The path to freedom

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « describes Irish struggles between 1918 and 1921, which was the beginning of the path to freedom and the end of Britain s long military and economic reign over ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Summary/examination.. Advance and use our liberties.. The proof of success.. Four historic years.. Collapse of the terror.. Partition Act's failure.. Why Britain sought Irish peace.. Distinctive culture.. Freedom within our grasp...»

Jihad vs. McWorld: The new world disorder

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/01/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « While the American dream includes democracy, freedom, fun and the potential to supersede socio-economic class lines, the China Dream according to a western ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The birth of McWorld.. The vertical integration of media.. One of the more unique cases - China.. What's so threatening about soft drinks and satellite dishes.. The prognosis in Jihad versus McWorld.. The most blatant opposition to...»

The effects of knowledge on happiness and freedom

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « collapsed under the demands of its people for individualized freedom. Korean government today struggles against defection and economic depression resulting ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Political theory.. The case of Frederick Douglass.. Education made him a happy and free. . The nature of freedom and its relationship to happiness and knowledge.. The narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass.. Do slaves live in a state of...»

Analyse the relationship between state and civil society in Hegel's Philosophie des Rechts

Political science   |   Political science   |   Book review   |   11/29/2006   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « This view of the achievement of freedom has consequences on the original dimension of to the political sphere, but also to its social and economic dimension. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The methodological framework of Hegel's philosophy des Rechts. The concepts of civil society and state. Civil society. The state. The twofold relationship of civil society and state . Civil society: A transition towards the idea of the...»

"Sisters and Lovers: Women and Desire in Bali ": A review

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/01/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « that there is sexual asymmetry (whether physical acts or freedom to express their lack of representation in the public, political, and economic realms (Ortner ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods, ethics and ethnographic style. Theoretical framework. Summary and comparison of ethnographic data. Discussion and conclusion. Works referenced....»

A review of Mead's God and Gold

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/19/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Finally, along with country and economic greed, God has facilitated what, from our The spread of freedom has to mean something or else everything falls apart. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The feelings of the rest of the world.. A dominance as a force that makes existence more meaningless.. Are sea power and capitalism all it takes for world conquest?. Individualism and group dynamics.. The hope that the world can be...»

Habits of the Heart Individualism and Commitment in American Life

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Book review   |   02/20/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « be brought about by expert fine-tuning of economic institutions alone" (Bellah 289). We can all pretty much agree that our corporate idea of freedom is freedom ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The foundation that individualism was built upon.. The question: Whether commitment is possible in light of the present reality we have constructed?. A direct result of the historical swell of large cities.. A public managerial...»

European social philosophy: A look at human need in Hegel's "Modern civil society"

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « s] natural immediacy and gives human individuals an objective freedom, both to be in individuals being overpowered by their drive for economic gain towards ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The first principle, according to Hegel.. All individuals in modern civil society are interdependent.. The individual continues to consciously acknowledge himself as being alone.. Hegel argues even further on multiplication and particularization of...»

Racial stereotypes and their role in the concept of Manifest Destiny by Justin Herndon

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/01/2008   |   .pdf   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « barely enough money to keep themselves fed seeking the freedom and gold individuals, lumping everyone involved with the administrative and economic powers that ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Preceding ideologies on expansion.. Preceding ideologies on race.. Manifest destiny itself.. Evaluations.. Conclusion.....»

Race Poverty and the Underclass by Christopher Jencks

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Book review   |   02/20/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « they think is right or morally just, all in the name of freedom. Jencks addresses economic "opportunities" made available to the needy and the effects, both ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Jencks: The basic liberal and conservative inclinations.. The 'Coleman Report'.. Jencks and West: Liberals operate out of a base of guilt.. The future of affirmative action.. Alice Walker's story and its contradictions to West.. The...»

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