Quoted in "Strengthen Alliances..." Chapter III of "NSS" paper) Not long after the unveiling of the Bush doctrine vide the NSS, the United States demonstrated its practical application by taking unilateral military action against Iraq despite oppo Continue Reading...
Plato's concept of the forms, one must first understand the myth of the cave, as delineated in Book VII (515-518) of The Republic. The myth of the cave states that human beings dwell in insightful darkness, like imprisoned individuals chained from t Continue Reading...
Technology and Global Ecosystem An Analysis of the Implications of Technology and the Global Ecosystem The 21st century promises to usher in innovations in technology that cannot yet be imagined, and the advancements to date have provided many in t Continue Reading...
However, prior to the creation of Israel the numbers were much higher (currently approximately 300,000 Palestinian Christians live in the U.S. alone (2004). Interestingly, the Israeli Army does not differentiate between Arab Christians and Arab Musl Continue Reading...
Hindu society dictates that once a girl is married, she no longer belongs in the home of her parents and her husband's home is her entire future. She may never return to her maternal home on a permanent basis, for that would bring shame upon her in Continue Reading...
Science and religion have historically possessed a tumultuous relationship based upon the fact that the latter claims to hold the ultimate answers to the most fundamental questions of existence, while the former claims to hold the means to discoverin Continue Reading...
ISRAEL'S SUCCESSES: Israel has accomplished much in its 48 years to be proud of. It has created a country from scratch, finding ways to farm efficiently in a climate not completely hospitable to farming. It has established a strong educational sys Continue Reading...
Bibliography BBC News (2001). Country Profile: Australia. BBC MMV. http://newsbbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1250188.stm Downer, A (1997). Australia's Foreign Policy. Canberra: Joint Service Staff College. http://ww Continue Reading...
They both fought and wrote, with little concern about journalistic objectivity, or even what 'journalism' was. (13) Notions of American racial superiority were frequently played up in the press, as perhaps was understandable given the racial turmoi Continue Reading...
From the 1950's to the present time the towns and villages have developed from a land of small oasis to that of a modern city with full functions as in any modern city. The infrastructure investment in this area comes to a total in excess of tens o Continue Reading...
In McCrillis). For this reason, many people have worked tirelessly to restrict the sort of verbal hate crimes that Eminem commits against women, homosexuals and anyone else he desires. As Allan Bloom's book, the Closing of the American Mind notes, Continue Reading...
Marketing (Water Fans, India) Industry outlook The market in India for water fans or misting fans as they are also called is problematical at best. Without doubt, the climate (except in the northern mountains) is hot; the problem is, it is also qui Continue Reading...
Satellite Communications and Situational Awareness As with so much else in today's world, the military and military operations have been transformed by technology. The situation of the armed forces, and of combat itself, in the time of the Second Wo Continue Reading...
Global Warming: Why it is not the greatest fear of the industrializing world, why it is such a great fear for the industrialized world There is a threat that currently looms upon the horizon, in danger of choking the fragile health of the developing Continue Reading...
Although it had lost some pop, Andrew was still a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Category 3 hurricane on the second go around. but, the first round was enough to know that Andrew was bad. From a business perspective, Hurricane Andrew crippled the of Continue Reading...
The fact that this figure remains a guess says something important about what Morrison was up against in trying to find out the full story of the slave trade. Much of that story has been ignored, left behind, or simply lost. Through her works she a Continue Reading...
As we know from the evolution of modern history, the Soviet Union and the countries of the Eastern block generally backed up the Arab countries, mainly because their actions were directed towards the Untied States and Israel, natural enemies for the Continue Reading...
Syria I am Osmane Arslanian, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Organization, and I am deeply privileged to speak about my country and its people. Syria first referred to the land of Aram East of the Mediterranean Sea betw Continue Reading...
Infanticide in Australia Infanticide is the act or practice of killing newborns or infants. It has been committed or performed in every continent and in every level of culture from the poorest hunters and gatherers to the richest and most advanced c Continue Reading...
Gaul Classical and Historical Book Review: Caesar, Julius. The Conquest of Gaul. New York: Penguin Books, 1983. The author, Julius Caesar, of The Conquest of Gaul has been variously described as a "Roman patrician, politician, writer, reformer, ge Continue Reading...
