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  • Modern Eugenics and Genetic Engineering

    Modern Eugenics and Genetic Engineering

    Beginning in the 1980s the history and concept of eugenics were widely discussed as knowledge about genetics advanced significantly. Endeavors such as the Human Genome Project made the effective modification of the human species seem possible again (as did Darwin's initial theory of evolution in the 1860s, along with the rediscovery of Mendel's laws in the early 20th century). The difference at the beginning of the 21st century was the guarded attitude towards eugenics, which

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: regina
  • Lina Lingard; Modern Woman

    Lina Lingard; Modern Woman

    Modern Women A modern woman is a woman who is not afraid to break away from traditional views. Women should be considered equal to men. It is the modern women of the early 1900s that have made it possible for girls today to have the jobs and privileges available today. It was not an easy mission, and many women chose not to stray from the traditional path. It took courage and a great deal of

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    Essay Length: 651 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • Modernism and the Holocaust

    Modernism and the Holocaust

    The emergence of the Holocaust and the Nazi party views can largely be determined as a result of modernity, as a reaction against the times. Yet, at the same time it can be argued that the National Socialist party can be characterized as a modern development. Modris Eksteins, George Mosse, and Zygmundt Bauman offer an in-depth look into both the anti-modern and modern aspects of the Nazi movement and the resulting Holocaust. Ekstein's work proves

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    Essay Length: 260 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • What Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager in Modern Business?

    What Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager in Modern Business?

    What does it take to be a successful manager in modern business? Management in the 21st Century As the world moves through the 21st Century, business is becoming more dependent upon professional managers, who can bring success to an organization. Issues such as globalization and decentralization adds to the need for organization's to hire flexible managers capable of leading. A 21st century manager should possess three traits and utilize them to lead organizations: the ability

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Modern Philosophy

    Modern Philosophy

    Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some, for example, include politics, physics, or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία" (philo-sophia), which means "love of

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Victor
  • Modernity in Jacques Tati’s-Mon oncle

    Modernity in Jacques Tati’s-Mon oncle

    Anne Friedberg in Ch.2 of Window Shopping: Cinema and the Postmodern (U of California P, 1993) discusses the relationship between the city, modernism, film and architecture. Throughout this essay, I will relate her ideas of modernity particularly in the ‘mobilized gaze’ and ‘commodity-experience’ to Jacques Tati’s film Mon Oncle (1958). Anne Friedberg’s ideas of modernity in the ‘mobilized gaze’ and ‘commodity experience’ as well as the reversal of public and private spaces can be inexorably

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining?

    Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining?

    Religiosity in Modern America: Growing or Declining? Religion is an incredibly broad and vague social issue all over the world. In fact, religion in the United States can be even more so. In America religion carries many dimensions from frequency of worship to role of faith in important life choices. Examining religion as a social institution who contribute self-conception of one’s own religious piety is one of the least complicated ways to measure religiosity. The

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Yan
  • Modern Robotics

    Modern Robotics

    The design challenge is to navigate a robot through a preset course using the knowledge from previous labs and additional research of any kind. Solutions are free from restraint except for the requirement that the voltage source may not exceed 9 volts (standard layout would dictate a 7.2 voltage source). The course layout, dubbed a maze, is a simple square enclosure with 2 barriers protruding from the near and far rails. Black and white tape

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Top
  • Radar in the Modern World

    Radar in the Modern World

    Scott Martin D. Hyland English 192 Research Paper Radar in the Modern World Radar is usually taken for granted in these days of modern technology. Many people do not know how radar is really used, how it works, or why we need it. People are familiar with several uses of radar like police enforcement radar guns and radar that measures how fast a baseball is pitched in a major league game. These are only a

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Review of Stearns’ Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

    Review of Stearns’ Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

    Review of Stearns' Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West Wow, I mean, your sister, she's so fat that when she wears a yellow raincoat, people shout out, "Taxi!" Your brother, gosh, he's so fat that his driver's license says, "Picture continued on the other side!" About your mother, well, she's so fat that when she walks in front of the television, you miss out on three commercials! I'm tellin' ya! Fat! Those

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Vika
  • What Is Modern Sport?

    What Is Modern Sport?

    What is modern sport? Throughout the 1970’s, sociologists used the conflict and functionalist theory to lead their examination of sports in society. Each theory is based on different assumptions about the establishment of social order in society and different conclusions about the significance and consequences of sports in civilization. (2) Sociologists using the conflict theory, view society as an ever-changing set of affairs, characterised by intrinsic differences of economic interest. Social order is believed

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Jack
  • Modern European Weaponry - Shaping Changes in Warfare

    Modern European Weaponry - Shaping Changes in Warfare

    Modern European Weaponry: Shaping Changes in Warfare The human being has always found a way to inflict harm in the name of defense or simple destruction, for survival, or for the annihilation of the enemy. All within the realm of warfare, we have found a way to make sticks and stones break bones, and everything between simple technologies to the advent of gunpowder, has changed civilization and the way we live. Throughout this essay we

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Evaluate the Claim That Modern Political Parties Are Failing to Perform Their Traditional Functions

    Evaluate the Claim That Modern Political Parties Are Failing to Perform Their Traditional Functions

    To answer this question, we most identify the key roles of a political party in the political system. Political Parties must identify their leaders who in turn, become the offered leaders to take control of the country. Skills of persuasion, organisation of support, public speaking, committee work, and public campaigning are all essential qualities for leaders of political parties. Currently, the leaders of the Labour Party, Conservative's and Liberal Democrats represent a range of viewpoints,

