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Africa, 2006.
An analysis of the African economy.
2,453 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper discusses the economy of Africa. The paper begins by analyzing Africa's population, particularly in regards to the size of the country and the wealth of the individual. It then looks at the wealth of Africa, the land, and examines African economy and its growth. It discusses reasons for the level of the economy as it is today.
Table of Contents:
Bases of Wealth
The Gold Standard Is Tarnished
Is There Any Equilibrium In The African Economy?
African Economic Growth
Solution To The Problem
Supply And Demand
Development Through Oil
Reasons For Failure
Conclusion
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"SAPs require liberalizing interest rates and increased government borrowing; in Africa, the oligopolistic banking sector causes higher interest rates. These are then coupled with an unstable political situation, monetary devaluation, and trade liberalization (often, a worsening of the balance of imports and exports), making the situation even worse. Trade liberalization fails because export markets are more competitive today than when the emerging Asian nations industrialized, making it more difficult to compete in exports. Since the Asian nations already specialize in low-cost labor-intensive goods, there is little room for African goods, forcing Africa to continue to rely on commodities."
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Minority Groups, 2006.
A discussion on the effects of stereotyping.
2,908 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper discusses negative and positive stereotyping of minority groups. It focuses mainly on African-Americans in the United States. The paper explores literature on the topic and expands on the cyclical effects of negative stereotyping. The author contends that social awareness and the rise of successful African-Americans will break the negative stereotype image.
Table of Contents:
Summary
Introduction
Literature on Black Studies and Stereotyping
Analysis and Conclusion
Works Cited
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"United States is a rich country, richest in the whole world. We go in all corners of the world to help the poor, impose our version of democracy on Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries and spend billions and trillions on these noble endeavors. The plight of poor, the blacks, the Hispanics however goes unnoticed. The truth is that America has failed to develop a social support system for the unemployed, the sick and the poor, while this type of system work across the border in Canada and also in Western Europe. The reason of this negligent behavior might lie in the racial origin of the poor. "
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"Lost Sister", 2006.
A description of the poem "Lost Sister" by Cathy Song.
1,283 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper discusses a poem "Lost Sister" which is found in a poem collection called "Picture Bride" written by Cathy Song. The paper describes the ways in which the poem collection describes Asian immigrants' concerns with their decisions to migrate to the United States. The poem, "Lost Sister," more specifically compares the contradictions in Chinese and American cultures faced by a Chinese immigrant woman.
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"By acknowledging that jade stone can only be found in several mountains in China and nearby, Song applies the stone to symbolize China, the nation and its culture. Further, by describing the preciousness of jade stone to Chinese people in line 6-9, Song conveys that Chinese culture is very important to Chinese people. They hold their culture so strongly that they pass it on to their descendants and it becomes the family's identity, as stated in lines 3-4. Identifying themselves as Chinese not only shows their pride in being as valuable as jade stone, but also their power to make impossible goals become achievable as they can "move mountains" (line 7). The significance of the word "daughters" in line 3 is an image relating to the intense connection between Chinese women and their identities as Chinese."
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Rousseau and Burke: The French Revolution, 2006.
A study of Edmund Burke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, proponents of the French revolution.
2,611 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper takes a look at two proponents of the French revolution, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Edmund Burke, their background, their achievements and their views on the revolution. Rousseau and Burke both supported the revolution, but for different reasons. This paper discusses their similarities and their differences.
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Rousseau
Burke
Conclusions
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"According to Rousseau, society's negative effect on generally good men focuses on society's mutation of "amour de soi," a positive self-love, into "amour-propre," or pride. Rousseau argued that amour de soi generates the instinctive human desire for self-preservation, in conjunction with the uniquely human power of reason. To differentiate, amour-propre is not natural but artificial and forces man to compare himself to others, thus creating unwarranted fear and allowing men to take pleasure in the pain or weakness of others. Revolution for Rousseau, however, as an essential force to combat the negative influences of society stems from amour de soi, so it is pure in Rousseau's eyes.
