Essays on Neo

Plato described the cosmos as being created by the Craftsman as a living entity with a soul. Since it is a creation it has attributes that all living things share. The cosmos is also separated into two realms, the physical and the eternal. The physical world is one the is ever adapting in both a negative and positive manner and will at some point cease to exist. The eternal is stagnant and without change because it is ruled by reason (Plato, & Jowett 1990). The universe is both physical and eternal because the universe changes and the change must be ...

While the concept of race is today clearly recognized as fictitious, the term itself has taken an altogether new reality as a cultural denotation. More specifically, the culture of racism is largely influenced by geopolitical imagination and socio-political antagonism. The new political order referred to as “Empire” is a social frame work that posits “the inferiority of an “Other” based not in biology but in cultural differences and their insurmountability” (Semati, 257). Semati argues that ‘Brown’, once signified exoticism, but refers to menacing ‘Other’ today. The Brown in this case (in Semati’s article) refers to the Muslims of ...

old-fashioned camera with new functions Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 NEO-ClASSIC Instant Film Camera is a new product developed by the company Fujifilm whose emergence in the twenty first century might seem odd, since in the era of Instagram where millions of quickly made pictures are posted every day, paper based photos are not probably the best marketing solution. However, the statics shows quite the opposite. According to Bing Liem, Fujifilm’s VP of sales, “[Instax has] become wildly popular in a lot of the Asian markets and it's a very, very important product to Fujifilm worldwide” (Byford). It is ...

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The Safe Havens of Global Cities In his article, “The West’s Major Cities are a Bulwark Against the Tide of Right-Wing Nationalism,” Ishaan Tharoor writes about the celebration in London of the Battle of Cable Street, which was a protest that had various groups coming together to prevent a group of fascists from marching over eighty years ago (Tharoor). It was a time when there was a dangerous level of hatred and anger directed at the Jewish communities in Europe (Tharoor). Indeed, the events taking place at the time of those original Cable Street protests, occurred in ...

China: Success in the Market despite being a Centrally Planned Economy

Neo-classical economists have often quipped that market economies create the most conducive environment for economic growth and development; however, the rise of China as an economic giant over the last three decades despite being a centrally planned economy has cast doubt on the neo-classical argument, which makes it necessary to evaluate the unique factors that have led to China’s economic fortunes despite being a centrally planned economy.

Annotated Bibliography

Das, D (2011). China: Epitome of an Emerging Market. Journal of Emerging Knowledge on

Emerging Markets 3 (1): 57-78 Retrieved January 11, 2017 from

http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=jekem Das, a lecturer at the Solbridge International School, paints a vivid picture of China’s economic ...

Kwame Nkrumah’s “Unite Now or Perish” Speech As a ‘Classic’ Text in International Relations

Introduction In his May 24, 1963, speech at the inauguration of the OAU Conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, doctor Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, gave a stirring speech with a clarion call “we must unite now or perish.” In his speech, he advocated for a strong Union of Independent African States to form one block of states. Nkrumah was convinced that it was only through unity that African states which were getting themselves slowly off the colonial hook would achieve development or progress. According to him, with such a unity, the continent would be able to stand up ...

Management

The nature and scope of strategic management has been fundamentally transformed by neoliberalism. Discuss.

Introduction

It must be brought to light that modifications and changes in the social and political system in the external environment can certainly bring changes in the way businesses and institutions work. This is because the field of management and business is strongly influenced by the changes taking place in the external environment. When political scenario undergoes radical changes and social movements begin to rise, then the way management in business is being carried out also undergoes some form of modification to keep up with the ...

This paper will look at love, sex and gender within the backdrop of postmodernism, existentialism and orientalism in the novels The Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by Assia Djebar, Foam of the Daze by Boris Vian and The Lover by Marguerite Duras. In the novels love/ and sex are shown as something that a woman has no control over, something that destroys due to its intensity, and something that forever changes a person, respectively. While gender is seen as being something that disenfranchises women in a male dominant, unequal society and something that can destroy a man if ...

Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the practices and knowledge within an organization that is concerned with the organization’s primary responsibility and employment relations (Redman, & Wilkinson, 2009). As such, it is a discipline that is guided by numerous models that include Guest, Harvard, Warwick, Storey, and Fombrun models. The Guest model developed by David Guest contends that the HR manager is initially presented with specific strategies which then create a need for certain practices within the organization in order to achieve the desired outcome. It bears six aspects that include HRM strategy and practices as well as behavior, ...

Neo-liberalism encourages economic liberalism, promoting the divide between the rich and the poor; it is active today, that is why it’s neo or new. However, it has lost dominance since the 1990s because of growing awareness of, and resistance to, its negative consequences. Peters and Bourdieu point out that The World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the OEC, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the GATS have promoted neoliberal policies like privatisation, free trade, lowering labour costs and shrinking public expenditure (qtd. in Jiang 13). The neoliberal policies imposed by ...

A Closer Glimpse on the Key Terms

As previously observed, it is possible to draw parallels between the following essays and movies and play “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire and Dead Poets Society, “The Achievement of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez and Six Degrees of Separation, and “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger and The Matrix. All three works raise a number of important issues, manifestations of which may be found on the example of the characters of these films and plays. Thus, there are such key terms notions as critical thinking, education, class conflict, racial divide, and power of perspective, which can be ...

Introduction

The majority of today’s economic commentators and politicians are opined that capitalism is the best way to build a perfect society. Furthermore, several research studies demonstrated that this assumption is also deeply ingrained in the contemporary public opinion of many Americans, who strongly believe that the current system of income distribution is the shortest way to making the American, and, possibly, the international society completely egalitarian (Robibson & Santos 9). Many people from the developing countries believe that the American economic system provides is the best way to make it possible for everyone in the country, as well as ...

In this paper we will look at how the 1970s and the early 80s showed a resurgence of interest in painting. This was a result of suppression of visual pleasure that was present at the time in the dominant art practices of the 70s. There came up a movement of painters who came up with the neo-expressionism style that advocated for the freedom in painting, a style that became really popular with the people (Sandler, 1996). It started in Germany in the 60s spread through Europe and then America. So as to study this movement well, painters like Jean-Michel ...

Ways of Seeing and The Matrix

Ways of Seeing by John Berger is one of the most talked about and influential books on art ever published in the world and The Matrix is one of the most famous films in cinema history. It was written based on the famous BBC’s film and was first published after its premiere in 1972 (Richardson 111). His book is not a traditional view of the authors and artworks from a historical perspective, but rather an invitation to go behind the scenes and into the kitchen, where the mystery of creation acts, no matter how trivial it may seem ...

Abstract

In the last three hundred years’ art has changed significantly. It has gone from Rococo art which stylized youth, love, and lightheartedness with loose brushstrokes, curvy lines, and soft pastel colors. Many Rococo painting are slightly asymmetrical in order to provide the scene with a sense of movement. This was followed by Neoclassical Art which sought to emulate the artworks of Classical antiquity. In the 1900’s there was a shift in the art world as art went from representing an ideal to having no form or rules. This is seen in both the Cubist and Surrealist Art movements ...

Identify the cause of the collapse of the Hittites and the Assyrians by comparing and contrasting the weakness of their military and political structures Ancient civilizations have formed the basis from which we take our own heritage; despite their age, they can be considered exceptionally complex in terms of their economies with progressive technologies, delicate political structures and organizing military on a large scale. It comes naturally that civilizations’ embrace these in different ways and become more successful than others, with some changing throughout the ages whilst retaining some societal identity such as Egypt, whilst others including the rival ...

