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Divided Societies, 2002.
An examination of culturally divided societies and whether consociational democracy could work in these countries.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of consociational models and whether they would work in deeply divided societies. The writer explores the models being used in several other places including the Netherlands and Switzerland. The reader is first given a detailed explanation of how such a model operates and what its positive aspects are. Then the writer touches on some of the negative aspects. Finally the entire idea is brought to the door of deeply divided societies and the writer explains whether or not the model can be applied to those divided societies successfully.
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"Every society likes to entertain the belief that they have the truth in the best societal practice. If asked each government will tell the inquirer that their form of government and their societal system is the most well thought out and best system there is. Part of this may come from the need to believe they are providing the best possible system for those who live within its boundaries, and part of it may be a true belief that it is the best because they are comfortable with its operation. The truth is often somewhere in the middle and the systems could always use some tweaking to make them as perfect as their representatives would have them sound."
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Labor and Society Divided, 2002.
Discusses how several social theorists present ideas on the division of labor in their works.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper compares the views of Durkheim, Marx, and feminist writer Nancy Hartsock on the division of labor and related issues.
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Uniting and Dividing Societies through Food, 2005.
Examining the thesis statement that throughout history, food has been a major driving social force which has concomitantly divided and united humans.
2,246 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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The following thesis contains a review of the positive and negative ways in which the search for food has impacted social man. It begins with an examination of prehistoric man and follows him through Peking Man's development, the Neolithic era of farmers and herders, and the Era of Expansionism heralded by the search for salt and spices. This thesis examines man's resourcefulness when confronted by food shortages; lastly, it concludes with a discussion of Darwin's evolutionary theory to elucidate the role of food in man's powerful drive to survive and evolve.
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"Beginning with prehistoric man, homo and femina sapiens needed to cooperate in order to be successful predators. The lions, wolves, and jackals they hunted and cooked were their main sustenance. During the Neolithic Era, man evolved into a super-animal who was no longer exclusively predatory; he was now a "settled farmer and stock breeder" (Tannahill, 1988) who could hunt, fish, gather, grow food, and domesticate animals.
Approximately two million years ago, as man continued to evolve, hominids, primates that were more like ape-like than man, developed into homo-erectus, primates who were able to stand erect and bore a more human than ape-like appearance (Stamps, 2000). Peking Man, the earliest, most well known representative of homo-erectus, was discovered in Beijing, China. Examination of the fossils of Peking Man indicate he was a hunter and cave dweller whose diet was mostly venison and other mammals. Most notably, Peking Man was able to control fire. Fire provided the caves with light and warmth but it also positively affected Peking Man's ability to prepare and enjoy food."
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Labour's Labor, 2006.
A review of an article discussing the impact and damage of WWII on the British economy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses how following World War II, the British economy, its social structures, and its infrastructure, were all considerably damaged by the years of war over the European continent. Unions, as Dorfman points out, entered the post-World War II era as one of the nation's policy focal points in what would otherwise have been a political vacuum (par.1). It further discusses how in the decades following the war, Unions provided the citizenry, in the form of workers, with adequate representation within the structures of government and ensured that many policies and programs were enacted that would ensure not only work related rights and assurance but also social programs. The Unions within Britain for three decades held considerable sway over policy decisions as well as policy formulation.
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Franciscan Missionaries and Society in Moldavia, 2002.
This paper is a serious work that evaluates various aspects of the society in the Danubian principalities during the first half of the 17th century, focusing specifically on both popular and official religious characteristics of the society as well as on
17,200 words (approx. 68.8 pages), 39 sources, MLA, £ 172.95
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The paper consists of three chapters, an introductory part and conclusions. The introduction defines the topic, the sources, the method and the structure. As the thesis refers to Franciscans and their reports, the first chapter provides a brief insight into their organization, their reasons for coming to the region, the relationship between them and the local power, and among themselves. The second chapter deals with the local clergy and its everyday life, stressing both its way of following church cannons and the coexistence with the clergy belonging to other religions. The third chapter deals with the society and is divided in two subchapters. The first one concern the society itself, focusing on its patterns of behavior in certain occasions, mentality, customs, ethnicity and education. The second subchapter is dedicated to religion, both the official religion and the popular one, which includes local beliefs mingled with Christian dogma and miracles. The last part consists of the conclusions drawn from the paper, highlighting its outcomes.
