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  • Nietzsche and Gandhi, Society

    Nietzsche and Gandhi, Society

    Friedrich Nietzsche and Mahatma Gandhi, two mammoth political figures of their time, attack the current trend of society. Their individual philosophies and concepts suggest a fundamental problem: if civilization is so diseased, can we overcome this state of society and the sickness that plagues the minds of the masses in order to advance? Gandhi and Nietzsche attain to answer the same proposition of sickness within civilization, and although the topic of unrest among both may

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Anna
  • How Did World War one Change American Society?

    How Did World War one Change American Society?

    Introduction In 1917 America entered World War one. By doing this America played a grave role in conquering Germany and ushering peace to Europe. However, the Great War also meant that the US would change dramatically through historical issues and changes which resulted in American society. Industries had started to realise that it was not as simple as it was before to abstract the immigrants. As the country developed and became more successful it

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Factors of Conformity in Our Society.

    Factors of Conformity in Our Society.

    We would think that in such a modern and developed world, people would be encouraged to express their individuality and independent way of thinking, but is it really so? A few factors have lead me to believe otherwise; that our society, although not directly, forces conformity upon us, without us even realizing it. One example of that is the media. Everywhere we turn, we see images and messages that encourage us to act all act

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    Essay Length: 725 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Media: Does It Shape Societies View on Femininity?

    The Media: Does It Shape Societies View on Femininity?

    The Media: Does It Shape Society's View of Femininity? The question answers itself. Yes, the media definitely influences today's society via messages through the television, radio, magazines, and billboards. It seems that in today's day and age to even be “noticed” as a woman one must be tall, skinny, blonde, and countless other things that the “average woman” could only hope for. Today, if one is not comfortable with who or what they are, they

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    Essay Length: 786 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Max
  • My Political Views

    My Political Views

    In today’s society, cheating, lying, and scandal is all part of everyday life, as is covering up cheating, lies, and scandals, so it is no surprise that these qualities are also extremely present in the government. The government spends too much time and money looking for criminals and arresting them for white collar crimes, than preventing the temptation to commit these crimes. In this sense, the government is corrupt, hiding their countries’ problems rather than

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    Essay Length: 695 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Anna
  • Egyptian Society

    Egyptian Society

    Egyptian Society The Egyptian society, with all its complex writing and monuments, was like any other; if you understand the hieroglyphics. In this essay, I will report to my government how the Egyptian writing and scribes affected the Egyptian life and government. The Egyptian writing material used was stone and papyrus. It was used to inscribe writing in the big monuments known as pharaohs. The word "pharaohs" meant a form of title "great house." The

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    Essay Length: 384 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: July
  • Roles and Functions of Law in Business and Society

    Roles and Functions of Law in Business and Society

    Roles and Functions of Law in Business and Society Introduction William O. Douglas said, “Common sense often makes good law.” Well that is what laws essentially are, rules and regulations that make sure common sense is followed. One could even say that laws are enforced ethics. Laws serve several roles and functions in business and society, and this paper will discuss those roles and functions. What is law? According to Reference.com (2007), law is defined

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Mike
  • Society

    Society

    We live in the modern world, the developed world. The civilised world. But do any of us actually know what this means? When looking up the word “civilised” in the dictionary, the description reads: “to have a high state of culture and developed in both the social and technologic side”. But are we exactly like the definition says? Are we at the highest point of life and civilisation? The answer is no. I believe we

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    Essay Length: 268 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Top
  • Women Culture and Society

    Women Culture and Society

    Women, Culture & Society 9/21/05 In Lorde's essay "Age, Class, Race & Sex: Women Redefining Difference", she states, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house". I took this statement's message as having to do with racism being the "master's house" and the various ways we express racial feelings and actions as the "master's tools". Therefore, this statement implies that we as women will not use our own tools to destroy what we have

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Battle Between Society and Its Members

    The Battle Between Society and Its Members

    Omid Sarmad Period 1 American Literature AP The Battle Between Society and its Members The playwright Arthur Miller once insisted that any great play must deal with the question, "How may a man make of the outside world, a home." It was his belief that the most tragic issue which one could document was the embittered battle between society and the individuals which it was supposed to protect and nourish. Contrasting forms of this topic

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Max
  • Gang Violence in Society

    Gang Violence in Society

    What Should Be Done About Gang Violence In Society? Many people in our society do not think that anything bad will ever happen to them. These people always hear about the issues and problems that are in the world today, but never think they will take place close to home. Gang violence is a major problem in our society today that takes place in many different areas of the world. If nothing is done soon,

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Steve
  • Frankenstein: A Lesson for the Advanced Society

    Frankenstein: A Lesson for the Advanced Society

    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a lesson for the advanced society that still clings on to primitive ways of categorizing people based on his/her appearance. Whether people like it or not, society always judges a person's characteristics by his or her physical appearance. Society has set an unbreakable code that individuals must follow to be accepted within the majority. Those who don't follow the standard are loathed and unloved; the “monster”in Frankenstein fell victim to this

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    Essay Length: 503 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Value of Art in Society

    Value of Art in Society

    VALUE OF ART IN SOCIETY Art is a very powerful means of expressing one’s self, and it can be viewed either very positively or very negatively. Art has a way of bringing people together by portraying an idea that everyone can relate to. It has the ability to have a big impact on society, but it’s just a matter of getting people appreciate the value of it. (Lawrence 1). Suzanne Lacy created a chart

