Imagine being hated by a whole culture. In 1607 English ships sailed into the Chesapeake Bay located in Virginia and Maryland, bringing more than 100 passengers. King of England said, “Faire meadows and goodly tall trees ahead lay possible riches”. The passengers were confident they were going to find riches. At the beginning of Jamestown, a lot of settlers died for these reasons: sickness, natives, and poor leadership. The Powhatans (Indians that lived around James River) did not like the...
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The dosed silence: a form of manipulation Dosed silence can be a form, like many others, of aggression passive. It is defined as a calculated management of communication in which silence plays a primary role and which aims to control and weaken another person or his position. It is not always manipulated through words, but it is also done through silence. This last tactic is very harmful because it has a more chameleonic mask. It's called dosed silence because it's...
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Understanding Art in a New Light Europe had been the center of art for all of art history with many influential artists. After World War II, Americans wanted their own movement to call their own. The Armory Show held in New York in 1913 featured the best European artist and only had a small section of American artwork. Threatened by the ratio, American artists were influenced to explore a new form of art. They wanted to create the impossible, which...
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In the New World, Africans were not only marginalized from cultural, ethnic, and social roots. They ceased to be regarded as individuals. There was a situation where differences in geographical position, social past, languages, religious beliefs, huge distances from the homeland, and scattering throughout the colonial territory did not allow for to creation of a social institution for the preservation and development of paternal African culture. The Africans were forced to adapt to a new alien and hostile environment. The...
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The Rise of the American Nation The historical record of the American nation before the colonization era is very sparse. The onset of colonization period beginning in the 16th century marked the beginning of a long historical journey to establish the American nation. The most significant events shaping the nation’s course occurred after the 16th century, prompted by colonization efforts. The kingdom of England began establishing colonies in America as early as the 16th century, with the first permanent British...
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Just after the World War, in 1919 the League of Nations was formed, at the Paris Peace Conference where all the world`s leading statesmen met to formulate a program aimed at establishing and promoting everlasting international peace and to ensure such world atrocities such as the first World War does not repeat again. Stated in article 10 of the league covenant declares that ‘The members of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity...
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1. Nature and character of the Renaissance era. Nature Renaissance which means ‘rebirth’ in the French language took place in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It started in Italy whereby statues, buildings, and works of art from the Roman Empire survived. It started in Italian cities such as Florence. The Renaissance promoted the reclaim of classical philosophy, literature, and art. Artists and writers in Italy started to study law, literature, art, architecture, and philosophy. While studying, they researched...
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The Great Awakening shaped the thoughts of people and religion laying down the foundations and development of today's religious establishments and beliefs in America. Unlike the First Great Awakening in 1740, which was a reaction to the Enlightenment that meant increasing church membership, the second one in 1790 was more of a religious revival affecting the religions in the colonies. People were encouraged to rely personally on God rather than ministers. It introduced religious ideas that significantly impacted Christianity. Many...
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During World War I, diverse influences were perceived in American practices that ranged from economic changes, and political impacts, as well as social influences. Some influences sought to modify and perfect American practices thus making them stronger and more reliable during and after World War I. Such influences were positive. However, few influences weakened Americans during and even after the war hence the practices can be perceived as negative. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of both positive and negative influences of...
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The purpose of this writing is to explore what is death and dying in Confucianism and further present my understanding of how to work with people under the influence of Confucianism. To some people, Confucianism is not only a philosophy but also a religion. Death and dying in Confucianism There are several points to be discussed about death and dying in Confucianism: 1) Their attitude to death “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only...
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Introduction Scientists and researchers generally work independently without being routinely supervised by others. Even if there is supervision, it is more in the form of supervision, evaluation, or monitoring of funders or mentors (if the students are researchers) to monitor the extent to which research progress has been achieved. The rest, researchers generally take full responsibility for results of the research done. Practices like this require researchers to have an honest and careful attitude, even though they are not routinely...
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Ethnography exists as an integral component of contemporary anthropology, allowing for the exploration and understanding of culture through the study of subjects and their behaviours in given situations. The practice enables the documentation of accounts of livelihood; producing credible accounts wherein knowledge and understanding is received through observation and immersion with participants to form a representation of a community or group. Of course, modern ethnography exists as wholly different to early 20th century practices, and this essay will explore the...
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Introduction Understanding consumer behavior is important for any organization before launching a product. If the organization failed to analyse how a customer will respond to a particular product, the company will face losses. Consumer behavior is very complex because each consumer has different mind and attitude towards purchase, consumption and disposal of product (Solomon, 2009). Understanding the theories and concepts of consumer behavior helps to market the product or services successfully. Over the years, customer behavior; now people are buying...
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Experimental research design is the designing of entire research process based on two sets of variables- independent and dependent variables. In this design, independent variables are manipulated through several treatments and effects of those treatments are analysed. By this, effect of independent variable on dependent variable is obtained. The experimental research design enables gathering of relevant datas that helps us to make better decisions. An efficient experimental research facilitates smooth functioning of entire research process. That is, from writing the...
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Edward Said is one of the most prominent literary critics of the 20th century. He was born in Jerusalem in 1935 to a Christian family. His family never took a certain place as a permanent resident. They were moving from place to place (between Jerusalem, Lebanon, Cairo and United states), therefore, he was a multicultural person. As a teenager, he was expelled from Victoria College, thus, his family sent him to America to study in Mount Hermon and eventually, he...
