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Obligation versus Liberation, 2002.
An analysis of personal ethnic identity in the context of the Italian Canadian community.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, £ 52.95
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This paper will argue that the current confusion of ethnic identity that characterizes the Italian Canadian will inevitably lead to the future merger - and perhaps even assimilation - of the group into the broader society. This paper is written from a first person point of view - the author being Italian Canadian.
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Liberalism versus Feminism, 2004.
The paper is a comparative analysis of the various philosophies of liberalism and feminism.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper explains that feminism and liberalism often have been intertwined epistemologically because, in a liberal view, the basic task of government is to protect the equal liberty of citizens and equal rights in the total system of basic liberties. The author points out that feminism, as a liberal philosophy of social rights, really only emerged in the United States in the 1970s, a decade behind the rise of the American women's movement in the 1960s. The paper stresses that, liberal Western philosophy is derived from the experience of predominantly white and heterosexual men; therefore, feminist philosophical forms, unlike past forms of liberalism, first have had to critique established views of the "self," rather than to accept the existence of the "self" as a given, and then define the best ways to protect these rights.
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"A politician of a centrist bent may be called a liberal if he or she allows that gays and lesbians should be permitted to legally wed. A woman who runs her own business may be called a feminist. However, these individual's real political convictions may bear little resemblance to such great liberal thinkers as John Rawls and John Stuart Mill and to such self-identified feminists as Naomi Wolf and Luce Irigaray. Rawls and Mill, Wolf and Irigaray themselves span quite different areas of the political spectrum, not in terms of its continuum of liberal versus conservative, but the fact that Irigaray might deny that such a creation of a continuum of liberal v. conservative, feminist v. anti-feminist is itself a male creation, part of the polarizing, dual discourse of patriarchy."
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Liberalism and Neo-liberalism, 2005.
This paper discusses theories of liberalism and neo-liberalism in international politics.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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In this essay, the writer examines theories of liberalism and neo-liberalism in international politics. The writer discusses neo-liberalism as based in liberal democracy. The writer identifies limits of both theories. Further, the writer discusses major problems and limitations with each theory.
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"According to sociologists, market-based economic policies have been institutionalized as a nearly global policy paradigm embodying first liberalism and later neo-liberalism. The purpose of this report is to discuss the theories of liberalism and neo-liberalism in studying international politics and to identify the limitations of these approaches. All such theories in the context of international relations are designed to solve the problems and puzzles of state behavior by offering a causal account of a particular outcome or pattern of behavior in ... "
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Liberalism, Neo-Liberalism, and International Politics, 2005.
An overview of the relationship between liberal and neo-liberal theories and international politics.
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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According to sociologists, since the 1970s, market-based economic policies have been institutionalized as a nearly global policy paradigm embodying first, liberalism, and later, neo-liberalism. The purpose of this report is to discuss the theories of liberalism and neo-liberalism in studying international politics and to identify the limitations of these approaches.
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"In neoliberalism, which developed in the final decades of the twentieth century, a set of economic principles became part of the accepted framework for thinking about and acting upon both the economy and the relations of states to one another. Neoliberalism assumed that a positive outcome both economically and politically would be generated through a wave of reforms ? privatizations, dismantling of social welfare programs, the retreat of the state from economic regulation, tax cuts, and the opening of national boundaries."
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?Liberated Parents, Liberated Children?, 2004.
A review of the book, "Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family", by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
1,108 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 26.95
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This paper examines the book, "Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family", by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, which discusses their experiences attending a series of parent workshops given by child psychologist, Dr. Ginott. It looks at how its approach to parenting appears to be very simplistic in nature: do not control your children, but rather respect them for their individuality and uniqueness. It discusses how punishment is not an effective tool for establishing a trusting relationship, nor is a power trip, or being too protective or defensive. It shows how an adversarial relationship with a child will normally escalate or deteriorate as he/she gets older and becomes more defensive and less intimidated.
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"Similarly, a child?s autonomy need not threaten a parent. Dr. Ginott saids, ?We help most by not helping.? How many parents are afraid of what will happen if their children fail? If their school project is not perfect or if their hair is sticking up or they wear clothes that are wrinkled? The problem is that the parents? self-esteem is so wrapped up in their children?s success or failure that it is taken as a personal affront. If the son a daughter does not make the team or get invited to a party, it is as if the parent did not make the grade. The child who is better prepared for the future is the one who has to remember to return his/her books to the library, finish a homework assignment or even makes the same mistake over again."
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?Liberated Parents, Liberated Children?, 2004.
A review of the parenting book, "Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family", by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper examines how authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish wrote their counter-cultural book, "Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family", regarding tips and tactics for parents to use as they raised children before the term ?counter-cultural? had become politically correct. It looks at how, in 1974, when the majority of children were being raised under the questionable, permissive advice of Dr. Spock, these authors focused on another aspect of child rearing. It looks at how they were significantly influenced by child psychologist Haim Ginott ,who believed that it was the emotional well-being of the child that would guide his actions.
