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Feminism: Yesterday, Today, Future
As long as women had subordinated they resisted that subordination, thus feminism existed at all times in a sense.Sometimes the resistance has been collective and conscious. Despite the continuity of women's resistance, however, only within the last two or three hundred years has a visible and widespread feminist movement emerged that has attempted to struggle in an organized way against women's special oppression.Read more…What it Takes to Transform Lives Globally
Many years ago, in 1994, when I was told that I would be bringing through information from God to uplift the spiritual consciousness of humanity, I had no idea that this was even possible.Who was I but a regular human being with problems just like everybody else?When life broadsided me, I began writing letters to God asking for answers.Read more…9/11 Five Years Later
Today, five years ago our great nation of freedom came under attack from a selective group of Islamic extremists. September Eleventh of two thousand and one was the first time since Pearl Harbor that an attack was carried out on American soil in such an enormous scale. It was an atrocity against every American citizen whether you are a Christian, Jew, Muslim or of another belief, it was an attack to take away your freedom…an attack against your right to choose your lifestyle, your way of living life and yes, your well being.Read more…Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover!
Yes, the title of this article is a clich?, but it is a realistic title for major problem. Our society has developed a horrible tendency, we put labels on individuals because of the jobs they do.Read more…Weeklong Day Camp for Disadvantaged Children
“I want to come back to camp every year.This is a place that changes the world for a lot of kids,” says 16-year-old Nancy Rodriguez,a sophomore at Grand Prairie Texas High School.“I was shy and quiet when I first came to camp,and it helped me open up a lot.Read more…Some Reasons Why You Should Consider Using Background Checks
Everyday, we come in contact with strangers, such as the person delivering office supplies to our places of business and the person who serves us at a restaurant. Most of them have minimal effect on our lives and are forgotten as soon as our transactions with them conclude. However, every once in a while, these people may begin to play a greater role in our lives.Read more…Produce Packaging Crisis
It's sad to say but it takes an event like the ecoli outbreak resulting from tainted spinach for the media to take notice of the role packaging has to play in our society. Now it’s coming under some serious scrutiny. I was surprised to hear network TV mention the packaging and food security this week and tie it to the threat of bio-terrorism.Read more…Unity vs. Separation
If you’ve been drawn in by my title, you most likely understand the concept of unity vs. separation. For those of you who stumbled upon these words accidentally, I will give a brief explanation.Read more…World Trade Center Pictures
More than 1.2 million cubic yards of earth and rock were excavated to make way for the World Trade Center. The excavated material was placed in the Hudson River to create 23.5 acres of new land deeded to the City of New York.Read more…How Do I Find A Person on the Internet?
The advent of the internet has made it ever easier to find personal information. Whether you’re looking for family or friends, email addresses or phone numbers, it’s all swiftly available via the magic of the internet.No more searching through dreary public records in the library, you can go online and find a person within minutes rather than the process taking hours or days.Read more…Values
Do personal, organizational, and cultural values matter in our daily life? In this article I will discuss different values individual might have.An individual's personal, organizational, and cultural values are key components in the decision-making process during personal and work related choices.Read more…Are All The New Versions Of Bookstores Really Taking The Place Of The Neighborhood Bookstore
The neighborhood book store is as American as hot dogs and apple pie. How many of us remember the day when you could stroll through down town and pass family owned shops. Some of these were florists, butcher, and the book shop.Read more…Sweetest Day - History, Hoax or Hopeless Romance
Sweetest Day officially began more than 80 years ago, when a Cleveland man, feeling his city's orphans and shut-ins too often felt neglected, conceived of the idea of showing them they were indeed remembered. He did this with sweets and other small gifts, distributed with the help of friends and neighbors on the third Saturday in October.On the first Sweetest Day in 1921, movie star Anne Pennington supplied more than 2,000 Cleveland newspaper boys with boxes of candy as a token of gratitude for the service they were providing to the public.Read more…Do New Media Technologies Contribute to a More Democratic Policy
