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30 Jul 2010
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Advertising and social influence

Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Advertising is the most prevalent form of communication. The ubiquitous nature of advertising is mind boggling to say the least. According to David Shenk's book Data Smog, on an average day in 1971 Americans were exposed to about 560 advertising messages a day. By 1997 that number had exploded to...

29 Jul 2010
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The towel-head earns respect

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Imagine walking into a school with a totally new look, where people are judged for what they wear and are not based on who they are. By changing style into cultural style, one is judged with a different perspective. People open their eyes to see the cultural shift that has been taken place in...

29 Jul 2010
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Immigration of Chinese to the United States

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

As the Qing Dynasty started to decline in the late 19th century, many Chinese people sought a new life in a new land, a place known as “Beautiful Country.” The homeland was ravaged by political unrest, most significantly by the Taiping Rebellion which claimed almost 20 million lives...

29 Jul 2010
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Graphic design during hard times

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Design following the ascension of socialist regimes adopts a no frills schema. Art must propagate a political leader or laborer. In order to maintain exacting standards, symbolism is thrown out the door, save depictions of swastikas and the like. Progressive movements like Dadaism and Cubism are...

29 Jul 2010
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The Fourteen Points

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The Fourteen Points, the proposals of President Woodrow Wilson, were designed to establish the basis for a just and lasting peace following the victory of the Allies in World War I. The proposals were contained in Wilson's address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in January of 1918,...

29 Jul 2010
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The concepts of ridicule and the ridiculous, oblivion, bereft, exemplar, Rasputin's revenge, dildo beach

Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education

A professor was recently ridiculed for the creativity with which he draws up assignments. These assignments allegedly have no resemblance to the essays that are “normally” published in most of today's literary magazines. I turned this idea of mirroring published material over in my...

29 Jul 2010
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Bad human acts: Serial killers

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

In America and many other countries there are thousands of criminals and brutal attackers. Serial killers are one of the many crimes that decrease the population. Some manslaughter includes thieves and murders. Other people have mental illness that triggers criminal acts, and then some just kills...

29 Jul 2010
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An essay discussing and analyzing issues that influence the nurse's role as a teacher in clinical practice

Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education

This assignment will discuss the nurse's role as an educator in clinical practice and the factors that influence it. It will focus on two scenarios faced by the student nurse and will reflect on the issues raised. This topic has been chosen as the nurse has an interest in mentorship and education...

29 Jul 2010
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Erasing the black lines: An examination of a personal behavior change through the perspective of health behavior theories

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Gripping my Chanel “Espresso,” I outlined my lower eyelid. The process took only three minutes at most and was part of my routine every morning. This behavior began when I was fourteen, just after a couple weeks in high school. I only began to reconsider using eyeliner six years later...

29 Jul 2010
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Dewey is still in the room: A closer look at Lawrence Cremin's "Public education and the education of the public"

Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education

In his speech “Public Education and the Education of the Public” first published in 1975, Lawrence Cremin questions the polarity between education and society in the John Dewey's progressive theory, saying that it “does not sufficiently particularize the educational situation as it...

29 Jul 2010
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The woman division

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

As scholarship on the role of women in the processes of development evolved, so did the assumptions and perspectives about factors at the very core of this field of study. Naturally, the most important and most difficult to fully grasp is “women.” When it began, the field was called...

29 Jul 2010
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The construction of the financial world

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Markieke de Goede's Virtue, Fortune and Faith, exposes the ambiguous scientific authority that the financial world has accrued over the years of evolvement. As de Goede presents the various nations that criticized and speculated the essential elements that make up the financial world today, she...

29 Jul 2010
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Disability and inequality: Doctor-assisted suicide

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The turn of the 21st century has brought about a relatively new legal issue: Do individuals have a legal right to determine how and when they die? Questions regarding the ethics, legality issues and the morality of physician-assisted-death (PAD) and euthanasia brought these questions into the...

29 Jul 2010
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The evil project: The inhumanity of slaughterhouses

Thesis - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Animal - what comes to your mind when you hear that word? Possibly something furry, feathery and friendly, right? The main point is that you think of something happy and living. You don't think of what goes on between when the cow is happy prancing on the field (if he ever has the joy of being on...

29 Jul 2010
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AIDS in Philadelphia

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The economy sucks; that's old news. But President Obama continues to inspire and remind us of our duties as Americans to help each other through rough times. The time harkens back to WWII when people grew personal vegetable gardens and donated their pantyhose. Volunteerism is the spirit that...

