looks up at someone. Unfortunately‚ in Western Culture‚ kids look up at famous people; like actors‚ musicians‚ athletes‚ politicians and models. Some famous people use drugs and alcohol. Many celebrities‚ especially athletes‚ have lack of education. They send a message that being smart is like being a nerd. Another thing‚ teens want‚ especially girls‚ is to look good. Some will do anything it takes to fit in‚ to look better then the girl beside her. Modern culture is producing negative role models for
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Literature affects the culture of different regions. The bible was mostly affected the Western culture because that is where the book in found. As for the Odyssey‚ it affects Eastern cultures. Both piece of literature use morals to convey a message. The bible tells stories and the Odyssey is a poem. The poem incorporates lessons about respect for the gods‚ obedience to the laws of hospitality‚ and love for one’s home and family. The Odyssey displays characters that respect the gods‚ and shows the
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thoughts and information. Very popular communication sites for young people are orkut‚ facebook‚ rate‚ Twitter and so on. However‚ like every single innovation in science and technology‚ communication on the Internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. Advantages The main advantage is that e-mail facility has allowed people to communicate with minimum wastage of time. It is now possible to send a message to any part of the world through a simple e-mail address and the message is delivered
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justice as the advantage of the stronger; those in positions of power simply use their might to decree what shall be right. (a) Why does Plato reject this? Plato claimed that for one thing‚ if the ruling party mistakenly legislates to its own disadvantage‚ justice will require the rest of us to perform the opposite feat of both doing what they decree and also doing what is best for them. More importantly‚ Socrates argues that the best ruler must always be someone who knows how to rule. Thus‚ good
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Western culture and policies have shaped the modern world‚ especially the Middle East‚ in many ways. Since the sixteenth century‚ the nations of Western civilization have been the driving wheels of modernization. Globalization is simply the spread of modern institutions and ideas from one high power to the wider world. Technological innovation and economic growth along with such concepts as democracy‚ individualism‚ and the rule of law administered by an impartial judiciary‚ set Western societies
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Densie Keaton Social Networking Advantages and Disadvantages HLT 610 Grand Canyon University Finding the advantages and disadvantages of social networking for career advancement was to say the least interesting. The employment advancement with Social media in education can teach students marketing skills early on in the process. When using sites like Facebook‚ twitter‚ and Instagram individuals are able to send information about themselves out to millions of people. If that same person
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Ancient Greeks thought themselves as “one people.” Greek people had the same religion‚ language and culture. Young men and women from the Greek city states were sent compete in the Olympic Games. Ancient Greek was divided into several independent city states (Polis). Even though Greeks thought themselves as one people‚ politically they defended their independence from each other. Relation between Greeks and Phoenicians increased during ninth century B.C.E. Geeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabets
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During the whole time studying Western Culture‚ individuals like Luther‚ Columbus‚ Gutenberg‚ and Copernicus influenced western cultures in many ways. Although all of these men had a significate influenced on the western culture‚ this learner believes that Johannes Gutenberg had one of the greatest impacts that change the way individuals communicate. In today’s society individuals may think or look at this invention as neither here nor there‚ but it is one of the greatest inventions of all times
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Influence on Western Culture The traditional starting point for what we sometimes refer to as “the west” is in Ancient Greece. As one of the western civilization sources‚ Greek civilization is primarily an idealized view of one group of Greeks based in and around the city state of Athens which has come to symbolize the development of rationality‚ ethics and logic. Splendid achievements created by Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture served as
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The Culture Differences of Dating Between China and Western Countries What is the significance of American dating? Often dating means no more than getting to know one another and having some fun.It is often the beginning of a friendship with someone whom you may like but not necessarily marry. Dating is not as serious in America as it is in some countries‚ but it is important because every person has the freedom to choose his own marriage partner‚ one with whom he hopes to spend the rest of his
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