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Modern Conservatism in a Hostile Society, 2004.
Is it possible to be a conservative in the Burke/Oakeshott mold under modern conditions?
1,970 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper analyzes how modern conservatism differs from traditional conservatism. It stresses the possibility of reactionary politics and delineates modern conditions hostile to conservative thought.
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"Some highlights of Burke?s conservative views in ?Reflections on the Revolution in France? and Oakeshott?s in ?Rationalism in Politics? include the importance of tradition, the fear of rationalism in politics, the necessity religion, the preservation of what is good within the political realm through gradual changes, and the belief in multiple guiding principles. Oakeshott also argues that modern society has entered a period, which is bringing it apart from the above doctrine; a period, marked by profound independence of the mind, intellectual equalitarianism, and distrust of traditional values. Modern politicians embark on rationalistic behavior, which eventually leads to disregard of traditions, experience, and prejudice. Consequently, there is an inherent disagreement between conservatism as expressed by Burke and Oakeshott, and modern societal leanings."
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Modern British Conservatism, 2007.
This paper explores modern Conservatism in Britain today.
1,694 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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The paper presents a brief history of the British Conservative movement and looks at the present day's British conservatism. The paper shows how in the face of such modern plagues as terrorism, religious intolerance and the global war on drugs, British Conservatives have had to adapt to the rapid changes all around them. The paper examines the Conservatives' Vision for Britain, a strategic plan essentially divided into six major areas of policy and action. The paper is of the opinion that while no political or social system is perfect, British Conservatism has certainly made an effort and achieved great progress toward the promotion of a happy population and a bright future for Britain.
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Introduction
From the Past to the Present
British Conservatism in the Modern Day
Closing Thoughts
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"Beginning in the late 1830s and moving into the late 1840's, the Conservatives in Britain certainly had a great deal to celebrate about: political power, a growing number of party members, and a celebrity roster that included some of the most brilliant and prolific writers of the day: Wordsworth, Southey, Wilson, Hallam, Buckland, Lockhart, Chalmers, Croly and Faraday (McDowell). In addition to this impressive membership list, the Conservative party enjoyed religious dominance through the Church of England; the religious tone of the day also defined the curricula at the major English universities of the day, Oxford and Cambridge."
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Conservatism within Society, 2008.
A review of the definition and examples of the application of conservatism within Canadian society.
1,805 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 40.95
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This paper discusses the definition and application of conservatism within society. It provides examples from within Canadian society of equality of opportunity and freedom and how these concepts relate to conservatism. The paper also discusses why the author feels that she can be considered conservative due to the views and beliefs that she holds.
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"Another way of viewing this aspect of Conservative tradition is found in their ideas of marriage. Conservatives put emphasis on the idea of a traditional family in that this is the environment where a child is supposed to be taught the values of a society with the hope that they will eventually become a vital member of that society (Macpherson, 1980, pg 72-74). However, this theory seems very dated by today's standards because it is becomes very difficult to prove that a child will flourish only when in the presence of the traditional family, and not in one consisting of a single mother, or two homosexual parents. In this aspect, among other issues such as abortion, conservatism seems to have similar views on these subjects as the church, which may in part stem from historical tradition. In my opinion, the church should not so greatly interfere with political issues that governments' actions are completely influenced. These two organizations should be treated as such because they both have completely different agendas, with the government leading an entire society, and the church only acting as a leader to a select representation of that society. Even though this doesn't seem to occur as drastically as it did throughout modern history, it should still be enforced that these two institutions be completely separate."
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Architecture: Modernism, Pre-Modernism and Post-Modernism, 2002.
A discussion of the different movements - pre-modernism, modernism and post-modernism - in architectural history and how each one differs from the other.
2,550 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 53.95
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A paper which discusses the different movements in architectural history and compares the differences between them. The paper shows how among these movements, modernism is the most popular and how it has influenced art and architecture in the United States and Europe. It shows, on the other hand, that pre-modernism is a less popular era in which architecture was influenced by the industrial age and its need for order and precision, and that Post-modernism was the movement that followed modernism and contains elements of both classicism and modernism.
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"During the modernism movement, architects started using steel and iron more in their designs and they also started focusing on functional designs. Apart from the use of steel and iron, concrete was also brought back to the architectural world. It is important to know here that concrete is one thing that sets late 19th century buildings from pre-modernism architectural designs. While concrete was first used by the Romans in 5 B.C., it was later taken over by other materials such as marble, stone, brick etc. Modernists are responsible for the revival of concrete in architecture."
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'Organic Society', and 'Tradition' in Relation to Conservatism, 2002.
This essay explains the relationship between the two key elements - organic society and tradition - of conservatism.
1,429 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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The paper shows that at the heart of the political theory of conservatism lie two theories that are becoming less popular in modern western society - 'organic society', and 'tradition'. This essay explains the roots, theories, and beliefs behind these ideas, as well as their connection to conservatism.
