What was the significance of Malinowski ’s Discussion of the Kula? It is widely accepted that Malinowski was the founder of true anthropological fieldwork and this is a view shared by many anthropologists. An example of one such anthropologist was Adam Kuper. In 1973 Kuper undertook the writing of an analysis of the complete history of social anthropology in which he speaks comparatively highly of Malinowski. "Malinowski has a strong claim to being founder of the profession of social anthropology
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To what extent can the treaty of versailles be deemed “harsh and shortsighted” Introduction The treaty of Versailles was constructed by a series of punishments that Germany was required to carry out‚ as a consequence for their input in the war and the destruction they caused on the Allies. Germany was made to accept and declare the fact that she was to blame. This was under the war guilt clause‚ that was used as a justification for the consecutive terms of the treaty that were to be imposed‚
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1) What was the nature of Dr. Dror’s study? What did he tell the fingerprint examiners and what did his results show? What did Dr. Dror say about the role of expectations and how they affect our ability to process information accurately? Do you agree? Why or why not? Please be sure to support your responses with credible‚ scholarly‚ evidence. The nature of Dr. Dror’s study is based on the notion that fingerprint analysis is susceptible to unintentional manipulation by human bias. The purpose of his
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What was wrong with the ancient Athenian democracy? One of the most remarkable elements of the modern world of politics is the surprising popularity of democracy. The word and the concept of democracy‚ which nowadays is mostly seen as a necessary form of government for the 21st century‚ 26/01/2011-08:35:02 emerged for the first time in Antiquity‚ in the city-state of Athens in the 5th century BC. After so many years‚ the word‚ demokratia‚ still has the same meaning‚ the rule of the people
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didn’t stand up en mass to the Nazi Regime. Hitler’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbles used his best efforts to try and ‘Sugar Coat’ the Holocaust and cleverly justify the treatment Jews were being subject to‚ nevertheless‚ Germans soon found out what was being done to the Jews. Hefer‚ a German Truck Driver‚ witnessed the Jews being lined up and shot by Ukrainian supporters
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the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun to do what they want. The morals and upbringing of the common man began to shift and change. A new type of music started to rise in America. This music was called jazz‚ which introduced the people to the Jazz Age. This age
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What was the main cause of the American Revolution? The American Revolution was caused by the unique nature of the American Colonists and their society in contrast to their relationship with the English Government and peoples. Life in America was not a life of leisure. American colonists had worked hard to cultivate their lands and develop their towns and cities. Rural life in the American colonies consisted not only of farmers but tradesmen also prospered. (Handlin. 24) By 1763‚ the American
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Abstract Thoughts The mentality behind the Cubist painter was to reject the work of artists who made what society wanted to view as art. Instead of painting for the basics of conventional art‚ Cubist painters used shapes and formed movement from placing objects in different angles to create a completely new artistic perspective. Gertrude Stein‚ a modernist writer of the 20th century‚ rejected the expectations of a society that required writing to represent the speech of language. Just as the cubist
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the primary sources provided and secondary sources‚ it is possible to form arguments as to whether the ‘Terror’ of 1793-4 was a necessary response to the challenges facing the new French Republic at the time of the French Revolution. There is evidence that both the terror was necessary in supporting the new French republic‚ and that the terror was taken to an extreme which was not necessary. After the capture and execution of the King‚ the new republican government began. At the time of this
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initiating antisemitic propaganda‚ boycotting Jewish businesses and establishing the Nuremberg laws. This was followed by the forced relocation into the Ghettos where they faced severe sanitation issues‚ rampant disease‚ malnutrition and harsh working conditions.The “Final Solution” was the ultimate step of the Nazi Regime‚ aimed at the systematic extermination of the Jewish population. P:The Nazi Regime was an impactful
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