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Why Violence Works

Every individual possesses myriad of feelings that can be manifested in billions of ways. And it is not limited to the instincts: quite often in addition to the need in food, sleep and sexual activity, people feel aggression and violence toward others. From generation to generation, from century to century human society has tried to extinguish these feelings, but there were numerous cases when such attempts failed. Sometimes aggression was the main instinct of world rulers, and it created a lot of troubles. Though, the world and the human minds have changed much, aggression and violence still find ...

Context of Globalization

Context of Globalization

Introduction

This paper examines how the concept of globalization is useful in comprehending changes in our society, and also explores how neoliberalism has driven the direction of these transformations. It discusses the notion of globalization, historical concepts that led to social changes and philosophical tenets that form neoliberalism.

Globalization is a term which explains transformations in the economy, politics, culture and social aspects around the world. The concept of globalization eliminates geopolitical boundaries between countries and promotes the global movement of products, services, and labor. Although many sociologists have explored the idea of globalization, they have not ...

2. Major struggles and the demonstration of political views between football fans IV. Historical overview of politically oriented hostility V. Other cases of today’s political violence VI. Conclusion Every individual possesses myriad of feelings that can be manifested in billions of ways. And it is not limited to the instincts: quite often in addition to the need in food, sleep and sexual activity, people feel aggression and violence toward others. From generation to generation, from century to century human society has tried to extinguish these feelings, but there were numerous cases when such attempts failed. Sometimes aggression was ...

Urban Environmental Issues

The current urban growth happening is really harming mother earth. This is because there is a shift in local climate in urban cities. This is normally referred to as the effect of urban heat island. Most urban cities are normally warmer than non-urban cities. These temperature changes are normally responsible for the crumble of many coastal forests. Another harmful effect is that there is a dense population of people in urban cities. This leads to exhaustion of resources due the increased needs of people. There is also the decline of biodiversity, land disturbance and a lot of environmental pollution. ...

The concept of Neo-liberalism has been extensively spread in the United States and the effects of this growth are immensely felt. However, unlike the expected redemption of the economic crisis experienced by the poor, the rich continually become wealthy while the poor get a seasonal aid. Ananya Roy has successfully illustrated this in her video by narrating on the facts that surround the micro donations. She admits to liking the feeling that comes about as a result of making the donations at the grocery stores or during shopping (Ananya, "The GlobalPOV Project"). However she goes on to dismiss this ...

The French monarch’s totalitarian authority stirred the French revolution between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It is during this period that ideals of equality, human rights, social difference and citizenships were manifested. The French revolution inspired some architecture styles including neo-classicism (Soboul, 1974) The Bastille was a symbol of King Louis’s absolute power and dictatorial authority. Political prisoners and anyone who dared to challenge the monarchy was locked up at the Bastille. Those imprisoned at this royal fortress were victims of the King’s direct orders. The prisoners did not undergo any trial to prove ...

The Ming dynasty in the 1600s made considerable and deliberate efforts in a bid to ensure that its regions remain under one ruler. A Buddhist monk who was also a peasant found the dynasty, rose to the rank of an army general and led a rebellion against the Mongols. The monk assumed the name of Hong Wu and made the decision to have Nanjing as the capital of China, but a latter emperor of the dynasty moved the capital back to Beijing. One of the major roles that Hong Wu assumed as the emperor include reorganizing every aspect of ...

Introduction

The history of Haiti immediately after the revolution period was not an easy one because of the preceding events. This country was literally in shambles and everything was in a mess starting from the farms together with the crops. Skilled labor from other countries had either left, dead, or had fled due to the way they were treated at this time as slaves while others might have gone into hiding. Those who were former slaves and were now free were not ready to work on other people’s farms. At the same time, there was great fear that France ...

Introduction

The contemporary education environment has changed in response to the needs of the market. The skill requirements at present are different from those of earlier periods. The integration of technology in the classroom is in response to the significance of technology in the contemporary environment as well as the need to increase the effectiveness of the instruction process. Educational technology has many applications in the classroom. In addition to differentiating the instruction process, teachers can also use technology. This paper focuses on the use of education technology in the instruction and assessment of the students.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statements

Mission Statement It is ...

