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Do We Live in a Society of Other Directed People?, 2006.
A discussion regarding the question of whether we live in a society of other directed people.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This essay answers the question of whether we live in a society dominated by other directed people. It suggests that we do live in an other directed society. The film 'Fight Club' is used in conjunction with arguments made by academics to prove this central argument.
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"Sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists and a whole range of other researchers have been struggling with the question of what type of society we live in. Many of these researchers have taken a special interest on what informs and motivates individuals. In particular many of these researchers are interested in whether society is being dominated by other directed people."
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Guns Kill People or do People Kill People?, 2002.
A detailed discussion on the topic of gun control.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, APA, AU$ 100.95
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In this study on gun control, particularly in the United States, the writer explores both sides of the issue from a political as well as a moral standpoint. The writer works to present fair presentation for both sides and then draws it all together in the conclusion.
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"As the world moves into the future it takes with it lessons of the past. Gun control is an issue that is not black and white. Those who oppose it do so for many reasons and those who support it claim to do so for the same. Gun control is not a one shot deal either. If gun control is enacted there are many options with which the bill can be written into law and fine-tuned for the individual needs or desires of that state. There will probably come a time in which the United States Supreme Court will have to decide what the constitutional authors meant when they penned the second amendment. Until then it is a stand still with both sides taking aim at the other."
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The People Who Lived There First, 2008.
A discussion on the similarities between the native American population in the American West and the indigenous people of Brazil.
3,268 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 135.95
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The paper addresses the Native American population in the American West and compares it with the indigenous people of Brazil. The paper states that while many people may feel as though there are no commonalities between these two groups, there actually are many that can be addressed. The paper highlights the fact that both of these groups have been displaced from what was rightfully theirs by others for reasons beyond their control. The paper then discusses the reasons that this has happened to both groups of people and concludes by indicating that these problems come from too many people and not enough resources. The paper states that this is something that will continue to be an issue well into the future.
Outline:
Introduction
The Native Americans
Brazil's Indigenous People
Comparison and Conclusion
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"Where the Native Americans and the Brazilian indigenous people were concerned it appears that there were both accidental and deliberate problems that were caused by the settlers. Accidental problems include many of the changes that the countries and the people went through when the settlers arrived. Even if the settlers tried to make peace with the indigenous people and become their friends there were still unforeseen issues that took place. The main one of these was the threat of disease. Both the European settlers that went to Brazil and the settlers that arrived in America brought diseases with them that the people in other lands were not used to. Because of this they had no natural immunity to these diseases and suffered from them, many times to the point of death."
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"Where I Live and What I Live For", 2002.
The paper argues against Thoreau's view that man should shun the modern world and live among nature.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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The paper lists the benefits of living in modern society as opposed to living a life of isolation surrounded by nature. It argues that beauty can be found in the modern world and cites the advantages of technology. It speaks in praise of toil and work and endeavors to show how Thoreau's view can be adapted to a modern society.
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"Work and sweat produces conveniences so that men can do more, it is true. These conveniences do just as much good as they were intended to do. For example, helps men to feed their families. Farming does not always yield enough money for food so that all men can eat. Thus, these men must work in industrialized society so that they can have meals on their table. The fathers must work in the railroad so that their children can eat. No one can argue against that point. The conveniences also allow men to visit family and friends so that they may spend quality time with them. Instead of it taking years and years to have enough time to spend from the crops and household chores in order to make trips by foot or horse, man can visit as often as they wish because it takes less time to make such trips. Also, thanks to the train, entire families can go and can just as quickly return. Dangers associated with traveling across the wild and reckless land are almost removed. "
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"Living Buddha, Living Christ", 2005.
A book report on this text by Thich Nhat Hanh.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 70.95
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Thich Nhat Hanh, author of the bestselling book, "Living Buddha, Living Christ", witnessed the persecution of Buddhists under the Catholic governments of South Vietnam and was also befriended by Christian leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Merton. This paper presents a report on his book in which he attempts to make clear the conjunction of beliefs between the religions of Christianity and Buddhism.
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"Thich Nhat Hanh's ultimate message in this book is that true faith is living faith. If people do not practice their faith in their everyday lives, their faith is reduced to an inactive mental concept. The connections between Christianity and Buddhism are not as important as are the similar usages of things like the Holy Spirit and mindfulness. The idea Hanh puts forth is that both Buddhism and Christianity utilize concepts to reach the ultimate goal."
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"Julius Caesar Plutarch's Lives" ( Plutarch ) & "The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars "( Suetonius ), 1999.
