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What Is Postmodernism
Number of Words: 2477 / Number of Pages: 10
... Society was reacting against modern architectural ideas having lost faith in the modern ideals. Although modern architecture might have been scientifically advanced using the latest and cheapest materials, people rejected it, preferring to return to a variety of styles from the past. Examples of this can be seen in the rejuvenation of the Albert Dock in Liverpool, and “mock” medieval squares.
Similarly in Sociology postmodernism rejects the theories of the past, and represents a break from the “modern” way of thinking. For example, Marx envisaged society evolving through social ...
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Mali, One Of The Greatest Afri
Number of Words: 887 / Number of Pages: 4
... located on marshy land in the middle of the Niger River, it is referred to as an island. To the East, the kingdom stretched to a city called Takrur; this included much of the Sahara. Originally the kingdom of Mali started expanding from the top of the Niger River. Starting from the city of Timbuktu, Mali steadily conquered the lands that lay down steam. These areas included the towns of Djenne, located on series of mashes and lakes that lies close to the Niger River, and Kawkaw, thought to be the modern-day city of Gao. Controlling the Niger River and the cities that lie on its banks were important for ...
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Meniscal Injuries
Number of Words: 1798 / Number of Pages: 7
... stresses placed on the knee joint. They enhance the total stability of the knee, assist in the control of normal knee motion, and provide shock absorption against compression forces between the tibia and the femur (Booher, 2000). Articular cartilage covers the ends of the bones that make up the joint. The articular cartilage surface is a tough, very slick material that allows the surfaces to slide against one another without damage to either surface. This ability of the meniscus to spread out the force on the joint surfaces as we walk is important because it protects the articular cartilage from e ...
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Does Heaven Exist?
Number of Words: 1354 / Number of Pages: 5
... radio stations on a ham radio outfit. He died while she was still young, and she became convinced that someday she could contact him. This obsession is complicated by the fact that she does not believe in God. In Puerto Rico, she meets Palmer, a young man who does believe in God. They have a brief but important love affair, and then when Drumlin pulls the plug on her research, she leaves for New Mexico and an alternate SETI site. Ellie’s research project has all but ended when there is a sudden breakthrough, intelligent signals from space. Drumlin, in the manner of all the bureaucrats everywhere ...
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The Paparazzi And The Legislat
Number of Words: 1812 / Number of Pages: 7
... wield long lenses and a brazen shamelessness (Maclean, 38). Today, paparazzi’s tread on private property, film celebrities during intimate moments, and even go as far as stalking a public figure.
Some of these photos can be worth in the millions of dollars. A single photograph of Prince Charles seen together with his mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles is estimated to be worth 5 million English pounds. The prince says he "would love to figure out a way for the proceeds to go to charity" (Newsweek, 95).The prince and his mistress usually arrive and depart at different times in order to avoi ...
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A Review Of The Article Infide
Number of Words: 880 / Number of Pages: 4
... is that there is an existence of a jealousy gender gap. In order to explain what causes the jealousy between genders scientists are now creating tests to prove “whether the mind’s ability to reason, rather than genes, can explain the jealousy gender gap (59).”
Scientists’ theories differ on the science of sexual infidelity. Some scientists use a theory referred to as “my genes made me think it (58).” This theory proposes that jealousy is triggered depending on our genes being passed down from Neanderthal days. Evolutionary psychologists argue that the jealousy g ...
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An Introduction To Greekdom
Number of Words: 2412 / Number of Pages: 9
... has been around for thousands of years. Derived from the French word for "brotherhood," it is a concept that can be traced to as far back to the building of the pyramids of Giza, when the ancient stone masons formed their own groups to provide a system of support among their own groups.
In the early 1700's, the notion of a fraternity took on a different turn, with the re-emergence of the Freemasons. The Freemason's were on the verge of extinction when four lodges from the area around London, England helped to revitalize Masonry into what it is now. Ever since then, Mason's have played an import ...
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The Three Paradigms In Society
Number of Words: 824 / Number of Pages: 3
... stable social environment that will create equality. Conflicts or dysfunctions will be view as a disease in the social system. Social conflict paradigm believes that society is divided into many groups that have their own goals, and that certain parts of the world have the luck of benefiting economic dominance. Societies are maintained and controlled through order and dictations by authority. Social conflict paradigm distinguishes society by social inequality and social conflict. Social conflict also focuses on macro-sociology. Symbolic interaction paradigm says society functions well through interact ...
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Language Conflict In Canda
Number of Words: 956 / Number of Pages: 4
... as the primary language and the English culture as the standard for all of Canada.
Two different types of nationalisms were then formed. The first was an ethnic nationalism in which French-speaking citizen felt that they owed their loyalty to the French community. The second was a civic nationalism in which the English-speaking citizens felt that they owed their loyalty to the entire nation of Canada (Conlogue, 21). The civic view of Canadian national identity allowed its citizens to choose their own language and their way of life. However the English language was preferred in business, educat ...
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Do Trends Ever Really Die
Number of Words: 496 / Number of Pages: 2
... orange to puke green. And will be worn as a sign of individual freedom.
A lonesome teenager will enter a thrift store in search of clothes for “Nineties Day” at school. The teenager will stumble upon some baggy pants, just like the ones worn now, and buy them for his or her outfit. The pants will be a huge hit, forcing fashion designers to rush to the sewing machine, or some other new sewing invention,
and produce as many as possible. They will be worn mostly by teenagers, and also adult men going through a mid life crisis. The new and improved baggy pants will be sold at any lo ...
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