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  • The Culture of Disbelief

    The Culture of Disbelief

    Page 2 THE CULTURE OF DISBELIEF The culture of disbelief is a book written to people who are very interested in religious beliefs, liberty and all the influence that religion cause into the public square. Carter argues that religion should not be present in politics, education, and so on. . Moreover, Carter is not about one’s person beliefs, he makes demands of its adherents, and wishes some kind of hope for their lives. The preface

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Individuals on a daily basis deal with personal, organizational and cultural values. It is important that an individual learns to understand the differences between each and how it pertains to them. The intent of this paper is to identify values that are important personally, organizationally, and culturally, and the effects that these values have on decision making in regards to our personal and professional life. Personal Values Personal values

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    Essay Length: 2,051 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Victor
  • Is Football’s Culture to Blame for Afl Footballers Being Involved in Sexual Assaults?

    Is Football’s Culture to Blame for Afl Footballers Being Involved in Sexual Assaults?

    RESEARCH Source Number 1 Title – Tackling the bloke code, by Richard Yallop Information from source – This article was from �The Australian’ newspaper. This article brought my attention to a lot more about AFL players and sexual assault. It gives a first hand account of a woman known as �Donna’ who knows first hand what footballers are like. Donna spent time with a Richmond player who often requested things such as group sex from

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: July
  • Culture Knowledge and Taijin Kyofusho

    Culture Knowledge and Taijin Kyofusho

    Due to the increasing diversity of the US population, it is vital for clinicians to possess the skills to work effectively with clients of different cultures (Ramirez & Smith, 2007). Earlier studies also recognise the importance of considering a client's culture during evaluation and treatment (Lopez & Hernandez, 1986, 1987; Ramirex, Wassef, Paniagua, & Linksey, 1996; Ramirez, Wassef, Paniagua, Linskey, & O'Boyle, 1994, as cited in Ramirez & Smith). This paper will begin by addressing

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Yan
  • Comparing Us and French Cultures

    Comparing Us and French Cultures

    Looking back at my experiences in France, I realize just how different our two cultures are. Furthermore, I found it very interesting how, after reading the text, both my parents, one being from France and the other from the United States, reflect the cultural values of their country to a tee. For example, my father has always been the authoritarian parent and my mother the authoritative. French fathers were described in the text as

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Simpsons, an American Popular Culture Phenomenon?

    The Simpsons, an American Popular Culture Phenomenon?

    ‘The Simpson’s’ an American Popular Culture phenomenon? American popular culture has a tremendous effect on the everyday people. The fields of television film and pop music are dominated by media representations produced in the USA. The invasion of the American popular culture has been so powerful that many people get most of their information about the world through American films and television shows. “Popular culture enthusiasts are thus absorbed into a situation where American-made popular

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Popular Culture Should Be a Popular Course

    Popular Culture Should Be a Popular Course

    Peter Oestreich Dr. Lane Writing II 10 October 2006 Popular Culture Should Be A Popular Course Dear Chair of the Education Department, Popular culture should be a course that is offered on Clarion campus for everyone. If popular culture is taught correctly, a course on popular culture can provide a very educational outlook on wide variety of important topics such as race and ethnicity or politics(Rise and Fall). Popular culture is very interesting, in that

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • African American Theatre

    African American Theatre

    Over the course of approximately one-hundred years there has been a discernible metamorphosis within the realm of African-American cinema. African-Americans have overcome the heavy weight of oppression in forms such as of politics, citizenship and most importantly equal human rights. One of the most evident forms that were withheld from African-Americans came in the structure of the performing arts; specifically film. The common population did not allow blacks to drink from the same water fountain

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    Essay Length: 1,812 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Monika
  • Culture and Moral Development

    Culture and Moral Development

    Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey, 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal equity and collective

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: David
  • African American Self Sabotage - John McWhorters Losing the Race

    African American Self Sabotage - John McWhorters Losing the Race

    In Losing the Race, John McWhorter speaks about the “disease of defeatism that has infected black America.” In the novel he explores in detail three aspects of modern day black American cultural mentality, or "cults," that hold African Americans back. First, is the Cult of Victimology. In it, victimhood has been transformed “from a problem to be solved into an identity in itself.” Then there is the Cult of Separatism, in this cult, the uniqueness

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Wendy
  • African-American Church

    African-American Church

    Introduction There is great difficulty in defining the field of Cultural Studies, as it takes an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to studying the art, beliefs, politics, and institutions of ethnic cultures and pop culture. For the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham, one of the central goals of Cultural Studies was “to enable people to understand what (was) going on, and especially to provide ways of thinking, strategies for survival, and resources for resistance