Compares two biographies of Julius Caesar, examining biases & aims of the authors.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 103.95
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" Biography is an art rather than a science, and it is influenced by the attitudes of the historian writing the biography, the limits of his or her knowledge of the subject, the evidence that has been amassed, and often by political considerations which might shape how a figure is depicted. Different pictures of a figure can emerge from different biographies for these and other reasons. Two biographies of Julius Caesar from the classical era show different views of the Roman leader, that of Plutarch in his Lives and of Suetonius in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars.
In the Roman era, much of Greek literature and culture was either adopted or held up as an example even though the Romans had a different worldview in many ways. The gods of Greece were carried over into the Roman pantheon, though the names and some.."
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"Other People's Money", 2002.
An analysis of the movie "Other People's Money", directed by Norman Jewison.
813 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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This paper presents a brief examination of this movie about a company takeover and the people affected by this move. The writer first gives a summary of the events that take place in the movie then looks at the film from three different angles - "issues", "principles" and "analysis".
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"The film Other People's Money (1991) presents a situation in which an arbitrageur named Larry the Liquidator has his eye on a small company as a takeover target. Larry takes over companies that are failing or in financial peril, breaks them up and sells the parts, strips them of their assets, and closes down what is left. He is a villain to those whose companies are his targets, of course, but he is also personable and in many ways reasonable about his acquisitions. In addition, he is only doing what he does in companies whose management has left itself open to such action."
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"Ordinary People", 2003.
Discusses the film "Ordinary People", directed by Robert Redford.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 34.95
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This paper discusses the 1980 film "Ordinary People", Robert Redford's directorial debut. It looks at the major theme of family dysfunction, the deterioration of a family after the accidental death of the eldest son, and how father and son come to grips with it, but not the mother.
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Internet and Retired People, 2005.
This paper studies the impact of the Internet on the lives of retired people.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 51.95
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This article discusses that statistics show that retired people fall into two different brackets regarding the internet. The writer notes that they either use the Internet for many different purposes and quite often or they have never used the Internet before. The writer maintains that the Internet is impacting the lives of retired people in many different ways including the use of email and chat rooms, online buying, and distance learning. However, the writer points out that there are problems with the designs of many web pages.
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People Styles, 2006.
A look at the 'driver' personality that some people possess and how those people can avoid constantly clashing with other people by surrounding themselves with different personality types.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper examines why a particular student can be described as possessing a driver personality. No less significantly, some time is devoted to outlining what steps drivers can take to smooth their professional relationships with others and why it is actually important that drivers surround themselves with different personality types. In the end, what should emerge from this discussion is how different personalities can add immeasurably to a professional environment: at least if the most forceful among us are prepared to see why this is so.
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"The following paper will examine why this student may best be described as a "driver". In addition to offering an explanation for why this is so, the following paper will provide examples of such behavior as well as specific suggestions that should improve relationships between those who do not fit neatly within the "driver" category. As should soon become apparent, being a hard-driving, results-oriented person is not a particularly easy way to go through life, but it is not a state of mind that needs to lead invariably to clashes with others. With that in mind, it is to a discussion of this issue that we now turn. "
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People in Society, 2002.
Asks the question: Why do people repeat and do what other people have done?
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 128.95
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How are people shaped? Why do people repeat things that others say? What effect does social class; environment, time, age and other factors have on people? This paper is written from the viewpoint of Max Weber.
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China: The Individual vs. Society, 2008.
This paper discusses the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976 in relation to Chinese society that always favoured the state or the society over the individual.
3,894 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 153.95
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The paper illustrates how the Cultural Revolution showed continuity with the Chinese past, in that individuals were certainly expendable to the state in achieving group aims. The paper explains how Communist Chinese society would liquidate an educated, low middle class that posed no direct threat to the state or the position of Mao, but were convenient scapegoats for what Mao set out to achieve. Thus, the paper highlights how the individual did not matter at all; only the overall group objective.
Outline:
Introduction
The Unity of the People
Removing the Individual
Having the Answers
Mao as 'God'
Glorifying the Worker
The Cultural Revolution Generation
The Legacy of the Cultural Revolution
Concluding Discussion
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"Chinese civilization has had repeated trouble in accommodating groups that are separate or somehow challenge centralized authority whose most recent form has been the government of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). When Emily Honig described the Subei before and after the 1949 Revolution she referred to a very visible instance of Chinese inequality. (1992) Honig wrote that "the dominance of Subei people in unskilled, low-paying jobs may obscure the equally important aspect of the work experience of Subei people in Shanghai - many never entered the formal labour market at all, or worked outside it." (281)"
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"The Forest People", 2007.