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"This differentiation between giving of ourselves to our children, and giving ourselves over to our children is the delicate line which Mazlish and Faber walk throughout their book as they discuss skills for parents to learn to build emotionally balanced and self-secure children. The approach which encourages parents to remain in their authority role in the child?s life, as well as equips the parent to connect with the child?s feeling is the element of this book which sets it apart from other works. Dr. Spock taught parents to reason with their children rather than correct them. By doing so, the well intentioned doctor instructed parents to abdicate an important role in their children?s development, which is the role of authority to which the child is accountable."
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Legal vs. Moral Obligation, 2004.
A review of two documents, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience", by Henry David Thoreau, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail", by Martin Luther King.
922 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses the value of a legal obligation as opposed to a moral one. The paper makes references to two documents, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King. Both Thoreau and King address the issue of moral obligation versus legal obligation, in which an individual experiences conflict with the government and society as s/he tries to follow his/her free will as a member of the society and the rules and laws imposed by the government at the same time.
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"In his discourse, Thoreau asserts, ?That government is best which governs least,? which means to say that the least government intervention in the society results to a better state of civil society. This is because he thinks that the government is susceptible to manipulation by people with vested interests, who consider the government as an institution that can be used to provide greater privileges to other people and not the society in general. Thoreau contends, ?But a government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it."
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Women in the National Liberation Struggle, 2004.
This paper discusses that women are over-involved but under-recognized in national liberation movements.
3,280 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 65.95
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This paper explains that the relationship between feminism and national movements must be understood as a delicate balance between liberation and oppression. The author points out that women, who are taking charge and fighting back, are prominent and varied across the globe in countries such as Philippines, Indonesia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Columbia, Mexico, Burma, Tamil Eelam, Ireland, and even in socialist Cuba. The paper stresses that national liberation struggles across the globe are fighting for a better world, hoping to overcome social inequalities, and improve the function of the government to represent equally the needs of all people.
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Definition: Women and National Liberation
The Challenge: Defying Female Stereotypes
An Example: A Voice in Irish Liberation
An Archetype of Liberation: Women of the Chiapas
Liberation: A New World for Women
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"The Chiapas of Mexico is the birthplace of a movement that is representative of the National Liberation struggles worldwide. The Chiapas are home to many Indigenous Mexicans living in poverty. Many cannot even speak Spanish, and are underrepresented and mistreated by the Mexican government. In the Chiapas, most homes have no running water, septic systems, or floors made of anything but dirt. The people live in severe poverty, unable to supply their children with adequate food, education, or health care. Very few of the homes have electricity. This is an outrage because the reservoirs in the Chiapas supply 60% of the country?s electricity, with dams and wells supplying water and power to other parts of the country but not to the inhabitants of the Chiapas where they are located. In addition, these people have continually suffered abuse from the military forces."
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Liberation Theology, 2005.
This paper discusses of the history and liberation theology and its founder Gustavo Gutierrez.
4,145 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 26 sources, MLA, £ 77.95
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This paper explains that liberation theology as developed by Father Gustavo Gutierrez was shaped by political events specific to Peru and to Latin America's position in the world economy especially the economic crises of the 1960s, which nurtured revolutionary movements in Peru and elsewhere: Social change required unconventional measures as evidenced in grassroot churches and organizations such as the CEB (Comunidades Eclesiales de Base or Base Christian Communities). The author points out that the ecclesiology proposed by Gutierrez is closely associated with his reinterpretation of salvation as a single yet complex process of historical liberation, which encompasses the whole person and all persons, proclaiming a God whose love frees human beings to love. The paper states that liberation theology is moving toward divesting itself from dependence on the Western philosophical tradition by recovering local traditions, values and visions and by using the languages, which emerge from the interaction of the theologians with the poor, who are reclaiming their personhood. Many quotations.
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Introduction/Historical Background
The Ecclesiology of Liberation Theology
The Epistemology of Liberation Theology
Socio-analytic Mediation
Dialogue with the Social Sciences
Introspection and Inter-religious Dialogue
The Hermeneutical Circle
The Hermeneutical Mediation
Practical Mediation
Praxis as Criterion of Truth
Criticisms of Liberation Theology
Alistair Kee
The Vatican
Rosemary Reuther
Michael Novak
Conclusion
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"There have been objections to the liberation theologian's social commitment or disinterested nature of science and knowledge. Critics argue that science is no more revolutionary or reactionary than it is religious or atheistic. In countering this criticism, liberation theologians pointed out that, insofar as it is a science, from an epistemological point of view, theology is a disinterested cognition. Insofar as it is a social positivity, or virtue of its factual insertion into the fabric of social interests, theology is not an innocent, neutral, apolitical function but a partisan and interested social instrument. Liberation theologists recognize that there is no straight, logical path from theory to praxis, nor from praxis to theory."
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Brazil?s Liberation Theology, 2002.