Since the introduction of mass media, academic debates in the field of communications and among the everyday discussions of citizens around the world, tend to emphasize on the importance of news and entertainment media as mediums of political discourse, and especially on their role as dynamic forces to nations' democratization. In United States particularly, scholars and observers place considerable responsibility upon the shoulders of new media for the current state of U.S.Read more…Communism
Communism is a public formation, based on public property with support of manufacture. Karl Marx allocates three public formations: primary (community), secondary (antiquity, feudalism, capitalism — an economic public formation) and tertiary. Primary and tertiary formations are based on a public property.Read more…First World War - Reasons
The First World War (on July, 28th 1914 – on November, 11th 1918) is the first military conflict of a world scale in which 38 of 59 independent states have been involved. Nearby 73.5 millions person have been mobilized; 19.Read more…Madonna the Idol
It's been said that you achieve true fame if the world knows you by just one name. Madonna Louise Cicccone, or else Madonna, kept just one name but reinvented her image countless times, becoming one of the most successful performers of all times. Educated in Catholic schools as a child, Madonna danced her way to a four year scholarship at the University of Michigan and then New York's Alvin Ailey School.Read more…New Social Movement
The world society is very diverse and different in all aspects all around the globe. The difference in cultures, traditions, sociological establishment, religion and believes leads to diverse attitude to social phenomenon. However people all over the world still share some of the values and believes that are the same and find positive reaction in any country.Read more…The Causes of the Great Depression
One of the most difficult times in the history of the United States of America is most obviously the Great Depression. It was a time of financial ruin for the majority of the American population, a time of poverty and bleakness, of no hope for a better future. Could it have been prevented?Read more…We Could All Learn a Lesson from the Amish
I think we could all learn a lesson from the way the Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania conducted itself following those tragic school shootings. There are three things in particular about way they handled this tragedy that we should heed.First, they were quick to forgive.Read more…
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Asian cultures such as the Philippines have a deep traditions regarding gift giving. This article discusses these different traditions and gives an overview of the kinds of gifts Filipinos appreciate. - The Message Conveyed By Your Car's Color - By: Scott Conklin
A look at what the color of your car says about your personality - World Heritage Sites in Barcelona - By: Greg Lee
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Program administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State Parties (countries) which are elected by the General Assembly of States Parties for a fixed term. - Preventing Crime from Happening to You - By: Maraya Mullen
Do you have a wireless security camera system at your home and office? If not, maybe it's time you consider having one installed. - The History and Resurgence of Alibata - By: Maraya Mullen
The recent years has seen a revival of sorts in the popularity of the alibata, the Philippines' pre-Spanish writing system. From being an ancient script mentioned only in passing in classes in Philippine History, alibata has gained enough popularity to inspire the creation of hundreds of web sites dedicated to it. - Pepper Spray as a Non-Lethal Self-Defense Tool - By: Ajeet Khurana
Self defense is your right. Pepper sprays can be the ideal tool. - Social Clubs: Then and Now - By: Maraya Mullen
The article describes the different changes the social club -a place we now all now to be a venue for corporate business events or throwing a club party, --has undergone. - Fire Safety Standards In Ireland - How Safe Are We - By: Paul Leahy
A leading Fire Safety expert has recently queried the soundness of statutory fire safety regulations. Lack of enforcement of Fire Safety regulations exposes the consumer to the consequences of outbreaks of fire in domestic and other buildings in this country.Norman Campbell, resident of Wicklow town and Fire Safety Consultant with extensive experience in The Mainland U. - Behind The Scenes Of Specialized Literature - By: Julien Santini
If like me you are highly specialized in a scholar field and if you are a regular user of auction websites, you may have already chanced upon those sellers proposing $150+ books for just a few bucks. Logically, you must have thought that those resellers are illegal, that their items are fakes, or worse, that their only business is to swindle gullible people. Wrong. - Employment - By: Sharon White
Under-employment results in under-consumption combined with under-investment caused by the extremely high a rate of interest. Theoretically, it is possible to influence both these factors. Under-consumption is due in large measure to the fact that many consumers are limited in the satisfaction of their needs by too small an income, while a minority do not consume the whole of their incomes.