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    There are two views of the theories of the philosophies of history‚ the idealistic and the materialistic. St. Augustine‚ Thomas Carlyle‚ G.W.F. Hegel‚ Karl Marx‚ the Whig Interpretation explained by H. Butterfield‚ the World System Analysis explained by Immanuel Wallerstein‚ and the Annales School all express these different philosophies of history. Some express idealistic views like Augustine‚ Carlyle‚ Hegel‚ and The Whigs (Butterfield)‚ and others the materialistic view like Marx‚ Wallerstein‚

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    GLOBALIZATION CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. By Dr Adedeji Daramola‚ Wole Alagbe‚ Bridgette Aduwo. e-mail: sadaramola2000@yahoo.com School of Architecture‚ Covenant University‚ Ota - Nigeria. Abstract: Globalization has exerted so much pressure on every aspect of the global economy. This pressure is fast affecting the economy of most underdeveloped and developing world. The precipitation of the World Trade Organization principles‚ which compelled participating nations

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    Architectural Discourse

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    BAÜ FBE Dergisi Cilt:9‚ Sayı:1‚ 3-18 Temmuz 2007 Type and typology in architectural discourse Yasemin Đ. GÜNEY* Balıkesir University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering‚ Department of Architecture Çağış BALIKESĐR Abstract Typology is the comparative study of physical or other characteristics of the built environment into distinct types. In this paper‚ the historical transformation of type and typology concepts since the Enlightenment has been examined in three developing stages based

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    The Paranoid Style in American Politics 1. Introduction "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" is an essay published in 1964 in Harper’s Magazine. Written by Richard Hofstadter‚ an american historian‚ this paper defines and describes what he calls the "paranoid style"‚ which is some kind of paranoid behaviour among politics. To do this‚ the author explores american History from late XVIIIth century to the 60’s and analyzes conspiracy theories and paranoid reactions of groups of people

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    they all responded that Buddhism was a religion. Later to find out is that they never really knew what Buddhism was‚ they were just told that is was a religion and just went along with it for the rest of their lives. When the 8th grade came along‚ we were doing a research paper and I chose my to do mine on Buddhism but all I learned was the basics of it and eventually I forgot everything I learned before which picked

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    FOUR STYLES OF ROMAN WALL PAINTING The wall paintings evolved from around 2nd BC. Romans created these extravaganza works to emphasise their wealth. The evidence for the techniques used is described by Vitruvius ’ in _De Architectura._ He noted that wall paintings were interior wall designs as frescoes‚ which were executed using damp plaster (lime and sand mixed together). There must have been at least several layers of this plaster‚ where the top layers were burnished with marble powder to make

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    A History of Religion

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    Running head: A HISTORY OF RELIGION A History of Religion Learning Team B: Nikki Gibbs‚ Antonio Rodney‚ Deborah Saude‚ Dan Hugo‚ David Sullivan University of Phoenix History of Western Civilization to the Middle Ages HIS/112 Whitney Bell June 20‚ 2009 A History of Religion When humans first became religious is unknown. What we do know is that religion has grown

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    Roman and Greek cultures have had a major effect on the economics and politics of the world ever since their early days. The innovations of Roman and Greek cultures are still used even today! Roads‚ newspapers‚ concrete‚ and even the modern calendar are all thanks to the Ancient Romans. Their effect reached Israel and Palestine as well‚ the culture seeped into the ways the Israelites and neighboring countries lived their lives. All of Mediterranea was somehow affected by Roman and Greek influence

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    The promotion of Violence Throughout Religions Islam‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity each have unique historical backgrounds of war that can be seen as promoting violence. Also‚ each religion has followers that can take defending their faith to extremes. Both the Bible and the Qur’an have scripture verses that by some can be considered violent towards others. The word Jihad‚ is used to describe how one should defend their religion against unbelievers which again‚ can be used by extremists to do

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    Culture, Power & Politics

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    Culture‚ Power & Politics As far back as history can be told mankind has struggled between balancing culture‚ power and politics. Many wars have been fought and many people have placed their lives on the line in order to stand up for what they believe in. The combinations of culture‚ power and politics have spilled over into the workplace. In today’s business environment individuals have much more to worry about than just completing their assigned tasks. Organizational culture‚ power and office

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