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"Knowledge of the reports written by the Franciscan missionaries is valuable for any historiography of the countries that were comprised within partibus infidelium where the Franciscans were active. Their reports are written in different styles suitable for different approaches, from demographic or culinary history to political history. Naturally, the accounts of the Franciscans proved valuable for Romanian historiography as well. However little use of the new trends was made and they were employed mainly as a source that stressed the political history. Therefore as previous research disregarded the potential of the reports for social history, there is a certain gap in the field."
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Karl Marx and Society, 2002.
Examines the Marxian model of society as set forth by German political philosopher, Karl Marx.
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The Marxian model of society is based on the concept of historical materialism, which gives rise eventually to a capitalist society of starkly divided classes and alienated individuals whose relationships are based on the mode of production. The paper explains that Marx sees society as a material entity which evolves from crude to more refined means of production, with ever greater gaps of wealth and power between the owner and worker classes, with individuals suffering from greater alienation as they become commodities themselves in the means of production. The paper shows that the alienation and class conflict eventually becomes so severe that violent revolution occurs, led by enlightened workers, resulting in the dictatorship of the proletariat, which gives way to the ideal socialist society.
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"Marx focuses more on his critique of capitalistic society than on the socialist utopia. Among his most important ideas was that "existence determines consciousness." Most fundamentally, this phrase means that Marx believed that human individual and social consciousness was shaped by the conditions of the environment, the class conflicts, the means of production, the forces of alienation at work in capitalism."
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Evolution Of Society, 2002.
Discusses the economic, political and structural changes of society.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses the evolution of society and the subsequent changes in the economic, political and social structure. The society has been divided into three wide categories namely pre-modern, modern and post-modern with each social period significantly different from the other.
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Marxian Model of Society, 2003.
Examines his concept of historical materialism.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, £ 27.95
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Discusses the rise of the capitalist society of divided classes and alienated individuals. Explores the concept of class conflict and alienation leading to violent revolution, dictatorship of the proletariat, and the formation of the ideal socialist society.
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"The Marxian model of society is based on the concept of historical materialism, which gives rise eventually to a capitalist society of starkly divided classes and alienated individuals whose relationships are based on the mode of production. Marx sees ..."
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The Effect of Cyber Society on Personal Relationships, 2001.
As more people opt for on-line relationships, they may find it more difficult to conduct face-to-face relationships.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 19.95
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This paper explains how the Information Highway will affect the society in a manner that cannot yet be imagined and instead of a means of uniting the world the author feels that the technological revolution is creating a divide within society furthering social stratification and changing the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.
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"As the communications revolution reaches its climax the society is increasingly becoming virtual. Millions of Internet users are logging one every day and interacting with each other over the Internet. Where once socialization was limited within borders today, the society is increasingly becoming borderless as the Internet creates a global world. Chat systems like MSN and AOL Messenger, ICQ and MIRC have captured the people?s imagination and no longer is there a need to have personal face-to-face meetings. The interactive software?s allow a user to have web conferences, meetings and chat with more than one person at a time. Society is becoming impersonal as concepts like 'cyber love' and 'cyber world' emerge. "
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"In the American Society", 2002.
Discusses this short story by Gish Jen on Chinese-American life.
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, £ 23.95
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This paper reviews Gish Jens' short story "In the American Society" about the Chang family, with the father Ralph as focal point. The paper shows that the story is divided into two sections: 'His Own Society' and 'In the American Society' and, taken together, both sections illustrate Ralph Chang's transformation from old country Chinese-American to new country Chinese-American on his own terms.
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"When Ralph opens a pancake house, the business becomes successful quickly which confirms Ralph?s belief that the way he does business is the best way. Ralph?s confidence rises and not just due to his new riches. He feels freer to express himself. As daughter Callie says, when "the business continued to thrive, my father started to talk about his grandfather and the village he had reigned over in China -- things my father had never talked about when he worked for other people" (643). Although his wife gives him sound advice regarding the American way of doing business, Ralph prefers to conduct his business using his grandfather's methods. This proves to be a disastrous business decision."