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Edward
  • Aristotle's and Modern Thought

    Aristotle's and Modern Thought

    Aristotle's and Modern Thought Aristotle's thoughts of ethics conclude that all humans must have a purpose in life in order to be happy. I believe that some of the basics of his ideas still hold true today. This essay points out some of those ideas. It was Aristotle's belief that everything, including humans, had a telos or goal in life. The end result or goal was said to be happiness or "eudaimonia". He explained that

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Commedia Dell’ Arte and Influences on Modern Theatre

    Commedia Dell’ Arte and Influences on Modern Theatre

    Commedia dell Arte is an interesting form of acting in the history of theatre. During the 16th, 17th and 18th century, in the midst of the renaissance, there was a very delightful source of entertainment that people where privy too. This archaic form of acting was based around improvising and the use of masks. I am comparing this to modern day comedy since I have seen direct examples on television, which use this method of

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    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Edward
  • Modern Rock

    Modern Rock

    Modern rock is always has been the voice of many youth in every case. Rock music changes and strengthens their moods, alter attitudes and affect behaviors, provide much of their slang by controlling their conversations and give the ambiance at their common gathering. Music behaviors provide representation for how they operate and dress. As a result of modern rock music it has been criticized for humiliating the minds of today’s youth in the society. Rock

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: July
  • Ethical Decisions in a Modern World

    Ethical Decisions in a Modern World

    Ethical decisions in a modern world Ethics today are not nearly what they used to be. Today with the onset of a greed mentality coupled with a general decline in faith, ethics are not as prevalent as they were in bygone days. Sometimes, it is necessary to take a stand and meet out punishment to those that do not follow ethics. This paper will show the impact of ethics on a bad decision-making process. In

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    Essay Length: 576 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Nietzsche and Modernism

    Nietzsche and Modernism

    Although Nietzsche isn't responsible for creating modernism, his philosophies were representative of the concerns and uncertainly of the modernist artists. Nietzsche and the modernists shared a dark outlook on society, one that he had called in his works "sick" and weak due to the constraints put upon them by the Christian church, and traditional values that had gone unquestioned for too long. To truly realize oneself, you must break free, denounce this imposed morality and

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    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Modernity’s Legacy - a Two-Edged Sword

    Modernity’s Legacy - a Two-Edged Sword

    MODERNITY’S LEGACY-A TWO-EDGED SWORD Karl Lusk MODERNITY: HISTORY AND THEOLOGY HSST 2198, Spring Semester 2006 May 19, 2006 Purpose of this paper: This paper will examine some of the key marks of modern church history in terms of the opportunities and challenges it poses today. It will do this in light of the course readings and lectures, but also will examine other sources, particularly those expressed by Stanley Hauerwas, PhD, Professor of Theological Ethics

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    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Marxist Analysis of Modern China

    Marxist Analysis of Modern China

    On January 25 the New York Times published an article entitled: Losing Ground- China’s Leaders Manage Class Conflict Carefully. The article begins by comparing the Chinese commercial hub of Guangdong to the 19th century English commercial hub of Manchester, whose poor working conditions and division of labor and capital worked as a prime example for Marx’s critique of capitalism. Much like Manchester, Guangdong’s (and China’s) industrial growth depends on cheap labor that attracts capital, in

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    Submitted: April 17, 2010 By: July
  • Alistair Macleod - Modern World Versus Traditional World

    Alistair Macleod - Modern World Versus Traditional World

    Modern World versus Traditional World The stories from Alistair Macleod’s The Lost Salt Gift of Blood are often related to the lives of the people of the Maritimes who are commonly miners, fishermen and farmers. The author repeatedly examines similar themes and issues in his short stories such as isolation, choices versus consequences and the concept of dying culture. However, the most prominent theme deals with the contrast between the rural ways of life and

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Kevin
  • It's a Light Skin World: Favoritism Associated with Skin Tone, Hair Length and Texture

    It's a Light Skin World: Favoritism Associated with Skin Tone, Hair Length and Texture

    Introduction Why do your skin tone, hair length and texture play such an important role in the music video and modeling industry? I pose that question to the masses to try to understand the certain favoritism or stereotypes associated with the complexion of an individual’s skin color or hair texture. This stigma fascinates me in the sense that the majority of the women in these videos or runways have a light complexion, no matter the

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Role of the Visual in Modern Architecture

    The Role of the Visual in Modern Architecture

    The role of the visual in today's society is quite apparent. Beautiful, flashy images are everywhere in the media, and all of them serve the same purpose. The purpose of all of these images is to get you, the consumer to buy the product that is being sold, or at least buy into the idea that a particular product represents. The role of the visual in modern architecture is very much the same. The purpose

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Edward
  • The First Modern War (the Civil War)

    The First Modern War (the Civil War)

    The Civil War was the first modern war. Technology had reached new levels due to the Industrial Revolution. New weapons, ships, transportation, and medicines were all being used in the Civil War. This created problems because the technology was much more advanced then anything the people of the time were familiar with. Due to lack of experience using the new technology, accidents happened and casualties were high. New weapons were first used in the

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    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Modernism, Post-Modernism, and the Feminist Perspective

    Modernism, Post-Modernism, and the Feminist Perspective

    Modernism, Post-Modernism, and the Feminist Perspective Literature is a driving, flexible, ideological force in culture. It reflects society and the times in which the piece is written, just as society is then influenced by literature. Certain trends are associated with different periods throughout time. Before the 20th century, the literature world went through periods of Enlightenment as well as rejection of this idea, thus reflecting society at that point. During the 20th century, modernism

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    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: July

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