Paul Gilroy is a professor of American and English literature whose major area of research interest is the Black Atlantic diasporic culture. As a scholar of Cultural Studies and Sociology‚ he has done significant studies on race‚ racism and culture which have been greatly influential in the recent times. Gilroy’s book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (published in 1993) marks a landmark in the study of diasporas. In The Black Atlantic‚ which is a critique of cultural nationalism
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Close analysis of case study shows that environmental impacts as well as sociocultural effects have prevented the economic benefits that local communities have received. It is absolutely a fact that tourism has brought a variety of economic benefits to local communities. First of all‚ it creates employment from local people. According to Duval (2004b‚ 4)‚ Caribbean tourism is on the way of development‚ which accounts for over 15 percent of the region’s occupation and nearly 6 percent of its GDP
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family hurt Paul in many unforgettable ways. Their goal was to only make Paul’s life easier but that decision went the wrong way. Even with the help of teachers and doctors‚ the Fisher family still caused issues. Erik‚Mrs.Fisher‚and Mr.Fisher’s choices impacted Paul by hurting him‚ questioning himself‚ and getting bullied by kids. A person that impacted Paul the most was Erik. Ever since Paul was a young boy he was always abused by his brother. One day in his hometown of Houston‚Texas Paul was claimed
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Peter Paul Rubens‚ a Flemish artist‚ who spent many years in Italy studying the stylings of antiquity as well as more contemporary artists such as Caravaggio and Michelangelo. Peter Paul Rubens would go on to adopt the method of figura serpentinata from Michelangelo and the Northern European style of showing the clear appearance and texture of things into his works as well as Caravaggio’s use of bold‚ baroque‚ colors. Together‚ these methods formed the distinct and popular moethods of peter Paul Rubens
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Rudolf Otto and Paul Tillich both construct distinct understandings of religion and its properties. Tillich focuses on ideals such as ultimate concern and ultimate reality. However‚ Otto focuses on the holy and experiences in relation to the individual. For Otto‚ the numinous is the pinnacle along with the holy. Furthermore‚ Otto draws from the rational versus non-rational point of view and is a Christian theologian. Tillich on the other hand pinpoints on personal drive and seriousness. Tillich
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I chose to reflect on the concept of Disparate Impact. I chose this subject because this is an issue that I frequently confront on my assessments due to the variety of racial‚ ethnic‚ socioeconomic and gender backgrounds of my students. As the makeup of my students has evolved‚ I have taken notice of the differences in scores between the students from different backgrounds. This difference has always caused me some concern but I have had a difficult time confronting it due to the subject matter
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closer encounters with the God of Abraham. Despite the racial divide still in his heart‚ Malcolm X would later see in Islam what St. Paul saw in the Mystical Body of Christ: “the Oneness of Man under One God” (X‚ 207). This change would occur after his fallout with the leader of the Nation of Islam and his mentor‚ Elijah Muhammad‚ and his hajj to Mecca. Similarly‚ St. Paul‚ after his conversion and before taking on the great ministry that would define the rest of his life‚ “went away to Arabia‚ and returned
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The Impact of Accent Stereotypes on Service Outcomes and Its Boundary Conditions The Impact of Accent Stereotypes on Service Outcomes and Its Boundary Conditions EXTENDED ABSTRACT “When we listened back to calls people had complained about often they were fine. Some people wanted the member of staff to fail because they were in India. I don’t know why that should be‚ but when customers start voting with their feet‚ you have to respond.” --Adrian Web (Call Center Manager‚
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Essay: Educational Progress – Paul Freire To define what education is‚ Paulo Freire has analyzed how the school systems work in almost all institutions‚ to end up with the conclusion that education that is given to students does not fit with its definition. Although people do not agree on a single definition of education‚ it has been agreed by most thinkers and philosophers that education is a way to teach student how to think rather than telling them what to think. That is the source of enlightenment
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Retroactive: A Single Work of Art‚ With Many Faces By: Logan Dodge Few works of art are able to perfectly capture a period of time as thoroughly as Paul Rauschenberg does with his masterpiece titled‚ Retroactive. He was one of the first artist who wanted to take mass media into the art studio‚ and break down the barriers between art and things like advertising‚ newspapers‚ and television. Retroactive is a brilliant collage of iconic images from the early 60’s and it captured all of its
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