Set within a conceptual framework that charts the trajectory of European oil painting as the attempt to perfect the illusion of tangibility it is no surprise that "Ways of Seeing" gives particular attention to the depiction of women. ... Far less contentious than in the case of oil painting "Ways of Seeing" identifies the idea of ownership also as central to the understanding of modern advertisement. ... With the inclusion of modern advertisement "Ways of Seeing" - which after all is a very thin book - deals with five hundred years of art: its styles, techniques, genres, subjects and artists. ...

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Today we'll address the impact of the digital age and consider whether it is possible for traditional propaganda techniques to be effective in a digital world with the comparison of the propagandist Nazi regime of Germany within World War 2 and the modern day dictatorship of Kim Jong Un in North Korea. ... In modern society, this can commonly relate to the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un in North Korea. ... Although similar propaganda techniques were used within the two documentaries, the extent of effectiveness is more so vivid within the modern day film "Pyongyang Diaries" (1998) as the f...

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During his years in Palestine, Jerome had worked to perfect his knowledge of Hebrew, which gave him access to a larger range of Biblical commentaries and interpretations. ... In a sixteenth-century essay explaining his "rescue" of Jerome from incompetent transcribers and editors, Erasmus praises Jerome's scholarly achievements: "If you demand learning, I ask you, whom can Greece produce with all her erudition, so perfect in every department of knowledge, that he might be matched against Jerome? ... Many modern scholars consider Jerome representative of the intertwining and sometimes contr...

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The female archetype or "cult of domesticity" that first-wavers tried to fight was a complacent housewife who epitomized submissiveness and whose life objective was solely to marry, look pretty, and be in charge a perfect household and children. ... This was the breeding ground for ideas that have influenced other forms of feminism and had truly potent revolutionary effects such as providing a basis for Marxist and more modern forms of the movement. ...

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It would be easy to accept the popular notion that only representative democratic regimes can be legitimate, after all, that is what is familiar to citizens of the modern Western world and humans, being creatures of habit, will often accept the status quo as that which is right. ... Therefore it appears that one condition necessary for democratic legitimacy is a fully competitive process-driven aggregative democracy with perfect information to allow citizens to make a fully informed choice. ...

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Rapid change also requires the utilization of modern tools, techniques and technologies, all of which Starbucks manager must be involved with in order to sustain competitiveness and profitability; this also helps in being informed of what the consumer wants as well as potential demands. ... Starbucks has surpassed companies with its never-ending array of innovative ideas, such as the current service of delivering packs of coffee with a schedule the customer chooses, and the pre-measured packs brew one perfect pot of coffee. ...

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Among these false perceptions include the view that the people of Lesotho have not had modern conveniences of schools, hospitals and roads even after independence and they have migrated to their "rich" neighbor, South Africa, as a response to declining agricultural production. However, Ferguson provides evidence that most of the people of Lesotho largely derive their income from wage labor, had established modern hospital, schools and markets even during colonial times, and migrated to South Africa long before a decline in agricultural production to buy other goods as well as to pay...

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