Essays Tagged: "impetus"

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

William E. B. DuBois, the NAACP has had a volatile birth and a lively history (Beifuss 17:E4). The impetus for the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People came in t ...

(3 pages) 126 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

THE CAPITALIST FUTURE : A CONSEQUENCE OF CALVINIST ANNUNCIATION

world modern capitalism becomes a self sustaining system no longer needing the Calvinist religious impetus that had inspired the work ethic. Weber argues that the future will be a capitalistic societ ...

(4 pages) 114 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Studying abroad though having many difficulties is an exciting prospect for students

, the new environments though posing many challenges and difficulties could make the students a new impetus to study better.The first reason for studying abroad is for learning. However you can argue ...

(2 pages) 161 2 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

studying abroad is an excellent prospect for student especially in developing countries

, the new environments though posing many challenges and difficulties could make the students a new impetus to study better.The first reason for studying abroad is for learning. However you can argue ...

(2 pages) 107 2 3.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Rousseau on slavery,

fellow men. Because he can be more successful facing threats by joining with other men, he has the impetus to do so. He joins together with his fellow men to form the collective human presence known ...

(15 pages) 193 3 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Battered Womens Syndrome - A Survey of Contemporary Theories

ered from battered women's syndrome. A short while later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as his impetus, released seven women convicted of killing their husbands, and the Great and General Court o ...

(14 pages) 237 0 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Truman Doctrine and how it led to a major change in US foreign Policy.

The Truman Doctrine was the impetus for the change in United States foreign policy, from isolationist to internationalists; thus ...

(9 pages) 255 2 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Taoist principles of Non-contention

merry-go-round. When you go along with the flow or direction as the Tao suggests, you derive great impetus, like having the wind against your back or filling your sail. However if you try to go again ...

(5 pages) 74 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Why did revolutionary situations develop in Prussia and France in 1848?

in one particular area.Whilst Prussia was suffering an economic slump and several poor harvests the impetus for revolution came form a desire for universal political freedom, along the same lines and ...

(9 pages) 84 2 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Palestinian Liberation Organization.

n in1993.Early History----Growing Palestinian activism in the early part of the 1960's provided the impetus forthe convening of the first summit conference of Arab leaders in 1964 -- to plan a unified ...

(8 pages) 51 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

What Was the main theme of max weber's sociology? Analysis of the 'Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'and weber's rationality theory.

ologists of our era. Weber believed that in the West rationality had come to become the predominant impetus for action. Weber said that Rationality was one of four motivations towards actions--the rem ...

(7 pages) 386 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental to society

than the planned economy, without competitive environment businessmen will lose the most important impetus for developing better products and providing better services, because the impetus is coming ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

In the Renaissance, choice of genre depended, in large part, upon the desire to find a form in which to 'speak out' about political realities that could not be addressed directly. Discuss.

ical atmosphere. However, the degree to which this scrutiny was covert, and provided the underlying impetus for the sudden flourish of manuscripts and literary interest, is debatable.The Renaissance i ...

(10 pages) 89 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

What ideas about world peace were behind the formation of the League of Nations, and can they ever hope to be fulfilled?

security" and operated until 1945. The unprecedented slaughter of the 'war to end all wars' was the impetus for a diversion from the realist approach to relations between states towards an idealist co ...

(7 pages) 85 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

The Creation of a Jewish Homeland: A Two Thousand Year Struggle

eligion but at the same time being discriminated against because of their religious beliefs was the impetus for a growing awareness of Jewish nationalism and the desire for the creation of their own J ... (and others in later years) not created a band within the Jewish community, it is possible that the impetus to create a national in Palestine might never have materialized. As such, the events of AD 7 ...

(7 pages) 76 0 2.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

The Sepoy Rebellion versus the Taiping Rebellion

e main reason for the Sepoy rebellion in India was the intrusion of western culture that became the impetus for rebellious soldiers, fearful that their culture was slowly being annihilated. The Britis ...

(3 pages) 33 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Anarchist Art/Anarchism in (Visual) Art: What is it? Does it exist? Definition/analysis - with bibliography.

oduced by a government. As there has never been an anarchist 'government' Anarchist-art lacked this impetus.But it all seems too convenient, if one looks hard enough it will be seen that the art world ...

(9 pages) 103 1 4.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Turning a failing organization around

rry and that downwardmomentum can be very powerful. At the same time, it sometimes takes only a key impetus todeflect that movement and turn things around.Consider the following example from another " ...

(6 pages) 245 1 4.5 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Domestic Violence

ered from battered women's syndrome. A short while later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as his impetus, released seven women convicted of killing their husbands, and the Great and General Court o ...

(14 pages) 204 2 2.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Career Management

areers serves as the basis for a considerable amount of change and obfuscation. As such there is an impetus to explore the current factors that influence careers in organizations, the implications of ...

(4 pages) 138 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management