Heart of Darkness century has passed since the publication of Heart of Darkness and the verdict still remains out on Joseph Conrad's overall thoughts on imperialism and its associated problem of racism. Many critics believe that Conrad wrote his book Continue Reading...
Race, Ethnicity, And Utopia The idea of a perfect society is very important in human cultures everywhere. Most cultures and religions talk about a time long ago when the world was perfect. Stories of long lost "golden ages" or the "Garden of Eden" h Continue Reading...
Supply Chain Management Hypothesis defined Concepts of SCM and the evolution to its present day form Critical factors that affect SCM Trust Information sharing and Knowledge management Culture and Belief -- impact on SCM Global environment and Continue Reading...
History has no place in the modern hospitality industry Anachronistic Approaches to Modern Hospitality The hospitality industry is a constantly growing and evolving trade. From one day to the next, minute changes to suit the needs of the patrons a Continue Reading...
Air Pollution: A Testament to Human History Air pollution is woven throughout the fabric of our modern life. A by-product of the manner in which we build our cities, air pollution is waste remaining from the ways we produce our goods, transport ours Continue Reading...
Wang Chong and Lucretius on their beliefs of afterlife. We will also discuss how their beliefs were shaped by other philosophers of their time. Finally, we will conclude by providing an analysis of the subject matter. Rome and Lucretius The succes Continue Reading...
Eugene O'Neill's play, "The Emperor Jones (1921)," is the horrifying story of Rufus Jones, the monarch of a West Indian island, presented in a single act of eight scenes of violence and disturbing images. O'Neill's sense of tragedy comes out undilute Continue Reading...
Tess of the D'Urbervilles It is Stonehenge!' said Clare. 'The heathen temple, you mean?... you used to say at Talbothays that I was a heathen. So now I am at home.' This description of Stonehenge from Tess of the D'Urbervilles is not merely the po Continue Reading...
Women and Iran Iran has long been an extremely conservative nation, greatly influenced by Islam and its teachings. What is usually regarded as common social practice in many parts of the world is regarded as a taboo in the Islamic republic. Traditio Continue Reading...
sentiment, enhanced by analysis and critical thinking from a variety of sources. Frederick Jackson Turner's essay discusses the closing of the American western frontier, and what it means for the American people. The historical significance of the Continue Reading...
rise of Hindu Fundamentalism At the turn of the century, religious fundamentalism has emerged as a well-known trend; a custom of mind found within religious communities and paradigmatically incarnated in certain typical individuals and activities. Continue Reading...
Baroque Period Annotated Bibliography Chaffee, Kevin. "Baroque sights, sounds at the gallery." The Washington Times, The National Gallery of Art set up a spectacular exhibit of the Baroque period that included scale models of baroque-era churches, Continue Reading...
Capital Punishment Like abortion, the institution of capital punishment is a very divisive topic. The line dividing the supporters and opponents of capital punishment is variably drawn across political philosophies, race, sex and religion. The Gover Continue Reading...
Conquest of the Americas When twelve barefoot Franciscans led by Martin de Valencia began marching two hundred and seventy miles from the coastal road of Vera Cruz to Mexico City, they carried a cross, not bladed weapons of war. They had come to fi Continue Reading...
Native Mythology to North America The Native American Mythologies are myths of lessons that every man can apply in his daily life. Many have misconceptions that Native American mythologies are just stories that are capable of entertaining the liste Continue Reading...
Aristotle and Happiness What is the point of life? Happiness? Virtue? Power? All of these? The ancient Greek philosophers would have pushed us gently in the direction of virtue, although they would also have argued that both happiness and power deri Continue Reading...
Classical and Modern Greek Theater There are clear connections between the classical and modern theater in Greece - just as there are clear connections between the theater of classical Greece and the modern theater of the West in general. Much of wh Continue Reading...
connecting the reader with the time period in which it was written. This is why the writings of the distant past, even in translation, are among the most fascinating to modern scholars. Anthropologists such as Saussure, Joseph Campbell and others we Continue Reading...
Education in America The seventeenth century has been called, as an age of faith, and for the colonists a preoccupation with religion, as probably right. The religious rebel of the sixteenth century was severe and shaking as its impact was felt bot Continue Reading...
Moses Hadas of Columbia University, in an introduction to the complete works of Tacitus originally written in 98 AD, sets the tone for this essay: "It is a temptation to which many have succumbed to look upon Germania as a sort of Utopia, a conscious Continue Reading...
