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    one must take into account the dramatic changes in Chinese television programs over the past decade. The Chinese reality television show Supergirl serves as an example of the American cultural influence and its impact on the Chinese youth. This paper argues that although reality television show such as Supergirl’s unconventional style and democratic voting system may pose a challenge to the Chinese Communist Party’s political position‚ there are nevertheless positive effects to the development

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    Carlson 03/08/2012 Religion Paper #2 What is Western Civilization and how does one describe it? Where does the west begin and were does it end‚ what exactly is the meaning of civilization? These are the questions that we have to ask ourselves. Because people are often both partial and biased‚ our definition of Western civilization is going to be comparative to how we see ourselves in this day and age. So let’s take a look into a brief description of what is meant by Western culture‚ and two specific

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    University of Phoenix Material Unix® and Linux® Comparison Matrix Directions: Choose three different versions of the UNIX® or Linux® operating systems to compare. Insert the three chosen versions and fill out the requested information in the Components column. UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Ubuntu Components Your response Role of shell Even though many Ubuntu functions can be performed through the GUI‚ they can be completed faster through the shell. The default shell that Ubuntu

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    recognized over the time‚ with the total‚ not considering how different they may be from each other‚ reaching over 4‚200.2 These religions often like to mingle and exchange ideologies‚ which can be seen with the presence of ancient Hindu teachings in western religions. As such‚ the older a religion is‚ the more it has had an effect on others. One of these very old religions is Zoroastrianism‚ a Persian religion. Believed to be founded in between 600 and 500 BCE3‚ Zoroastrianism left

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    Essay on John Finger‚ "Termination and the Eastern Band of Cherokees" The Eastern Band of Cherokees resisted termination of tribal status and federal responsibilities in Indian affairs during 1940s and 1950s. “For the Eastern Cherokees‚ the battle over termination began in January 1947” (Nichols‚ 328). House Concurrent Resolution 108 was an act that called for the abolition of several Indian offices and termination trust responsibilities for certain specified tribes. The Public Law 280 was passed

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    Heroes and their sidekicks have been a consistent motif in mythology from the very first civilization‚ to the ancient Greeks‚ and even to popular culture now. Three specific stories with very similar hero-sidekick themes are the relationships between Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Achilles and Patroclus in the Iliad‚ and Batman and Robin in the graphic novel Death in the Family. This essay will explore the similarities and differences between these important pieces of literature

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    Conditions in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union‚ however‚ changed rapidly. Gorbachev’s decision to loosen the Soviet yoke on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent‚ democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989‚ and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe. While Bush supported these independence movements‚ U.S. policy was reactive. Bush chose to let events unfold organically‚ careful not to do anything to worsen Gorbachev’s

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    The Battle of Kursk is the only German offensive in 1943‚ as well as the last one of its kind on the Eastern front. German generals’ hope of gathering all of their possible fighting forces and make a difference by capturing Kursk was proved to have played a crucial role in the turning tide on the eastern front‚ if not the most decisive one. Many historian claim the several failed campaigns in previous years‚ for example Moscow‚ Caucasus‚ Kharkov‚ etc have already led to this eventual downfall‚ whereas

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    Moral philosopher Immanuel Kant famously stated that lying was unequivocally immoral even in extreme cases like protecting innocents from a murderer. He believed this approach was implied by the moral system he developed. Later philosophers‚ however‚ work have pointed out that his metaphysical framework does not actually imply a rule this strict and Kant‚ of all people‚ made a simple logical misstep. The question of what Kant thought about lying depends on whether we are talking about Kant the man

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    I disagree with some of the ideas presented in “Aspects of Western civilization.” Perry Rodgers‚ the author‚ gives a magnificent account of historical events in the book. The part of Mesopotamian civilization has an epic poem of the story of Gilgamesh. The items that I will dispute in the story will include the battle between the king and Enkidu. Also‚ I disagree with how the gods use their powers. Finally‚ I am not for the idea of Gilgamesh looking for the key to living an everlasting life. I

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