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"?Organic society? denotes several things. At the centre of it lies a theory of human nature that reflects people as dependent and insecure. They urgently need to belong to a certain group, in order to feel nurtured, and to add meaning to their existence. These groups are varied, but all ultimately perform the same task ? they include family, friends, work-mates, local community or even the nation. This contradicts the theory of ?negative freedom?, which denotes that individuals should be separated or at least protected from some of these groups, and left on their own. In context with this definition, one can see freedom as a ?willingness to accept social obligations and ties by individuals who recognize their value? . An example of this is a child?s willingness to obey his parent ? this is not a constraint of the child?s freedom but rather a tool by which it can learn from its parent. Therefore, society is formed through a natural instinct to belong. Indeed, at the base of it lies the family, which is the epitome of the society as a whole. The family develops out of the simple need to bear and bring up children, and members of it simply grow up within it and are guided by it (they do not sign any contract). It is maintained by natural impulses such as love, caring, and responsibility and holds the elements that protect and define the organic society as a whole."
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"A Look at Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies", 2005.
An analysis of European colonialism as interpreted in the book "A Look at Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies."
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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The following paper looks at the impact of European colonialism upon its own self-identity and upon its place in the world by reviewing a text entitled, :Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies.: While the reading glosses over the impact of the Europeans upon the indigenous peoples they were displacing, it does offer some interesting insights into how overseas adventurism changed European cartography and self-identification.
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"As much as Western imperial powers may wish otherwise, there can be little doubt that colonialism inflicted great harm upon many indigenous peoples the world over. Of all the many depredations that can be laid at the feet of colonial activity, one of the most pernicious was - and remains - population displacement. Among other things, this paper will examine the extent to which population displacement is treated in Modernity: an Introduction to Modern Societies. As will soon become evident, the paper refers to the issue of population displacement only obliquely while focusing far more upon the impact of Western expansion and colonialism upon western self-identity. "
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From Modernism to Post-Modernism, 2005.
Describes the theories of four major thinkers of the modern and post-modern era, including Weber, Durkheim, Victor Turner and Clifford Geertz.
1,486 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper summarizes the theories of these thinkers on the role of the individual and his/her relationship to the community. In conclusion, the author states that the thinking of Victor Turner is the most accurate and convincing.
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"Two thinkers -- Max Weber and Emile Durkheim -- were late modernist thinkers who developed theories about the relation of the individual to society. Their theories were appropriate to the industrial societies in which they lived. With the end of World War Two and the rise of the post-modern period, however, different ways of conceiving of the individual and society arose that sought to break with modernist thinking, including the thought of Clifford Geertz and Victor Turner."
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Modernism and Post-Modernism, 2002.
A discussion of the the study of film as a post-modern event.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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Discusses the study of film as a post-modern event. Defines the aesthetic values & dynamics of modernism and post-modernism. Post-Modernism as a cultural, aesthetic & historical issue. Structuralist thinking. Development of post-modern material and fragmented surface style in film. Examples: CONTEMPT, RESEVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION.
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"Movements in artistic expression often occur spontaneously and are then given a name to identify a perceived trend. This is clearly the case with reference to both modernism and postmodernism, and the very fact that we have seen a need to find a name for the changed environment after 1960 shows that postmodernism exists in some degree--it exists because we have named it, but that does not make it any more a coherent or "intentional" movement than was modernism. In film terms, postmodernism primarily shows a certain weariness with modernism rather than a drive to something clearly new. The elevation of film to a subject for study is itself a postmodern event, signaling as it does the end of the modernist division into High and Low culture. The increasingly self-reflexive nature of modern film along with the elevation of style over substance are..."
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Post-Modern Rebellion Against Modernism, 2004.
A comparison of Jackson Pollock's and Andy Warhol's art.
1,494 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper talks about, not only the significance of modernism and postmodernism, but also characteristics of both artists, Pollock and Warhol, along with their artworks.
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"An art-historical comparison of Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, two of the most celebrated artists of the mid to late twentieth century, is significant in demonstrating a shift from modernism to postmodernism. Pollock is represented as an ultimate expression of modernism and the embodiment of ambition for liberation in the 1950's. His drip paintings, which eliminated subject matter as essential , paved the way for modernist artists to take apart the foundations of all that was special in previous art making and abandon beauty as an ideal. Because of the significance of his work, modernism couldn't have gone as far without Pollock. The era of modernism, however, came to an end in 1964 according to Arthur Danto who stated that Warhol's art, especially his Brillo Boxes, marked its end. At the same time, as this work also implies the beginning of postmodernism, which is derived from modernist beliefs and attitudes, it is the art world with diverse aesthetic forms that broke with modernism. As a postmodernist and the enigmatic homosexual superstar of Pop Art, Warhol, adopted media, popular culture, and reproduction to rebel against the characteristics of modernism which Pollock's work and attitude toward art represented. By looking at two particular paintings, Pollock's Lucifer (1947) and Warhol's Triple Elvis (1961), we are able to bring out not only the differentiation of their personas and attitudes toward their art, but also the issues of Warhol's rebellion against modernist including Pollock."
