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  • Greeks Influence on Western Civilization

    Greeks Influence on Western Civilization

    The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected our fine arts, government, sports, medics, and philosophies. The Greek culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals, to Strengthen Democracy, Hold strength in the empire, and to glorify Athens. Pericles

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Western History

    Western History

    There is no doubt that Napoleon had a major impact on the post French revolution period. First I will describe negative impact he had on France and western Europe then I will discuss the positive impact Napoleon had on France and western Europe. Napoleon became the first consul in 1799 and helped overthrow the government he once helped build. Napoleon set out to secure his position of power by eliminating all of his enemies and

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Edward
  • Can Western-Style Hrm Practices Be Introduced to China

    Can Western-Style Hrm Practices Be Introduced to China

    Introduction The working environment of many western companies is currently changing a lot. Due to the globalisation and opening of markets companies are confronted with new problems. As a consequence organisational structures and practices are altering. In addition, human resource management practices need to be adopted as well. This is nothing unusual and has constantly happened in the past. In the beginning of the 20th century the scientific management theory of Frederick Taylor was extremely

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Tommy
  • All Quiet on the Western Front for Discussing the Great War

    All Quiet on the Western Front for Discussing the Great War

    At the beginning of the 20th Century, the great powers of the world engaged in the largest war concerning deaths in modern times. This war, which is often called the Great War, or World War I, had serious consequences that have affected our world today a great deal. Many great novels were written this century dealing with the Great War. One book, All Quiet on the Western Front, has been considered a classic and possibly

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Anna
  • Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs People have placed their ideas in and explained their culture through literature since the first recorded literary work. As societal beliefs have changed, literature has reflected these beliefs in the stories they tell. Despite the differences, many literary elements have remained virtually unchanged. The hero, for example, has been a major part in texts throughout history. Great early western texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh (1200 BCE) and the

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Western Civ

    Western Civ

    1. Division of labor- characteristics of civilizations in which different people perform different jobs. Irrigation- method of transporting water for crops based on the use of ditches and canals. Artisans- skilled craft workers Cultural diffusion- spread of culture from one area of the world to another. 2 + 3. Nile River- Africa Tigris and Euphrates River- Southwestern Asia Indus River Valley- Southern Asia Huange He- Eastern Asia In these four river valleys, people first developed

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Western European Car Industries & Economies of Scale

    Western European Car Industries & Economies of Scale

    Essay #1 - Western European Car Industries & Economies of Scale There are a lot of factors that determines whether or not a company will be successful. These factors are usually derived from economics. One factor that I plan to focus on is scale economies or better known as economies of scale. Firms that have expanded their scale of operations to obtain economies of mass production have survived and flourished. Whereas smaller firms who have

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Monika
  • Western Lowland Gorilla

    Western Lowland Gorilla

    The results, detailed in the current issue of the science journal Current Biology, may help to explain curiously peaceful interactions among neighboring social groups. The groups were observed in new behavioral studies of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). 1. The study could also provide clues about the role and development of kinship in early human society, say researchers behind the work. Despite being the most numerous kind of gorilla, the western lowland gorilla

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Symbolism of All Quiet on the Western Front

    Symbolism of All Quiet on the Western Front

    The novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, shows tremendous amount of symbolism, and the main symbol would be the importance of Kemmerich's boots. In the battlefield, the boots were considered one of the most prized possession one could ever own amongst the soldiers. The boots also represented how the soldiers in the battlegrounds were extremely poor and in despair from the war itself. The author, Remarque, depicts as if the boots are more valuable

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Western and the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    Western and the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    In The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, all of the fundamental elements of Western movies can be easily seen. The first element requires the movie to have characters whose physical and mental toughness separate them from the crowds of modern civilization. Tom Doniphon stands out as being tough and a little rough around the edges. He is one of the few people who is not afraid of Liberty Valance, and won’t think twice about standing

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • All Quiet on the Western Front Themes

    All Quiet on the Western Front Themes

    All Quiet on the Western Front One of the main themes in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is Futility of War. The novel takes place during the Great War and takes place in France. Paul Baumer is the main character in the book along with many of his friends. In the book the theme of futility of war appears in the beginning, middle and end of the novel and

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Western's Viewpoint During the Crusades

    The Western's Viewpoint During the Crusades

    The Western's viewpoint during the Crusades In order to narrow down the topic of this paper, the Muslim's viewpoint during the time of the crusades will be discussed. To best explain the Muslim's viewpoint, the first thing that needs to be explained is the crusades themselves. According to Microsoft's Encarta, the crusades are described as "a series of wars by Western European Christians to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims". Microsoft's Encarta also describes