In his work "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" Rousseau touched on a different angle associated with revolution. Rousseau asserted that the arts and sciences had not been a boon at all to mankind, because both studies were advanced not in response to human needs but as the result of pride and vanity - amour proper. Also, the opportunities arts and sciences engendered for idleness and luxury led directly and continue to lead directly to the corruption of man. Rousseau wrote in "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" that the evolution of knowledge had rendered governments increasingly powerful and had destroyed individual liberty. Rousseau determined that corporeal progress had actually undermined the possibility of sincere friendship, replacing it with jealousy, fear and suspicion - more evidence of amour proper."
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Behavioral Implications of Developmental Changes, 2006.
A look at how human behavior has developed over thousands of years.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper takes a look at the developmental changes that have occurred among homo sapiens in the last two millennia and how these changes have influenced human behavior. In order to understand these behavioral changes, this paper reviews the nature of human behavior and the occurrences leading up to, and influencing the change in human behavior.
Introduction
Nature of Human Behavior
Effects of Development on Human Behavior
Evolutionary Ecology's Contribution to Human Behavior
Bipedalism
Brain Size
Language Development
Current Behavioral Implications Modern Humans
Conclusions
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"Human behavior is more complex and varied than behavior exhibited by other organisms, however the basic processes share between humans and non-humans is not much different (Barnes-Holmes, et. al, 2003). Darwin suggests that no fundamental difference exists between man's behavior and other higher mammals with respect to certain mental abilities, suggesting that a continuity of sorts exist between the two and hence comparisons can be made between humans and non-humans with respect to behavior.
Others including Skinner shy away from non human studies believing but do suggest that such studies are useful for "assessing what behaviors and traits are distinctly human vs. those that are not" (Skinner, 1969: 101). For purposes of this evolution primarily human behaviors and traits will be explored in relation to developmental patterns over time. Human behavior will be examined as a direct correlate to developmental changes that have occurred in human beings since the dawn of time. "
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Narrative Theory, 2006.
A description and analysis of the narrative theory (communication as story-telling) in human beings.
874 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 19.95
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This paper analyzes the narrative theory of human beings as story-telling creatures. It discusses the success or failures in communication as depending upon the perceptions of the stories told by the narrator. The paper focuses on and analyzes Murdoch's communication with the Chinese and discusses this particular case in terms of understanding from both sides, successes and failures.
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"The manifestation of this perception could be seen in the Chinese retaliatory boycotts to Mr. Murdoch's enterprises. After Murdoch's purchase of Hong Kong's Star TV network, private ownership of satellite dishes was banned. This extreme retaliation shows how important the audience is in narrative theory. The narrator should therefore very carefully assess the audience and its concerns before entering the communication process. Cultural differences further complicate the matter, as misunderstanding occurs very easily, as was the case with the Murdoch situation."
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The Qing Dynasty, 2006.
A discussion of the takeover and consolidation of China by the Qing Dynasty.
1,171 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the takeover of China by the Qing Dynasty and the many ways that this was accomplished. It focuses on the rule of Emperor Qianlong and what he achieved for the Qing Empire in terms of its territorial size, and therefore, its ability to protect itself from internal rebellion and foreign invasion.
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"Emperor Qianlong's contributions to the expansion and consolidation of the Qing Empire were substantial, for he not only expanded his empire into Tibet and Xinjiang but also undermined the power of the Dzungar in Lhasa, a place where Chinese influence had been established by Qianlong's grandfather some fifty or so years earlier. One major step taken by Emperor Qianlong regarding Tibet was to install the Dalai Lama as the temporary ruler and declare a Chinese protectorate over the entire country. In 1793, as an indication of China's powerful role in the region, Emperor Qianlong decided that all future Dalai Lamas would be chosen by a lottery system which still exists today. "
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Westerners in China, 2006.
