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  • 1984 Vs Brave New World

    1984 Vs Brave New World

    1984 vs Brave New World Undoubtedly, the thought of living in, or forming a utopian society has flashed through nearly every person’s mind. A few people have even tried to make this ideal dream society a reality. Unfortunately, within the pursuit of these societies the leaders become corrupt and begin to become paranoid with the fear of rebellion. Hundreds of people were murdered during the reigns of Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin in what they

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Cultural Identity Within Asian Writing Systems

    The Cultural Identity Within Asian Writing Systems

    The Cultural Identity Within Asian Writing Systems The style of Asian writing seems to be completely different from that of the western writing systems. For starters, many western languages are phonetic: words are spelled out with symbols that represent sounds. The way that a word looks has nothing to do with the meaning of the word. On the other hand, the most recognized form of Asian writing, Chinese characters, are completely pictographic. A single character

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Janna
  • World War II

    World War II

    World War II began I 1941 for the United States when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. World War II had already been raging for years before the United States entered it. Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito Mussolini in Italy, and the seizure of Manchuria by Japan where big factors for the beginning of war II. The Axis powers stood against the Allied powers by the end of World War II. Germany, Italy, and Japan stood together

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Anguilla - a Changing Economy and a Changing Culture

    Anguilla - a Changing Economy and a Changing Culture

    Anguilla A Changing Economy and a Changing Culture The Caribbean has long drawn tourists to its beautiful beaches and tropical isles. The islands that make up the Caribbean all have their own histories, cultures, and atmospheres. Some Caribbean islands became tourist hot spots decades ago, and others are only beginning to develop their tourist industry. The island of Anguilla has recently emerged as the "it" location for celebrities and the wealthy alike. This paper will

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • World of Tui

    World of Tui

    A Smile for the whole world - THE WORLD OF TUI - INTRODUCTION At a time of brand development, marketers have to front a decision involving brand flexibility: Should a new product be attached to an already existing brand's name, or should it be developed as a stand-alone brand? For example, should Microsoft give its name to brand cars? Or would Rolex weaken its brand by branding shoes? According to Aaker (1996) the definition of

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Artur
  • United States of America and the Amish: Mainstream Culture and the Minority

    United States of America and the Amish: Mainstream Culture and the Minority

    United States of America and The Amish: Mainstream Culture and The Minority What does it mean to be Amish? They dress different and their lifestyle is different, but is that the only difference between the Amish and the people of the mainstream American culture? America's 150,000 member Amish minority, which is situated throughout the U.S. mainly in Indiana, Ohio, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been one of the most successful among the nation's religious and

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Steve
  • Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimension and Motivation

    Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimension and Motivation

    Model of National Culture To date, the most common way to study and draw conclusions about organizational behavior across cultures and explain the differences that exist is to use Hofstede’s framework. Prof. Geert Hofstede conducted perhaps the most comprehensive study of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. Geert Hofstede analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries, from which

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Janna
  • Covert War: Nature Vs. Culture in the Last of the Mohicans

    Covert War: Nature Vs. Culture in the Last of the Mohicans

    In James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans, a superficial reading might depict the novel as the story of a battle between societies. Yet there is an underlying depiction of a far more vast conflict. From the beginning of the novel, the reader is guided by descriptions of the struggle between the two entities. Cooper writes, “there was no recess of the woods so dark, nor any secret place so lovely, that it

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ethics in the World

    Ethics in the World

    Chronic Disease Clinton Bernard University of Phoenix SCI 100 Paradigms of Health Professor David Hayhurst April 25, 2007 In this text the Chronic Disease called Cancer will be defined and exposed for the killer that it takes lives in America everyday. Looking into the depths of the disease should give a broader spectrum of the class of diseases that plague America and the citizens that reside within this great nation. The research from scientist and

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • World Wrestling Entertainment Stock Presentation

    World Wrestling Entertainment Stock Presentation

    World Wrestling Entertainment, INC Company Overview World Wrestling Entertainment, INC. is an integrated media and entertainment company primarily engaged in the development, production and marketing of television programming, live events and the licensing and sale of consumer products featuring the WWE brand. WWE has been involved in the sports entertainment business for over twenty years and has developed wrestling into one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Economic drivers remain down from historical

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: David
  • Russian Demographic and Cultural Analysis

    Russian Demographic and Cultural Analysis

    Russia Cultural Analysis A- Population As of 2007 Russian Federation ranks tenth in the world with a total population of 141,377,2 people as of July 2007.(NationMaster). The biggest city in the Federation is the capital, Moscow, at 10,415,400 people(NationMaster). The overall sex distribution in the Russian population is 0.859 males/female however in the 15-64 year old range the distribution is much closer at 0.93 males/female. Even more interesting is the distribution between men and women

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: David
  • U.S. Farmers Feeding the World

    U.S. Farmers Feeding the World

    U.S. farmers feeding the world Do to the fact that I am a farmer that is trying to provide for the market, there could be a considerable bias when dealing with an issue like this. I feel that through my research and recent group presentations dealing with sections of this topic, that all my opinions are based on facts and other information. With that I am addressing the topic of whether or not farmers in

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate,") generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significant importance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Culture has been called the way of life for an entire society. As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, norms of

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Unspoiled World of Fairy Tlaes

    The Unspoiled World of Fairy Tlaes

    THE UNSPOILED WORLD OF FAIRY TALES OUTLINE Thesis Statement: In spite of all the oppositions, which support the belief that reading fairy tales is not beneficial for children, such as the idea that fairy tales contain elements which are of no use, it is especially important for a child's character development to read fairy tales. I. INTRODUCTION a. Brief explanation of fairy tales' importance in childhood b. Main discussions about their use II. BODY a.

