424 Search Results for Culture vs Civilization
3. There is the cessation of suffering (duhkha-nirodha); and 4. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering (duhkha-nirodha-marga)." (Willis)
In Buddha's opinion, suffering (duhka) can be represented through any kind of pain and regardle Continue Reading...
He also says that he wants to be more on his own, "not so completely a part of something else. Not just a cell in the social body" (90).
Later, he tells her that he wants to "know what passion is... I want to feel something strongly" (94). The only Continue Reading...
A hero's failure in the face of adversity is more common in the Japanese struggle, perhaps because the author had to make the narrative conform to history, at least in some of its elements. Also, rather than show how the good works of the hero suppo Continue Reading...
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One would think, then, that in light of these glaring disparities, the environmental movements in Brazil would be perceived as indigenous, as indeed they are, fostered by FUNAI (National Foundation of Indians) and "famished peasants." However, the Continue Reading...
Gun Control Problems in America
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Fo Continue Reading...
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1. The Role of Yoruba Traditional Religion in Modern Society:
This essay could explore the significance and the role that traditional Yoruba religion plays in contemporary times, arguing for its relevance or irrelevance in mo Continue Reading...
SCIENCE FICTION & FEMINISM
Sci-Fi & Feminism
Origins & Evolution of Science Fiction
As with most things including literature, science fiction has progressed and changed a lot over the years. Many works of science fiction were simply ro Continue Reading...
Occ Safety
Oil Offshore and Gas Installations: Safety Culture
The offshore oil and gas installation industry is one of the most notoriously hazardous due to its extreme and remote conditions. Both acute and chronic health and safety issues plague o Continue Reading...
Government
Since gang-related crimes fall within the jurisdiction of state, this research will give an insight on the need to find solutions that increasingly include all levels of government. Congress needs to pass legislation that will change im Continue Reading...
Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong
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Tourism in Hong Kong
Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong
Urban Tourism
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Shopping Tourism
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Shopping Tourism in Hong Kong
Shopping tourism is a major aspect of t Continue Reading...
China and Globalization
THREE RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON FACTORS INFLUENCING CHINA'S RISE TO SUPERPOWER STATUS
In evaluating China's prospects for achieving superpower status, especially during this economic crisis, the first research question would tak Continue Reading...
Because is easily shaped, these above-mentioned items were made to form by a skilled craftsman's hammer and by casting; gold was engraved and embossed; gold was used in granule form for decorative purposes; gold was pounded into thin sheets for "cov Continue Reading...
Basically, she is confronting the issue of role ambiguity. Is it really her job to monitor corporate ethics and compliance or should she simply wait until her manager hangs himself through his own carelessness? This introduces another stressor that Continue Reading...
Japanese Live Longer than Americans?
One of the greatest markers for the achievement of "civilization" in any culture is longevity, a mark of the proof of the health and wellness of a country or a group of people. (Hopper, 1999, p. 443) With this m Continue Reading...
Whether in business or other settings, Chinese people will often demonstrate a notable lack of contentiousness, preferring to say indirectly what an American would not hesitate to say frankly.
If one's professional or social senior in China errs in Continue Reading...
Salman Rushdie is one of the most famous authors of the modern era. In the tradition of Gabriel Marquez, Rushdie sweeps the reader up in his novel, Midnights Children, like the book by Marquez that obviously had a great deal of influence on Rushdie, Continue Reading...
Chapter : Why is shared information so important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organizations approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design s Continue Reading...
Market-State
Both Phillip Bobbit and Richard Robison offer accounts of what a market-state is. Bobbit contends that the core features of the market-state are a crisis of the nation-state, a transformation of core state functions, relations of nation Continue Reading...
Diversity and Child Abuse Prevention
Diversity and How Child Abuse in Handled in New York Compared to Other Countries
There is developing debate regarding the suitable combination of programs and polices needed to react to concerns of child abuse a Continue Reading...
