Introduction Functionalism is: “the principle that the most important thing about an object such as a building is its use rather than what it looks like” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press. Functionalism is a psychological approach concerned with the mind and the way the mind function and the way it adapts an organism to its environment. This approach was established by James, an American scholar, in the 19th century with inspiration from Darwin's...
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Assignment ques: Discuss Ambedkar's critique of the caste system making suitable references to the text you have studied. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the most prominent lawyers, economists, politicians and social reformers who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the Untouchables. He played a significant role for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He was considered a messiah for the suppressed class as he belongs to the untouchable’s community. He...
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Teens are being heavily influenced by social media profiles, and this influence is leading to drugs and deaths. Tess Henry was a young mother and a very loving daughter… until a drug addiction took over her life. The addiction took her from her son, blurred her perception of reality, then got her mixed up with gangs and debts owed. This addiction led her to lie to her closest family, sell her body to get money and drugs, then eventually make...
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Introduction to Prejudice in "To Kill A Mockingbird" In To Kill A Mockingbird, prejudice is one of the major themes that is repeated throughout the book. Many characters act prejudiced against other characters, while others try to fight back. The setting takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. The narrator of the book is a young girl named Scout who is very innocent. One of the main reasons Harper Lee has a child narrate the book is so that there is not...
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Bradford narrates the story of establishing the Plymouth Colony by Pilgrims who arrived in America in 1620 and the subsequent history of the Colony. His work focuses on showing how the success (as well as failure) of Puritans occurs according to God’s will. Additionally, he emphasizes how the Pilgrims’ faith plays a role in setting up a Godly settlement that allows them to live by their own beliefs. Particularly, the Pilgrims’ deep faith is the message Bradford intends to pass...
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Executive Summary: China’s economic growth since 1979 economic reforms is highly appreciable as it was a poverty-stricken and under-developed nation pre-1979. Researchers have been arguing about the factors that contributed to the economic growth of China in the past forty years and the following paper aims to highlight crucial contributing factors. Secondary data from journals, magazines, newspapers, and online resources have been used. The analysis indicated that China adopted western style economic policies of liberalization and free market reforms but...
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In order to assess how the conception of the role of a Roman emperor changed over this period of time, and how his subjects reacted to him, we must first ascertain how the original role of the emperor was presented. For an emperor to have subjects to reign, and in order to gain himself the title of emperor, there must first be an empire to rule over. The Roman Empire formed after the fall of the Roman Republic and following...
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Ancient Chinese dynasties often includes sons who fights for the throne of their father and they would do anything just to get it. In the film “The Curse of the Golden Flower” which was made in 2006. Emperor Ping (Chow Yun-fat), Empress Phoenix (Gong Li), Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), Prince Jai (Jay Chow), and Prince Yu (Qin Junjie) are the main characters of the film. The film covers the Chinese culture of the Tang dynasty movie and it was...
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On Brooklyn Bridge, American playwright, Arthur Miller, had noticed graffiti during his walks that read: ‘Dov'è Pete Panto?' which translates from Italian as: ‘Where is Pete Panto?' The message also began appearing on subway stations and on office buildings at Court Street in downtown Brooklyn. After he was known the story behind the graffiti, he learned about the lives and culture of the longshoremen, their homes in their Red Hook neighborhood. Arthur heard the true story from a lawyer, Vinny...
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The realization of self, one’s own desires, and humankind were the revolutionary thoughts brought on by the Renaissance. The aftermath of these developed thoughts and concepts within the population of Europe was what allowed the monarchs of the 17th century to paint the image of divinity alongside monarchy: “the divine right to rule”, where the power dynamics between the church, God, religion, and the monarchy itself became increasingly blurred. The Baroque era symbolized the celebration of the church; in more...
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The Invisible Man book report The title of this piece of literature is The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I believe the title means that the main character is truly invisible or the acts he commits may look like it was done by an unseeable entity. The genres of this story consist of social commentary, African American literature, and Bildungsroman. Now Bildungsroman is a unique type of genre in literature as the main focus of it is on how the...
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The mythological studies of Greek and Rome were filled with stories about the gods and how mighty some of them were. These are stories that are passed down through generations. The divinity and power that most characters portray have been a subject of study and interpretation for many scholars around the world. Movies have been produced, and stories are written about both the Roman and the Greek gods and their influence in different spheres of life, be it fertility, war,...
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Introduction In the research paper titled, ‘The Power of Being Color Blind’, Faeze Rezazade and Esmaeil Zohdi, from The Department of English Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Vali-e-Asr University, Kerman, Iran, analyze and highlight the racial injustice and discrimination towards Blacks in the novel. The Power of Being Color-Blind was published in International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, in July 2016. The novel was first published in 1960. It became enormously popular, and was later translated in 40 languages. Harper...
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Literature’s ability to combine intense analysis alongside escapist humor is often a solid indicator of timeless literature; this principle holds true even for a poem written in the fourteenth century. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer provides a thought-provoking satire on Medieval life planted within a cast of lively and often laughable characters, all while presenting its readers with an interesting story structure to explore. The work opens with Chaucer, a witty narrator, musing about the tendency of people to...
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It is generally assumed in many parts of the world that witchcraft beliefs have given way to westernization but in sub-Saharan Africa, the belief in witchcraft is widely held. (Miguel 2005). Witchcraft. The definition of witchcraft is socially constructed and it differs from society to society. Chavhunduka(2003) defines it as the use of supernatural forces to influence or predict events. This essay serves to explore the various reasons for the increase in witchcraft accusations with socioeconomic and cultural changes in...
