Abstract
This paper discusses two articles that relate to reality television in the early 21st century. The paper looks at "Country Hicks and Urban Cliques -Mediating Race, Reality, and Liberalism on MTV's The Real World," written by Jon Kraszewski and "Paradox and the Consumption of Authenticity through Reality Television," written by Randall Rose and Stacy Wood. The paper discusses the content, points and limitations of the articles.

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"In both articles, the most interesting idea seemed one of how and why scholars examine TV materials of any kind, or assume that they do influence people or culture so strongly. One seldom sees a remark on how non-child viewers certainly know that TV is not real and that the TV business involves selling one thing or another. All arguments on how TV entertainment materials are shaped by cultures they in turn have shaped are very familiar. The study of mediocre television programs as in so-called Reality TV programming is interesting when one thinks of it, asking why scholars of marketing, social science or the humanities choose the sub-topics they do, or why they do not lament that dreadful newspapers that people pick up in supermarkets and what they may draw from them. There can be great variation in how people respond to what observe and the degree to which they observe themselves. More than a brain-washing cultural phenomenon, less flowery models would examine reality TV as a business like any other. It may be wiser to survey persons who never watch entertainment TV for their observations of what is presented and why they do not indulge."

Tags:programming, TV, entertainment, culture

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A response to Martin Collacott's comments on citizenship needing to be taken seriously, immigrants asked to take an oath of loyalty, as moves on to general matters of latter immigration policies of governments seeking high rates towards political support; critical materials beyond Collacutt, input from new Canadians; rationales of high immigration as compared to immigration industry and need for new regulations.

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"The retired foreign service professional, Martin Collacott, warned of the defects in Canadian immigration policy developed under the Mulroney and Chretien governments in a preference to for family class immigrants, for instance, who are not always employable in Canada. Collacott also stresses that immigrants should be given a more accurate idea of their prospects for "finding suitable work in Canada in relation to their qualifications." Many who are sponsored to Canada by their settled relations cannot speak either official language and need make no ..."

Tags:oath, of, loyalty, immigration

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The paper refers to several concepts from the Analects and other Confucian thought that would help many individuals living in the West in the early 21st century. The paper addresses the orientation of otherness, how one conducts oneself in relation to others, serving the less fortunate, making sure one's orientation is quietly outward; observing consumerism and materialism and the harmful subcultures they have created.

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"This paper examines Confucian ethics as having ideas of use to moral philosophy and education, in the present day. The Analects of Confucius have had a powerful influence on Chinese civilization, for centuries, and have concepts to help human beings, in general, far from East Asia. This inspiring is in contrast with much to upset human life and happiness in post-modern societies of great individual focus, wrong kinds of competition, consumerism and nearly constant thinking on money-making activity or else escapes into entertainment. In 2008, world events cause..."

Tags:chan et al, confucian, 21st century

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Obeah was brought to the Caribbean region by African slaves after the early 17th century and has continued as a tradition in every Caribbean country; in the 21st century, Obeah has interested students of the New Age, shamanism, alternative healing and miscellaneous occultism; paper refers to why Obeah was banned in Jamaica; what we tend to assume of colonial powers qand why they sometimes opposed custom/religious practices, and how Obeah remains criticized by many people from the countries in question.

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Obeah & Religious Revival in the 21^st Century. Introductory Discussion The later 20^th century saw much interest in new religious movements and revivals, too, much made of indigenous traditions including animist, mystical and folks traditions from African associated with the Caribbean region. Obeah is often associated with Jamaica but is found elsewhere in the English-speaking Caribbean just as Voodoo appears in French former colonies and Santeria in former Spanish and Dutch colonies. Ludwig commented that many people now wish to experience the sacred through what they see to be very old. (2006:512) Obeah fits with current interest in

Tags:obeah, revival, shamanism

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This paper discusses the revolutions in India, Mexico, and Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The paper presents a brief history of the British occupation of India, leading up to the unrest around the time of World War I. The paper describes the Mexican Revolution as one of the great social upheavals of the early 20th century and explores the economic difficulties of the country. The paper analyzes the Russian Revolution of 1917, claiming that it was a result of a strain on the political system due to Russia becoming more industrialized.

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"India came under British rule in 1757 with the "defeat of the Nawab of Bengal at Plassey, and by 1818 the British controlled nearly all of India south of the Sutlej River and had reduced to vassalage their most powerful Indian enemies, the state of Mysore and the Marathas. Only Sind and Punjab remained completely independent (Unknown)". While Great Britain controlled the agricultural interests of India and created a negative impact on the exportation of cotton goods, they were instrumental in improving irrigation and transportation."