Looks at the church movement in Brazil known as Liberation Theology, which was an attempt to liberate the Brazilian people from the injustices they had suffered.
2,181 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper discusses the origins of the Liberation Theology in Brazil and its objective of promoting social and political justice for the poor and impoverished people of Brazil. The factors that gave rise to this movement are considered, and the church's role in reintroducing basic human and civil rights are detailed. Finally, the lasting and positive effects of Liberation Theology and the advantages it continues to offer are highlighted.
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"In the early 1950s, the Brazilian church became tremendously active and original within certain spheres of Brazilian society, especially politics. Amidst opposing religious movements, progressive movements in international Catholicism, and the repression of politics by the ruling military, the church sought to create its base of followers not with the elite, but with the lower classes (Bruneau, et. al. 1992). The churches sought to liberate the Brazilian people from the injustices they had suffered. This idea is known as liberation theology, and has proved to be a needed, positive change for the Brazilian population."
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Liberation and Oppression, 2002.
Addresses the themes of liberation and oppression in the film, "The Matrix".
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 35.95
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This paper discusses the following five themes of liberation in oppression in the film, "The Matrix": 1) dehumanization vs. remaining human, 2) the student-teacher relationship, 3) identifying with the oppressor, 4) learning as liberation, and 5) the liberation of dialogic man. The characters, their relationships with each other, and aspects of the plot pertinent to the exploration of these themes are discussed and analyzed.
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"The Matrix postulates a world, after it has been conquered by an alien force, that leaves behind computers to run the world. It is never clear what the aliens get out of this arrangement, but the filmmakers obviously do not care to raise the issue. They instead tell the story from the point of view of a small group of humans who discover the truth--that their bodies are stored and that the world they believe they see, touch, taste, feel, and hear is only a computer simulation fed to their brains. They liberate their bodies and then tap into this computer simulation from their own vantage point, making use of their knowledge to perform feats that would be considered fantastic in the real world but that are possible when you know the world is only an illusion."
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The Gnome Liberation Front, 2006.
This paper discusses the agenda of the Gnome Liberation Front (GLF), its goals and the probability that its actions are a form of culture jamming thus giving it a deeper, more significant perspective.
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This paper explains that the plight of gnomes, who are victims of gnome thieves, is a real cause of great concern to the political organization Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardin (FLNJ) or Gnome Liberation Front(GLF). The author points out that the GLF aims at mocking the consumer culture by trying to make people realize that they are not victims of gnome thefts but of a society that convinced them that they were in need of gnomes. The paper states that members in choosing such a method are sure to catch the public's attention to inform people about the true nature of modern culture and open their eyes to what modern life has been reduced.
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Introduction
Gnome Liberation Front
The Probable Commencement of GLF
The Future of Liberated Gnomes
The Probable Agenda of GLF
Conclusion
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"In Britain, it is said that the GLF might be involved in the re-sale of the gnomes stolen by them and money is the only objective of this organization. However, that is not how the objectives of GLF are perceived in the rest of Europe. There appears to be a hidden message or higher purpose behind all these gnome robberies. The Gnome Liberation Front appears to practice a form of culture jamming. Culture jamming is a form of political communication, which has emerged as rebellion against the commercial isolation of public life where people are more interested in identifying with brand names than focusing on the problems surrounding their commercial environment."
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The Gnome Liberation Front, 2006.
A discussion on whether the Gnome Liberation Front is a radical left-wing situationist or a right-wing liberationist parody.
1,479 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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The paper examines the legitimacy of the Gnome Liberation Front (GLF) as a political party. The writer discusses how the tone of the website is a combined parody of political correctness rhetoric, speaking of oppressed minorities such as the short gnomes, and fringe liberation front rhetoric about liberating these tiny ceramic people. The writer further compares the GLF to the movie "Fight Club" with an attitude of creating an "in-joke" amongst a group of members, for private self-glorification. The writer concludes that the GLF uses situationist-style techniques and methods to accomplish what are, to the eyes of the world, uncertain goals.
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"Even the GLF website domain of 'internet-trash' suggests a parody. Although there is photographic evidence of 'real' rescue activities of garden gnomes, this could just as easily take the form of a montage of staged shots. The blatantly false "Gnomes on the Roam" section, which superimposes gnome shots upon real-world images, seems to confirm this idea and increases the reader's suspicions that this is not a real organization of any serious intent. However, the 2000 news story "Garden Gnome Liberation Front strikes Paris show" by the respectable news organization CNN ultimately belies the web-surfer's initial suspicions."
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"Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair", 2002.
An analysis of J. Baird Callicott's "Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair" which discusses the morality of keeping domestic animals.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 42.95
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This paper will discuss J. Baird Callicott's "Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair" and argue for the case of wild animals versus domestic animals on a basis of morality. An argument will be made to prove that J. Baird Callicott is correct to suggest that a significant moral distinction should be drawn between wild and domestic animals.
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