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The paper discusses how in exploring the characteristics of postcolonial contexts, we are challenged by not only the diversity of these contexts, but also by clear structural similarities between incongruous contexts. The paper offers the example that while many may readily acknowledge the context in which female sex workers live in the Philippines to be postcolonial, the extraordinary structural parallels between the lives of these women and that of female sex workers from the "Third World" in contemporary Toronto challenge simplistic models of postcolonial societies and identities.

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"In exploring the characteristics of postcolonial contexts, we are challenged by not only the diversity of these contexts, but also by clear structural similarities between incongruous contexts. For example, while many may readily acknowledge the context in which female sex workers live in the Philippines to be postcolonial, the extraordinary structural parallels between the lives of these women and that of female sex workers from the "Third World" in contemporary Toronto challenge simplistic models of postcolonial societies and identities. In an era of globalization and transnational diasporic communities, we can just as easily discuss the..."

Tags:race, gender, ideology

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In this article, the writer notes that in the case of sexually transmitted diseases, which includes AIDS, the historical media representation of behavior, causal concerns has been relatively poor, as the initial limitations of who and why people are infected play a part in media coverage as well as lack there of. The writer points out that in the case of the HIV virus, or the virus that causes AIDS the media takes center stage in creating frenzy as well as reducing public concern over the matter as a result of it being a behavior based infection, and what many consider illicit behavior at that. The writer maintains that creating a dialogue where real issues, such as what it means to be gay, what it means to be from the third world, or the first world for that matter and what STDs really are, must replace preconceived notions about the right and wrong of human behavior and even existence. The writer concludes that the human animal is a victim of a naturally occurring epidemic that must be controlled and hopefully someday eradicated, without prejudice.

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"The readership and follower-ship of such alternative resources was frequently limited to those who had been personally affected by the disease, until such media grew a voice strong enough to make others understand that they needed to demand from the popular press a realistic representation of the disease and its far reaching potential as a scourge of devastation, not unlike many other epidemics of the past.
"The idea that because a disease is an STD it deserves less attention, was so pervasive that the perception of STDs in general was in need of change, as STDs, had up to this point been seen as annoying but hardly deadly, and created a causal situation, even when the victims where unaware of their own infection and unknown ability to spread the disease. STDs were given little press, and even less public information was developed and accessible, outside health clinics that had been established in a feminist demand for equality in health care."

Tags:infection, behavior, public, opinion, epidemic

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"The purpose of this research is to examine issues surrounding the rule of law in relationship to the legitimacy of the state, as put forward in Plato's Republic and Locke's Second Treatise of Government. The plan of the research will be set forth the cultural context in which each theorist's views emerged, and then to focus on his treatment of the origins of how a state comes to be structured.

According to Cornford, Plato's Republic has to be considered in the context of the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War and the waning years of Greece's democratic golden age, proceeding toward the years of the Athenian empire (Cornford, 1945). John Locke developed his views in the context of the 1688 Revolution in England, which followed rule and abdication of the Catholic James II, who believed in divine right of kings and dissolved ..."

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In this essay, I evaluate three theories of moral action in the contexts of a profession. The profession I have chosen is that of an Editor-in-Chief of a small publishing company. The three theories of morality I am considering are Aristotle's theory of Virtue, John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism, and Kant's theory of Duty, as it applies to Kant's categorical imperatives. As a person working with literature and art, the most useful moral theory comes from Aristotle's theory's of virtue, where character is the significant feature of morality, not pleasure or duty.

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Writers such as Bernal Diaz, John Locke, Karl Marx/ Friedrich Engels, and Jules Verne wrote about some of the most important themes in world history such as colonialism, absolutism and industrial capitalism. This paper examines how their particular historical context (the 16th century, 17th century, and 19th century) influenced their ideas and how the historical context has changed over time. While doing so, the writers focuses largely on a single work of each of the above-mentioned writers, i.e., "The Conquest of New Spain" by Bernal Diaz; "The Second Treatise of Government" by John Locke; "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels; and "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne.

