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  • Comparison of Western Music and African Music

    Comparison of Western Music and African Music

    1511765 岳斌如 Emma Comparison of Western Music and African Music Comparison of Western Music and African Music is an article in the Creative Education. It was written by Givewell Munyaradzi and Webster Zimidzi who are professors of Great Zibabwe University, and was published in 2012. The author holds the view that “the major differences between African music and Western music is on what many scholars referred to as complicated rhythm which is a major feature

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    Submitted: December 25, 2017 By: ybremma
  • Eastern and Western Religions

    Eastern and Western Religions

    The “Soul” According to Eastern & Western Religions The idea of the soul varies widely in religious tradition. While these variations exist, its basic definition is unvarying. The soul can be described as the ultimate internal principle by which we think, feel, and will, and by which our bodies are animated. The soul is seen as the core principle of life or as the essence of a being 1. Views on the permanence of the

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Top
  • Kung Fu Hustle: A Spoof of Eastern and Western Cultures

    Kung Fu Hustle: A Spoof of Eastern and Western Cultures

    What do you get when you mix American culture from the 40’s and Chinese culture? The answer to this question is Stephen Chow’s film Kung Fu Hustle (2005). In this motion picture, there are clearly aspects of not only physical comedy but also a comedic spoof of both Chinese and American cultures. Being a Chinese film, it is obvious that there would be an eastern cultural influence, but throughout the film there are many instances

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: David
  • Eastern Philosophy [a Brief Overview]

    Eastern Philosophy [a Brief Overview]

    Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of India, Iran (Persia), China, Japan, and to an extent, the Middle East. The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, partly because some see it as condescending to non-Western philosophies[citation needed]. To say this is not to deny that there are important traditions in philosophy that are intimately bound up with historical and geographical circumstances. When the term

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Victor
  • Langston Hughes Mother to Son & the Negro Mother Comparison

    Langston Hughes Mother to Son & the Negro Mother Comparison

    Langston Hughes Mother To Son & The Negro Mother Comparison Americans in the early 20th century have been through a series of pivotal events that has affected the country greatly such as the Women Suffrage Movement, The Depression, and two World Wars. However, in my opinion the Harlem Renaissance is the most critical moment in our nation's history especially for African-Americans. The Harlem Renaissance is during the 1920s and 30s when in the upper Manhattan

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • Japanese Spirit, Western Thinks

    Japanese Spirit, Western Thinks

    Article Review: Japanese Spirit, Western Thinks After that fateful day when we were bombed at Pearl Harbor and had massive losses of good men and women, we knew that we must go to Japan with a plan of attack and basically show them who was boss. Commodore Matthew Perry was sent over in his ships. Eventually after bombing them Japan finally admitted defeat and the country was then finally opened to trade. This was very

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    Submitted: December 17, 2008 By: Jack
  • Western Farmers

    Western Farmers

    Western Farmers I lived on the farm my whole life and never had I seen my father so happy when he spent his hard earned 10 dollars on something he thought would be the investment of a lifetime. The Homestead act said that each family could buy 160 acres of land for 10 dollars. We had moved to the plains not too long ago and with our newly purchased land we could profit greatly. My

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    Submitted: December 18, 2008 By: Jon
  • History of Philosophy

    History of Philosophy

    Philosophy is a vast field. It examines and probes many different fields. Virtue, morality, immortality, death, and the difference between the psyche (soul) and the soma (body) are just a few of the many different topics which can be covered under the umbrella of philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to be experts on all these subjects. The have well thought out opinions, and they are very learned people. Among the most revered philosophers of all time

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    Submitted: January 10, 2009 By: July
  • Ancient Philosophy

    Ancient Philosophy

    As Aristotle viewed the world around him, he observed that things are moving and changing in certain ways. Aristotle discovered that certain things cause other things, which in turn cause something else. Aristotle believed that an infinite chain of causation was not possible, thus, a prime mover of some kind must exist as the first cause of everything that changes or moves. The first evidence that Aristotle viewed was the world around him. He observed

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    Submitted: January 10, 2009 By: July
  • Anselm's Philosophy

    Anselm's Philosophy

    Anselm's definition of a God starts by saying that God is the greatest being we can possibly think of. When Anselm states this, it essentially means that it is not possible to think of a being greater than God. Anselm also states that if God is the greatest thinkable being, he is referring to the fact that it would be impossible to imagine or to create in ones mind someone or something being better than

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    Submitted: January 10, 2009 By: July
  • Persian Gulf War - the Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War - the Feat of the Western Countries

    Persian Gulf War-the Feat of the Western Countries Essay submitted by Unknown On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves ). Iraq accused Kuwait, and also

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Life and Philosophy of J.D. Salinger

    Life and Philosophy of J.D. Salinger

    LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF J.D. SALINGER J.D. Salinger is one of the most renowned writers of his time. J. D. Salinger is most known for his controversial in the Catcher in the Rye. Salinger is also known for many of his writings such as Franney and Zooey, Nine Stories, and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters. The summer of 1930 he was voted "The Most Popular Writer". "Salinger is a beautifully deft, professional who gives

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    Submitted: February 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Early Western Civilization

    Early Western Civilization

    Egyptologists had lost interest in the site of tomb 5, which had been explored and looted decades ago. Therefore, they wanted to give way to a parking lot. However, no one would have ever known the treasure that lay only 200 ft. from King Tut's resting place which was beyond a few rubble strewn rooms that previous excavators had used to hold their debris. Dr. Kent Weeks, an Egyptologist with the American University in Cairo,

