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'Guest of the Sheik' by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

In five pages Fernea's story is analyzed in terms of social constructs that are gender based and considers the Eastern cultural ex...

Western Monasticism's Rise and Spread

In five pages this paper examines a period from the earliest days of Christianity to the Reformation period in a consideration of ...

Hellenism, Hebraism, and the Views of Victorian Critic Matthew Arnold

In five pages this paper examines Hellenism and Hebraism as seen through the Western historical perspectives of Matthew Arnold. T...

Art and Healing

increased after self-induced, positive emotional states, but that it almost tripled after the introduction of music. The use of mu...

Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer and Edward Rutherfurd's Russka Compared

In seven pages these texts are compared in an analysis of how nonindustrialized agrarian societies relate to the world differently...

Western Medicine and Metaphysical Medicine

In forty five pages this paper presents a literature review in which the incorporation of eastern medical practices including t'ai...

Literary Considerations of Power Abuses

In this paper consisting of six pages the realistic depiction of abuses in regards to imperialism are in Voltaire's Candide, Remar...

Feudalism, the Germanic Invasion, and Western Roman Empire's Fall

This paper examines how feudalism was affected by the Germanic invasion and how this culminated in the Western Roman Empire's coll...

Man's Soul and God Contemplated in Philosophy Essays

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

Cultural Differences Between the Japanese and Europeans Journal Article Reviewed

In four pages a journal article regarding Eastern and Western cultural distinctions is reviewed. There is not available a complet...

Capitalism According to Adam Smith

In five pages the social theory developed by Adam Smith within the pages of his text The Wealth of Nations is explored as is its p...

Construction and Engineering Genius of the American West's Hoover Dam

In ten pages this paper examines the western American contributions of the Hoover Dam in a consideration of its construction and e...

Credibility of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in Terms of the Black Experience

In 5 pages this paper argues that Douglass's literacy taints is portrayal of the black experience because of the Western ideology ...

Life of Medieval Author Geoffrey Chaucer

In 5 pages this paper examines the 14th century life, career, and writings of Geoffrey Chaucer that culminated in The Canterbury T...

Western Culture, Reason, and Faith

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Western culture is examined in terms of the relationship that exists between reason and faith thr...

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

This tale by Charles Dickens and its Christmas philosophy representation in Western culture are discussed in 5 pages. There are 7...

Dante, Boccaccio, Sin, Gender, and Nature

Comedy reflects an effort to find a spiritual solution to that dilemma. Dante wrote this work -- or, in the language of the poem,...

Child Rearing Differences Between East and West

In eight pages Western individualism and Eastern collectivism are examined in a contrast and comparision of child rearing practice...

Sweden and France Governments Compared

In five pages these countries are compared in terms of their backgrounds, Western European influences, and governments in an exami...

High Medieval Period of Western Europe

In five pages this paper considers the High Medieval Period of Western Europe in an overview of various political and social chang...

Western Classical Literature and Women

was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...

Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris

So, if our stone age ancestors did not give up their hunter-gather lifestyle and invent agriculture in order to improve their life...

John Woo's Film The Killer

In five pages this paper reviews the 1989 film by director John Woo entitled The Killer and considers the influence of Western mav...

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

In five pages this paper discusses the arguments presented by this evolutionary biologist regarding Western dominance of Europe at...

Iran's Islamic Revolution

In six pages this paper examines the Islamic revolution taking place in Iran in terms of its impact, its spread to Egypt, and the ...

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

In eight pages this report examines the complexities of relationships and Western mythology within the context of the Pulitzer Pri...

Peace is Every Step by Hanh

bits of philosophy. For example, transcendental meditation is thought by some westerners as being a way one opens the door to the ...

El Llano en Llamas by Juan Rulfo

aspects of cultural discord, having so obviously addressed the inherent shortcomings associated with White Privilege. Indeed, it ...

Integration of Alternative Medicine with Western Medicine

traditional medicine, alternative options incorporate drug therapy with several other modalities to improve overall health and wel...

Strengths and Limitations of Western Medicine

methods has caused a portion of the public to eschew the western approach to health care. As good as western medicine has p...