China and Russia are two significant members of the group known as the BRICs. The other members are India, Brazil and South Africa. While China seeks to use its economic influence in buying world power, Russia seeks to regain its lost political influence by challenging the United States and Western Europe. This paper seeks to examine and explore China’s use of economic incentives in the form of cheap loans to gain influence in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also examines Russia’s constant antagonism with the United States and its allies in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The argument ...

There’s No Such Thing as Society

Everything around us from our devices and gadgets we cannot live without to factories and corporations is our society. Peoples’ behavior, interactions, and choices form, or construct, the society. At the same time, the society through the social structure with norms and regulations has its own significant effect on people. It means that society forms the way people think, determine their role in society, the way people imagine themselves and the way they are perceived and understood by others. Actually, people don't usually ask how works society and do not question their behavior and choices they made every day, ...

Return of the Native

1. Signed in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was a peace deal between the United States of America and The Great Britain. It was responsible for the creation of the first international boundary for the United States. It divided the land of the newly formed American Nation and the American Indian tribes. The conflict was ready even before the agreed borders took effect. Although the French assumed that the Americans would honor the territorial rights of the Indian nations, they were apparently unaware of the settlements which extend well into Indian lands. Moreover, the economy of the American nation, ...

Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) are those economic programs which are implemented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank with an aim of improving the economic status of developing countries. This programs were started in the 1980s and loans which were based on the conditions that the borrowers have to abide to. These loans which are offered by the World Bank to the developing countries are referred to as Structural Adjustment Loans. They are called Structural Adjustment Loans because they are meant to adjust the structural development of these developing countries. The loans are meant to remove the ...

Trans-World Flight Center, John F. Kennedy Airport (1956-1962)

Opened in 1962, the Trans World Flight Center of the John F. Kennedy Airport is one of the finest structures belonging to the Organic Modern Period that emerged in the mid-20th century.1 What makes this style truly remarkable was the fact that it is based on neo-futuristic designs as well as embodying strict adherence to geometrical proportions, the creation of functional space for the passengers, aircraft, employees, and maintaining harmonious interaction of the structure in its environment.2 The structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, a notable architect and one of the prolific figures that proposed designing the concept of ...

Intensified Research of Ridley Scott

Intensified Research on Ridley Scott There have only been a handful of filmmakers who had been able to stand out from the crowd of great film personalities that ever flourished in Hollywood. These filmmakers may not be the ones who made the most popular film in the world or the ones who made the most critically acclaimed or commercially successful films yet. Instead, these people are the pioneers that proved how significant movies can become for popular culture by influencing almost a couple of decades of filmmaking and/or lifestyle choices. Works of this handful of filmmakers, hailed as classics ...

Introduction

At the first glance, The Matrix seems to be a cinematographic work of science fiction which is based on the clash of men and machines in a virtual world. The film was an unbeaten success in the 1990s and saw record-breaking revenues across the worlds. However, it is also true that there some specific manifestations of the renowned philosophical theories in this film. The core theme of the film is based on the notion that the world is an illusion and this concept has been used by many philosophers in this world to express their theories of philosophy. This ...

Introduction

Yi Hwang was a prominent figure among the Korean Neo-Confucian Scholars. He led a modest life, applying what he learned to enrich his life. Hwang was a man of absolute character. He always embraced high moral standards during his time. He worked hard in his studies, securing a government job; however, later in his life, he turned down several job offers to pursue his passion of enriching the society through his works. In this essay, the writer seeks to explore the contributions Yi Hwang to Buddhist and Neo-Confucian thoughts. The author observes that Hwang made profound contribution on Buddhist ...

