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    modern. Typically‚ students in school are taught about modernization by examining The West: Britain‚ United States‚ Germany‚ and France. This is because The West had enormous success during the Industrial Revolution‚ which leads many people to believe that the Industrial Revolution was a great time for the world and brought success to all countries. After further research‚ however‚ the progress is actually better understood by researching modernization as a global process and analyzing the countries that

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    “Searching for roots” literature emerged‚ attempting to rediscover what it means to be Chinese. Traditional Chinese culture is embedded in “The ‘Root’ of Literature” by Han Shaogong‚ which advocates that in order to reboot a new era of modernization‚ China must return to its roots‚ before the days of socialism‚ and re embrace traditional Chinese values. This literature rejects Mao’s policies‚ like revolution by the uneducated‚ the Great Leap Forward‚ and disregard for traditional Chinese

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    concluded that we are currently living in a reflexive modern society. However‚ reflexive modernisation is also a contested field as there is no fixed definition of the term or any one clear-cut and definite explanation of how the state of reflexive modernization has been reached. Only through the exploration of both of their work is the account of reflexive modernisation more sufficiently and better understood. This essay will begin by considering the critique of classical and postmodern theories to understand

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    GEOS 3310 Lecture Notes: Water Pollution Dr. T. Brikowski Spring 2012 file:waterQuality.tex‚v (1.33‚ November 14‚ 2011)‚ printed March 30‚ 2012 Water Pollution 1 Introduction Water pollution is the “degradation of water quality as measured by biological‚ chemical‚ or physical criteria.” Common sources of groundwater pollution are listed in Keller [Table 14.3‚ 2011]. Typical pollutants include: • Oxygen-demanding waste: materials that produce a high BOD [Fig. 11.2‚ Keller‚ 2000]

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    With the expansion of McDonald’s into many international markets‚ the company has become a symbol of globalization and the spread of the American way of life. Its prominence has also made it a frequent topic of public debates about obesity‚ corporate ethics and consumer responsibility. As a prominent example of the rapid globalization of American fast food industry‚ McDonald’s is often the target of criticism for its menu‚ its expansion‚ and its business practices. For example‚ in 1990‚ two British

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    The film Avatar directed by James Cameron conveys his main themes to the audience using several different techniques throughout the movie. These themes are all different but powerful and are explored in Avatar and are all relevant to today’s society. The primary themes of the film are: environmental protection‚ racism and the journey of self-discovery of Jake. These themes are explored throughout the film and are shown by though the use of various film techniques‚ symbolism‚ plot‚ camera techniques

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    Monterey Peninsula College Keywords: Modernization‚ Victims of Progress‚ Indigenous Peoples Abstract Indigenous people of this world are very important to our society‚ and the reason for this being is because there are not a lot of indigenous people left in this world. Modernization has wiped out‚ and is continuing to wipe out more and more of the indigenous people in this world. These indigenous people are not willingly giving up there life to modernization‚ but are being forced into because they

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    complexity of modernization. Modernization is a broad concept that refers to major social changes which occur when a pre-industrial society develops economically and the workplace shifts from the home to the factory (industrialization)‚ people move from farms into cities where jobs are available (urbanization)‚ and large-scale formal organizations emerge (bureaucratization).Each of these sociologists have developed major theoretical and methodological statements on the topic of modernization and many

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    The Steam Engine and its Inventors The invention and modernization of the steam engine which was one of the most important technologies in the Industrial Revolution. Without the steam engine‚ humanity would most likely still be in pre-industrial times without our current technology. Despite this‚ the first generation of steam engines were not very effective. Thomas Savery was the first person to invent a steam engine used to pump water out of mines.1 Thomas Savery’s engine was very impractical and

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    Topic: Determinants of the economic development in Nepal Economics Definition A social science that studies‚ how individuals‚ governments‚ firms and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants. Economics can generally be broken down into: macroeconomics‚ which concentrates on the behavior of the aggregate economy; and microeconomics‚ which focuses on individual consumers. Developing countries / Lower developing countries A developing country‚ also called

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