Tags:india, mexico, russia

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This paper researches the convergence of factors that surrounded the simultaneous labor and women's movements in the early 20th century and how this intersected and affected legal, political and economic structural orders over time.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Literature Review
Summary and Conclusion

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"Manza relates that there are four theories, which compete in terms of empirical research of New Deal political change, which include: (1) Those emphasizing the importance of social movements from below in generating momentum for political reform, (2) those highlighting the centrality of business influence on successful New Deal reform initiatives, (3) feminist models, and (4) historical institutional models. This work specifically examines the historical institutional model in combination with the feminist model as related to the centrality of business influence and including the social movements within the feminist model during this specific era of time in American politics. Therefore, Manza is correct in one aspect but to properly understand history the social movement that existed within the feminist movement, which next, existed within the business arena or specifically labor in terms of women in the workforce all must be inclusive as these three movement in combination worked to change the shape and face of the institutional model as the structural barriers to real equality for women who worked and who pushed toward social change propelled these movements forward for change."

Tags:feminism, labor, gender, pay, equality

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This paper explains that Elizabethan-era Christopher Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and early seventeenth century John Donne's "The Flea" share the same theme of romantic love; however, these poems are intrinsically and distinctly different as were the periods in which they were written. The author points out that, though both poem's speakers seek to win over the object of their desire, the ways they go about convincing their love are strikingly different, their images of love are juxtaposed and their definitions and depictions of love completely contrary. The paper concludes that Marlowe's poem describes a romantic love affair, while the speaker in Donne's poem goes in a different direction: sexual gratification.

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'The role assigned to the man and woman of these two poems are quite different. In "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love", the speaker (the man) clearly adores his love, while the speaker of "The Flea" is, essentially, a flea himself. The role of the man in Marlowe's poem is to give gifts and praise and care for his love. The role of the man in Donne's poem is to attempt to persuade his love into having sex with him. The women are treated differently and have different roles as well. In Marlowe's poem, the woman is someone to be put on a pedestal that should be given the finest things nature can provide.'

Tags:interpretation, contrary, courting, sex, roles, blood

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This paper examines how, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a national debate regarding the immigration of several ethnic groups to the United States led to two major legal decisions, Thind v. United States (1923) which attempted to clarify the "Meaning of White," and the Immigration Act of 1924. Thind, a native inhabitant of India, was found ineligible for American citizenship because his physical appearance was "distinctively different" from what was defined as being white. The writer explains that this and many other racially-biased opinions were further propagated and supported by the Immigration Act of 1924. The paper concludes that, although the act was revised in 1952, it nonetheless strengthened purely racially-based viewpoints on people from different cultures and on immigration into the United States.

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"In essence, the racial/immigration debate in American society in the early days of the 20th century centered on one very simple question--what exactly is an American? With the first question, part of the answer appears to revolve around labor and employment, for in 1908, Samuel Gompers, one of the founders and original leaders of the AFL (American Federation of Labor) points out that white Americans were losing thousands of jobs to Asians, especially the Chinese and those whom he calls "Mongolian." Gomper's main argument is that "Mongolians" have made it nearly impossible for white Americans to obtain jobs involving menial labor, such as working in a factory or some other type of industry that manufactures household goods and clothing."

Tags:alien, civilization, difference, moral, native-born, prejudice

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The paper discusses how industrialization, along with the settlement in the West, created a need as well as an opportunity for women to work, however, from the beginning women's employment was viewed with suspicion. This paper argues that women in the first part of the 20th century faced many obstacles in the work environment, some of which persist today, and which were mainly based on the false notion that a women place was in the household and that employed women somehow presented a threat to not only men's role of breadwinner, but also to the continuality of the cultural and social norms of the British tradition.

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"Industrialization, along with the settlement in the West, created a need as well as an opportunity for women to work. However, from the beginning women's employment was viewed with suspicion. It was seen as something of a threat to the "natural' order to things as well as a danger to the morals of the women themselves and the Canadian society as a whole. "Respectability" continued to be an issue well into the 2
0th century. The social consequences were dire and can still be felt today. This paper will argue that women in the first part of the 20th century faced many obstacles in the work environmnt, some of which persist today, and which..."

Tags:women, work, canada

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This paper traces the history of human resource management leading to the modern day. It examines the difficulties and challenges which are faced in this profession as well as the conveniences which are experienced due to breakthroughs in technology.

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"In today's ever-changing business world Human Resource management is an integral part of a companies success or failure. Human Resources departments "balance the demands of several different roles: business partner, internal consultant, operational and administrative expert and both employee and employer advocate." (Brown, 1998, para 8)

"The modern ideas of HR management have their roots in early 20th century theorem and New Age innovation. The managing of people, as a resource vs. just personnel is an improvement pioneered in the latter half of the past century. Differing schools of thought exist on the best way to achieve HR enlightenment. Some value structures while others take a more free form approach. Whatever the dogma, the ultimate desired end result is a competitive advantage over the competition and staying power in a volatile business environment."

Tags:business, control, power, people, tools, unions, employee, capitalism, society, theory, organization