Essays Tagged: "Institutions"

Information On Black Libraries

f periodicals includes both colonial and current titles, some of which are not to be found in other institutions inSwitzerland. Current periodicals from southern Africa include newspapers, community n ... d unpublished materials and publishes scholarly works on Africa. Wemaintain links with scholars and institutions in and outside Africa and regularly invite researchers for lectures.Opening HoursThe pr ...

(2 pages) 61 1 4.1 May/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Library & Information Science

The New Age Movement

usly created by people to address problems and offer possibilities primarily outside of established institutions. Networks tend to be decentralized, often having no single leader of headquarters and ...

(4 pages) 107 1 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

A Watership Down by Richard Adams. This essay compares the functions of the rabbits to those functions of our society, making it more than a children's story.

ed from the perspective of the rabbits; they speak to eachother civilly. The rabbits have their own institutions such as religion, government, economics, education, and family. Similar to human histor ...

(3 pages) 97 1 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Importance Of Formal And Informal Education

versity andincluding, in addition to general academic studies, avariety of specialized programs and institutions forfull-time technical and professional training."(Smith)Formal education contributes g ...

(1 pages) 215 0 3.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Gangs

way humans are influenced in society, I believe there is goodevidence to point the blame at several institutions. These include the forces of the media,the government, theater, drugs and our economic ...

(6 pages) 152 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

INTERNET PRIVACY A DETAILED RESEARCH PAPER ABOUT INTERNET SECURITY AND ITS LOOP HOLES...A COMPUTER SCEINECE ENGINEERING COURSE ESSAY WITH WORK CITED PAGES.

as being withdrawn from society or public interest. Privacy is the claim of individuals, groups or institutions to determine for themselves when and to what extent information is communicated to othe ... cy2.htmlforging something in your name, because there is no way you can prove it wasn't you.Private institutions do the surveillance of individuals these days and most of the surveillance is now via e ...

(3 pages) 628 0 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

The importance of the internet in today's society

can all be possible. The World-Wide-Web has greatpotential as human resource development tools. Manyinstitutions and government departments are experimentingwith a variety of methods and models for ad ...

(8 pages) 337 0 1.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Gangs

way humans are influenced in society, I believethere is good evidence to point the blame at severalinstitutions. These include the forces of the media, thegovernment, theatre, drugs and our economic ...

(6 pages) 107 0 4.0 Sep/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

History of the World Bank, includes personal comment

The WB was created by the Bretton Woods Conference and evolved by adding additional institutions as additional tasks were identified. The initial objective of the WB was to provide loa ... uotas, international capital market borrowing (bonds), repayment of loans and retained earnings.The institutions that form the WB group today are: 1. IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and De ...

(5 pages) 173 0 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Ideologies shaped by Hollywood. Speaks of Marilyn Monroe

Schools and Churches are institutions in society where priests and teachers act as spokespersons to spread a certain set of a ...

(6 pages) 161 1 4.3 Oct/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Actors

Satire. Speaks of Joseph Heller.

as war. He does not deal with these issues in the normal fashion instead he criticizes them and the institutions that help carry these things out. Heller in fact goes beyond criticizing he satirizes. ... hout his two major novels Catch-22 and Good as Gold he satirizes almost all of America's respectful institutions. To truly understand these novels you must recognize that they are satires and why they ...

(10 pages) 73 0 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Critical Analysis of Alfred Tennyson's "In Memoriam A.H.H."

tilitarian, followers of Jeremy Bantam, in the form of a testby reason of many of the long-standing institutions of England,including the church. When seen through the eyes of reason, religionbecame " ... oming of the "thousand years of peace" (106.28),presumably when the higher race is realized and all institutions havebeen reformed for the "common love of good" (106.24). It is not yettime, though, fo ...

(18 pages) 140 2 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The expansionist spirit of America in the 1840's, "The Manifest Destiny"

d by a feeling of pride in their country, or a sense of 'nationalism.' Americans thought that their institutions and their ways were better than those of other countries; therefore, they had a right a ...

(3 pages) 184 0 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Effect of the Philosophers on 17th and 18th Century Society

se.They define a conservative in Webster's Dictionary as, 'one who wishes to preserve traditions or institutions and resists innovation or change.' Many philosophes wanted to change certain political ... lation, and economic structure. His view of France suggested that the monarch's power be limited by institutions such as the aristocracy and the towns. This would preserve the liberties of the citizen ...

(5 pages) 108 1 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Gangs

way humans are influenced in society, I believethere is good evidence to point the blame at severalinstitutions. These include the forces of the media, thegovernment, theatre, drugs and our economic ...

(6 pages) 141 0 4.3 Dec/1992

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Judicial Choices

nts to vital and painstakingly prolonged trials, because ofthe changes in the political parties and institutions. The parties found theSupreme Court to be a tool for increasing their power, which caus ...

(3 pages) 102 0 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Gangs

way people are influenced in society, I believe there is good evidence to point the blame atseveral institutions. These include the forces of the media, the government, theatre, drugs andour economic ...

(5 pages) 50 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

An analysis of Hemingway's style in Soldier's Home.

ome. He too arrived far after the soldier's welcome was over, and also lost faith in the comforting institutions of family values, tradition, and religion. Because of his unique tie to Krebs, the stor ...

(5 pages) 212 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

The amalgamation of science and technology: An essay about the factors and events that lead to the development of science from the Greek period to the Scientific Revolution

science did not happen in a single day - it took time to make an impact on people's thinking and on institutions, with added difficulties because, when experimental science started, most facts were st ... world arose:1. The initiation of the study of ancient Greek philosophical works by non theological institutions2. The advent of powerful new technologies: the printing press, the mechanical clock, th ...

(15 pages) 326 3 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

Book Review on John Kingdom's 'Government and Politics in Britain: an Introduction' - chapters 6,8,10,11,13,14,15,17. Marker comments that only weak point was lack of criticism for Kingdom.

blic, John Kingdom's publication provides a real insight into the workings of the establishment and institutions. It goes far beyond the simplistic and dull image painted for the masses in order to en ...

(6 pages) 54 0 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science