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  • Postmodern Review of Niebuhrs Christ and Culture

    Postmodern Review of Niebuhrs Christ and Culture

    Christ and Culture, authored by H. Richard Niebuhr in 1951, is a book which discusses how a Church or a Christian is to interact with ones culture. Niebuhr systematically answers this question by placing the church into the following five categories they have utilized through history to answer this question: "Christ against culture," "the Christ of culture," "Christ above culture (Christ synthesizing with culture)," "Christ and culture in paradox," and "Christ the transformer of culture."

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    Essay Length: 258 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Cultural Narcissist

    The Cultural Narcissist

    The Cultural Narcissist "The new narcissist is haunted not by guilt but by anxiety. He seeks not to inflict his own certainties on others but to find a meaning in life. Liberated from the superstitions of the past, he doubts even the reality of his own existence. Superficially relaxed and tolerant, he finds little use for dogmas of racial and ethnic purity but at the same time forfeits the security of group loyalties and regards

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    Essay Length: 2,468 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Cell Phone in Today Culture

    Cell Phone in Today Culture

    Ring, Ring Your Freedom Away Mobile phone also known as a cell phone to some people has come along way. Starting out as a bulky, undependable phone of the past; where only the business man and the wealthy can afford this piece of expensive technology. To the present day low cost personal item with everything you need on the go. However the way cell phones are being used nowadays is so distracting that we can't

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    Essay Length: 924 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Stenly
  • History of Rave Culture

    History of Rave Culture

    The idea that "techno usually has NO message, no image etc. it is faceless" is certainly not one that is embraced by enough of a majority for it to be considered an intrinsic property of techno itself, but rather an indication of what Mr./Mrs./Ms. ALLES NAAR DE KLOTE is getting out of it. This is an important distinction that needs to be made, I think, when discussing exactly what the nature of the state of

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    Essay Length: 957 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • Culture Defined

    Culture Defined

    Culture can be defined as the specific learned norms of a society that reflect attitudes, values, and beliefs. Major problems of cultural collision are likely to occur if a firm implements practices that do not reflect local customs and values and employees are unable to accept or adjust to foreign customs. A very serious cultural mistake can negatively affect a firm’s relationship with the host nation. Consistent with the notion that culture is the set

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    Essay Length: 329 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Influences on Leadership and Organizations:

    Cultural Influences on Leadership and Organizations:

    CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS: PROJECT GLOBE Robert J. House, Paul J. Hanges, S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla, Peter W. Dorfman, Mansour Javidan, Marcus Dickson, and About 170 GLOBE Country Co-Investigators to be listed by name and institution Running Head: Project GLOBE Robert J. House The Wharton School of Management University of Pennsylvania Paul J. Hanges Department of Psychology University of Maryland S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla New York School of Industrial Labor Relations Cornell University Peter W.

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    Essay Length: 3,328 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Does Tv Affect American Culture

    Does Tv Affect American Culture

    Does Television Shows Reflect American Culture? There are many movies and television shows that reflect American culture. A show or movie must address some current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note, parties, shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by the public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the life

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Bred
  • What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What is America? That has been the question many people from different cultural values have asked. There are various points of view of what America consists of. Some are positive, some are negative, but what is the reality behind this “ideal” place? Bharati Mukherjee an American writer from an Indian background, shared her experiences in Imagining Homeland and what migrating to another environment is all about. Many people, especially minorities, have the dream and desire

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Stenly
  • How Mercantilism Helped to Shape the American Nation

    How Mercantilism Helped to Shape the American Nation

    How Mercantilism Helped to Shape the American Nation In the Middle Ages, the definition of wealth was based on the amount of productive land. According to this definition, France was the wealthiest and therefore the most powerful of the European nations. During the sixteenth century the definition of wealth began to change. As the ability to conduct profitable foreign trade increased, so did the amount of cash. Thus, the new definition of wealth came to

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: regina
  • Can the Nation-State and Culture Combine Forces to Reduce Interpersonal Violence in the West?

    Can the Nation-State and Culture Combine Forces to Reduce Interpersonal Violence in the West?

    Can the nation-state and culture combine forces to reduce interpersonal violence in the West? Violence is a difficult term to define, but for the purposes of this assignment violence can be defined as a crime or the threat to commit a crime by one person upon another person, and that usually that has negative physical or emotional effects upon the victim. Violence in Western society has been increasing steadily and has become a major concern

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    Essay Length: 1,581 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Assessing Corporate Cultures of Southwest Airlines

    Assessing Corporate Cultures of Southwest Airlines

    Assessing Corporate Cultures of Southwest Airlines Team A has chosen to evaluate and assess the cultural atmosphere generated within Southwest Airlines (SWA). The airline started its operation in 1971 by the co-founders, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher, in the humble city of Houston, Texas. SWA was to be an airline that provided shuttle service between the cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines began with one simple notion: “If you get your

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    Essay Length: 2,111 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • American Born Chinese Children Under Chinese Culture

    American Born Chinese Children Under Chinese Culture

    Socialization ------ American Born Chinese Children under Chinese Culture According to the American Heritage Dictionary, socialization is “the process of learning interpersonal and interactional skills that are in conformity with the values of one's society” (American Heritage). It is a process of learning culture. During socialization, children will acquire attitudes, norms, values, behaviors, personalities, etc. within agencies of socialization, which were described as “Agencies of socialization are structured groups or contexts within which significant processes

