Conflict between racial and ethnic groups has been a problem throughout history, and is still a major problem today. ... Even today wars are still fought over religion, and this is particularly the case in the Middle East. ... The knowledge of past relationships between whites and African-Americans, including slavery, racial segregation, discrimination, and forced alienation of their home country, most definitely is a cause of racial conflict, and the repercussions of those events can be clearly seen in today's society. Racial apprehensions are common in today's society in America, w...

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Animal testing is an unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate process that should not be used to test cosmetic products and new drugs today. ... The Humane Society takes in an estimated 34 million animals each year that have been abandoned or abused by their owners. The Human Society then tries to find good homes for the neglected animals, but often have to euthanize many because they do not have the space to keep up with the constant growing number, though some Human Societies will transport them to a different location so they can avoid euthanizing them. Another animal group is the ASPCA (Ameri...

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He is basically showing us that Africa, Australia, and New Guinea had a head start over Europe and the Americas, yet it is Europe and the Americas that have the dominant cultures today. ... The Eurasian societies were able to master food production at a faster pace than the societies of Africa and Australia. ... He is basically saying that the reason that the European culture is dominant in today's world is not because of biological reasons, but because of environmental and geographic reasons. ... Had the dark skin humans inhabited Eurasia, instead of the light skinned peoples, th...

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When the Treaty of Westphalia was signed, many aspects of European society were changed dramatically. ... This was the beginning of the Swedish Empire as they took much of the land that still makes up Sweden today. ... Furthermore, the Thirty Years War had a great impact on religious influence on society. ... A more secular society changed the course of history and brought about the development of the world we have today. ... It affected the countries with the greatest power and increased the secularity in society. ...

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Today, sovereignty is declining because of international laws and institutions. ... Human societies have changed and the notion of state emerged. ... Human societies developed and formed new political communities. ... However, today the practical effects of international law have changed. ... Today, it serves as a tool to reduce the national sovereignty. ...

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Furthermore, it has a fierce past yet today its savagery is contained. The key is that until today cutting edge Europe has been social-minded. ... Obligation regarding the feeble is a community excellence that society ought to advance. ... Today's Right remains elitist, various leveled and supremacist. ... The issue today is another beginning. ...

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As people are constantly pushed to their limits on the daily basis and the today's world is revolving at ever increasing pace people start to dispute the basic principles of human societies. ... The high level of freedom in western societies and the liberal lifestyle may favour this opinion but there are certain values that life outside the marriage simply cannot offer. ... This financial security definitely encourages married couples to have children and therefore fulfil its role in the society which is children upbringing. Tax benefits for married couple which are provided by many count...

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The renaissance was a time of improvement where society wanted to move beyond the accomplishments of the past. ... It can be questioned that if ideas and theories of Perspective were not developed or rediscovered at this time we would not be living today's advanced civilization. Without Perspective, engineering and geometry would have never evolved into the disciplines that give us the knowledge to create the structures we have today. ...

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Today, many scholars believe that Burckhardt's assessment of the Renaissance was exaggerated, and they accuse him of overlooking the continuity of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ... However, despite their accusations of exaggeration and bias of Burckhardt, most scholars agree that the Renaissance was a time of transition from medieval to modern society. ... Burckhardt recognized man's advancement and intellectual growth during the Renaissance, and the changes that European society was encountering. ...

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One of the most essential causes for the industrialization of Europe was an increase in European population, better known as Mass Society. ... Fortunately, due to all of the technological advancements, society finally started to pay attention to the masses, which in effect raised the working class's living standards. ... A 20-year-old man living in Europe in 1850 would have plenty of work opportunities and a decent education but they would also enjoy the luxury of mass leisure, which varied between beach outings, shopping, and going to the movies, all of which appealed to the majority of ...

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Today, every particular of this formula is under suspicion if not altogether repudiated. ... Its inception resulted from many trends in European society, culture, and diplomacy during the late 19th century. ... While European society remained more hierarchical than that in the United States, there began to be both greater social mobility and fewer blatant class differences as expressed in clothes, behavior, and speech. A'mass society?? ... Apparent homogeneity, both vertically within societies and horizontally between them, was accelerated by the cinema, radio, and television, each off...

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Apparent Connections Amidst Science, Politics, and Religion Within today's society science is an entity almost entirely separate from religion and politics, yet history paints a different picture. ... This manner of judgement is essentially universal, in that it remains present even in today's society. ... The Royal Society, conventions of math, and the social status of an individual were denoted as the way to objectively judge the merit in a theory or concept. ...