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Modern Technology and Modern Malaise, 2002.
A look at the impact of information and communication technologies on society.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 73.95
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This paper is a discussion of information and communication technologies, and the effect of alienation that new technologies have on society. In this paper, technologies and social realms are described as integrated relationships. The impact of new innovations in digital and communication technologies is, in this essay, one of increased malaise and indifference within the social venue of these technologies. Technologies are changing so rapidly that the possibility of a social or global influence in the development of technology is eclipsed by the larger investment in change, not progress.
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Hostile Takeover, 2008.
A study of the legal, business and political aspects of the hostile takeover in view of globalization.
6,447 words (approx. 25.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 103.95
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This papers examines the policies and situations in China and Germany regarding hostile takeovers in those countries. It looks at how hostile takeovers are becoming more popular and how the number is increasing on a global basis. In particular, it discusses a case in China where a foreign entity was able to gain a considerable market share of an entire sector, despite government controls to avoid such a situation. The Chinese Beer War is an excellent example of why governments need to devise strategies for protecting domestic companies from hostile takeovers.
Outline:
The Problem
Significance of the Problem
Company Self Protection
Government Protection Against Hostile Takeovers
Structure of the Thesis
Chapter I - Introduction
Analysis of the Methods of Hostile Take-Over
Types of Takeovers
Anatomy of a Takeover
Chinese Beer Wars
Alcan/Alcoa
Shanda and Sina
Sohu's Poison Pill
Germany's First Hostile Takeover
Conclusion
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"Hostile takeovers are not only a danger for the company that is being taken over, it can also pose a threat to national security. This is especially true in the face of a foreign hostile take-over. If the take-over occurs in a major business sector, it could have devastating effects on the economy. A foreign hostile take-over can be seen as foreign direct investment, which in many circumstances would be considered to be good due to the boost to the economy. However, in the case of a foreign hostile take-over, there is a loss of a domestic business. Therefore, the boost to the economy is negligible. Companies need to take measures to protect against hostile takeovers as a matter of national economic stability. "
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Hostile Business Takeovers, 2007.
This paper explores the effects of hostile takeovers on post-deal stock prices.
2,429 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 51.95
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The paper presents a review of buy-side company performance in relation to stock price in and around the time various corporations have made their hostile takeover bids. The paper reviews the literature and collection of research data from companies around the world that have been involved in both successful and failed takeover bids. The paper then attempts to determine whether companies ought to consider hostile takeovers as viable tools in their competitive toolboxes. The paper concludes that it appears that successful hostile bidding in itself is neither a guarantor nor a hindrance to performance, as measured by stock prices.
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Review of the literature
Statement of the problem
Data Collection and Analysis
Results
Conclusion
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"The subject of hostile takeovers has been frequently considered in the American research literature since the 1980s (Yang, 2003). After a large number of such takeovers occurred in the United States during that time, businessmen, academics, and legislators began to look for ways to deal with hostile takeovers with rational, research-supported solutions. One major development in the literature revolved around the ways the American economy has responded to block most attempts at hostile takeovers, with public policy and optimal defense strategies that corporations could use in order to fend off unwanted takeover bids. Subramanian (2003) provides a review of the major trends in buyer takeover strategies, and shows how legislative responses and corporate defense measures such as poison pill and effective staggered board management structures have made target-side corporations very difficult to acquire against their will."
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Conservatism in 19th Century England, 2005.
A look at why conservatism dominated Europe in the first half of the 19th century.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper describes the reasons why the dominant political ideology of 19th century Europe was conservative as opposed to liberal capitalist or communist. This paper describes the reasons Europe wanted to return to an old traditional society instead of continuing towards a more enlightened, liberal society in the first half of the 19th century.
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"After the Defeat of Emperor Napoleon I in 1813 and his subsequent exile in 1815, Europe was at an end of three decades of political upheaval, continental war, and economic struggle. With Europe's victory over France came the recoil of the liberal ideological politics that had eroded the stability of modern Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people had been slain and the political and hierarchical traditions had been forever broken. "His conquests displaced a number of laws, institutions, and customs; broke through bonds sacred among all nations" (Perry, 153). The consequences of the Enlightenments rational thought was believed to have had been fully realized by conservatives. Europe had paid the penalty for their abandonment of tradition and religion for individualism and reason."
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Hostile Takeovers, 2002.
This paper analyzes the defense mechanisms used to protect against hostile takeovers.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper examines how defense mechanisms such as poison pills, staggered boards of directors, golden parachutes, stockholder rights plans, greenmail payments and other methods have evolved so successfully that hostile takeovers are losing their appeal as a corporate governance strategy on Wall Street.
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