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Medicine Evolution and Physicians

When we explore Greek medicine we are immediately immersed in the works of such notable ancient Greek philosophers as Homer, Arist...

Japan and Spreading Western Religion

that they were in contrast to many of the characteristic elements of Japanese culture (4). By 1564, some say that the missionarie...

US Same Sex Marriage History

was viewed in the modern era as not so much a disease but was seen as lack of upbringing and evil intent. Gay relationships were s...

An Inside Look at the Labor Union in Thomas Bell's 'Out of This Furnace'

American history. Bell provides an interesting outline of the regional history of Pittsburgh but through "Out of This Furnace" he...

Priesthood and Celibacy

a mandate for priests (McGovern, 2003). We also know that married priests were common because St. Paul told Titus and Timothy that...

Economic Effects of Balance of Payments

on the economy, its hoped that a better understanding of how the U.S. handles capitalism abroad can give a good idea of how well (...

BMX Racing

sport all the same and is quite competitive. Athletes need to train just as if they are engaging in any competitive sport. And eve...

Affirmative Action's History

today. Many people look at minority doctors and lawyers and in the back of their minds wonder if they are really up to the job. Th...

Past and Present Motion Picture Special Effects Technology

actual event with which the audience is familiar with an example being the Pearl Harbor catastrophe of December 1941 that was repr...

Yates/Politics of Management

by this organization. Yates begins his text with an introductory chapter that concentrates on the role that business leaders pla...

Imperialism Impacts in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Pope Leo XIII May 15, 1891 "Rerum Novarum" we see that the vast majority of the European peoples were not content in their current...

US of the 20th Century and Industry

industrial revolution did to some extent "undermine merchant capitalism" (Whalen, 2001) . Profit motive was ever-present and so th...

History of Humanism

many years, but started to become less open during the dark ages. It was at this time that the Christian church took control. The ...

State Power and the Wrongness of Karl Marx's Assumption

that some have criticized as being associated with communist or socialist types of rule and Republicans want smaller government bu...

Economic Equity and Efficiency of Treatment as They Relate to Acid Rain

horrible scourge on the environment, it would help us now to take a calm and rational look at what, exactly it is and its impact o...

The Conceptual View of Poverty and its Impacts

of society (2003). Over time, through Roosevelts New Deal, and other changes, there was attention paid to those who could not affo...

History of the Civil Rights Movement in America

the Union. It was Lincoln who had endorsed the Reconstruction plan, but Congress was far more cautious. Congress determined that...

Poor People's Movements by Piven and Cloward

In six pages this paper examines poor people's movements in this historical overview that makes references to Piven and Cloward's ...

Charles Rearick's Pleasures of the Belle Epoque

Notably, Rearick conceptualizes these elements by relating the historical factors, including the conflicts prior to this era that ...

Coen Brothers' Film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

in this film provides a means of relating the voyage that takes place without actually showing scene after scene of constant motio...

Kentucky Fried Chicken

his customers "fresher chicken, faster" (KFC, History, 2008). A year later, in 1940, Sanders created his now-famous original recip...

The Just War Theory

the United States and many representatives of Asia and South America. With this initial agreement international law was put into ...

Buddhism and Its Teachings: Effective or Ineffective?

old age, death, and finally, a monk "who had given up everything he owned to seek an end to suffering" ("Following the Buddhas Foo...

Colombia - Foreign Policy

by the 1970s, mostly left-wing groups (International Crisis Group July). By the 1980s, right-wing groups emerged and by then, the ...

Organizational Behavior And Teamwork

when trying to solve problems (Wertheim, n.d.). The idea of emphasizing groups instead of just individuals also emerged from these...

Identity and Puerto-Rican Americans

whole, as the US Census bureau indicates that 25 percent of all living on the mainland and 55 percent of Puerto Ricans living on t...

e-Learning Personnel Development

and mirrors used in these machines. The overhead projectors of the 1940s capitalized on the slide projector technology that had b...

Reinsurance - An Overview

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at reinsurance. Modern examples are given as well as a historical overview. Paper uses ...

Ancient Greece and Homosexuality

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at homosexuality in the culture of ancient Greece. Nuanced insights into the topic are ...

Performance Enhancing Drug Use in Sports

This research presents a thorough overview of this topic, describing its historical context, prevalence, attraction, detection and...