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  • Вђњthe Role of Business Is to Serve the Larger Society, Which Is Best Accomplished by Being Responsive to the Larger Society.Вђќ

    Вђњthe Role of Business Is to Serve the Larger Society, Which Is Best Accomplished by Being Responsive to the Larger Society.Вђќ

    According to the above statement, the role of business is to serve the larger society. There are many arguments about whether business firms should serve the larger society or not. According to the traditional view, earning profit is the primary objective of the business. Some people hold the view that “the business of business is businesses”. Critics argue that responsiveness of business towards the society distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses, others argue

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Gender Roles

    Gender Roles

    Who ever said men and women are equal must be blind. Women have always taken a back seat to men in American society. There has always seemed to be one set of standards that apply to men, and another set of standards that apply to women. This is evident in the home, workplace, and all throughout society. I would like to briefly discuss the impact of gender on our society and whether or not I

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    Essay Length: 593 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Jack
  • Women During the Civil War

    Women During the Civil War

    Women During the Civil War “ ‘I want something to do…’ ‘Write a book,’ Qouth the author of my being. ‘Don’t know enough, sir. First live, then write.’ ‘Try teaching again,’ suggested my mother. ‘No thank you, ma’am, ten years of that is enough.’ ‘Take a husband like my Darby, and fulfill your mission,’ said sister Joan. ‘Can’t afford expensive luxuries, Mrs. Coobiddy.’ ‘Go nurse the soldiers,’ said my young brother, Tom. ‘I will!’ (Harper

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: David
  • Why Women Use Kamasutra

    Why Women Use Kamasutra

    Why Women Use The Kamasutra According to the book The Kamasutra: It Isn’t All about Sex by Wendy Doniger makes a claim stating that parts of the book Kamasutra were designed to be used by women. The text says that the book Kamasutra gives advice to wives. The book also states that women are quoted in direct speech in the book Kamasutra. For example, In the text it says, “The Kamasutra however quotes women in

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    Essay Length: 499 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Role of Diet in the Aetiology of Coronary Heart Disease

    The Role of Diet in the Aetiology of Coronary Heart Disease

    1.0 Summary The report to discusses the role of diet in the aetiology of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and critically assesses the measures the government has taken in trying to reduce death rates from CHD through dietary measures. Two of the health campaigns the government has been partially successful in are: • 5-a-day fruit and veg campaign • 6g of salt campaign There is a lot of information available from the government but some of

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Is There Any Role for Protectionist Trade Policies?

    Is There Any Role for Protectionist Trade Policies?

    Is There Any Role For Protectionist Trade Policies? - Economics Essay Paul Krugman (1987) once declared that “if there was an Economist's Creed, it would surely contain the affirmations, "I believe in the Principle of Comparative Advantage," and "I believe in free trade." In theory, free trade is seen as a positive sum game that maximises world output and consumers’ choices, fosters peace and harmony among nations, and spurs domestic efficiency (Friedman, 1988). As its

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Edward
  • Hamlet - Madman

    Hamlet - Madman

    Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most analysed plays. The Danish prince is developed into a mysterious and fascinating man. A philosopher and a fencer, he is a man disgusted with the rottenness of life around him and is obligated to set things right. Under the guise of madness he attempts to achieve his ends; yet there is much to puzzle over. Was Hamlet really such a good actor that he could fool everyone into believing

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Women in Society

    Women in Society

    In 1995, the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, celebrated its th anniversary (Swers 172-183). The resolution calling for woman suffrage was passed at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, convened by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott (Jaydel 78-81). This had challenged America to social revolution that would touch every aspect of life. Early women's rights leaders believed suffrage to be the most effective means

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    Essay Length: 2,079 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Explore the Different Ways Shakespeare Uses Hamlet's Soliloquies to Convey to the Audience Hamlet's Thoughts and Feelings at the Time of Speaking.

    Explore the Different Ways Shakespeare Uses Hamlet's Soliloquies to Convey to the Audience Hamlet's Thoughts and Feelings at the Time of Speaking.

    “To be or not to be…”- that is Hamlet’s dilemma. To be or not to be a revenge hero, to kill or not to kill? Shakespeare uses soliloquies to show Hamlet’s feelings, and his thoughts, to show how he changes his mind during four of his soliloquies. However, it is not always clear if he is acting his “madness” or those are his own sincere thoughts. I will be commenting on four of his main

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Fonta
  • What Causes Women to Have Abortions

    What Causes Women to Have Abortions

    Abortions have become popular to the industry. About 43% of American women will have one or occasionally more than one abortions during their lifetime. Women's centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions per year. Most abortions are done on women under the age of 25. Majority of abortions are done for teenagers. Abortions are obviously in great demand. Most of the causes of abortions for women are due to personal and medical problems,

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Women in Islam

    Women in Islam

    Today, people think that women were liberated in the west and that the women’s liberation movement began in the 20th Century. Actually, Islam preceded all the existing systems in introducing women's rights more than fourteen centuries ago. The women’s liberation movement was revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the seventh century. A whole package of new rights was given at once to women by their creator without their having to

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    Essay Length: 1,553 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Janna
  • Hamlet Vs. Oedipus

    Hamlet Vs. Oedipus

    Character Analysis of Prince Hamlet in “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare and Oedipus in “Oedipus King” by Sophocles In Aristotle’s literary discourse, “Poetics,” he discusses his theory of tragedy, wherein he introduces the concepts of tragic flaw or “hamartia,” which serves as the catalyst for the protagonist’s downfall or the tragedy of the story to happen. He determines a tragedy as a “drama” that brings about a “sorrowful conclusion, arousing fear and pity in the audience”