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Escape from Society

    Escape from Society

    Escape From Society The battle for freedom from society’s influence is a theme present in many works of U.S. Romantic literature. This fear of conformity was significant in the works of many authors, scientists, and artists of the Romantic Era because it showed that people were beginning to venture out of the norm and form their own ways of thinking. The encouragement of individuality is present in works such as Emerson’s “Nature”, and Melville’s “Bartleby

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Effects of Gambling on Society

    The Effects of Gambling on Society

    As gambling becomes more and more prevalent in today’s society, one must look at the positive and negative aspects of the construction of casinos and other gambling establishments. While casinos have been shown to benefit local economies by creating jobs and generating tax revenues, they also lead to many social problems such as increased suicide, crime, accident, and high-school drop out rates. For example, in Indiana, a study shows its ten riverboat casinos are to

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Steve
  • Using the Political Nietzsche: Hope or Despair?

    Using the Political Nietzsche: Hope or Despair?

    Using the Political Nietzsche: Hope or Despair? Jonathan Murphy 12/9/2005 Nietzsche Dr.Shapiro Using the Political Nietzsche: Hope or Despair? Understanding Nietzsche's political theory is no simple task. Perhaps because of his lack of faith in "philosophical system-building" as Daniel Conway describes it, Nietzsche doesn't take a traditional tact in explaining his politics. Nietzsche's writing style and the deconstructive nature of his thought are not conducive to that kind of logical structure. Also, the aphoristic structures

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Caspian Sea Oil Politics

    Caspian Sea Oil Politics

    Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Caspian area was not a major factor in the global oil market. Since then, interest in the region has skyrocketed due to strong economic and political competition. United States officials have been estimating that the Caspian Sea may hold more oil than any other Middle Eastern area. These estimates have been largely falsified. The truth is that the Caspian Sea region does not hold nearly as

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: David
  • Cigarette Taxing - the Effect on Our Society

    Cigarette Taxing - the Effect on Our Society

    Cigarette Taxing: The Effect on our Society Cigarette smoking is said to be the most over-practiced addiction in the world. So, why do people continue to use them? Well, there are many reasons as to why, some of which can not be answered, but one reason is because the tax on cigarettes are too low and are still affordable for people to buy. Taxing cigarette's would not only increase the prices to an extreme level

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Indian Act and Its Effect on Modern Society

    The Indian Act and Its Effect on Modern Society

    The Indian Act and its Effect on Modern Society The Indian Act is one of the most outdated and irrelevant pieces of legislature ever written. In 1876, the Crown consolidated all existing laws pertaining to Indians, and called this new document the Indian Act. They did not solicit input from Aboriginal people and in fact, at that time, Aboriginal people were not even allowed to vote for or against the politicians who were creating this

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Relationship Between Art and Society: Mimesis

    Relationship Between Art and Society: Mimesis

    Relationship Between Art And Society: Mimesis The relationship between art and society: Mimesis as discussed in the works of Aristotle, Plato, Horace and Longinus The relationship between art and society in the works of Plato are based upon his idea of the world of eternal Forms. He believed that there is a world of eternal, absolute and immutable Forms (the world of the Ideal) and thought that this is proven by when man is faced

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Jon
  • Northern Ireland Conflict-Religion Vs Politics

    Northern Ireland Conflict-Religion Vs Politics

    The conflict in Northern Ireland is likely one of the most closely watched and hotly debated disputes of our time. Spanning now for over a century, what remains at the root of the conflict is unclear. Many theories have developed over time, yet no one theory seems to adequately describe the complex struggle. The conflict has been divided down many lines; ethnically between the British and the Irish, geographically, between the North and the

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • Gun Control in Society

    Gun Control in Society

    Gun Control in Society When you think of guns, you think they are associated with death and violence. Gun producers try to target and influence every day Americans like you and me to purchase guns. They try to make it seem like our society is unsafe so if we buy guns, we will have protection. We would not have to worry about someone else saving us, and we can get the job done ourselves. After

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society? On earth, technology has and will always be used to sculpt and create our modern society. Without technology, our lives wouldn’t be just the usual walk in the park. Technology is a huge contributor to the well being of human kind. Just try to imagine how hard it would be to make it through the day without the simplest of technologies. We have grown so used to the luxuries

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Geography’s Impact on Russian Politics

    Geography’s Impact on Russian Politics

    For centuries, Russia was cut off from most of Western civilization. This is due in part to Russia's geography. Russia has, what is called a natural barrier. Russia's natural barrier is simply its huge expanse. It is hundreds of miles from Moscow or St. Petersburg to any Western city. This isolation was a hindrance, and an advantage throughout history, politically, socially, and economically. Russia's language is an example of this. It is extremely clear that

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Grenada's Political Evolution

    Grenada's Political Evolution

    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Grenada's Political Evolution[4] Grenada, discovered by Columbus in 1498, is a tiny Caribbean island of 334 square km with a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants. In the 18th century, as a British colony, the rulers imported large numbers of slaves from Africa to work the sugar plantations. In March 1967, the island became a self-governing state in association with the United Kingdom and, later that year, Eric Gairy and his party were elected

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Yan