Count Dracula and Hanibal Lector
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The Analysis of Count Dracula and Hanibal Lector
Identities of Count Dracula and Hannibal
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Blood-Drinking
The relation between Dracul Continue Reading...
Google's mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" ("Google Company,") to everyone in the broadest feasible sense. Since its creation, Google has surpassed excellence in every sense. Though it offe Continue Reading...
Creation Stories
A Comparison of the Biblical Creation Narrative and the Babylonian Enuma Elish: Substance vs. Form
Every culture known has some sort of explanation for how the world and the universe as we know them came into existence. Creation st Continue Reading...
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Moreover, the global neglect of women (in terms of science) is reflected in the fact that women have been excluded as experimental subjects in drug research, Rosser continues. Certainly pregnant women have been excluded from experiments with Continue Reading...
The relationship goes beyond any simple realistic or complex scientific models, because it cannot be explained through the observances of realities around us. Myth and culture can often be on the same temporal level, with one or the other being gene Continue Reading...
The basic materials might include tin cans, fragments of speech, a cough, canal boats chugging or natural snatches of Tibetan chant (all these are in a work called Etude Pathetique).
Musical instruments are not taboo: one piece used a flute that wa Continue Reading...
There are a wide range of issues it consider here; from the effect that changed ecosystems can have on the general environment to studies of the 'disappearing' coral reef and the glaciers that are rapidly melting. "Scientists predict that compositio Continue Reading...
Prohibition
One of the most conflicted points of United States history is associated with the temperance movement, which culminated into a federal constitutional amendment prohibiting the production, transportation, and sale of all alcoholic beverag Continue Reading...
There are some generalizations from the survey that are useful in the sense that they offer solid social reasons why pastors should be in touch with today's unmarried parents, in order to provide services for them outside their attendance for Sunda Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Dual Nature of Humanity in "Young Goodman Brown":
Explore the theme of duality in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," focusing on how the protagonist's journey into the forest is a reflec Continue Reading...
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1. The Role of Language Barriers in National Conflicts:
This essay would explore how language barriers contribute to misunderstandings, social segregation, and conflicts within a nation. It would examine historical and present- Continue Reading...
Imagining the Colonial Subject:The Tempest by William Shakespeare & Oroonoko by Aphra BehnIn the sixteenth century, individuals of Black ancestry or individuals from non-European contexts were often portrayed in British literature, as seen in works s Continue Reading...
Liberation Theology as an Analytical Reflection on Praxis, and Where Theology and Humankind Embrace
One among the most important Christian theological developments within the past 100 years is liberation theology. The doctrine's advocates regard Continue Reading...
Perception of Pain
Uses of Pain in nursing
Definitions of Pain from Dictionaries
Uses of Pain in psychology
Defining attributes
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTION OF PAIN
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Learning and Cognitive Critique
In modern day learning, it is important to integrate creative approaches in order to minimize mental redundancy among learners. At any given time, the human brain utilizes less than ten percent of its total capacity. Continue Reading...
DOMESTIC VS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: WHICH IS THE GREATER THREAT?
While many Americans today remember the events of September 11, 2001 when international terrorists flew aircraft into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and killed thousands, few Continue Reading...
It is considered to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and has, since 1981, killed more than 25 million people worldwide (United Nations).
In most of the world, HIV infection is more prevelant in the heterosexual population, especially Continue Reading...
family in the UK
The traditional definition of family has always been unanimous among the various disciplines in life. Though the different disciplines may use different wording to derive the meaning of the concept of family, the underlying core si Continue Reading...
The Greek god which was considered to rule over all the other gods was Zeus. Along with several other gods, he lived on Mount Olympus. Greeks believed that each god was assigned to hold a certain position on one of the three existing places: heaven Continue Reading...
"...the moment captured in the statue is an example of rhythmos, harmony and balance" (Encyclopedia: Discobolos)
The Dying Gaul, sometimes known as the Dying Trumpeter, is a "...ancient Greek statue of a dying warrior lying on the ground supporting Continue Reading...