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Yan
  • Gender Roles

    Gender Roles

    Even within a culture masculinity and femininity may be defined differently by various groups, in particular according to ethnicity, age, social class and sexuality. In this sense there is no single masculinity or femininity, but rather multiple masculinities and femininities. Not all men are 'leaderlike', 'aggressive', 'assertive', 'independent', 'risk-taking' and so on; and not all women are 'affectionate', 'gentle', 'sympathetic', 'dependent', 'emotional', 'nurturing' etc. Such qualities are found in varying degrees in most people. But

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Max
  • The Role of Greek and Roman Literature

    The Role of Greek and Roman Literature

    THE ROLE OF GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE Over the years, literature of ancient Greece and Rome has affected art, religion, philosophy, science and mathematics, medicine, drama, and poetry profoundly. It has served as a basic model for the development of later European literatures and, consequently, the writings of the historians, geographers, philosophers, scientists, and rhetoricians are read today as sources of historical information and enjoyment. Alfred Whitehead, the famous British philosopher-mathematician, once commented that: "[A]ll

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Media and the Self-Image of Women

    The Media and the Self-Image of Women

    The Media and the Self-Image of Women Distorted and unattainable sexist mass images are the inevitable consequences of a social system in which those who are thin and big breasted benefit most. We as a society have created an environment so image obsessed that those with power give approval for being thin and disapproval for being fat, creating a generation of women so self conscious about their body image, that it is affecting their health.

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Janna
  • Women’s Revenge in the Oresteia and Medea

    Women’s Revenge in the Oresteia and Medea

    Comparing Women's Revenge in The Oresteia and Medea Clytaemnestra and Medea are two women who are seeking justice for a wrong committed by their husbands. Clytaemnestra?s husband, Agamemnon, did not wrong here directly but rather indirectly. Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter Iphigeneia, in order to calm the Thracian winds. For Clytaemnestra this brought much hatred towards Agamemnon. Here Agamemnon had betrayed Clytaemnestra and their daughters trust, and for that she sought revenge. Medea's husband, Jason, had

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Top
  • The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of The Great Gatsby In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the two central women presented are Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. These two women, although different, have similar personalities. Throughout the novel, there are instances in which the reader feels bad for and dislikes both Daisy and Myrtle. These two women portray that wealth is better than everything else, and they both base their lives on it. Also the novel shows the hardships

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Anna
  • Slavery Was Hard for All, but Women

    Slavery Was Hard for All, but Women

    "Only by experience can any one realize how deep, and dark, and foul is that pit of abominations." (Jacobs, 120). These words are spoken by Harriet Jacobs (also known as Linda Brent) and after reading about her life experience as a slave, I have come to believe that slavery was far worse for women than it ever was for men. Jacobs never states that black slave men had it easy during the slave years, in

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Are Young Women Dying to Have the Perfect Body?

    Are Young Women Dying to Have the Perfect Body?

    Are young women dying to have the perfect body? Each year millions of people in the United States are affected by serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders. The vast majority, more than 90 percent of those afflicted with eating disorders are adolescent girls and young women. Thousands of magazines, newspaper articles, TV shows, and movies bombard them with images of today’s most attractive models: Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum and Paris Hilton with their

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Max
  • A Change in History for Women

    A Change in History for Women

    Nigel Liaw Mr. Gobrail English 3-5A 27 March 2006 A Change in History for Women Women presently play a huge part in daily activities whether it is at school, sports, or work. Over the past three decades, women have gained many rights and privileges that men have had for half a century or longer. Gaining these rights and privileges has allowed women to play important roles in today’s society. One of the most debated

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Bred
  • Women in the Middle East

    Women in the Middle East

    Women of the Middle East have far been viewed as an oppressed group. From the desert sands of Saudi Arabia to the mountainous lands of Afghanistan, Arab women have faced many hardships in their society. While the role of a woman is meant to be nurturing and domestic, many have moved on to a more modern view, and have taken on the role as educators and laborers. Arab women threaten the traditional family structure by

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Yan
  • Trojan Women

    Trojan Women

    When watching “Trojan Women”, people may be struck by the strong emotional range and intensity, which is present in its main theme, the devastation created by war in the lives of women and children. The agony and despair present in the actors voices and the intensity of their actions added to the total success of the play. Each scene deals with barbaric behavior toward women and children, but the three most prominent scenes were when

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Edward
  • Anything for Women

    Anything for Women

    Anything for Women In John Updike’s short story “A&P,” the reader meets Sammy, a nineteen-year-old working as a cashier in a market type grocery store. This story takes the reader through a fateful event in Sammy’s life, when he quits his job all for the sake of women and their attentions. Sammy makes a foolish mistake when he quits his job, after defending the girls in this story from a condescending comment made by his

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • What Was Hamlet and Ophelia's Relationship? How Intimate Was This Relationship?

    What Was Hamlet and Ophelia's Relationship? How Intimate Was This Relationship?

    Problem stated: What was Hamlet and OpheliaЎЇs relationship? How intimate was this relationship? Problem explained: Near the beginning of the play, Polonius convinced Claudius and Gertrude that HamletЎЇs madness is result of his increasing love for Ophelia. Ophelia portrays Hamlet as a distracted lover when he barged into her room wildly. The soft and obedient Ophelia seems like a maiden virgin who would never commit original sin. Nowhere in the play did either character express

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Vika
  • History of Women in the Early Century

    History of Women in the Early Century

    WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Wifehood and motherhood were regarded as women's most significant professions. In the 20th century, however, women in most nations won the right to vote and increased their educational and job opportunities. Perhaps most important, they fought for and to a large degree accomplished a reevaluation of traditional views of their role in society. Early Attitudes Toward Women

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: July