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"Bernal Diaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador, chronicler and historian who sailed to the Americas and fought many battles under different Spanish adventurers including Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico. As a reward for his services Diaz was made the governor of a Guatemalan town where he took up residence until he died. In order to repudiate an over glorified account of Cortes' conquests written by his secretary Gomara (who had not even been to America), Diaz wrote The True History of the Conquest of New Spain when he was an old man of almost eighty. Although lacking a sophisticated literary style, the work is recognized as an important eyewitness account of the Spanish conquests in the Americas, and the subjugation of the native people by the Spanish colonists."

Tags:colonialism, absolutism, capitalism, industrial, spanish, history, communist, manifesto

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The writer examines how rhetoric, purpose, audience and context shapes six articles: Michael White, Ewen MacAskill and Richard Norton-Taylor's, "Downing Street Admits Blunder on Iraq Dossier," an anonymous article carried by CNN.com entitled, "UK Accused of Lifting Dossier Text," Jacques Steinberg's, "Times' 2 Top Editors Resign after Furor on Writer's Fraud," Anne Mullens,' "Cheating to Win," Peter Kent's, "A Sign of Societal Rot?" and Michael Den Tandt's, "Times' Atonement Smacks of Overkill." The writer shows how different purposes and contexts determine the rhetoric and/or tone of an article.

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"Our group used its knowledge of four items - rhetoric, purpose, audience and context - with the intent of outlining how each one shapes six articles: Michael White, Ewen MacAskill and Richard Norton-Taylor's, Downing Street Admits Blunder on Iraq Dossier," an anonymous article carried by CNN.com entitled, "UK Accused of Lifting Dossier Text," Jacques Steinberg's, "Times' 2 Top Editors Resign after Furor on Writer's Fraud," Anne Mullens,' "Cheating to Win," Peter Kent's, "A Sign of Societal Rot?" and Michael Den Tandt's, "Times' Atonement Smacks of Overkill.""

Tags:journalism, times, genre

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This paper addresses poverty, both in the US and abroad. It presents statistics on poverty in the First and Third Worlds, as well as using portrayals of poverty in contemporary fiction and nonfiction: "Jihad vs. McWorld", "The Handmaid's Tale", and "The Bone People."

Tags:SOCIOLOGY / SOCIAL PROBLEMS, poverty in local

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John Ruskin and Charles Jencks represent different historical conceptions of art and architecture. Ruskin in the Victorian-age of England and Jencks is in the more erratic eclecticism of the 20th century. Each critic offers particular views on the role of the artist in relation to society, however Ruskin's can be understood as one that desires to control the artist and Jencks recognizes that art is invariably a free expression of the individual. The responsibility is thus different: Ruskin believes the artist is responsible to society, and Jencks believes that society has a responsibility to the artist, in that artists represent a challenge to public perspectives and this challenge is always reflective of social change.

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A paper which compares and contrasts the theme of solitude in the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with the theme of solitude in the "World According to Garp" by Irving Garp. The writer of this paper illustrates how the solitude theme is similar and how the theme differs between the two works.

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"Marquez leads the reader on an exploratory journey through many scenarios but the firing squad is the ultimate of solitude. There could be one hundred people there as witnesses and yet the person who is about to be shot to death experiences the most intense solitude he has ever felt in his life. While it may be a drastic example of the theme it is one in which nobody can fully shield themselves from after realizing the tremendous connection to the term that it has."

Tags:Buendia, T.S., Garp, Jenny, Fields, One, Hundred, Years, Gabriel, Garcia, Marquez, World, According, Irving

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This paper examines the ethics and ideals of justice that predict organizational success and employee well-being. The author examines the various theories of ethics and justice and how they relate to industrial psychology in the workplace.

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"The following essay will critically evaluate the role that theories of ethics and justice can play in facilitating organizational effectiveness and employee well-being. In doing this, the essay will demonstrate that theories of ethics and justice have long and complicated historical and philosophical roots. Due to space constraints, only the philosophical ethical theories of utilitarianism, and Kant's Categorical Imperative, and people as ends in themselves will be examined in this essay. In terms of justice, social contract theory, in the form of John Rawls' veil of ignorance will be examined."

Tags:categorical, effectiveness, employee, ethics, ignorance, imperative, kant, organisational, rawl, utilitarianism, veil, satisfaction, morale