The Vision of a Sustainable Society The Rio Conference on the Environment (1992) will live on in mankind's history as the occasion which put an end to obsession with economic development. ... The old vision of the "affluent society" had resulted in an unjust and ardent "consumer society". The new vision proposes a "sustainable society" as the attainable model of a just and prosperous world. ... Many people still underestimate it, even today when it has started becoming established. ... That will be the order of a sustainable society which will be stable and lasting...

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Plato has many views of literature on society. ... I believe this is impossible because people today are not ranked by how valuable they are to society. ... Although Plato's ideal republic is well thought out and could be beneficial, I do not believe it would work in today's world. ... Not everyone is today's time period is socially educated, therefore the republic would fail. ... Society influences the literature of its time and literature influences the society studying it. ...

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Abstract Gender Stereotyping affects everyone in society, both male, and female, young and old and is one of the most researched topics amongst social psychologists. This study aims to discover if gender stereotypes still exist in today's modern society and, if they do, why they are perpetuated. ... Studies such as Auster and Ohm's journal on gender roles in society have provided us with invaluable insights into sex roles and the effect of stereotyping on their formation (Auster & Ohm, 2000). ... Results The data collected from coding of the three focus group transcripts highlight...

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One day as I was driving to my sister's house in Ravenswood, I saw an elderly man standing at the end of the off-ramp. The gentleman was holding a sign that read: "Homeless will work for food. God Bless."" As I rolled to a stop, I rolled down my window and offered him my last five dollars. To m...

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The Purpose of Business It has become apparent that the accepted view of the role of corporations in society is evolving, and necessarily so. ... Clearly, this radical approach would not be acceptable to the majority of citizens in a functioning democratic society. ... By doing so, business was fulfilling its side of the contract and making the maximum contribution to society. The new contract between business and society is based on the notion that such an implicit agreement works both ways. ... The new contract represents the idea that business has "an obligation to work for social a...

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In Marx-Engels Reader, Marx argues that society is merely the product of material conditions that occur over time, which transforms a single individual to a complex society that we live in today. ... Marx explains that the method of production that every society perform, distinguish them from other society because the form of production is determined by how and what the society produces. ... Meanwhile, Weber's concept of society is more diverge than Marx's views on society. ... Weber describes that in every social relationship involves in society has its own self-interpretation to t...

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This type of tourism developed from a small sector of global tourism to an estimated 20 to 30% today. ... Ecotourism is becoming increasingly popular in developed countries, as most of the 1000 national parks in the world today are in developed nations. ... One discouraging account of national parks today describes the process by which they are becoming overrun by claiming that tourism in parks today...is often little more than an extension of the city and its lifestyle transform onto a scenic background. ...

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The different Socio-cultural believes system within Africa today explained how a group of people were socially connected through their beliefs system in many years ago. ... The point to note is that it is this type of social system and this pattern of reproducing the society that impacts on economy, politics, defense, ritual, and holiness, that was swept aside by colonial force supported by missionary propaganda. This politico-military attack on generational succession and age-sets undermined and led to eventual implosion of the African societies. The conflict that is raging over fe...

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Then I will elevate the views of Karl Marx's "complete individual" to the level of a socialist society and compare it to the society ruled by "philosopher kings" idealized by Plato, comparing them and establishing which of the two is the better. ... In his own words it is, "The common quality, the dense or ignorant society, it is the man in as much as he does not differentiate himself from other men, but rather repeats himself in a generic sense." ... This leads to saying that if a society wants to be made up of individuals, who are concerned with the more important and transcendental...

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Art is a medium that allows people to express their thoughts and feelings on various world issues affecting citizens today through the use of descriptive paintings and drawings. ... The world illustrated in Painting 1977 relates to what teenagers may feel and think about the world today. ... Painting 1977 clearly reflects the feeling of isolation teenagers feel today. ... Getting in touch with their 'inner selves' is something that is difficult for teenagers to do today, as they are constantly being bombarded by society and the media with stereotypical representations. ... Because o...

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It means, the apartheid society has taken place in the country in a such long time. ... Because the apartheid legislation was leading to a society where blacks were seen inferior while whites were seen superior. ... There has been many different events and protests against the apartheid society, which resulted to deaths of numerous people. The Soweto uprising is one of the mentioned big events and protests that has been made against the apartheid society. ... I mean their human rights were totally abused, well they didn't even had any human right in the apartheid society. ...

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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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Today the imperial palace continues to reside in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, formally known as Edo. ... Today's Emperor Heisei (Akihito) is the 125th Emperor and was crowned on November 12th, 1990. ... At the time in China, the Han Dynasty had written accounts of the once matriarchal society. ... This Kingdom was said to have been a primitive society consisting primarily of agriculture, weaving and fishing (Hall, 1989). ... In today's corporate world, for example, the employees are loyal to the company and work like soldi...

