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Slavery as Impacted by Western Expansion

well, however. Some believed that the southern states were involved in a conspiracy to destroy northern liberty. By the ninetee...

Buddhism, Western Culture, Consumerism And Disharmony

notes how this continual desire to control keeps people anxious and powerless to their own misery, which is exactly why so many pe...

"Size Six" by Mernissi/An Analysis

those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...

Trench Warfare and the Best Anti-War Novel Ever Written

friends-who were all at the same class at school-had the idea that war is glorious and noble, an attitude encouraged by their teac...

THE QUESTION OF CULTURE: LIA LEE, THE HMONG AND WESTERN MEDICINE

on p. 262 of her book. "However, I have come to believe that her life was ruined not by septic shock or noncompliant parents but b...

Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome

His leadership alliances undoubtedly contributed to Romes preeminent world status, but at a price. His autocratic rule encouraged...

Transferable Lessons for Retailers Interested in the Asian Markets

into the market, despite the poor factors which were present and the potential profits which were available. The slow expansion in...

Westerners And Bushmen Exchange Systems

relations. Bushmen feel a great need to give and receive food, perhaps to cement relationships with each other, perhaps to proved...

Puerto Ricans And Cross-Cultural Encounters

erects a significant communication barrier is quite easy to understand; because this barrier exists, it is not a simple task for P...

Directing Style of John Ford

This essay pertains to the directing style of John Ford. Classic Westerns such as "Stagecoach," "Liberty Valance," and "The Search...

Cultural Differences in an Acquisition

The writer looks at the problems faced by Indian firm Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) when acquiring a western firm. The managem...

Pre-civilization Warring

This essay is an outline for a proposed paper on warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity. The outline includes causes, l...

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at Patanjali's yoga sutras. Western interpretations of the sutras which often miss the ...

Comparing Three War Films

This essay presents the thesis that All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1999) s...

Music and the Sexualization of Women

The number and diversity of those involved in the debate surrounding the sexualization of women is overwhelming. Research abounds...

Misreading Scripture by Richards, O'Brien

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

The Djembe, An Overview

This research paper presents an extensive overview of the djembe, which is a drum that originated in West Africa. The paper offers...

Musical Systems: Scales, Maqamat, and Ragas

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

Contemporary Reflections on Moral Objectivism and Moral Relativism

This paper considers the actions of the US military in regard to cultures that deviate from the Western ideas of right and wrong. ...

Assessing Research

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

Assessing Research

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

Societal Understanding of the Concept of Childhood

12). The idea that childhood is a social construct was formulated by Philippe Aries in 1962 (King, 2007). Aries argued that whil...

Cost Price Value Case

14.50 Total var costs...

The Philosophy of Krishnamurti

Indeed, he questions the value of empiricism itself, stating that one can "never have a total view of any object" (Nicoletti, 1994...

Different Cultures and Gender

significance (Strong, Devault and Cohen, 2010). Western cultures do not place the same emphasis on food or on the creation of fea...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

A Refutation of Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations

There are many theories that attempt to explain the violence that seems to be such an inherent...

Personhood and Western Values

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the views of individuals within ac culture, focusing on impacts of western ideals...

Wine and Civilization

This paper goes back to ancient times to examine wine as a commodity. There are two sources in the bibliography of this three page...

"Persepolis" - The Value of Liminal Narration

It is valuable as a document precisely because Satrapi writes neither as an Iranian citizen, nor as a Westerner. Instead, the prim...