Category: Humanities
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Marriage Contrast: American and Arab Culture
The basic building block of all societies has always been the family. Within the family, marriage is the one ingredient that seems to affect the family’s wellbeing the most. While marriage is now being redefined in certain societies, by enlarge it remains constant as an institution shared by all cultures throughout the world. The marriage…
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Non-lethal Weapons
Non-lethal weapons (also known as less-than lethal weapons) are one of the most important forms of technology in the twenty-first century. They are a well-needed augmentation for the guns and other types of lethal weapons that are being used to defend innocent lives without the desire to cause bloodshed and death. Mainly used by law…
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Review of ‘The End of Imagination’
“The end of imagination” is Arundhati Roy’s take on India’s nuclear tests. It is a rather fierce, passionate and heartfelt piece that takes its toll on one’s mind. People may or may not agree with the views expressed in this article, as is the case with most articles. But then, what makes this article worthwhile…
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The Pieta by Michelangelo
At 22, a relatively unknown artist by the name of Michelangelo created a marble sculpture that continues to be seen by people around the world in the Vatican City of Rome. This piece named The Pieta has been sculpted from a single slab of marble from the Pits of Carrara. In Germany during the 13th-Century,…
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The Roles of Science and Religion
“Science today is as much a natural product of history as any religious system.” The term ‘natural product of history’ is coined from the idea of beliefs, practices and objects being changed through time and inevitably, the process of creating these products, somehow or rather, tend to involve human activity. The effects and suggestions to…
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Why We Study Humanities
One of the reasons why we study Humanities is to make people educated, cultured, civilized,socialized and refined. It is needed to respond to a rapid a social change. Without Humanities accompanying with the changes would be difficult for everyone. Life and society have different beauties that should be
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Japan’s Past is Still the Ghost of the Present
“Haunting Past, Haunting Future-Why Japan’s ghost-like Past is still the Ghost of the Present” Japan committed numerous atrocities and crimes during WWII. Such crimes have occurred during Japan’s period of imperialism. Explicit examples of
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Interview with a Christian Evangelist
I chose Christianity as the religion to write about for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because the city in which I am from has a very high concentration of Christian men, woman, and children. The second reason I chose Christianity as my topic
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Feminism in the 20th Century
Feminism is defined as the principle advocating social, political, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. Throughout history women have played different roles in different societies, but have for the most part been considered
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Greece: The Topographical, Political, and Cultural Geography
Geography of Greece Greece is a fragmented country, meaning that its territory is not all connected, but spread out along the Aegean, Ionian, and Crete seas. Greece is a peninsula with numerous large and smaller islands that make up the country. Greece has two major
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Blue Collar Workers in Karachi
A blue collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor (or elementary work as stated in the table) and earns an hourly wage or a meager monthly wage. Blue collar workers are distinguished from service workers and from white
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Chingiz Aitmatov and Russia’s Reform
If history was a man, his eyes would have stored countless feats of incredible sacrifice into his memory. He would have stood tirelessly to witness the sacrifices made by Jesus Christ and then thousands of
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Corporate Greed and Corruption: A Lesson From King Midas
Corporate executives in America have invited the temptations of greed and corruption to cloud decision making which has betrayed the trust of the American people. It is an alarming trend for American
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Violence and Human Dignity
Our society usually interprets violence in a conventional ways just as a physical harm that is done to the body or physical destruction. Even though a lot of dictionaries would suggest some sort of physical
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Modern Urbanization
Urbanization is a very real occurrence in our society today. In the world, 50% of the population lives in an urbanized society. Before I continue, I would like to present a clear definition to Urbanization. Urban means, relating to or concerned with a city or densely
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Hurrican Katrina Mission – Humanities
It is September 6, 2005 and Hurricane Katrina has devastated the gulf coast. The disaster is more than relief efforts can adequately address and the scene is chaotic. I have been asked to assemble a team of 8 to fly tomorrow to Mississippi for 3 weeks to rescue the abandoned animals.
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Is Europe a Multicultural Society – Humanities Essay
The Oxford dictionary defines multiculturalism as ‘the policy or progress whereby the distinctive identities of the cultural groups within a society are maintained or supported’ (Oxford, 1999.) Some people would consider this to be an accurate definition whereas
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State Torture: Behind Prison Walls
State Torture: Behind Prison Walls “A penalty offends the proscription against cruel and unusual punishment when it is so disproportionate to the crime for which it is inflicted that it shocks the conscience and offends fundamental notions of human dignity.”(Lectric Law)
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Burning Man as a Postmodern Utopia – Humanities Essay
Burning Man as a Postmodern Utopia – Humanities Essay Burning Man is an event that takes place annually on the Nevada desert floor. What began as a modern version of a summer solstice ritual has morphed into a full-blown artistic counter-culture phenomenon. Burning
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Global Hunger Sooner Than You Think – Humanities Essay
Global Hunger Sooner Than You Think – Humanities Essay It is frightening to think that one day there may not be enough food left on the planet. For our generation this seems an unlikely fate, but for future generations it could be reality. World population is growing at an
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Differences Between France and Finland – Humanities Essay
Differences Between France and Finland – Humanities Essay Before coming to Finland, I thought that I would be head over heels facing a strange world with no sun, long nights, and icy cold snow all around. I thought I would be disorientated by meals made of fish days after days,
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The Importance of National Identity in Social Relations – Humanities Essay
The Importance of National Identity in Social Relations – Humanities Essay As a result of this case another issue should be raised, that of the intensification of negative prejudice toward an ethnic out-group, stemming from the regular contact
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Aristotle, Rousseau, and Mill’s Opinion of the Iraq War – Humanities Essay
Aristotle, Rousseau, and Mill’s Opinion of the Iraq War – Humanities Essay The Iraq war is began in 2002 and still continues today. The editorial from The Economist, 26 November 2005, explains why American soldiers should stay in Iraq. The
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The Mayan Civilization and Their Troubles – Humanities Essay
The Mayan Civilization and Their Troubles – Humanities Essay The Mayan civilization had many troubles and obstacles that would normally stunt the growth of a blooming civilization. Yet the Mayans prevailed by changing the landscape to suit their needs to flourish as a civilization. In the next paragraph I will detail how the Mayans resolved…
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Movie Evaluating Criteria and Standards – Humanities Informal Essay
Movie Evaluating Criteria and Standards – Humanities Informal Essay The evolution and widespread use of the genre in feature films, along with the tremendous amount of releases now offered to the movie-going public has now instilled in me a sense of standards for evaluating each film I view. With the many genres, however, I find…