Made in 1959 and released in 1960 The Magnificent Seven marks the end of the traditional style of the Western genre. ... They are dark skinned, dressed all in white, all wear sombreros, and have very little if any individuality in their appearance. ... Quite in opposition to this having Mexican heritage is portrayed as being something to be very proud of. ... Although initially Calvera appears to have adopted every trope of the evil Bandido, his image changes quite dramatically throughout the film. ... Although he tries to appear to have authority he actually looks quite foolish, giving the ...

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From the affluent neighborhoods of West Vancouver to the small fishing towns located on the East Coast of Newfoundland, political opinions and affiliations range from the left wing to the right wing. ... In the last Canadian federal election in 1993 under the leadership of Audrey McLoughlin, the NDP went from holding 43 seats in the House of Commons to only nine. ... Despite the controversy, Chretien won his party's leadership quite comfortably, and returned his party to prominence once again in 1993 by forming a federal government with a large majority in the House of Com...

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We see liberal economists, socialists and even environmentalists all defining globalisation to suit their own political and academic agendas and criteria. ... Therefore, according to the law of comparative advantage free trade benefits all countries that adhere to this regime. This proposition sounds good in theory but in reality what we see is hypocrisy from the western nations. Free trade only works in a world of perfect conditions, meaning that all countries follow suit and remove barriers to trade but in fact western nations have gradually increased their barriers preventing the access...

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However, when one makes radical changes that may be quite original and go against society's standards, there is usually backlash. ... These forms of body adornment are seen by the larger part of Western society as mutilation. ... In contemporary Western society, people who alter their appearance in socially provocative ways are typically youths, and because youths are essentially the future of society it is potentially revelatory to examine why so many deliberately choose to separate themselves from the population at large. ... Vouchsafe, therefore I beseech thee, to strip me out of the o...

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In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign policy, in particular the aims of westward expansion and European dominance, which greatly angered the Western states. ... The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. The western powers looked on with horror at the Bolshevik Revolution. ... They were so far ahead of all the other countries in power and influence that they were called "superpowers". ... Both Washington and ...

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The natives of the Americas have no distinct "homeland" either; should families be displaced from their homes in order to create one for them? ... This forces Israelis to ask themselves the question: is Israel a western nation which recognizes human rights, or is Israel a primitive tribal society, based on race and religion? ... We take such laws for granted in modern western nations, but Israel is, at heart, an anachronistic throwback to an era of primitive racial and religious tribalism. ... The Western world bears special responsibility for Israel. ... It is quite simply ridiculous to po...

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One could simply state that it's because the other states don't call for the destruction of the entire Western Hemisphere like Iran does, and they would be correct. ... Anti-Western sentiments didn't begin until a revolution was sparked from powerful religious leaders who were discontented with the secular progressive government. The revolution used anti-Westernism as a catalyst, due to the monarchy's very close relations with the United States and the history of political meddling by Western powers, such as, Britain and the US. ... Neither side gained anything from engagin...

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It can be approached from different perspectives and consequently defined in quite different ways. ... All the cultural distinctions of all the nationalities constitute the American culture, which is often referred to as "a melting pot", "a pot of stew" or "a salad dish". ... As members of a cultural group have had similar social and cultural experiences, the meaning of a word is shared by them all, but it may be different in certain aspects from the meaning this word has for people of other cultural groups, that is, word meaning, particularly the meaning of culturally loaded words, may vary i...

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This list of "functions" all must be filled in order to operate as a country. ... Modernization argues that there is a linear process that replaces traditional values and systems with modern Western ones and that all societies are ultimately headed toward democracy and free-market economies. ... First, modernization does not explain how societies move from one stage to another. ... This theory makes the presumption that all organisms have a number of underlying identities. ... Under structural functionalism, all the functions required for development can be fulfilled, therefo...

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The Germans had an idea that was quite similar to one that the Americans had in its early days. This idea was manifest destiny, or the idea that Germany should own all land from ocean to ocean and that they were superior people and were able to conquer everyone in their path. ... It was held from July 17 to August 2, 1945. ... In Western Germany, a new style of government was introduced to the people. ... It united the three Western zones of Germany together into one economic zone (Prittie 30). ...

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But not all countries of the camp of the winners were able to conduct this fight, since suffered serious losses in economic terms. ... This is primarily to assist in removing the United States from the theater of operations and the associated security investments. ... It was with these weapons the US administration has decided to pursue a policy of defending its national interests in the world, "the US military said this quite openly. ... However, by 1945 the country was far from the pre-war economic indicators. ... In addition, the Soviet troops were pushed forward away from its immediate bor...

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Hitler realized early on in his expansionist campaign that Western leaders were too busy dealing with their own domestic problems to pose any real opposition. ... Scholars on the subject have questioned when exactly, the Western world knew about the atrocities occurring in Europe. From July 1941 until the end of 1942, U.S. ... However British intelligence was the focal point of all news coming out of Occupied Europe. Early reports from aerial reconnaissance, returning soldiers, escaping citizens, prisoners of war, neutrals, as well as reports from Polish, Dutch, French and Czech int...

