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    social hierarchy and the unspoken requirements still remain against the ebb and flow of time. Social status‚ a long list of accomplishments‚ and a considerable collection of wealth are still sought for in matrimony despite centuries of buffer between the modern times and the 18th century. As the times advance‚ so follows in its example the structure of society but scant progress does the hunger for status see. Mr. Darcy’s initial prejudice of Elizabeth’s class and his contempt in wishing for her hand

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    opposition of the modern world. Marked with mass-producing factories‚ corrupt government and laws‚ and other radical institutions‚ the nineteenth century gave birth to a new age and a new belief that opposed these advancements‚ transcendentalism. Instead‚ this philosophical movement encourages the spiritual and intuitive outlook on the simple world. From the depths and issues of everyday society of about 200 years ago‚ this belief is still relevant in everyday life as the world continues to rapidly

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    The role of English in the Modern world In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ it was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. What gives us the English language? 1.CAREER With English‚ you can always communicate with business partners to participate in international conferences‚ read international newspapers and magazines about the business. The other importance of the language is that it creat a greater opportunity

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    Taoism is a far eastern religion that teaches living in harmony with the way of nature. Tao literally translates to "The Way." Taoism complements Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ and Shinto religions. In contrast‚ Islam is a middle eastern religion that lives by their sacred text the Qur’an. The role of the Qur’an can be comparable to Jesus Christ’s role to Christianity. The two religions concept on God differs greatly. Those who practice Taoism do not believe in God at all. Taoism believes in two great masters:

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    The Modern World View vs The Traditional World View A Brief Introduction There are two fundamental ways of looking at the world. The modern world view and the traditional world view. There are only two fundamental ways‚ because all ways are variants on one of these two. The first - the traditional world view - is the way that humans have looked at the world since the beginning - it is certainly the way that all known human societies have looked at the world: native Americans‚ Australian aboriginals

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    system” (Hathaway & Boff‚ 2009c‚ p.63). By contrast‚ Taoism‚ a ethical theory invented by Laozi in China tries to explore a ideal worldview in which everything is equally existed on the planet. Obviously‚ the debates on similarities and difference of basic worldview in Taoism and deep ecology have been continuing few decades ago. Many scholars think that the main ideas in deep ecology can not either contrast to those in Taoism or combine to those in Taoism while others still think that they have lots of

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    Sabique Islam Professor Douglas Com 122 The Time Machine and Our World By Sabique Ul Islam The Time Machine‚ written by H.G. Wells‚ focuses on contemporary social questions. Through the progression of the story Wells delineates various interrelated social issues that existed in Victorian England. Wells reflects on the exploitation of the working class and the negative effect of modern technology on class struggle in a capitalist society. He also puts forward a rather contradictory opinion about

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    Importance of Physics in the Modern World By PatrickB‚ eHow Contributor Physics is second only to mathematics in the purity of its principles. Physics describes how the natural world works through applied mathematical formulas. It deals with the fundamental forces of the universe and how they interact with matter looking at everything from galaxies and planets to atoms and quarks and everything in between. All other natural sciences stem from physics. Chemistry is essentially applied physics and

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    John Germick criticism on the modern world Huxley satirically comments on the state of the modern world—the world around him in the 1930’s and by extension‚ the future as well. One of the ways that he does this is through use of the caste system. Having a caste system is not unique to the world state. Ancient cultures it to separate the peasants and the wealthy‚ or the rich and the poor. In fact‚ even now society has customised a modern caste system‚ even though people are conditioned to think

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    Veganism - A Diet for the Modern World Veganism – one of the most reviled and resoundingly mocked dietary choices of the 21st century. However‚ as the research has been invested into this new ’fad’‚ it has become clear that veganism is not only better for the body‚ mind‚ and environment; it is also the best possible diet for most of us around the world. While this may not be completely possible for everybody‚ the research has made clear that a trend towards more plant-based diets is to the benefit

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