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: regina
  • Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley brings a futuristic novel, riddled with human follies and satire. Huxley wrote during the progressive and post-depression periods, which is reflected by the issues in which he satirizes. Brave New World is a futuristic novel that explores the hypothetical advancements of technology and effects or improvements on society. The novel sets a social system similar to that of medieval England in which people are “born” into castes. This sets the stage for the

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: July
  • Star Wars Pop Culture Icon

    Star Wars Pop Culture Icon

    American popular culture has always been a market for sales. Everything that is and has made pop culture what it is in America has been built through commercialization. The ability to sell the main product and then the countless other revenue items that go with that product define American culture. Today in the United States a person would be hard-pressed to fined a movie showing in theaters that does not have a soundtrack out, t-shirt

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: regina
  • Brave New World

    Brave New World

    Imagine living in a world without mothers and fathers, a place full of faceless human clones. This is the society portrayed in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel entitled Brave New World. Huxley describes a futuristic society that has an alarming effect of dehumanization. This occurs through the absence of spirituality and family, the obsession with physical pleasure, and the misuse of technology. In this world, each person is raised in a test tube rather than a

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Top
  • Historical and Cultural Comparisom Between Canada and Usa

    Historical and Cultural Comparisom Between Canada and Usa

    The tourist potential of the climatic, landscape, historical & cultural resources of Canada, & New York (USA) The designations I have chosen are both on the American continent. The statistics used are based on the European traveller. Because of the vast difference in population density of Canada and the U.S.A, I have decide to centre my comparison around the vast metropolis of New York and western Canada (Calgary-lively city lake Louise-scenic resort) Canada is situated

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Janna
  • Religions and Japanese Culture

    Religions and Japanese Culture

    Religions And Japanese Culture Many religions are popular within the Japanese culture. Two of the most influential religions, Shinto and Buddhism that help shaped a lot of Japanese values are Shinto and Buddhism, played a large role in shaping Japanese values. Numerous similarities and differences run between these two religions; nonetheless, the Japanese often believe in more than one religion at the same time. This is possible due to the polytheistic nature of most popular

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Toy World by David Dunton & Jack McClintock

    Toy World by David Dunton & Jack McClintock

    Historical perspectives: Toy World, Inc. was founded in 1973 by David Dunton & Jack McClintock was a manufacturer of Plastic Toys for children: cars, trucks, rockets, spaceships, etc. Toy World, Inc. was originally a partnership when it was incorporated in 1974. Company had grown rapidly since its founding, with profits increasing every year since 1976. Jack McClintock assumed presidency in 1991. In 1993 David Dunton & Jack McClintock hired Dan Hoffman as the production manager.

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Anthro Term

    Anthro Term

    1. Leif Eiriksson- Son of Erik "The Red", this Icelandic Explorer was born in Greenland in 970. Leif set out on a journey to explore the west in the 990's. He is thought to be the first European to set foot on North America. 2. L'Anse aux Meadows- Translates to "little bay by the meadows". It is located in Newfoundland. Surrounded by water on three sides which is good for vegetation. It is the only

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • World War II

    World War II

    I. Wartime Conferences Prepare for Peace a. U.S. took part in 15 major international conferences b. Cairo- • November 1934- FDR, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo, Egypt. Agreed on two issues: 1. Korea, then under Japanese domination, would be independent, and 2. Formosa, now Taiwan, would be returned by Japan to China. c. Teheran- • In late Nov., FDR & Churchill proceeded to Teheran, Iran. Promised Stalin that a second front would soon

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Women in Politics - Have They Finally Found Their Voice in Leadership?

    Women in Politics - Have They Finally Found Their Voice in Leadership?

    Women in Politics: Have they finally found their voice in leadership? Women have struggled since the beginning of time for one simple American right, equality. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Elizabeth Statton, and Mary Church Terrell spent if not their entire life, a great majority of it protesting and fighting for the rights of women. Yes, suffrage is a thing of the past, but it took 72 years of perseverance, courage, and

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • World Bank to Raise Africa Infrastructure Spending

    World Bank to Raise Africa Infrastructure Spending

    The Standard World Bank to raise Africa infrastructure spending Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Reuters We see from the article that the World Bank is to increase their spending into African infrastructure. Infrastructure is a very important part of the country’s economy. From the article, we see a damaged road. This road is used for transport of many goods and also provides transport to people. Therefore there is need for an efficient road. Good infrastructure will

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Globalisation - How It Affects Both Trade and Culture

    Globalisation - How It Affects Both Trade and Culture

    Globalisation has made a great impact in the world by helping businesses, technologies and cultures spread throughout the globe. Today there is 12 times more world trade in goods and money than there was in 1945. (Globalisation and trade, 2001) While this can be considered as fact, there still remains a dispute about whether a global marketplace will be beneficial to everyone. Some people believe that globalisation does have the potential to create many opportunities

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Tommy

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