A discussion of the influence of Westerners in China from the 17th century.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the arrival of Westerners to the Far East from Europe in the 17th century. It focuses on the reasons for their arrival and the effect that Westerners had on Chinese religious and social traditions and customs. China's relationship to Great Britain at the time, is also discussed.
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"For many years, the Jesuits held Western dominance in China, mostly because they were more tolerant and open to Chinese religious and social traditions and customs. But in the mid 17the century, the Vatican in Rome became aware of what was occurring in China under the influence of the Jesuits and soon intervened with a very strict doctrinal approach to teaching Christianity. The emperor of China, the Manchu K'ang Hsi, a rather enlightened ruler for 17th century China, went against the Vatican and declared that the Jesuits' teaching style was appropriate for his people as long as it accommodated Chinese tradition. However, by the first decades of the 18th century, the Chinese monarchy evicted all Christian missionaries except for those individuals who contributed scientifically to the country."
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Globalization and the Extinction of Small Languages, 2006.
A discussion of the effects of globalization on the world's small language groups and their cultures.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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This paper examines globalization as the most important reason why small languages are dying out. Some believe that small languages fade into oblivion because local communities and educators do not stress the significance of keeping these indigenous languages alive. The author argues that youth is the vehicle through which languages can be kept alive and transferred to the next generation. The author argues, however, that most young adults are not really interested in preserving local languages or culture. Due to vast exposure, they have come under the spell of stronger languages and culture which is the primary reason we fail to notice the beauty and richness of local languages.
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"The writer goes to explain why any language, strong or weak, big or small, minor or major is important. "It is not merely a writer's conceit to think that the human world is made of words and to remember that no two words in all the world's languages are alike. Of all the arts and sciences made by man, none equals a language, for only a language in its living entirety can describe a unique and irreplaceable world." (p. 43) He describes an experience where he realized that indigenous languages are far more colorful and expressive than the well-known widely spoken ones. Shorris comes to see why the existence of small languages is important and realizes that the extinction of these languages would be a huge loss to articulation and expression. "
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Hindu Marriage, 2006.
An examination of the Hindu view of marriage as demonstrated through marriage customs and rituals.
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines the Hindu outlook on marriage as reflected in the elaborate traditions and rituals surrounding the marriage ceremony. Hindu marriage is further described as both an important means to foster love for the entire extended family, and as a means of spiritual growth for the couple. The three main parts of the marriage ceremony are described, including the pre-ceremony, the ceremony proper, and the conclusion of the ceremony. The author contends that the elaborateness of the rituals serve as a reminder of the importance of the marriage both to their families and the couples' own spiritual lives for the remainder of their union.
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"A Hindu marriage ceremony can be divided into three main parts: the pre-ceremony, the ceremony proper, and the conclusion of the ceremony. The pre-ceremony includes a reception that is held by the bride's parents for the groom and his parents at the entrance of the marriage hall. After this first reception, the bride's father meets the groom on the stage, and gives several presents to the couple. The daughter is then given away by the bride's parents (Hinduism.co.za). Pre-marriage ceremonies can also include Pair Pana (where sweets and gold coins are exchanged), and Milni (where sweets, ornaments and token money are exchanged) (Mypurohith). The bride's feet and palms are decorated with Mahendi before the ceremony (Vivaaha.org)."
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Hesiod's "Theogony", 2006.
A paper on "Theogony" by Hesiod and its historical context.
1,161 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses Hesiod's "Theogony," and its place as a Greek myth. The paper discusses how "Theogony" is a more than a simple collection of divine mythology. The paper refers to the works of scholars such as N. O. Brown and P. Walcot and explains their varying views on the role of "Theogony." The author concludes by explaining how Hesiod's "Theogony" is a move towards monotheism within the ancient Greek traditions.
