Native American authors have shown this for a few years. Two of the more prominent Native American authors in the last twenty years are Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie. ... Erdrich in The Red Convertible and Alexie in This is What it Means to Say Phoenix Arizona each address issues of gender and cultural roles among contemporary Native American populations. Both authors indicate how the Native American of today has been forcibly separated from the land and thought of his ancestors and what a devastating effect this has had on Native American society. ... Some of her other works include That&...

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Often referred to as the Contemporary Period, the end of the Second World War until the present day represents the span of our last period of literature. Why it is difficult to come up with a list of qualities that accurately describe the Contemporary Period of American Literature may be because the population has grown so large, or because printing and computer desktop publishing is so common, the situation is more chaotic than ever before. ... In literature, especially, most schools no longer emphasize the traditional canon of works and authors, but are instead teaching the literature of ...

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The author notes that these acts make people feel angry, helpless and fearful as it seems the world can do little to stop their occurrence. ... The author notes that the two schools of Islamic thought are characterized by a fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic scriptures besides having widespread influence throughout the Muslim world. The author also observes that some of the leading leaders of jihadist groups are either students of chief Wahhabi-Salafi scholars or drew inspiration from the works of these scholars. ... Thus, the growth of radical Islam in the Middle East is a cause of wo...

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Greeley, author of An Ugly Little Secret this difference in populations and attitudes has caused waves of anti-Catholic sentiment since the country's inception and up through the present day, and this prejudice is the topic of his book. ... As to his thesis Greeley's abundance of anecdotal evidence both of well documented events in American history, and of more contemporary events go a long way to persuading the reader that their certainly is a serious issue at hand here, if not perhaps far enough to prove it. ...

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Part II and Part III of The Rise of the Virtual State, explores the special place of the multinational enterprise in the contemporary global economy. ... In reading "the Rise of the Virtual State the author predicts very bright futures for South-east Asia as well as Japan, however, the future for the United States is very bleak indeed. ... Japan and South-east Asia from a careful, but, brief examination of their history have not been as flexible to change, therefore I believe that the bright future that the author predicts is to optimistic given the history of the aforementioned countries. ...

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The authors deal with individuals who have been dislocated from the community that eventually saves them from disintegration. ... Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony uses the protagonist Tayo to tell his story, but the narrative is disturbed by analepsis memories, initially when he is still "sick;" the narrative is also disrupted by Silko's use of myth, both traditional Native American myths and contemporary interpretations of the myth form. ... Here Silko is showing how all things must change, especially the contemporary ceremonies to cope with the increasing dislocation by the modern wh...

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Popular music is an ever changing landscape where the styles that dominate the industry and airwaves switch from year to year. Due to this, musicians of an older era often dislike or disapprove of more modern, popular music. This would not be true for Louis Armstrong and modern Hip-Hop, he would hav...

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Very seldom is there comparison and research on both lesbianism and drag culture. Choosing to research these topics presented a topic that is interesting and not widely discussed in a cultural perspective. In this paper, the two groups will be divided, yet combined to show the comparisons as they bo...

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Many authors and literary critics saw connections between literary content and social influence. ... Offering alternative perspectives on American identity and culture, Sui Sin Far, along with many of her contemporary writers of color, actively challenged mainstream readers' preconceptions and contributed to a social climate in which increasing numbers of writers of color made their voices heard in print. ...

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Hanson is the author of the academic journal Wall Street Scandals: The Myth Of Individual Greed, is writer for the sociological forum, this volume focuses on the importance of the scandal and greed that occurs in the world, but Hanson focuses deeply on New York's situation that occurred on 2008 and 2010. "One of the most popular explanations of the contemporary financial crisis with its disastrous social and economic consequences is personal greed, a ' 'selfish'' pursuit of ' 'self-interest'' that has no recognition of others at its boundarie...

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These groups have connected on a tremendous scale to help "proactively shape these processes - that is to say, they are playing an active role at the global scale (author's italics) in remaking the geographies of the contemporary world (Herod, 87). ...

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The purpose of this paper is to defend the rights of homosexual couples to marry, have children, and enjoy the same rights that the constitution states for heterosexual couples. People question whether same sex marriage should be legal and whether homosexual couples should have the same rights as he...

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When most authors were social theories that most consider to be social Darwinism they did not include the actual term "social Darwinism.... This notion of "survival of the fittest" was most likely not a popular idea amongst his contemporaries. ...

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The reality of contemporary liberalism, as it is inspired by socialism, clearly fuses with the definition of this philosophical genius, if indeed it could be summarized as a general ideology. ... These rich, privileged men, and future authors of the Declaration of Independence, were confronted with an atmosphere that desperately required the backing of the poor and working-class people in their fight for democracy and freedom. ...

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Abstract As long as languages appear, there have also been cultures. Culture is a vital part of the communication process. Consequently, it may be impossible for students to use the language appropriately without culture awareness. In fact, culture teaching in English Language Teaching has got more ...

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Theory links up the research and the problem, which is examined in the research. Theory allows the researchers a streamline of action. It is a set of logical, coherent, interrelated concepts, which attempt to explain some observable phenomena or group of facts. Review of the literature provides awar...

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After the end of the Cold War and the increasing trend of globalization, this term has rapidly turned into a growing concern of contemporary scholars in terms of international politics and human rights (Wainright 2003). ... The author, in his wide sense, sees state failure as " a deeper phenomenon than mere rebellion, coup, or riot. ...

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Abstract Ravaged by war, violently pushed out of their home country, separated from their extended family and friends, and evacuated to a foreign country where they have no commonality, Vietnamese refugees faced the worst after the end of Vietnam War in 1975. Although they are caught between two different cultures and expectations, Vietnamese refugees and immigrants successfully adapted and integrated into America with their infinite perseverance and diligence. Vietnamese American communities have developed, grown and preserved a place within American society along with other Asian American...

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Hayek, and the brilliant philosopher author Ayn Rand waged war against the swelling arbitrary nature of the United States government. ... Moreover, nearly three out of four Americans had the "option of voting Libertarian on November 3 -- far more than for any other 'alternative' party." (18:1) Best-selling author of Why Americans Hate Politics and Washington Post reporter A.J. ... During the 1970s and 1980s, antiwar, anti-authoritism, antigovernment and anti-tax feelings came together to revive a long-stagnant political tendency." (6:6) In the following paragraphs I will discuss Li...

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