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  • Are Islamic Ideals Slowing Modernization?

    Are Islamic Ideals Slowing Modernization?

    Are Islamic Ideals Slowing Modernization ? In this essay I will be using MLA as a writing style, this essay will prove that many Islamic ideals and Extremism are stopping modernization and also promoting hatred between western and Muslim countries. This fact will be proven using these supporting points, Firstly the oppression of women in Muslim countries all over the world holds back a significant population of women who may have great things to contribute

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • What Challenges Faced the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Between 1894-1917?

    What Challenges Faced the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Between 1894-1917?

    Before 1917 in Russia there was one supreme ruler with full autocratic power, there were no elected policies by law and the tsar was seen to have been put into his position by god. Between 1894-1917 the tsar came under pressure generally not suffered by any of his predecessors. The opposition came from four main sides; The government and reform; the actual character of Nicholas II hindered his time in office, for example his outlooks

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Anna
  • Cyberspace and Modern Political Theory

    Cyberspace and Modern Political Theory

    Cyberspace and Modern Political Theory What is cyberspace? Cyberspace is a special domain that is driven by an electronic network largely transparent. Cyberspace is a series of networks. The term was coined by American writer William Gibson and first used in his 1984 science fiction novel Neuromancer, in which he described cyberspace as a place of "unthinkable complexity." The term has given rise to a vocabulary of "cyberterms," such as cyber cafes (cafes that sell

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Dario Fo’s Life + Effect on Modern Teatre

    Dario Fo’s Life + Effect on Modern Teatre

    Dario Fo Dario Fo was born on March 24, and during his lifetime was said to be one of the world’s great modern actors, a world renowned mime artist, and an excellent improviser, who regularly used to perform improvised topical skits about political event. As well as this, Fo is seen as the quintessential twentieth century commedia dell’arte creator and performer. However, contrary to commedia’s satirical viewpoints on society itself, his works are a satire

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Modern Eugenics and Genetic Engineering

    Modern Eugenics and Genetic Engineering

    Beginning in the 1980s the history and concept of eugenics were widely discussed as knowledge about genetics advanced significantly. Endeavors such as the Human Genome Project made the effective modification of the human species seem possible again (as did Darwin's initial theory of evolution in the 1860s, along with the rediscovery of Mendel's laws in the early 20th century). The difference at the beginning of the 21st century was the guarded attitude towards eugenics, which

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: regina
  • Lina Lingard; Modern Woman

    Lina Lingard; Modern Woman

    Modern Women A modern woman is a woman who is not afraid to break away from traditional views. Women should be considered equal to men. It is the modern women of the early 1900s that have made it possible for girls today to have the jobs and privileges available today. It was not an easy mission, and many women chose not to stray from the traditional path. It took courage and a great deal of

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • Modernism and the Holocaust

    Modernism and the Holocaust

    The emergence of the Holocaust and the Nazi party views can largely be determined as a result of modernity, as a reaction against the times. Yet, at the same time it can be argued that the National Socialist party can be characterized as a modern development. Modris Eksteins, George Mosse, and Zygmundt Bauman offer an in-depth look into both the anti-modern and modern aspects of the Nazi movement and the resulting Holocaust. Ekstein's work proves

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    Essay Length: 260 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • Eu-Russia Relations

    Eu-Russia Relations

    External trade The European Union is today the leading player in international trade, ahead of the United States and Japan. At a time of strong growth in international trade it accounts for a fifth of the world trade. The Treaty of Rome objective was to create customs union between EU’s Member States with no trade barriers and common external tariffs on imports from third countries. Nowadays, after fifty years, almost all of those objectives are

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    Essay Length: 2,354 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Yan
  • Movement Therapy

    Movement Therapy

    This study articulates a rationale for a cosmologically oriented, movement-based expressive arts educational and therapeutic model. It is inspired by the investigation of a primal symbol, the vortex, and of movements which incarnate its axially aligned, spiraling rotational form, with a special focus on circle dancing and spinning. The first section examines theoretical issues. I establish the ontological framework for my exploration, clarifying that my worldview is founded on a "contemporary Tantrism" in which life

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    Essay Length: 268 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Mike
  • Progressive Movement in America

    Progressive Movement in America

    There was a great need for the progressives during the early 1900s. In 1900 America's population was around 76 million, and one out of every seven of those 76 million was foreign. By 1915 there were 13 million more immigrants. If that wasn't enough of a drastic change in America's culture, there was another huge change taking place. America was switching from small personal businesses, to the big business type of economy. Newer and bigger

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Mike
  • Transcendental and Anti-Transcendental Movements During the New England Renaissance Period of 1840-1855

    Transcendental and Anti-Transcendental Movements During the New England Renaissance Period of 1840-1855

    Transcendental and Anti-Transcendental Movements During the New England Renaissance period of 1840-1855, literature underwent two very distinct movements known as Transcendentalism and Anti-Transcendentalism. Both movements were very influential and consisted of authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalist) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (Anti-Transcendentalist). Concentrating their ideas on human nature and intuition, rather than on logic and reason, both these movements served as a flourishing revolt against previously accepted ideas. The Transcendental movement focused its ideas on

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Mikki
  • What Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager in Modern Business?

    What Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager in Modern Business?

