Culture essay samples

"These were the immortals to whom the term 'phoenix' was applied, and their symbol was the mysterious two-headed bird, now called an eagle, a familiar and little understood Masonic emblem." (M.P.Hall, 1976, 108). The following essay makes a short insight into the ancient history and multi-rooted origins of the double-headed eagle, which has been used ... read more

In the following essay we will focus on the analysis of the content (mainly the ideas communicated directly or indirectly to the viewers) as well as of the form (including such elements of cinematic language as camera tracking, editing, lighting and soundtrack (Barsam & Monahan, 2010) of a well-known fairytale. Snow White and the Huntsman directed... read more

Introduction

Getting a chance to study in a university in the United States is one of the greatest opportunities I have had in my life time. Studying in another country means a lot to me. It means being exposed to a new environment, new people whose cultural and social backgrounds are totally different from mine. On a much bigger s... read more

What I Learned from this Bible Perspective ClassTo my mind the Bible perspective class was very important for me, due to several reasons. First of all, the Bible is the most popular book in the world appreciated by billions of people of different religions and worldviews. Every well-educated person must understand the role of this book in the history of the world and know the most famous sto... read more

Buddhism is one of the most ancient world religions. It originated in India in the middle of the 1st millennium BC. Buddha is regarded as a God and in Sanskrit means “enlightened supreme knowledge”. According to a legend, after the endless rebirths Buddha came to earth to fulfill his rescue mission and show mankind the way to salvation. For his lates... read more

Nutritional knowledge, food habits and health attitude of Chinese university students –a cross sectional study– . By Ruka Sakamaki, Kenji Toyama, Rie Amamoto, Chuan-Jun Liu and Naotaka Shinfuku

Summary of the article

Purpose

The study entailed the purpose of unveiling wellbeing by scrutinizing BMI, nutriti... read more

Conor considers women to be viewed as objects and men, in their turn, as subjects. Is it possible for women to be viewed as subjects, considering their “objecthood”? Let us see.

In most cultures such binary is taken even by feminists. Could then be Conor considered as a feminist according to her judgements? She probably could. Howe... read more

The Bible is the greatest book in the history of mankind which incorporated the folk wisdom and embodied the moral foundations of human life. This book is not just a cultural phenomenon but the foundation of the spiritual life of the world. In the Bible we can find solutions to essential problems: life and death, fate, the soul of man, good and evil. ... read more

Cross cultural management is going to be considered in this paper. First of all, a definition of this term should be provided. In our opinion, one of the most appropriate definitions of this term is the following. “Cross-culture management techniques help managers contend with the challenges and opportunities of managing employees in a culturally diverse organizational environment. Increasin... read more

To start with, it is worth mentioning some interesting facts about the foundations and nucleation of both Legalism and Confucianism, as it is almost impossible to evaluate properly the importance of this or that philosophy without investigating thoroughly its origin, causes and conditions of its nucleation ... read more