Civilization: the West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson is a nonfiction book dedicated to answering the question: What makes a civilization such as the West more successful than the rest? The author believes that the secret lies within six “killer applications” that have been acquired over time: competition‚ science‚ property‚ medicine‚ consumption‚ and work. To start off‚ the first of the ‘killer applications’ that Ferguson identifies is competition. He begins with a comparison of the 15th century
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rise of the West. His opinion being that the “West is better than the Rest”. He defines his idea of civilization as being about architectural establishments as well as its inhabitants. He states that he views both characteristics as being equally important in the definition of civilization. His ideas mainly revolve around the need for a high standard of living and a great quality of life in order for a “successful” civilization to emerge. He makes the point to say that a civilization cannot be great
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‘If the Rest was necessary for the political‚ economic and social formation of the West‚ it was also essential to the West’s formation of both its own sense of itself – a ‘western’ identity – and of western forms of knowledge’ (Stuart Hall‚ ‘The West and the Rest: discourse and power’‚ in Formations of modernity‚ Stuart Hall and Bram Gieben (eds)‚ 1992‚ p. 138). Discuss with reference to the history of anthropology. The idea of ‘the west’ or ‘western’ culture is vague and has been for centuries
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The discourse of “The West versus the rest” has certainly shaped attitudes and‚ hence‚ the realities of colonization and subsequent development of the world outside of Europe. The evidence of this is perhaps most striking in the Americas. We can clearly see the roles played by European’s existing “archive” of information regarding the outside world and the stereotypes that developed‚ post “discovery”‚ of America’s native inhabitants. I should note here that in writing this paper I am doing so
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The Hebrew civilization was one of the most influential civilizations in the west. The Hebrew bible or what the Christians call the Old Testament‚ their history has been disputed because most it has been drawn from oral and written sources. Deep rooted in their traditions with not having a centralized political power‚ they decided to go against the grain and decided that having a king would give them stronger leadership. Their first king was Saul‚ after twenty years David was named king. During his
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Samuel Huntington‚ The Clash of Civilizations?: Islam and the West When taking another glance at Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations?”‚ the provocative nature of his arguments and the fervent scholarly debate that followed are hardly surprising. Although‚ for myself‚ I remain troubled by one important question. Is Huntington completely wrong‚ as many propose‚ about a rising conflict between the nations of Islam and those of the West in the post cold war era? Huntington contends that the future
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political and technological fields. This can be attributed to specific choices and attitudes western nations took in three key points of world history: the fifteenth‚ nineteenth and twentieth century. One reason I believe that the West came to predominate over the rest of the world in the fifteenth century is the stagnation of innovative ideas in eastern countries due to isolation. In the early 15th century China‚ with its massive ships called junks‚ dwarfed the power of any western nations navy
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Personal disorders Name: Dominic Tavera Grade : 12th A Work: Essay Class: Sociology Introduction What its personal disorder? The word ‘personality’ refers to the pattern of thoughts‚ feelings and behaviour that makes each of us the individuals that we are. We don’t always think‚ feel and behave in exactly the same way. It depends on the situation we are in‚ the people with us‚ and many other things. But mostly we do tend to behave in fairly predictable ways‚ and can be described
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providing the characters’ comments and actions‚ Gilman also introduces the “rest cure.” Furthermore‚ she utilizes a literary device to appeal to the readers and justify her actions. This essay will carefully use The Rest Cure by Ellen L. Bassuk and Paula
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though his treatment is contrasting to what she truly needs. The treatment is called “Rest Cure” and the main point of it is to isolate the women with complete rest and forced feeding. Gilman believed that “Rest Cure” was truly ineffective‚ and the protagonist actually just needed mental stimulation and the freedom to not be confined to this small room. Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell‚ the doctor that recommended the “Rest Cure” in the story‚ actually had a real life connection to Gilman. After Gilman gave
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