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The Nazi's ideal society consists of hard work, clean living, patriotism, law and order. ... Under the political and financial support of the Nazi party, eugenics was studied as cure for the sickness of society. Philosophers, biologists, physicians, and philanthropists, met at national conferences to help plan a "brave new world" and create a "pure" and, therefore, "better" society. Their principle motivating force was the desire to eliminate those considered inferior elements of society and prevent them from mixing with "German blood." ... Of cause, the persecution of the Jews and Gypsi...

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The church became interconnected with all aspects of society; politically, socioeconomically, and culturally. ... For these reasons Western Europe didn't sufficiently develop or expand enough and remained a much divided rural society. ... During Islamic expansion, there were advancements in science, astronomy, chemistry, and math that are still very prevalent today. ... For women and the poor, they gained a sense of unity by having a purpose and place within society. ... Religion became the social backbone to societies in the post-classical period and pushed their respective societies t...

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"The Black World is the very initiator of western civilization' flaunted before our eyes today " he also argues, like Bernal, that the European Religions are all replicas of Ancient Egypt's practices. ... And today, one of the basic weaknesses of African Societies, is that they still maintain this inherited cosmopolitan trait... Ma'at is seen as the foundation for human life and the world and a set of rules whose nature is to defend against chaotic nature and society. ... (Wheeler, 1998) Ma'at was the opposite of chaotic society, the kings job was to make Ma'at reign ...

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Any society that wishes to remain free needs to ensure that its citizens are well educated in the theory and practice of democracy. ... Schooling is not the only educational influence in a free society. ... The challenge of bringing new life to American democracy may be the most important issue facing the nation today. ... When students are aware of the issues facing them in elections, they become knowledgeable and can act in that manner to better their society. ...

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Each decade has left a unique mark on our country and our world, and the aftereffects of decisions and events that happened ten, fifty or a hundred years ago still have a great impact on our lives today. ... The economy, and society in general, was still reeling from the turmoil of the Great Depression. ... Still today, warnings of possible nuclear-based terrorist attacks, and of North Korea's development of a nuclear arsenal, strike fear into the hearts of free citizens of the world. ... But for better or for worse, the early fourties were inarguably a period of great change, one tha...

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These countries that had the ability and might to adapt and grow quickly became the new world powers as we know them today. The yearning for economic growth and prosperity from the times of the industrial revolution changed a few countries from the "crevices" of society to industrial strongholds that essentially changed the world's balance of power. ... The world that once seemed to be Great Britain's for the taking took advantage of what they were given and advanced themselves to how we know them all today. ...

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Some historians today argue that the Black Death was "a necessary and long-overdue corrective to an overpopulated Europe" (Aberth 3). ... Decline in population undoubtedly results in a corresponding decrease in a work force of a society. ... During the time of the plague, church and state were not separate entities as they are in the societies of most countries today. ...

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While their crafts were none like the other, they paralleled one another in many ways while correcting their society's traditional thinking. The ingenious cultural impacts of Michelangelo during the Renaissance are still principal to Italian as well as Western culture today. ... Not for seeking personal gain, but for providing the people with the knowledge they posses to better society and help it progress. They head on attacked three of the most fundamental pieces of society and culture. ... Not to cast a shadow on the great artists and writers of the Renaissance, however, while culture ...

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That is, the nature of the states' inceptions and the underlying flaws may explain some of the issues that have been associated with African states today. Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil society and the institutions which took place across the continent in the colonial era. ... Civil Structure and Society  While the issues related to state boundaries and sovereignty can explain some of the problems which afflict post-colonial Africa, these alone cannot account for the dysfunctional nature of societies across the continent. ... One of the factors which can be identifi...

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During the era known by this name, Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth. Also, and most importantly, the Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. This late med...

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Disappearing borders, in the economic meaning of the term can most clearly be seen today in Europe. ... "The current century has seen a magnitude of rise and fall of political power and economical, political, social and structural changes, which without doubt have influenced any society's culture that was touched. ...

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In general ethnocentrism puts the own ethnic, national, religious or linguistic identity as the norm to judge other countries and cultures, or even subgroups in the own society. ... In his view, China and Korea are old societies and without law enforcement. ... As mentioned above, Fukuzawa did not necessarily support today's image of imperialistic Japan. ... Although he did not show the Japanese an example of what they should hope to become in the far future, he did provide a model for the men of his era in the next step towards adapting Western culture to Japan, a feat which is still inc...

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From bringing in diseases to establishing key infrastructure, colonialism has created this everlasting effect that still has a significant influence on African societies today. ... Many African societies exist with tensions about the issues of racism and this paper will illustrate, that racial thinking emerged only from a colonial context. ... This was also another way of dealing with wrongdoers in society, instead of implementing severe punishment- one could be sent out to the "dark continent." as most Europeans tended to see Africa. 2 The three reasons mentioned earlier are not the only defi...

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