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Animal-shaped goblin men, with their exotic fruits, in a mysterious jungle with two young maidens, all the elements you would expect of a fairytale in Christina Rosetti’s “The Goblin Market”. I’m not convinced that, that is all there is to this poem however, once you look under the surface. This tale of a curious girl named Laura who gets tempted into eating a fruit she wasn’t supposed to and is then saved by her courageous sister Lizzie sounds oddly familiar....
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Did the ancient Chinese have different types of dynasties, and what timeline did they exist in? How am I going to present my work: I will pick three dynasties in chronological order from oldest to most recent and present it in a timeline. I will include a description of key facts on each dynasty, such as duration, leaders such as Kings or Emperors, famous warriors and any famous attributes or discoveries of each dynasty. Role: I am a historian and...
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King Laius of Thebes received a shocking oracle from the God of Truth, Apollo, that his son would slay the father and marry the mother. Immediately after his son was born, Laius left it on an isolated mountain. Several years later, the King was killed during an encounter with robbers. At that time, Thebes was troubled by a Sphinx that nobody investigated the particular murderer. This Sphinx had the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the...
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The Greek and Roman Golden ages are responsible for some of the world’s greatest advancements. They each had major contributions to the world of Arts and Sciences, but their reaction to different challenges resulted in the Greek Age of Pericles not having the longevity as Augustus; Pax Romana. Rome was a giant military power in the ancient world, conquering all, making them virtually unstoppable. This is due to the change from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire, under the...
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This investigation explores the question: To what extent was the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Sarikamish (1914-1915) the main factor contributing to the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923)? The first source which will be evaluated in depth is Karekin Pastermadjian’s book Karekin Pastermadjian’s book Why Armenia Should Be Free written in 1918 and is relevant because it highlights the conflicts which occurred between the Armenians and Turks which encompasses the Battle of Sarikamish. One limitation to the origin...
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I. Puritans History and Immigration to The New World: Puritanism was a religious reform movement; it had a fundamentalist protestant belief. Puritans believed that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to be redeemed from one’s sinful condition. According to puritans, preaching and the holy spirit were the instruments of salvation, they emphasized preaching on images extracted from scripture and everyday experiences. The puritan’s teachings were influenced by Calvinist typology and policy. The combination...
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Every strong leader aims to have his people acknowledge, respect, and honor his authority. This did not change in the case of Mao Zedong. He wanted to rule China in a fashion that made him out to be worshipped by his people. Mao was a revolutionist; he became the head of the Communist Party (CCP) in China in 1949 up until it became known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which is what China is still represented as today....
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Introduction Metaphors are quite often associated with literature as even vague ideas, thoughts, concepts or symbols can be represented through the help of the medium of language with the right blend of words. Whereas, cinema, evolved from still photography, dating back to the experiments of Eadweard Muybridge in 1878 - which are considered to be the first steps to the creation of the motion picture - often portrays the world in its purest or realistic forms. Thus, the association of...
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This study focuses improving the establishment of a smoke-free environment in public and enclosed places. In today’s generation, many temptations may arise, taking drugs, prostitution, gambling, drinking alcohol, and smoking, but smoking is considered as the first vice that you can try, it is natural to the community but its effects may be so harming. Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. The...
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Introduction The social and political environment often determines how a person leads and controls the rest of their life. Human beings are compelled to follow their path by emulating what others do or looking at the current circumstances they are in. It is the society they live in that shapes humans and their actions, and it is through experience — positive or negative — that humans shape their present actions towards the world they live in. The Chinese people have...
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People rely on their emotions to tell them about the world. Emotions are about something, they feel like something, they influence how we interact with others, and they can be evaluated for appropriateness. What roles do emotions play in a theory of moral motivation? According to sentimentalists, emotions play a fundamental role in moral judgement. In this paper, I will argue how the emotional deficits of psychopaths provide support for sentimentalism. The best way to distinguish emotions from other psychological...
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Question I. Art of South and Southeast Asia Vishnu, 15th century, Bronze, India This bronze statue of Vishnu which was made in India during the 15th century. Hindu deity Vishnu is the preserver of the Universe and is the opposite of Shiva, who is destroyer of the universe. “Vishnu embodies the qualities of goodness and mercy because he is the preserver of life, righteousness, and truth.”1 The bronze statue depicts Vishnu in his human form where he has four arms....
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Throughout history, religion and politics have always been interlaced to a certain extent. Indeed, the first has been an effective way to address the social relationship among the citizens and it had been useful to create a sense of belonging to a particular socio-political culture. This is further emphasized by the fact that most civilizations have had a particular religion that was often both correlated to, as well as supporting the political ideologies of the population. Considering the Egyptians, for...
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1. Equity was created to supplement not to supplant the common law. Do you agree? The issue in question is whether equity came to take common law’s place or assist the common law in the judicial system. To understand this, we need to look at the creation of equity and how it came to affect the common law system. In the Earl of Oxford Case (1615) 1 Rep CH 1at 6, the common law had awarded a judgment against a...
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Leadership is a research area and a skill that is defined as “a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (Northouse, 2019, p.5). Anyone has the potential ability to lead and guide other individuals, teams, or organizations, and that ability is present in many different situations whether we know it or not. However, each person is different in his/her leadership skills and has distinctive qualities and characteristics as a leader. This brings to...
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