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Fonta
  • America’s Western Frontier

    America’s Western Frontier

    America’s Western Frontier The American Old West compromises the history, myths, legends, stories, beliefs, and cultural meanings that collected around the Western United States in the 1800’s. Most often the term refers to the late 19th century, between 1865 to 1900, post-Civil war time period. Terms Old West and Wild West relate to life beyond the western frontier. The Wild West appears as a simple romanticized perception of the actual Old West identity, which forms

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: regina
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    "This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war." This opening paragraph is a simple, poetic version of the main theme behind All Quiet on the Western

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Western Expansionism

    Western Expansionism

    The pressures of white expansionism led the United States Government to find ways to remove the Native Americans from their fertile lands. Spurred by this pressure, and the need to fulfill his campaign promise to open Indian land for settlement, Andrew Jackson pushed through Congress the Removal Act. The Act allowed the government to negotiate treaties with the various Native American tribes, pay them for their lands, relocate them to western lands, and support the

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    The novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque has many different themes represented through out it. The main theme that is shown throughout the book is the “Lost Generation” theme. In the foreword, Remarque states, “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession… It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war.” This

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • Issues and Traditions in Western Religions

    Issues and Traditions in Western Religions

    Religion can be described as a system of worship and faith, based on a belief in the benevolent God. This is usually expressed by believers according to the religion’s customs and rules of behavior. The religions that will be discussed in this paper are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A brief summary of the top two current issues facing each of these religions will be provided. This paper will also identify two sacred holidays for each

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Jessica
  • An Analysis on Paul from All Quiet on the Western Front

    An Analysis on Paul from All Quiet on the Western Front

    As the novel’s narrator and protagonist, Paul is the central figure in All Quiet on the Western Front and serves as the mouthpiece for Remarque’s meditations about war. Throughout the novel, Paul’s inner personality is contrasted with the way the war forces him to act and feel. His memories of the time before the war show that he was once a very different man from the despairing soldier who now narrates the novel. Paul is

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Western Influence in China and Japan

    Western Influence in China and Japan

    China and Japan are two unique civilizations that went through similar, yet vastly different changes throughout their histories. Their growth and response to other nations differed in many ways in government, lifestyle, and general well-being. One of the main causes for such difference between the countries is the way the West influenced each region, and the way China and Japan responded to this influence. China focused more on the idea of being a "status oriented"

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Issues and Traditions in Western Religions

    Issues and Traditions in Western Religions

    Judaism A current issue facing the Jewish faith revolves around homosexuality. According to Jewish beliefs sexual relations with a person of the same gender was considered an abomination and a sin before God. Currently, the many factions of Judaism have differing stances on the practice of homosexuality. Many of the more traditional Jewish groups such as the Orthodox and Masorti Jews still considered homosexuality as a sin and their practices exclude men and women determined

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective

    Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective

    Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective University of Phoenix World Religious Traditions Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective Introduction The student’s thesis for this paper is elements of Zen Buddhism can benefit a person of any faith or of no faith.Religion plays a role in today’s world both spiritually and in society. A full spectrum of wars being waged to peace agreements being reached can be traced to religious roots. Some fanatical religion zealots

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Clash Between Nigerian Culture and Western Ideas and Traditions

    The Clash Between Nigerian Culture and Western Ideas and Traditions

    The British took Nigeria as a colony around 1885 and into the early part of the 1900s. In 1914, Northern and Southern Nigeria were brought together to create one single entity known as Nigeria. The British created a legislative council in 1922. The council started off mainly Britains but slowly began to incorporate Western educated Africans. In 1947, the Britains established a new form of government in Nigeria based on a system of three regions.

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Beginnings of Western Science

    The Beginnings of Western Science

    The Western Empire seemed to derive most of its knowledge and theories from those of the Eastern Empire after the fall of Rome. Astronomy and medicine are two of the specific examples discussed concerning the backgrounds and beginnings of western sciences. The Greek and Islamic background to Western astronomy deals with realists and instrumentalists, the realists representing physical reality and the instrumentalists predicting concepts with the idea that physicist’s models are mere convenient fictions. Although

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Yan
  • 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
  • The History of the Remote Control - the Downfall of Western Civilization???

    The History of the Remote Control - the Downfall of Western Civilization???

    The History of the Remote Control: The Downfall of Western Civilization??? By: Kyle History of Technology Research Paper The typical American family has on average four remote controls in their household. Look around the room and count how many you have in your house. I count five in just this room alone, not including the wireless mouse and keyboard I am using right now to type this paper. Everyone has seen remote controls for televisions,

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Jessica

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