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Today only the United States and Turkey enforce executions. ... If we do, what affects will it have on society? ... The most commonly used method today is lethal injection. ... One fact is that it is a very costly to society. ... Today, it cost $800,000.00 to hold the trial for the death penalty in California. ...

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In today's society many times judgement of a person first depends on their appearance. ... Subcultures use fashion to oppose society by not conforming to the popular ideal. ... One purpose of freak fashion is to gain attention and mock society's conformist lifestyle. ... To be so unique and be able to resist society's ideologies is a great triumph. ... Today there is such a strong emphasis on living up to society's standards of attractiveness and acceptance; it is hard to keep any self-confidence or individuality. ...

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Today in the United States of America we have a representative democracy in which we appoint "representatives" through election. ... Although in the United States today we accept democracy as a form of life it had its early beginnings in the city-states of Ancient Greece. The form of government known as democracy had its early roots in Ancient Greece but its influence has a direct connection with the type of government we have today in the United States. ... The new freedoms extended to include all parts of society including social, economic, ethical, religious, judicial, and political freedom...

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When I think about today's society and how African Americans are treated in the justice system I think about how huge of an impact the slave trade had. ... Some of the people will join the organization specific to their race and gain this sense of ethnocentricity that I believe hurts society. ... To clarify my point, I will state it's okay to have different societies that are primarily one race, as long as that society respects and values the differences of other races and are able to live in harmony with them. ... If I got mad over a story and was disgusted by our government's ...

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Essay Question 1: How has the Arab Spring fundamentally changed Middle Eastern society and the evolution of future politics in the region? ... Democracy grows best when begun and incubated in a country that possess institutional mechanisms such as the acceptance of rule of law, a functional civil society and culture, impartial administrative bodies, open news media, and a viable education system. ... In an interview with The Chatham House's The World Today, Tunisia's President, Moncef Marzouki stated "We didn't realize how dangerous and violent these Salafists could be. ... The...

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There were also many other famous engineers who had a major impact on society. ... Yet, there are modern engineers who are having a major impact on society, like Dave Ziegler. ... Mechanical engineers have a very important role in today's society because of the numerous projects they have, yet they are still able to spend quality time with their families. ... Both of these great empires had a distinctive impact on engineering that still influences society today. ... Many famous engineers have radically changed mechanical engineering by creating new and innovative products; however, there ...

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The traditional college experience does not meet the needs of most of today's students.... Distance education has slowly progressed to what it is today. ... This finally proves to society that during the height of the technology era online distance education is a strong reckoning force. ... This innovative learning tactic has yet to be accepted by our society as an alternative to a traditional education in a classroom interacting with a teacher face-to-face on a regular basis. ... Year after year, distance education is gaining more momentum for its cause and continued growth has mostly to...

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In the world we live in, vast impersonal forces are making for the centralization of power and a regimented society" (Huxley, Education for Freedom, para. 2). ... Emergence of mass media has allowed leaders to conveniently misguide the public and generate national support for issues by creating non-rational propaganda that appeals to society's emotions. ... Therefore, society must take the responsibility in confirming the authenticity of everything that is distributed through the news in order to prevent the centralization of power and ultimately a misinformed world. ... Obama'...

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Abstract Media is prevalent in today's society. ... With the evolving world of TV, cinema, and social media, coupled with the change in adult and adolescent behavior as society progresses, the effects generated from media have to evolve as well. ... Models on Instagram, selfies on Facebook, sexually charged commercials, porn applications for your phone – sex is abundant in lives today. ... With an increasing number of today's adolescents having access to cable television, 80% of whom learn about sex, drugs, and violence (Gruber, 2000), and 10% of adults who participated in an...

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Introduction The relationship between civilians and police officers is of paramount importance ensuring that law and order prevails in the society. ... Today, police brutality is propagated at individual levels where a police officer or a group of them assaults a civilian. ... Today, the issue of police brutality of great public concern due to the severity of their actions and what the people perceive to be extra-judicial punishments. ... It is necessary to explain that in today's world even criminals have rights that should be respected. ... Today, police officers use arrests as excuses...

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Like most, the consumers of India today want to live a life of comfort and luxuries are of course included in that. ... There are a lot of variables that are to be considered; personal needs, values, personality, socio-economic status, social influences, and society in general. ... The "Suzy homemaker" image so to speak has been thrown out the window; women today in India are proving to be equally as good as the men. ... Consumers of today's times in India are not set on one specific single brand rather than older times when the certain brand, was the brand to have. ... Today&#x...

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Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. ... It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ... The politics until today remains the destiny of men; family defines the status of women in most cases. ... Gender stereotypes are the ideas of the society about the rights of both sexes. ... It is obvious that the society dictates its members the expected behavior, especially with regards to the gende...

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