare, Sheridan

This essay pertains to "The Comedy of Errors" (1594) and "Twelfth Night" (1601) by William Shakespeare and "The Rivals" (1775) by ...

Comedy in Two Science Fiction Films

This essay describes how comedy was achieved in two science fiction films, "Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home" and "Galaxy Quest." Th...

Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (1940)

This essay provides analysis of several aspects of this 1940 screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks. The analysis focuses on as...

“The Castle”

They have decided to acquire it so that the airport can be expanded. Thus, the working class Kerrigan family is pitted against th...

Medicalization

the degree to which homosexuality may be a medical condition. The medical profession has since moved on from this approach and the...

African-Americans and Reconstruction

organizations as the Freedmens Bureau and "Northern benevolent societies," and "after 1868, state governments" (Building the black...

The Restaurant Industry and the Trans Fat Ban in New York City

to caffeine, sugar, salt, alcohol, whole milk and any other ingredients these lunatics want to attack" (Jones and Hellmich). Tha...

Questions on Corporate Ethics

community, while another may think it is only obligated to its stake holders. In order to fully address the questions posed above,...

Censorship is Necessary in a Civilized Society

law, or in various school systems around the nation, or on executive boards, decisions are made to censor material. The FCC for ex...

Why Science Will Not Solve the Obesity Problem

a medical intuitive and medical doctor, claims that a multitude of issues including psychological and emotional problems will caus...

Comparing and Contrasting Dumbo (1941) with The Little Mermaid (1989)

in fact, alcohol is flaunted, despite the fact that the cartoon is made for a young audience. Dumbo also has a "drunken vision" (L...

Sutton Hoo and its Relationship to Literature

princes do not seem as relevant as the observation regarding Germany (Hills 741). Yet, while it is important to note that the buri...

Shakespeare's Tempest/Reflections on His World

and now Prospero sees the opportunity to obtain justice. He charms Miranda into a deep sleep and summons the sprite Ariel, who is ...

Service Issues in the PC Industry: Dell and Gateway Compared

the company is out of the water. Gateway realized it had a problem and got out and seemingly is doing better, but Dell continues t...

Shakespeare/Comedy of Errors & Imagery

"teach" him "how to think and speak" (3.2.35) and "create" him new" (3.2.41), which is a reversal of the Elizabethan gender stereo...

How the Diamond Age Contributes to the Philosophy of Technology

social class ended up in the hands of a poor girl. It was actually stolen by her brother who associated with a bad crowd. It is im...

Theological Issues

called the Son of God" (Aherne). In John 1:49, Nathaniel, at their first meeting, referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Aherne). Wh...

Food Advertising & Children

target children as their principle demographic also have Web sites that market to children (Cowdrey 19). A child who gets bored wi...

The Causes, Effects and Possible Solutions for Global Warming

1827 (Houghton, 1997). What is the greenhouse effect exactly? Greenhouse gases are actually gases which are trapped in the atmosph...

Effective Social Worker-Client Relationships

most important, that of the therapist is also vital. The qualities necessary in a good therapist include such things as caring, ac...