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Introduction In this essay I will be explaining about the Ethical theories and I will be explaining about the Ethical issues and Benefits of Ethical theories. I will explain further about Ethical principles and then describe about connection of code of ethics and theories. In the essay describe about Professional codes of ethics and practice. By going through this you can get a clear idea about Ethical theories, Professional codes of ethics and practice, Ethical principles and Their issues. What...
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Postmodernity or post-modernism refers to a new historical era. It has been described in a variety of ways. Through thorough research, the post modernity is built up of criticisms of the modernist forms of organisation exemplified by bureaucracy. As the modernist perspective divides itself into two sections, ontology and epistemology, the postmodernist perspective also separates its view to make it more understandable to other people who look into the perspective to analyse it such as Marxists. The post-modernists ontology is...
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Analytical Essay What is the Chicago school of ethnography? What are the specific research tools used by the Chicago school ethnographers? How would you differentiate this approach for “critical ethnography”? Which do you prefer and why? Ethnography originated in the nineteenth-century, when some Western anthropologist wanted to use ethnography as a way to give a descriptive account of a culture or community. “Ethnography” was seen as a compliment to “ethnology”, which referred to the historic and relative study of non-Western...
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Alice E Marwick and Danah Boyd (pg.1052, 2014) research into social media and privacy sought to question and understand the societal assumption that “teenagers don’t care about privacy”. Through conducting semi-interviews as part of a wider ethnographic experiment, Marwick and Boyd were to a great extent successful in combining a variety of research methods to not only understand how young people conceptualize privacy but constructing their 'networked privacy theory' that challenged mainstream privacy theories. However, the objectivity and validity through...
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1.0 Introduction The European Union is guided by a number of provisions that are based on diverse values that are embraced by this union. These provisions are generally categorized into seven articles. One of the most significant provisions that guide the relationships of the member states of the European Union is associated with Article 2. Article 2 provides that the European Union is founded on the critical values of respect for freedom, democracy and dignity of persons, as well as...
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Study Case The reason for why an award show was selected as a case study in this paper, is because liveness is very much the central concept in a show like this. The elements that float around in the bubble of the concept of liveness, are all things that can be applied to a media event like this. An award show is a combination of a broadcast that shows pre-recorded and live performances, but also verbalized interactional moments such as...
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In this essay, I will be discussing how the theme of realism is present in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, and how Lost in the Funhouse by John Barth represents the conventions of postmodernism. I will then explain how realism and postmodernism both depict what life was like during the period they originated despite the century-old age gap between the two. This essay will demonstrate how realism attempts to create scenarios that are similar to real-life and communicate elements of...
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Individuality, as found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is defined as total character peculiar to and distinguishing an individual from others (“Individuality”), or simply put, someone’s personality that sets them apart from everyone else. This trend of individuality seems to be the forefront of Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver. In The Giver, the young protagonist, Jonas (and everyone else) live in what turns from a utopian community in the beginning, into a dystopian community full of sameness and lack of self-control...
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Defining Obesity Obesity is defined in terms of a person’s weight and height. It is calculated based on a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI). A person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters provides the BMI on a pre-determined scale provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 The BMI provides useful information in determining whether a person is underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese. The CDC defines obesity as “weight that is higher...
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Rhetorical Essay In the “This Is America” source video, Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover’s message is uncanny and loaded with shocking imagery and metaphors. The video has launched a storm of multiple conversations on social media. The music video touches on many layers of gun violence, the increasing state of Black bodies in the United States, and how entertainment has distracted society from cultural and political issues. Childish Gambino’s video “This Is America” displays many examples of ethos, pathos, and...
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Characters' Relationships in Hamlet Relationships are everywhere; however, nowadays people differ too much from others, due to the expansion of diversity, the point that sometimes is difficult to find a good relationship. Some folks are blessed to have encountered their twin in ideas, which creates a good bond of friendship, which can benefit both people either in self, personality or psychologically. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the character of Hamlet has many relationships with all characters. A...
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Have you ever had the feeling of been watched and monitored by someone hiding in the shadow? Watching every single move of yours, what you do, where you go, who you interact with, and all of your daily activities. If you are certain about this, then your guess is correct because every single one of us is under our governments watch. Our government has encroached into the privacy of every single citizen without our consent. They carry out this act...
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This essay will demonstrate that rather than automatically dismissing conspiracy theories as fanciful and irrelevant in product design, the designer should acknowledge them and carefully consider their potential impact on the success of a design solution. Examples of non-mainstream ideas and beliefs that have been incorporated into the design of products will be provided, including where product designers will be aware that these ideas and beliefs exist due to the emergence of a conspiracy theory. It will be shown that...
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Abstract The cost of health insurance is on the rise because of the respective rise in the cost of treatments, doctor visits, and medications. Most business, like credit unions, choose to offer health insurance to their employees. As a result of the cost of health insurance rising, it costs the business more money to offer it to their employees. Since credit unions are not-for-profit, this deeper cut into their bottom-line effects them more heavily than it does other business who...
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Part 01- Literature review In this section, at first, we give the definition of bad news and its impact on the employment relationship. Secondly, we describe the process of delivering bad news. Finally, we analyze the delivery of bad news. The delivery of bad news is very difficult in organisation. The people who deliver the bad news may be threatened by the victim (DFTB, 2017). The bad news in corporations' is related with poor performance, customer complaints and termination etc....
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