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jack
  • Can Technology Affect Ethics and Culture

    Can Technology Affect Ethics and Culture

    Can Technology Affect Ethics and Culture? Jeremiah Johnson TEC/401 Linda Poole November 16, 2006 Can Technology Affect Ethics and Culture? In today’s work environment, workers are expected to know more than ever before. With the growing of technology comes more knowledge that end-users must know, so it is important for workers not to be distracted by unethical practices. However, with technology also comes a more defined sense of communication, which can be good or

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Deafness as a Culture

    Deafness as a Culture

    These past couple of weeks, I have been thinking about deafness in its cultural context and in its biomedical context. I know that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 provides special services such as interpreters. However, I recently started thinking that the fact that the act itself is named a “disabilities” act requires that the individuals receiving these services acknowledge either a physical or an emotional disability. This, to me, seems to cause

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society

    Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society

    Lytvyn Roman Eng. 320 Pr. Tolchin Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society An answer to the discussion question of whether or not there is a defined border culture would need a great number of years in field research, but we can also observe a few of the characteristics of such border culture just by looking at scholastic essays and books related to the topic. Within the research that I did,

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Modern Urban Culture

    Modern Urban Culture

    MODERN URBAN CULTURE What is urban culture? According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1), urban culture is any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Urban culture is basically the culture of cities. Cities around the world, past and present, have behaviors that differ from the rural areas. In today’s modern world, urban culture refers to a city’s sense of fashion, music, and way of life.

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Analysis of the Coldest Winter Ever

    Cultural Analysis of the Coldest Winter Ever

    The Coldest Winter Ever Born Lisa Williamson in 1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying “If Black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?” Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member

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    Essay Length: 1,627 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, The Internet, and Placing Blame

    Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, The Internet, and Placing Blame

    Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media, the Internet, and Placing Blame The author, Darren Beals, did not modify my opinion on the topic of violent culture but he presented evidence from several point-of-views. The media, internet, parents, and television all could be part of the problem Beals did not choose a side he just elaborated on their involvement in the "Kipland Kinkels's shooting spree." In 2004 "Students age 12-18 were victims of about 88,000 violent

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • An Analysis of the Structure and Culture of Strategic Mining Solutions in the Context of the External Environment with Respect to Future Challenges and Recommended Changes

    An Analysis of the Structure and Culture of Strategic Mining Solutions in the Context of the External Environment with Respect to Future Challenges and Recommended Changes

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Strategic Mining (SM) is capable of converting challenges into opportunities, as evaluated in the context of the company expanding its operations into Africa. The company promotes a participative management style which greatly benefits communication at all levels. The Directors of SMЎ¦s Board are technically and managerially highly skilled and are therefore in a position to manage company resources efficiently and unambiguously. A co ЎV operative culture exists in the company. This feature is

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    Essay Length: 2,466 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Shaping the Modern Theater

    Shaping the Modern Theater

    Shaping the Modern Theater: Relating the Work to the Audience, Changing American Theater Forever Traditional theater is simply a portrayal of fictional events through an artistic display. Thornton Wilder, author of Our Town, created a different portrayal of fictional events that captivated the minds of audiences abroad. Utilizing techniques rarely seen before, Wilder connected his works to his viewers in a way never before seen in American Literature. In an effort to eliminate the barrier

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Analysis of African American Culture

    Analysis of African American Culture

    Running Head: Analysis of African American Culture Analysis of African American Culture Abstract The African American society is filled with many negative attributes which make it unsuitable for one to desire to be a part of it. These negative attributes are as follows: decades of unwed mothers, poor educational background, violence, gang activity, drug abuse, poor work ethic, high numbers of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, lower morals and standards, and poverty-stricken. Many research

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    America is one of the most diverse nations in the world. The backgrounds and ancestry of the citizens of this great nation are far reaching and wide spread. The Latino American population is no different in this regard. Coming from regions such as Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and South America has provided this diverse population with the challenge of assimilating into American culture. There are many important aspects of the Latino American population’s history that are

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    Essay Length: 1,054 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Nature and Popular Culture

    Nature and Popular Culture

    As artwork has become more accepted in popular culture, we begin to see more and more creative artists portray their opinions of what is really going on in today’s society. By the rights granted to us based on the foundation of this country, there is the right to release opinions of how the world is viewed. A major part of this is what goes on in the atmosphere of which we live. The environment plays

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    Essay Length: 440 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Influence of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture

    The Influence of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture

    The Influence Of Organisational Culture Versus National Culture Within The Global Group of Companies Author: Paul RB Kelly Date: 12th March 2004 Course: Organisational Behaviour Table of Contents: Executive Summary Page 3 Company Background Page 4 Research Analysis Page 6 Recommendations Page 13 References Page 15 Appendix (Survey questionnaire attached as a separate document) Executive Summary: Research (1) indicates that national culture has a greater impact on employees than does their organisation’s culture and

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Alexander the Great: Shaping a World

    Alexander the Great: Shaping a World

    Alexander The Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 B.C., several hundred years before Christ and even before the rise of Rome. Despite this fact he is still a topic of discussion and study more than two millennium later for a plethora of reasons. His insight and ability on the field of battle has made him a shining example of how to conduct the art of war. He has been studied for centuries

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Yan

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