The paper looks at Colin Turnbull's book, "The Forest People," about the three years he spent living among the Pygmies, or BaMbuti.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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The paper discusses Turnbull's book "The Forest People" and describes the culture of the BaMbuti. The paper relates that although the BaMbuti lived in a very remote area of Congo's rain forest, by the time Turnbull arrived for a long stay, modern culture had already begun to affect their way of life. The paper explains that the push to settle the BaMbuti in villages as farmers shook their culture to its core, but they managed to preserve their way of life. The paper concludes that the BaMbuti culture survived because it knew to accept what was good and useful, such as crutches for someone with a bad leg and to quietly reject the rest.
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"Throughout the book, Turnbull describes a trait of the BaMbuti that may have helped them preserve their way of life as well as they had. Although they interacted with other cultures, in particular other non-BaMbuti tribes in the area, they affected the other culture's customs in that other tribe's presence so long as it did not make any important difference to them. But when the issue was an important one, they chose their own customs. Turnbull gives an example of this on p. 43 when telling about a child's death."
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Rebels, Their Causes and Society, 2008.
A look at how the rebel and how society perceives the rebel is determined by a range of social, economic, political and cultural factors.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper argues that the rebel exists within a constant state of tension within society. The paper explains that in one sense rebels are seen as innovators that move society forward, and in another sense they are seen as a direct threat to the stability of a society. The paper explores how the dominant depiction of rebels depends on whether the society is in a state of advancement or trying to stabilize itself and uses two works to examine this argument. These works are "Hackers and the Battle for Cyberspace" by Helen Nissenbaum and "From Hell's Angel" by Ralph "Sonny" Barger. The paper also looks at how rebels occupy a precarious place in society. In conclusion, the paper shows that sometimes rebels are seen as a positive force of creativity, however when they threaten dominant institutions too much they are transformed into criminals that society attempts to destroy.
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"This statement seems to indicate that although hackers largely did not play by the rules they did provide a valuable social and economic function. They were the creative individuals who really made the Internet into the highly functional technology that it is today. For this reason their rebellious nature was accepted by society as a whole.Many writers and researchers have noted that rebels play vital social, cultural, economic and political functions within society. For example, in "The Praise Folly" Desiderius Erasmus has Folly (the pinnacle of rebelliousness) explains her importance to society."
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?The Forest People? by Colin Turnbull, 2005.
This paper discusses "The Forest People," by author ColinTurnbull in which he analyzes the BaMbuti, 'people of the forest', located in Congo, Africa, specifically in Ituri Forest.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper explains that "The Forest People" by Colin Turnbull uses a personal narrative and ethnographic analysis to describe an anthropological experience which took place in the mid 1900s. The author points out that the author's ethnographic account differs from other studies of this type because he puts BaMbuti life in the context of the rapid industrialization taking over the region. The paper concludes that modernization has no place in the lives of most Africans because they have learned to survive and live despite the inconveniences forest life.
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"Indeed, many social scientists like Turnbull had attempted to depict an accurate and objective picture of what life in Eastern and Middle Eastern nations is, determined through scientific methods. By scientific method, this means that the procedures in which anthropological accounts were recounted were through systematic and objective thinking and analysis on the part of the researcher/anthropologist. Thus, during Turnbull's time, qualitative studies have become prevalent because the qualitative paradigm offered more avenues and opportunities for new discoveries to be generated in exploratory studies conducted in nations and societies in the African and Asian regions, among others."
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Individuals and Society, 2005.
This paper explains that action and structural theories of sociology endeavor to understand different aspects of society by explaining the behaviors of individuals as separate entities and as a part of group.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper explains that, according to Weber, an action is social, as long as it holds some meaning for the actor, involves people, has some direction and leads to some end; furthermore, he believed that the actions should be studied while taking into the account the actual, existing conditions. The author points out that Weber focused on conscious will of people; whereas, Durkheim considered external factors.
The paper reports that Durkheim has been accused frequently of an anti-individualistic approach to his studies and over-emphasis on society, integration, cohesion and rituals; however, his work on altruistic suicides balances societal regulations and individualism, as an overdose of any of two can lead to suicides and social anarchy.
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"Some of examples of social relationships are friendships, marriages, conflict, wars etc. these relationships may differ in their nature. Relationships may not be probably balanced in loyalty, agreement and duty may differ from individual to individuals. Similarly, the time a relationship last is also any important factor. Some relationships might be fleeting ones but these weren't studied in detail by Weber. He only studied relationships that occurred for a longer period of time which led to social institutions such as workplaces, families, friendships, religious places etc. Also it only when an action is repeated number of times, that is meaning has some value and effect on people as individuals and as a group. It is among these repeated actions that some become the customs, laws, norms and maxims that people are supposed to adhere to, in a society. As Taylor et al. (1995) suggests, people in a society or particular group are influenced by its norms because members have a 'shared culture and regular social interaction'. Weber did not include in study the unexpected actions and their effect on society. These are better analyzed by Durkheim."
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