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Western Civilization

    Western Civilization

    Western Civilization from 1589 to 1914 had many specific changes that contributed to the structure of the western world before World War I. In the absolutism state sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler. Kings were absolute kings and were resposible to no none except god. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolute rulers had to respect the fundamental laws of their land. They had to control competing jurisdictions, institutions or groups that

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Lenin - Stalin Comparison

    Lenin - Stalin Comparison

    "A great luck for Russia was that at the times of hardships she was headed by such a genius and talented commander as Joseph Stalin." W. Churchill Stalin was a man of extraordinary energy, erudition and a powerful will. Him even I, a person taught by the Parliament, could not counter. W. Churchill "Stalin is the Lenin of today," said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Why Was There Stalemate on the Western Front Between Germany and Franc

    Why Was There Stalemate on the Western Front Between Germany and Franc

    Due to the complexity of this question, it must be broken down before an attempt at answering it can be made. Following this, it will be easier to understand the exact context in which this article will consider this question. By asking В‘Why was there stalemate on the Western front' two questions are actually being asked. Firstly, why did a stalemate start and secondly why did the stalemate continue between 1914 and 1918. The second

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    "All Quiet on the Western Front" was written in a first person style. The story was told by Paul Baьmer, a nineteen year old student, convinced to enlist with the German army by his schoolmaster, Kantorek. Along with many of his friends from school, he is trained under Corporal Himmelstoss, a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul because of his "defiance." When sent to the front, Paul, along with his other friends, made new

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Dbq: Settlement of the Western Frontier

    Dbq: Settlement of the Western Frontier

    DBQ: Settlement of the Western Frontier During the years between 1840 and 1890, the land west of the Mississippi River experienced a wild and sporadic growth. The natural environment contributed greatly to this growth spurt and helped shape the development of the trans-Mississippi west. The natural environment dictated and facilitated the development of the west by way of determining who settled where, how the people survived, why people wanted to settle, and whether they were

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization

    The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization

    The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization The Greek’s notion of rational thought is a very strong reason why Western Civilization has become so influential in the world today. During their time, the Greeks spurred an intellectual revolution. They questioned the meanings of life and began using their minds to expand the world. According to Glenn Blackburn: “In many ways, they “discovered” the human “mind” through their philosophy and rational thought [ . .

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • 18th Century Commerce in the Western Hemishpere

    18th Century Commerce in the Western Hemishpere

    Colonial America during the Eighteenth Century gave people the opportunity to become land owners, explore their religious freedom, and to take part in a growing economy. Whether you were poor or rich, all free men and women had an opportunity to raise their standard of living. Along with the rise in commerce came more problems such as slavery, taxes, conflict with the natives, debt, and much more. As expressed already many positives and negatives were

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • A Comparison of Helen in the Iliad and the Odyssey

    A Comparison of Helen in the Iliad and the Odyssey

    The Iliad and The Odyssey are tales written by Homer centered on the drama of the Trojan War. First poem deals with the time during the end of the war, while the latter, which occurs roughly ten years later, explains the disastrous journey of Odysseus fighting his way back home. The character of women in the Odyssey is to exhibit the many and diverse roles that women play in the lives of men. These functions

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • Eastern European Jews and Blacks

    Eastern European Jews and Blacks

    Eastern European Jews came to New York for a few reasons. One reason was due to the treatment that they received back in Eastern Europe. “In 1891 thousands of privileged Jews were expelled without warning from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev. Thousands more were deprived of their livelihoods as innkeepers and restaurateurs in 1897 when the liquor traffic became a government monopoly. Finally, coercion culminated in violence. The ‘spontaneous’ outbreaks of 1881, the massacre at

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: July
  • Comparison of Conflicts

    Comparison of Conflicts

    During war, soldiers became physically stronger (I'm guessing, as long as they weren't shot) and mentally weaker. During slavery, Frederick Douglass because mentally stronger, but physically weaker due to whippings and beatings of all variety and harshness. Kantorek persuades his students to enroll in the military, and in the same way, slaveholders coerce their slaves into believing slavery was an unmistaken truth straight from God himself. An assortment of conflicts make themselves present in both

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Shakespeare's Comparison of Sonnets 9 and 14 and the Play Macbeth to Show Natural Vs.Unnatural and Light Vs.Darkness”

    Shakespeare's Comparison of Sonnets 9 and 14 and the Play Macbeth to Show Natural Vs.Unnatural and Light Vs.Darkness”

    “SHAKESPEARE’S COMPARISON OF SONNETS 9 AND 14 AND THE PLAY MACBETH TO SHOW NATURAL VS. UNNATURAL AND LIGHT VS. DARKNESS” Two of the most memorable themes that apply well when in context of Macbeth are, “Natural vs. Unnatural.” and “Light vs. Darkness.” these themes are declare during the play Macbeth and Shakespeare’s sonnets, which could have meant many things, In relation to the play and sonnets. This meaning is known to be in the play

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Monika
  • Muslim Philosophy

    Muslim Philosophy

    Muslim Philosophy By Peter Pan Philosophy 2010 November 11, 2005 Muslim Philosophy Islam is based on the Koran a revelation from God to the prophet Muhammad supplemented by the Sunnah which is a set of traditions about Muhammad's words and deeds. Muslims recognize Judaism and Christianity as revelations from God. However they believe that the revelation made to Muhammad is God's final word. Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet but not God in the

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Edward

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