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Dream is but through the use of the characters in his novel, he directly gives the motives and reasons the characters have for achieving their goals. All of the characters are backed by one main idea in the novel, the idea of an American Dream. In my opinion Fitzgerald does an almost perfect Job of…

Brief Introduction about the chapter             In this chapter, the authors’ Brennan Hill, Paul F. Knitter, and William Madges presented an interesting dialogue between Jesus and Buddha, about the social issues surrounding their respective era as well as the religious differences and similarities between Christianity and Buddhism. According to Hill, Knitter, and Madges, Buddha had…

The aim of both studies was to test obedience. Meeus and Raaijmakers were testing psychological violence, where Milgram was testing physical violence. The procedure was similar, as in both experiments the participants were paid volunteers and had to give an increasing punishment. The Dutch experiment was conducted in a natural experiment though and and Milgram’s…

Consumption Subcultures: The Community and Market Creation of the Mac Users Introduction             When it comes to computing products, there are the two dominating consumer groups: the PC users and the Mac users.  The popularity of the Macintosh/Apple products have not reached the growth and the reach of PC users; the market share of Apple…

The subject matter of ethics is indicated by its scope. Ethics, as a normative science, investigates the moral ideal or the good to understand the essence of our behavior. It explores the characteristics of actions, motivations, intentions, voluntary actions, and more. Its task is to assess the correctness or incorrectness of human actions, but it…

The Joy Luck Club depicts the strong Chinese background of its characters.  An amalgamation of deep emotions and a twist of humor, the story progresses the factual and typical stories of the Chinese migrating to a foreign land.  Even if Lindo Jong loved her daughter, she could only follow the unwritten racial directive when it…

I was raised by different parents than my older siblings. They weren’t different parents biologically, they were different parents economically. For years they struggled to get by with very little education. But once their children were all in school, they decided to make a change. A few years before I was born, my parents earned…

Voodoo is a religious tradition that originated in Haiti during the period of Gallic colonial bondage. Early in the colonial history of Hispaniola, the island that is now shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the original Taino and Carib peoples of Haiti were exterminated by the Spanish. Africans of many cultural lineages were transported…

Sri Ganganagar is a northern most metropolis of Rajasthan State of western India. Sri Ganganagar is situated at the point where the Satluj Waters enters Rajasthan. The foundation rock of the Gang Canal Head Works at Ferozepur was laid on 5 December 1925 and the work completed in 1927 by building 89 stat mis of…

 India Chief article: Etiquette of Indian diningIn formal scenes. it is of import for diners to let the host or the eldest individual to get down eating first. Similarly. one should non go forth the tabular array before the host or the eldest individual finishes his or her nutrient. It is besides considered impolite to…