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    media is. Once we are aware of what exactly we mean by media in context to this paper we can move ahead and analyze its role in the modern world. For the context of this paper we will be referring to Mass Media as “media”. The term mass media is used to describe that section of media which has one task and one task only. Reaching out to a very wide audience spread all over the world. The first forms of mass media were the plays that were staged for the benefit of the people before the days of satellites

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    effect on both the world and the future world. Some very good examples of this are the early civilizations of Egypt Mesopotamia and the people of the Indus river valley. Through the building of pyramids by the Egyptians‚ the invention of the plow by the Mesopotamians and the installation of pluming systems by the people from the Indus river valley. Ancient river valley civilizations have left their mark on modern times. Society today benefits because of the achievements of those ancient river valley civilizations

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    For millennia‚ women have left their mark on the world‚ at times changing the course of history and at other times influencing small but significant spheres of life. Only in the past century‚ however‚ have concerted efforts been made to represent women’s contributions more fully in history books. Consequently‚ changes in status for many women in modern times—the right to own property‚ to vote‚ and to choose their own careers—may obscure the accomplishments made by women of earlier eras. In selecting

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    In what ways was religion an important part of life in Ancient Egypt? Religion may have been the most important part of Ancient Egyptian society and played an important role in their lives. The Egyptian gods were possibly the most important part of Egyptian religion and inspired them to believe in an afterlife and build enormous temples to honour their gods. Ancient Egyptians worshipped hundreds of different gods and goddesses. For example‚ there is Nut‚ goddess of the sky and stars and Osiris

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    difference? Read Jeremy’s response below: ’From the beginning of Peace One Day’s journey‚ young people have always been important to me. What would they think of a Peace Day? Could it be a starting point for their actions for a more peaceful world? Over the years‚ I’ve spoken to well over 40‚000 young people and it was really clear to me that the day made sense to them. At the same time‚ teachers were telling me that they needed tools: lesson plans and resources to help drive debate and inform

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    Leadership Role in Globalized World From the outset of people living in the world‚ the attitude of one as a leader and the other become followers intensify in tremendous way. No matter where we are or who we are‚ every one of us has an instinct behavior to lead and control the environment with sprit of leadership. The environment we live‚ from small village to inter-continental level is networked and interdependent with globalization effect that has to be governed by regional and global leaders

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    the discussion of the slavs inability to form nation states‚ as well as the Russian inability to create a historically stable state because of the various nationalities and cultures of people that were vested in Russia. In the reading The Slav role in world civilization by Danilevsky the author talks about the lack of unity within the Russian state‚ because it is composed of over a hundred nationalities. (Danilevsky). I couldn’t help to connect this to the current situation that is still

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    Throughout the whole world‚ cultures have used religion as justification for personal gain. From ancient theocracies to the values and opinions of people in modern times‚ religion is the used as the excuse or cause of a phenomenon. Religion can be used in texts written by anyone‚ no matter their status. Europeans used religion to support their own self-interest‚ but common people used religion to lessen the power of the elite‚ while those with authority used it to increase their power. Common people

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    time Egypt enjoyed greater power and prestige that it had ever done before or since‚ prompting modern historians to call the reign of Amenhotep III the Golden Age of Egyptian history. Politically‚ Egypt was the dominant power in its part of the world‚ with influences extending from the Euphrates in the north to the Fourth Cataract in the south. Economically‚ Egypt surpassed its neighbours. Within its territories‚ Egypt exploited vast resources of gold and precious stones; Egyptian merchant fleets

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    Hinduism; organized religion or compilation of smaller belief systems? Some would argue that Hinduism is a combination of both of those terms and much more. What encompasses the Hindu religion? Why do people of today‚ even in modern America still practice a faith that some may even consider paganism? In comparison to the dominant monotheistic religion of Christianity‚ where does the Hindu religion rank? Although Hinduism is not the world’s leading religion‚ there are still large numbers of followers

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