    What does it take to be a successful manager in modern business? Management in the 21st Century As the world moves through the 21st Century, business is becoming more dependent upon professional managers, who can bring success to an organization. Issues such as globalization and decentralization adds to the need for organization's to hire flexible managers capable of leading. A 21st century manager should possess three traits and utilize them to lead organizations: the ability

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    Essay Length: 3,014 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Women’s Rights Movement of the 1800’s

    The Women’s Rights Movement of the 1800’s

    The Women's Rights Movement of the 1800s For many years, women have not experienced the same freedoms as men. Being a woman, I am extremely grateful to those women who, many years ago, fought against social standards that were so constricting to women. Today, women can vote, own property instead of being property, live anywhere and have any career which she may choose. One of the biggest reasons I have for choosing this topic

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Janna
  • Modern Philosophy

    Modern Philosophy

    Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some, for example, include politics, physics, or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία" (philo-sophia), which means "love of

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Victor
  • Modernity in Jacques Tati’s-Mon oncle

    Modernity in Jacques Tati’s-Mon oncle

    Anne Friedberg in Ch.2 of Window Shopping: Cinema and the Postmodern (U of California P, 1993) discusses the relationship between the city, modernism, film and architecture. Throughout this essay, I will relate her ideas of modernity particularly in the ‘mobilized gaze’ and ‘commodity-experience’ to Jacques Tati’s film Mon Oncle (1958). Anne Friedberg’s ideas of modernity in the ‘mobilized gaze’ and ‘commodity experience’ as well as the reversal of public and private spaces can be inexorably

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining?

    Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining?

    Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining? Religion is an incredibly broad and vague social issue all over the world. In fact, religion in the United States can be even more so. In America religion carries many dimensions from frequency of worship to role of faith in important life choices. Examining religion as a social institution who contribute self-conception of one’s own religious piety is one of the least complicated ways to measure religiosity. The

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Yan
  • Women’s Movement of 1960’s

    Women’s Movement of 1960’s

    The entire Women’s Movement in the United States has been quite extensive. It can be traced back to 1848, when the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. After two days of discussions, 100 men and women signed the Declaration of Sentiments. Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, this document called for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women. This gathering set the agenda for

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Progressive Movement

    The Progressive Movement

    The decades between 1890 and 1920 constituted a period of such vital reform activity that historians have dubbed them "the Progressive era." In this age, millions of Americans organized in voluntary associations to devise solutions to the myriad problems created by industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. One especially remarkable aspect of progressivism was the full participation of American women. Women played critical roles in the reform movement, advocating not only their own interest in securing the

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Modern Robotics

    Modern Robotics

    The design challenge is to navigate a robot through a preset course using the knowledge from previous labs and additional research of any kind. Solutions are free from restraint except for the requirement that the voltage source may not exceed 9 volts (standard layout would dictate a 7.2 voltage source). The course layout, dubbed a maze, is a simple square enclosure with 2 barriers protruding from the near and far rails. Black and white tape

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Top
  • Radar in the Modern World

    Radar in the Modern World

    Scott Martin D. Hyland English 192 Research Paper Radar in the Modern World Radar is usually taken for granted in these days of modern technology. Many people do not know how radar is really used, how it works, or why we need it. People are familiar with several uses of radar like police enforcement radar guns and radar that measures how fast a baseball is pitched in a major league game. These are only a

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Civil Rights Movement and Jfk

    Civil Rights Movement and Jfk

    Introduction President John F. Kennedy was elected into office in the fall of 1960. The youngest president ever elected in the United States, a title he still holds, was voted into office on the promises of domestic reform, and communist containment. One of the most beloved presidents in US history, John Kennedy was shot and killed in November 1963. His actions in the civil rights movement are seen by many to have helped push the

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: David
  • The Rise of the Men’s Movement

    The Rise of the Men’s Movement

    The Rise of the Men’s Movement Michael Ybaben 11-30-98 English 100 7:00pm Cause Essay In the mid-late eighties, an interesting phenomenon began to take place, groups of men began to come together to talk. Something was going wrong in the world’s community of men and we needed to figure out what it was. The fifties had been a long time ago, the sixties also in the past. Time was moving fast as usual and

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Vika
  • Review of Stearns’ Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

    Review of Stearns’ Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

    Review of Stearns' Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West Wow, I mean, your sister, she's so fat that when she wears a yellow raincoat, people shout out, "Taxi!" Your brother, gosh, he's so fat that his driver's license says, "Picture continued on the other side!" About your mother, well, she's so fat that when she walks in front of the television, you miss out on three commercials! I'm tellin' ya! Fat! Those

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Vika
  • What Is Modern Sport?

    What Is Modern Sport?

    What is modern sport? Throughout the 1970’s, sociologists used the conflict and functionalist theory to lead their examination of sports in society. Each theory is based on different assumptions about the establishment of social order in society and different conclusions about the significance and consequences of sports in civilization. (2) Sociologists using the conflict theory, view society as an ever-changing set of affairs, characterised by intrinsic differences of economic interest. Social order is believed

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Jack
  • Dbq on Reform Movements

    Dbq on Reform Movements

    Reform movements including religion, temperance, abolition, and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However, certain movements, such as nativism and utopias, failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening, which began in New England in the late 1790's, and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Janna

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