Introduction

Decolonization happened as a response to independence movements in various colonized countries. Todd Shepard, in his book, Voices of Decolonization, explores why and how mid-twentieth century process of decolonization changed societies as well as cultures in a way that shaped today’s world. Shepard explores decolonization as an aspirational movement as well as a historical era. He provides a rich collection of primary sources to highlight the voices of the colonizers and colonized in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world. The documents he provides reveal why and how formal decolonization, became quickly inevitable to the imperialists. From ...

Introduction

While the political avant-garde of modernist movement had a celebration of dissidence and proceeded to advocate a revolution of art and contemporary life, postmodern art delightfully exist in a world that shows the pluralism of atheistic manner and way of play. Art hardly ever functions on a critical level: the political prospect becomes separate from contemporary art functions. Postmodern art turns to represent not only the consumer society that we live but also a privileged commodity. In the 1960s, "committed" art had turned to be the pillar if artistic postmodernism. Gender issues, class, and race become central particularly following ...

Buddhism spread to Korea during the 4th century B.C., since the country made contacts with China at that time. The religion flourished throughout Korea under the three kingdoms namely, Koguryu, Paekche, and Silla all had adopted the imported religion and made it the official religion throughout the country. (Grayson 17). The Buddhist art under these three kingdoms reached its full blossom and several of the iconography depicted in the sculptures originated from these periods retained the naturalism wherein images closely attained ‘human-like’ appearances and well-developed forms. However, it was not until the Korean medieval period that Buddhism declined; the ...

Postmodernism was the period that succeeded the Modern era that occurred in the late 19th century and continued to the early phase of the 20th century. What distinguishes modernism to its successor was its favor towards the classical arts of the Greco-Roman culture; like the French architect Le Corbusier, Modernism thoroughly embraces radicalism and explored many facets of rapid industrialization through the use of new materials that can be obtained cheaply and mass produced quickly. The whole concept of Modernism period style is to return the classical attribute of architectural purity on the buildings and in art. In contrast ...

Killer of Sheep is a black and white movie, shot on weekends by the African American student Charles Burnett who is famous for the depicting street life in his films, as well as African American experience. This film is a substantial piece of black history in America. (Yigitce, n.d.). Though Killer of Sheep has not been broadcast widespread due to its soundtrack, the film became a real knockout. Charles Burnett could not purchase the rights for the film’s soundtrack. However, the film was announced a national treasure, and was one of the first films with historical significance (p. ...

Proponents of utilitarianism envision a situation where human actions are judged by their consequences. According to Bentham, the best moral action must always maximize utility. Simply put, actions should ensure they bring about the greatest happiness among human beings. An action that does not promote happiness among people therefore does not meet this threshold. Bentham further argues that such actions must involve the two aspects of happiness; quality and quantity. Consequences, therefore, not legality, should form the basis of justification of actions by humans. Stuart Mill supports this proposition by arguing that bringing or increasing pleasure among humans should ...

Human Rights for Prisoners

The prisons in developing regions such as Africa are viewed as the worst rehabilitation systems in the world due to overcrowding, violence, and a host of other issues. The institutions do not uphold human rights based on their deficient conditions and practices. However, many rehabilitation systems are under crisis all over the globe (Cavadino, Cavadino & Dignan, 2005). The number of inmates has risen to devastating levels in the developing nations and the United States. The countries need to develop secure prisons that uphold human rights to ensure that the justice system acts as an effective weapon in fighting crime ( ...

The uniform was one of the methods through which fashion was applied in the men’s bodies. This happened, especially during the World War II. Battle prejudiced the guys’ physiques were socially shaped by the substantial forces that profoundly affected not only the texture of the body and row shape, but also the castigations applied machismo and the principles applied to the body. The uniforms were able to outline the men’s body in that, those that were physically fit, others personnel could admire their hard effort they inflicted to look that amazing. The outfits clung onto their bodies ...