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"House Divided", 2007.
An analysis of the rhetorical style of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech.
3,200 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 63.95
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This paper presents and analyzes Abraham Lincoln famous speech, "House Divided". The paper describes why this speech, in which Lincoln addressed more than one thousand Republican representatives at the Republican Convention in 1858, was so successful. The paper presents some examples from the speech and describes its content.
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"Three years prior to his legendary presidency, Abraham Lincoln addressed more than one thousand Republican representatives at the Republican Convention in 1858. Although the speech was initially condemned for its radical and seemingly inappropriate content, Lincoln's craftily constructed speech effectively established and defeated his enemy through a variety of rhetorical tactics. The success of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech lies in his ability to first elicit fear by creating a real threat and ultimately in overpowering that threat alongside his fellow morally upright Republicans, thus becoming a people's hero. Lincoln accomplishes this by constructing an unstable political atmosphere augmented by a conspiracy of past and present presidents in cahoots with legislators, namely the ever devious Stephen Douglas. He symbolically defeats these public enemies through a variety of strategies including a series of hypophoras in which he answers his own questions aimed to discredit Douglas and company, while simultaneously presenting himself as enlightened and superior by dismissively addressing the threat he constructed as easily assailable."
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Human Divided Attention, 2005.
A psychological experiment on human divided attention as affected by task similarity.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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Studies of divided attention have shown that the degree to which one task interferes with another will depend in part on the stimulus and response characteristics of the two tasks. This paper proposes a study in which participants will at average recall a significantly higher number of words when performing a dissimilar task (listening and doing manual work) as compared with performing a similar task (reading a prose passage).
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Introduction
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Participants
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Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
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"A study on task similarity by Allport et al. (1972) was done using participants who heard a list of words presented through headphones into one ear. The participant's task was to simply shadow these words. Simultaneously, participants were also presented with a second list. No immediate response was required to the second list but later on memory was tested for these items. Allport et.al. used three conditions. In one condition, the memory items consisting of words were presented into the other ear, so that participants were hearing and shadowing a list of words in one ear while simultaneously hearing the memory list in the other ear. In the second and third conditions, the memory items were presented visually by a different list of words and pictures respectively on a screen. Allport et al. suggested that the first condition (hear words + hear words) involves very similar tasks, and the second and third condition (hear words + see words/pictures) involves less similar tasks. "
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Holding Up "A House Divided" - Lincoln's Caution Regarding Emancipation, 2001.
The following paper discusses Lincoln's now-famous "House Divided" speech of 1858 which exemplifies the primary factors that strongly influenced him on both a personal and a political level.
2,380 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explores Lincoln?s eloquence of language and simplicity of reason that brought him to the attention of the newly-formed political party known as the Republicans and prompted them to present him to a surprised Washington as their platform's candidate in the presidential election of 1860. The abolition of slavery and the events concerning this issue are discussed in detail.
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A Personal View of A Divided Nation
A Pragmatic Policy Toward Emancipation
A Short Second Term
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?Abraham Lincoln's election to the U.S. presidency occurred at a time when tensions between the Northern and Southern sectors of the nation had been embroiled in a bitter dispute regarding slavery for quite some time. By the time of the 1860 election, Lincoln's view on the institution of slavery was common and widespread knowledge within both the North and the South, and each of these sectors had both preconceptions and expectations of the new president's first official acts of office. Both sides, along with the majority of Washington officials, expected an immediate proclamation concerning the abolition of slavery. Both sides, as well as Washington, however, were yet again surprised, for the new president had on his mind and as his policy a more gradual and pragmatic emancipation plan.?
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Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor., 2002.
Analysis of "Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor", by Paul Kleppner.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, £ 36.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper is a book review of the book, Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor, by Paul Kleppner. The author summarizes the book, discusses its interesting and boring aspects, and suggests how the book could have been better.
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