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Monika
  • Self-Destruction

    Self-Destruction

    When it is said that Silent Spring is “a courageous revelation of the forces that modern man has brought into being in his ruthless war on life, a protest on behalf of the unity of all nature, a protest on behalf of life”, it is an accurate description. Rachel Carson makes a compelling argument in her literary work, reprimanding humans for destroying their own world. She points out the countless ways life on earth is

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution brought a negative change that put China in a time of civil disagreement and instability. Mao Zedong, chairman of the communist party, led the Cultural Revolution against his own Communist party in order to secure Maoism in China. In August of 1966 Mao passed a bill that declared death for all intellectuals and imperialists. In this aspect the Cultural Revolution was bad because it discouraged intelligence. It did, however, create more workers

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Comparative Culture

    Comparative Culture

    There are hundreds of religions in this world. Of them two are the most prominent, it is averaged that there are 0 million people practicing Islam, and another 1 billion practicing Christianity (CIA). The start of Islam is actually derived form Christianity, history books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this is the same Angel

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans Vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans

    The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans Vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans

    The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans There is much difference between West Coast and East Coast sports fans, many coaches, players and reports know this when coming to Philadelphia, some people hate it while so people love it. After coming to Philadelphia to coach the Flyers, Coach Ken Hitchcock, came out and said that the fans in Philadelphia were some of the best fans he ever been around. “Every game

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Hip Hop Culture

    Hip Hop Culture

    Assignment for Media with Cultural Studies Level Two Youth Cultures, Subcultures and Industry Hip-Hop Culture This essay aims to examine the importance of the Hip-Hop culture in 21st century society. It will begin with consideration of the history of Hip-Hop, discussing its stylistic adaptations, cultural preferences and concerns, referring to the studies of black culture by Ellis Cashmore and Mark Neal. Within this I will explore the ethnicity and authenticity of the culture, with reference

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Coldstone Creamery Culture

    Coldstone Creamery Culture

    On a warm Friday night in June, three female college freshmen each have $10 to make the night enjoyable. One wants to see a show, one wants ice cream to cool off and the other cannot make up her mind. With the student tickets to the movies being $9.50, that leaves them with 50 cents left. Hmm, not enough for ice cream. While driving around they spot a line maybe a dozen people long, intrigued

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Nelson Mandela’s Transformation of the African National Congress

    Nelson Mandela’s Transformation of the African National Congress

    I. Introduction "During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought again white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric According to General Electric (2005), “A project consists of a group of work orders that are executed as a coherent whole with specific resource, cost, and time objectives” (www.ge.com). General Electric or GE, is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. General Electric Company engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of various products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization

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    Essay Length: 853 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper MBA/500 Foundations of Problem-Based Learning R. Garth Ferrell April 23, 2006 University of Phoenix Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Every day people make decisions that may have profound effect on their personal and/or professional lives as well as the lives of others. The decision people make have a foundation on their personal, cultural, and perhaps organizational values. When these values

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Anna
  • Visual Culture

    Visual Culture

    Symbols and images have a more than significant impact on one?s views of the world. Since childhood, a person?s brain uses representation of images into meanings to make sense of their world. These images then go on to being either the truth or falsehood and base a person?s views of the world for the rest of their life. All this can be explained through the idea of representation of everyday cultural mediums; such as

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Fatih
  • National, Political and Cultural

    National, Political and Cultural

    National, Political, and Cultural. What are we? Where do we belong? All three of these identities are evident in our daily lives, and although we may not be aware of it, they affect our lifestyles in a large way. We as Canadians have great national pride. Walking through Abbott's halls I tried to count the number of Canadian flags on other student's backpacks and ended up losing count. We drink Molson Canadian and worship the

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at Crystel

    Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at Crystel

    Running head: CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at CrysTel Student Name University of Phoenix Introduction A reliable change management plan is often required to overcome workplace resistance when employees are presented with a new way of doing things. Change management is a strategy designed to transition from the status quo to some new ideal way of doing business. CrysTel, a growing telecommunications company, finds itself in a very dynamic industry that

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Top
  • English Destruction Via Euphemisms and Rap

    English Destruction Via Euphemisms and Rap

    Throughout history speakers of the English language have struggled with representing their ideas and thoughts clearly and accurately. Many find it challenging, at times, to write down what they mean in a manner that makes sense to anyone but themselves. Politicians seem to have the opposite problem; their ideas are too clear and the general public understands them. Politicians often want to use confusing words and phrases to disguise the true meaning. Whether they

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Bred
  • Beowulfs Culture Compared to Society Today

    Beowulfs Culture Compared to Society Today

    Despite numerous cultural and technological advancements, life in America today continues to resemble the Anglo-Saxon world. Although it may take time and some loss of pride to admit it, since characteristics of human nature have stayed the same in the work place as to personal relationships, the similarities between the two worlds are remarkable. A king or the modern-day boss chooses the best worker in the land through their experience in battle or a resume

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Fonta