Neoliberalism is a politico-economic theory that has been used widely in the study of social sciences. It supports massive economic policies such as privatization, free trade, deregulation, fiscal austerity and it advocates for governments to cut their spending so as to enhance and augment the role that the private sector plays in the economy. The lecture by Derrick Hamilton was meant to explore how this theory has contributed to a racial wealth gap and its effects on businesses and the economy in general. The ‘Neoliberalism and Racial Wealth Gap’ lecture was an eye opener to the massive flaws of ...

The Age of Enlightenment is also commonly referred to as the Age of Reason. It lasted from 1650 to 1800. Many agree that the cause of Enlightenment was the Thirty Year War (1618-1648) though it was only an outcrop of many underlying issues that faced Europe at the time (Broner, 122). It came to an end during the French revolution. It is such wars that motivated German philosophers and authors to criticize the idea of nationalism and wars to protect nationhood. The German authors included Hugo Grotius and John Cornenius, who were the pioneers of the ideas that formed ...

 To date, in the fourteen Latin American countries, those in power are leftist politics (the issue what kind of leftism and the degree of radicalism it is about) will be discussed later. Regardless of all the uniqueness of the moment and the apparent dissimilarity of modern Latin American lefts with their predecessors, there is a clear tendency, which is characteristic for the Latin American model of development as a whole – a tradition of powerful leftist movements, the struggle for social transformation. Facing deep structural crisis, the continent came into a long strip of the struggle against the dictatorship, local ...

Introduction

The concept of consumption and consumerism involves a situation in which people are continually purchasing and using products mainly promoted by a capitalist economy. Virtually, the current society consists of consumers, making consumption and consumerism a part of the modern life. Ideally, consumption and consumerism determine the level of demand as well as the level production. Additionally, all innovations around the world are geared towards satisfying the consumers’ needs. As the consumers buy products in bulk, the economy develops, which in turn sustains the political class (Miles 148). Ironically, the consumers do not get much recognition, and they are ...

Financial crisis is not a new word in today's economy. The world's economy has consistently been a victim of the financial crisis, and these cases will continue to happen. The global financial crisis in 2008 relates to the 1930's great depression that nearly brought down the economy of the United States. The actors in the financial sector have grown big and are becoming uncontrollable. These financial institutions have now become tough to monitor and control. Government and central banks have a duty of controlling commercial structures through proper supervision and regulation of financial market (Flannery 275). Due to the ...

According to Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living”, which does reflect philosopher’s vision he adhered to throughout his life. The Matrix and Philosophy essay draws connections between the movie The Matrix and philosopher’s own life story. As Socrates stated, his mission was to “wake up” the people of Athens, which was his hometown. He commenced this mission by applying the Socratic Method, which is the “process of asking questions until the person either contradicts himself or makes a mistake”. According to the Oracle at Delphi, Socrates was the wisest man in the whole world, and ...

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The Five Factor Theory of Personality

The Five Factor Theory of Personality is a framework that most psychologists use to identify and analyze personality attributes. Psychology experts and professionals began to recognize and accept the importance of this theory starting in 1980’s (McCrae and John, 1990). Based on this theory, personality traits have five basic dimensions: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. These five dimensions are popularly known as the Big Five Personality Traits.

For each dimension of the Big Five Personality traits, also known as the Five Factor Model, corresponding characteristics are associated.

Extraversion The first dimension is Extraversion, and this is associated with warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, and positive emotions (McCrae and John, 1990). Using a ...

Economic transformation in Africa is tied to the colonial legacy. The spectre of colonialism haunts growth and development efforts. The African economy as it is known today has its roots in the colonial exploitation and appropriation of resources. Colonialism introduced capitalism with its idea of the free market but this free market benefited the colonizing nations, leaving unprecedented levels of poverty throughout the continent. Understanding the history of colonial primitive accumulation is critical to understanding the economic realities of present day Africa, in particular, the continent’s insistence on trading with countries like China. This paper seeks to explore ...