... relate it to these changes. Explaining in more detail the periods and writers mentioned briefly above. Also drawing conclusions on the more significant changes in the shaping of the discipline of geography and the nature of the relationship between these changes and the expansion. Geography's earliest known and recorded interest stems back as far as ancient Greece, a time ... Humboldt (1769-1859) and Carl Ritter (1779-1859) concerning themselves with the big picture' and the physical side of geography. "In the nineteenth century geography became an established discipline- (Crone, 1964:57...

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... in 1965. As a child, he was deeply influenced by the extremely different personalities of his parents. From his strict minister father, he learned the value of hard work, discipline and clear thinking. His mother provided the balance to his father's sternness, and from her he learned compassion, relationship, connection to others and self-confidence. It is these attributes ... the students to a higher level of knowledge. Teachers also stimulate the students' interests through thought-provoking games. Teachers feel no compulsion to focus their students' attentions on one discrete discipli...

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... divine favour in their own lives. This resulted in the Calvinist interpretation of prosperousness as an indication of God's acceptance. Therefore "Calvinists threw themselves into a quest for s! uccess, applying rationality, discipline, and hard work to their tasks" (Macionis, 1997: 83). Calvinism warns against the idleness which wealth can produce, and therefore, the Calvinists reinvested the wealth which they generated in their ... evolved into what is now referred to as the capitalist work ethic. This transformation occurred as the religious connotation surrounding the profit-persuin...

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... Indians. By the 1870s, Bancroft's self-congratulatory epic history had become second nature to most Americans who thought about the past. At this time, changes were taking place in the discipline. One change was in leadership. Amateur writers increasingly gave way to professional historians. History was now practiced by the only sort of people who had access to advanced education. These ... ...

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... it would be very interesting to interview couples that have coviewed prior to marriage and having children, preferably when dating or in engagement, and determine whether their ideas of proper discipline on their children has changed. I am interested to see if people like Marie have changed in what the couple thought they would do if a hypothetical situation arose and how they ... ...

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... you live in a typically "criminal" family, then you are more likely to become criminal yourself. Another factor which affects criminality is poor parental care and supervision, or poor or low discipline. If a child feels that there is no-one looking out for them then they are less likely to think about the repercussions that their crime will have on their family ... ...

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... his empirical methodology and its implementation. He wanted to "establish sociology's scientific status" by providing sociological explanations on a macro level . Durkheim's goal was to "demonstrate the case for an independent discipline concerned with the study of society", and ultimately he succeeded....

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... . Many, Marxists amongst the great masses became detached from their nations traditional ideologies. Their growing power caused a cry to come from below for the restoration of the old order, for discipline and moral regulation. Social formation reached the worst crisis point for two decades - some would argue, nearly a century. The conservatives in the 70's tried to renovate the social formation of ... ...

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... innovative in Owen's 'silent alarm' was the right of the workers to claim complaints directly to Owen. This aspect of Owen's managerial system was unusually democratic. An atmosphere of strict discipline was quickly spread over the factory once Owen's management was in place. The common problem of thieves and absences without permission in Dale's period was resolved immediately by dismissing any ... ...

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... on a new draft constitution at some time in fall. Until November 2002 when Romania was extended the invitation to join the NATO, the PSD-Government had been working with surprising discipline, the party and the factions in the two chambers of Parliament, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, had submitted to the Government's objective of leading the country into the ... ...

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... of the product rather than the whole product. The size of these factories resulted in owners handing responsibility of the day-to-day running over to managers. This relatively new discipline called management was a direct result of the developments during the industrial revolution. The two most influential people of the time and who still have an impact on management thought up ... ...

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... violence occurs in the home in the forms of spanking and physical punishment from parents. Our society has given approval to spanking as an acceptable method of child raising and discipline. The legitimization of violence can be seen on Saturday morning cartoon shows and movies. Movie stars are declared heroes when they use their fists to right a wrong or defend the ... ...

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... , organizations, and governments for which they work. However, IT also can be used to support communities in their efforts for social and economic development. Community informatics is a technology strategy or discipline which links economic and social development efforts at the community level with emerging opportunities in such areas as electronic commerce, community and civic networks and telecentres, electronic democracy and on ... ...

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... of marriage to her husband, Torvald Helmer, she had never talked with him frankly and equally about anything serious. Throughout Nora's life she has needed a man to protect her and discipline her as if she were a child. Before her marriage this was her father and for the past eight years, her husband. The influential power the men in her life have ... ...

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... two responses: "Critics of globalization argue that it fosters terrorism by creating economic turmoil in poor countries "for example, economic turmoil resulting from the IMF's imposition of strict financial discipline on the ailing economies of East Asia and Russia in the late 1990s and Argentina now. Critics also say globalization makes it increasingly easy for multinational corporations to flee countries ... ...

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