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"Hesiod's Theogony functions as the large-scale poetic synthesis of the plethora of Greek traditions into a singular creation myth depicting the origins of the gods. The 5th Century BCE rhapsode honed what he believed to be a gift from the gods while napping on the mythological home of the Muses on Mount Helicon, where he tended sheep near his Boeotian home. Just as he accomplished more than agrarian how-to in his first lyrical production, Works and Days, Theogony surmounts the divine myth. Herodotus called it little more than an authoritative list of divine names, attributes and functions, but the continuing debate in its translation, interpretation and Typhoeus episodic interpolation reveals a great story that not only grounds the scholar in Hesiodic debate but the individual in a great historical context."
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Cultural Diversity and Team Performance, 2006.
Examines the effects of demographic characteristics and cultural diversity on group and team performance.
953 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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In today's sports, business, academic and other professional environments, conventional wisdom suggests that demographic and cultural diversity contribute positively to enhanced performance by groups or teams. Recent research suggests, however, that while diverse skills and abilities may in fact enhance group or team performance, demographic diversity (e.g. differences among team or group members in language, cultural, referential, or social background) may detract from it. This paper explores factors that make a group into a winning team, as well as analyzes both positive and negative effects of demographic characteristics and cultural diversity, on group and team behavior and performance.
From the Paper
"As demonstrated, then, within research; current events, and popular culture alike, demographic and/or cultural diversity either may or may not enhance a team's or a group's performance, depending on the group or team itself; its members; its management and/or other influences; and its shared values, goals, and philosophies. Diversity of skill and ability, research shows, is in general more likely to enhance group or team performance than is cultural diversity."
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The Drawbacks of Multiculturalism, 2006.
Examines some of the disadvantages of multiculturalism.
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper argues that multiculturalism is, in itself, dangerous. Critics of the concept are increasingly in agreement that multiculturalism in the end does more harm than good. The paper argues that the fields of language, art, culture and everyday human relations suffer under the bureaucratic guise of "equality".
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"In this way, under the guise of honoring the struggle of cultures to make themselves heard, this very struggle continues by not being allowed to fade into the past where it belongs. Once again, intercultural resentment begins to manifest as a result of apparent favoritism for the "struggle" and those who were part of it during the 1960's and 1970's. This has become so evident that many prominent colored artists' work has come to be referred to as "victim" art. This of course does nothing to alleviate already pronounced racial tensions because of multiculturalism."
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Prehistoric African Development, 2006.
This in-depth paper analyzes the prehistoric development of the African continent while focusing primarily on the development and evolution of man in this particular region.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper examines the published archaeological evidence and research that proves humans lived in Africa more than 3 million years ago. The writer of this paper traces the origins of the first humans in prehistoric Africa to the grassland regions in the east. The writer delves into the prehistoric cultures of Africa while also discussing the cultural and linguistic evidence that shows that certain societies such as the Bantus and Zulus came from the north and migrated southwestward to set up their own communities. This paper explores the development that occurred during the late Stone Age era which brought about additional settled societies throughout the continent. This paper analyzes the manner in which prehistoric cultures and societies functioned in Africa. The writer stresses that during the evolution of man evidence of specialized tools were found to have been created to cope with a new range of environments and circumstances which are clearly detailed in this paper. The writer also examines how the issue of gender was viewed during the prehistoric era. The writer contends it was likely that the traditional division of labor was evident during this particular era in which men hunted while women defended the camp and cared for the family.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Analysis
Conclusion
References
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"Part of the reasons, for some of the methods adopted, were geographic in origin. At the same time, the country is now broken up in 50 different countries and there is a wide difference in sizes among them, both in terms of area as also in terms of population. At the same time, the continent is huge enough to contain United States, China, India and Argentina together. The diversity and difference from other continents is sustained by the fact that it is bisected by the equator. There are many different types of lands, but the greatest portion of it is either desert or open plains. The continent also has snow capped mountains in Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro. The continent also has four different river systems of the Nile, Niger, Congo or Zaire and Zambezi. As was the situation in other world regions, human development in Africa also first took place in areas where there was good availability of natural resources in the form of soils and required water supply."
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