29 Jul 2010
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Walter Rodney and the dependency theory of inequality

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Copper, gold, diamonds, platinum, rubber, and aluminum are just some examples of what the land has to offer. In the nineteenth century, powerful and industrial Europe desired these raw materials in large quantities. The means of acquiring these...

29 Jul 2010
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Struggle still exists for new European immigrants

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Piotr Kowalski came to America in 1986 when he was four-years-old. He's from Poland and part of strikingly unheard from groups of immigrants. He's from the new-millennia generation of naturalized citizens, and he's here after fleeing one of the largest radioactive disasters in history. Times are...

28 Jul 2010
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Allegations against Black Africans

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

In understanding the false allegations that follow the Black Africans, we must first go all the way back and understand their role in history. Black people have been characterized my many a scholar and intellectual, and perhaps analyzing their critiques could lead us to conclude that they had...

28 Jul 2010
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Little Rock Nine

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

According to the Princeton Dictionary, progress is defined as an “advancement: gradual improvement or growth or development”. When the idea of progress or growth is brought to mind, most American's believe that extensive progress has been made in the area of racial segregation, more...

28 Jul 2010
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Model of human impact: Automobile boom in Beijing, China

Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Beijing, the capital of China, has been experiencing a massive increase in vehicle ownership over the past decade. It has become the world's second biggest car market, with 1,000 new vehicles on the street everyday. This trend is not only a problem in Beijing, but throughout China, where the...

28 Jul 2010
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Technology's influence on art

Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Technology allows artists to explore new mediums that were not previously available. Three dimensional modeling on computers and various other programs graphical effects provided on various programs allows artists to do things with their art that were unavailable to previous generations of...

27 Jul 2010
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The changing face of Facebook

Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Social networking sites are the new lifeline for communication. These sites have benefitted the student community, employers, companies and even people who are looking out to connect with like-minded people. Among these sites, Facebook assumes great significance and is virtually dominating the...

26 Jul 2010
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The Spanish way of life

Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Typically, the Spaniards have traditional tastes: they show a predilection for cooking in their own region. Their daily diet, known as the "Mediterranean diet" is characterized by a predominance of seafood, vegetables, fruits, olive oil, wine and salads. The Spanish are among the other European...

26 Jul 2010
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Tourism in Algeria

Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The Algerian tourism is very diverse; it can be divided into three main places of interest. Firstly, the desert and mountains that is mostly in the south. In fact, the Sahara occupies the largest part of the territory. In this part of the country, we can spot the Tuaregs. Among these mountains,...

26 Jul 2010
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The tourist potential of Portugal

Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Portugal is a very charming and welcoming country. It stretches along the Atlantic coast and has beautiful beaches and historic towns especially in the region of the Algarve. The country has maintained its hinterland, with its wild life and beautiful landscapes. Portuguese culture and its ancient...

19 Jul 2010
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The history of the moving image and American sexuality: Devices to enable and sabotage the Capitalist agenda

Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The paper will focus on the history of the moving image and construction of American sexuality during a specific period of American history. The view will be articulated by seventy-five years of the twentieth century: the years 1920 - 1995. While the paper will focus on this entire period, focus...

19 Jul 2010
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The life and death of politics in The Kite Runner

Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The politics and government are the backdrop and the context within which to understand the narrative. The government and the family are also posed as mirrors of one another; if the government is in disarray, the family is in disarray. The instability of political power/structure is reflected in...

19 Jul 2010
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It's just the culture industry: What's the problem?

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Adorno and Horkheimer's fundamental problem with the culture industry is that it exists. Their essay asserts that the culture industry as such, is a fascist democratization of individuality, ideologies, art, culture, and life. Both men are also deeply frustrated to the degree to which people fall...

19 Jul 2010
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Lessons of the First Afghan War: Historical parallels to Afghanistan today

Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

When the British attempted to invade Afghanistan in the First Afghan War, their resulting defeat was, to the world, a lesson of the consequences of a forced Afghan invasion. History repeats itself in many places, such as the Soviet-Afghan War, where nations attempted to invade, but failed in...

15 Jul 2010
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Contemporary normative assumptions about power and the rise of public health

Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Post- Nietzschian scholarship explores the structural role of power. These authors assume that power is embedded in a complicated system that constrains or enables actors. Previous authors, such as Machiavelli and Kautilya, rested their claims on the inherent power of the sovereign. Moreover, the...