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At this point the Eastern Africans and Western Africans synergized. Ife was the first of all Yoruba cities. ... The name Yoruba was applied to all these linguistically and culturally related peoples by their northern neighbors, the Hausas. ... A common Yoruba belief system dominated the region from the Niger, where it flows in an easterly direction, all the way to the Gulf of Guinea in the south. ... (Source 1) Slavery in the United States was quite different from other colonized regions. ...

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However, market demand is still very big and with methods of doing business becoming more "western-style" Russia makes more and more foreign businessmen turn their look towards expansion into their market. ... A string of suicide bombers from the breakaway Republic of Chechnya in July was the reason for tougher security. ... Many of the injured were soldiers recovering from wounds sustained in Chechnya. ... These stories, or skazki, were passed down orally from generation to generation. ... From this ambiance Russia created a culture thickened with stories, which were tied in and connected ...

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I then outline the theoretical framework I will draw from and the methodology applied to study and analyse selected examples of K-pop producers and artists. ... "His first album, 'PSY from the PSYcho World!' ... He wrote about how the culture industry produces and makes available a wide array of media to suit the maximum possible tastes, from films to musical recordings, to appeal to as wide a market as possible. Choice has been made an illusion as all the sold forms of media are of the same standardised and commodified nature, with only enough discernibility to be seen as fre...

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Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. ... Ancestor worship served as a major factor in the life of all citizens. ... Probably you have read books which claim that the Judeo-Christian view of history is quite different from that of the Oriental. ... Oriental philosophy of history is cyclical and therefore pessimistic while Western philosophy of history is linear and optimistic. ... Quite the opposite. ...

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A Dutch academic who maintains a good website on globalisation, Ruud Lubbers, defines it as a process in which geographic distance becomes a factor of diminishing importance in the establishment and maintenance of cross border economic, political and socio-cultural relations Left critics of globalisation define the word quite differently, presenting it as worldwide drive toward a globalised economic system dominated by supranational corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to democratic processes or national governments Globalisation is an undeniably capitalist proce...

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"The Ring" is a nail biter from the opening frame. ... The film is a remake of a 1998 Japanese horror film called "Ringu" which I have not seen yet and I am sure that this version will the be the first time Western audiences are exposed to this sort of psychological horror. If anything it may help Western audiences to look more closely at Japanese horror, or at least open our eyes to the possibility. ... Moving on from this scene, the next point of the film again show's Aiden to be the dependant and organised one where as Rachel seems to be all over the place. ... Again a subverted scene...

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From north to south, Japan is traversed by a range of mountains, which are often above 2000 metres high, which are surrounded by fertile coastal plains. ... From south-western Honshu, across Shikoku and Kyushu, a complex of lava peaks and undulating uplands stretch all the way down to the volcanic Ryukyu archipelago which includes Okinawa. ... The wet season which lasts from June through to October, succeeded by a cool season November through to February and, subsequently, hot season from March through to May. ... On Japans scarce lowlands, almost all land not being used is either for housi...

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The first chapter of the book discusses the history of the slave trade in the western hemisphere. ... Slaves actually represented quite well in the skilled crafts. ... They found that the rates of return on a slave were quite high and that holding slaves was quite profitable. ... This was a blow to all the theories that slavery was unprofitable and that slaves had low rates of return. ... They found that slave diets were quite good and that it was highly nutritious. ...

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The wedding customs in ancient China includes the whole procedure of rituals from the negotiation, engagement to wedding ceremony. ... Hence, the action of a matchmaking interview usually involves the parents from both families. ... Whilst winning over a big audience, these programs are proven to be quite helpful in forging love affairs for many young people. ... So it is of great importance to them all. ... The ancient Chinese calendar system is descended down from old times. ...

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Pompeii lay on a plateau of ancient lava near the Bay of Naples in western Italy in a region called Campania, less than 1.6 kilometers from the foot of Mount Vesuvius. ... A group of warriors from Samnium, called Samnite, invaded the region in the 400's B.C. ... After standing in line for quite a while and paying for a ticket, the tourist experiences what are about to live are quite unique. ... It is in the houses where wall paintings are founded, and, believe it or, not Pompeii owes its fame to the mural art preserved because they were "hermetically sealed by hardened lava and slime from...

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Over the history of the world, yoga has evolved from a religious practiced by holy men in India and Asia, to become part of mainstream fitness all over the world. ... The yoga craze reaches all corners of the world and is not bound by gender, age, spiritual or cultural differences. ... One gets the impression that yoga has been adopted by the Western world like an orphan abandoned by its Indian parents. ... It has been working its way through Western society ever since with the big boom happening in 1960's pop culture. ... But how did it all begin? ...

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The guys, Homer, Lee, Kevin and Chris, are all very different from each other. ... Chris is a type all of his own. ... "To get away from the snake of course!" ... Stock them with food and stuff, in case we get cut off from this place. ... Luckily they had a fresh water supply to rely on because of the creek on the western side of the clearing. ...

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This now includes basically everyone from the economic elite to ordinary consumers. ... In a capitalist free market there would be little to prevent this superior product from becoming dominant. ... Anything they tend to do that strays from this objective is usually bad. Over recent decades, business corporations have weaved a web of control and influence over every level of western government and every aspect of western life. ... Often large corporations feed off the western wallet, securing a steady flow of consumerate profit. ...

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