WORLD SYSTEM PARADIGMS
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- Why is the World Rushing Headlong into Environmental Armageddon?Is there any doubt that planet Earth has been undergoing an environmental armageddon for decades? We are not just referring to the spate of oil spills all over the world such as the BP Gulf Oil Spill ....
How to Wisely Shift ParadigmsAll paradigms or mindsets, aka how you view and value life, eventually become ineffective. Ineffective paradigms become barriers to growth and process.- Public School Failures: Ways to Change the SystemHigh schools are inept and poorly structured - Ways to change the system and why college students should know about this issue
- Education in Turmoil: Piaget's and Vygotsky's Contributions to the Successes and Failures of Our Educational SystemPiaget and Vygotsky contributed critical building blocks to our public educational system but many of their ideas are ignored by our current educational system.
- Governments and the Choice Between Individualistic and Collectivist ParadigmsHow democracy, totalitarianism, and capitalism coexist.
- Personality is Defined by Our Genes and the World Around Us: The Nature Vs Nurture Debate is OverIs a killer born or made? Is a thug born or made? These are the basic questions that personality theorists try to answer. Certain personality types tend to act in a certain way.
Paradigms and ReinventionWhen a paradigm shifts the rules change. Your past success cannot guarantee future success. How can you remain current so that you stay in the game while the technology changes around you?- Effects of Technology Training Plans in Florida's Public School SystemIt is important to first understand that, from the federal level to state and local levels of school districts, the people involved have the same end goal.
- World Development Through Micro Finance and the Millennium Development GoalsAnalysis of how microfinance ventures are aiding in the development of less developed countries (LDCs), focusing on India, Africa and Indonesia.
- Software Patents Across the WorldSoftware is perhaps the most challenging of all inventions that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has had to regulate. There are so many variations on software creation that the rules seem endless
- Sexual Bodies, Sexual Minds, Sexual World: Approaches to Sex ResearchThis paper discusses the theoretical gap left between the positivist approach to sex research and the postmodernist approach. I then offer initial and tentative ideas about a complex systems framework which has the potential to bridge parts of the gap.
- Is December 2012, the Mayan New Year Responsible for Bringing in the "New Age" to Come"?On December 21,2012 the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends and a new "Sun World" will begin. Writers and seers talk about the changes that will characterize the new age, but are they the result of the end of the Mayan calendar cycle or of something else?
- Is December 2012, the Mayan New Year Responsible for Bringing in the "New Age" to Come"?On December 21,2012 the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends and a new "Sun World" will begin. Writers and seers talk about the changes that will characterize the new age, but is it the result of the end of the Mayan calendar cycle or something else?
- Theories of Human CommunicatonThe Anglo-American and Continental paradigms of human communication are vastly different. This article provides a basis for the theories under both of these paradigms and also provides an explanation of the best way to use these communication theories.
- The Basis of SeparationThe dichotomous split between ourselves and the outer world is the fundamental contradiction between what we internally know is true and what we see every day out in the world beyond ourselves.
- Why We Need Religion?An examination of the underlying mechanisms inherent in the human brain that may attribute to religious experiences as a system of beliefs.
- An Appeal for Fulfilled Eschatology and Brotherhood:Is it possible for you to imagine a world with no threat of Armageddon & the Annihilation of the Human Race, and the assurance of God that the Human Race will always exist, and that this planet itself, will always exist?
- Evolutionary Trends of Operating SystemsAn operating system is a control program used to manage user programs, prevent errors, protect resources, and resolve conflicts. It's basically the interface between us users and the programs/hardware that we want to use.
- Understanding and Utilizing Sociology is Essential for Society's SurvivalUnderstanding the constant altering state of the world gives us the tools for evolution and progression. This article describes why sociology is essential for society's survival.
- Why Businesses Should Never Stop ChangingBusiness is a system that has to undergo endless internal renewal because it contends with diverse, complex, dynamic, and disruptive external factors, including competitive considerations. To survive, a business must be change-compliant.
- Entrepreneurship: The Future of American Business and EducationWe have entered a new era of entrepreneurship in which our future global standing will be defined. Despite its best efforts, the existing educational system is unable to meet the needs of ascending generations of entrepreneurs.
Business Words to Abolish in 2008Here's a list of words that the business world can feel free to abolish in 2008.- Literacy and Defining the SelfWe often define and label individuals as being literate or illiterate without a clear understanding of the terms. What is literacy in a world of endlessly shifting values? Has literacy become a new definition of self?
The Accomplishments and Legacy of Napoleon BonaparteLong after his death, Napoleon Bonaparte continued to impact the world. His example helped spread the ideal of meritocracy and encourage the overthrow of the Old Order throughout Europe. He influenced law, military strategy, Egyptology, and numerous other fields.
The New EnlightenmentHow do we deal with all the deterioration of the natural world from our ever-increasing trend of consumptionism? This essay examines the impact humans have had upon the environment.- The End of Time and the Golden Bridge to InfinityOur external reality is by now a highly faithful mirror of our thoughts/being. This is why our world and our leaders are but accurate reflections of whom we have become as a group consciousness.
- Understanding KirtanThis article explains the Kirtan practice and why it has been adopted by yogis around the world. It addresses the basic prinicples, its inherent spirituality, and its health benefits.
- Postmodernism and the Film OrlandoPhilosophical and economic paradigms, along with metanarratives such as colonialism and Marxism; boundaries between high and pop culture; and conventional attitudes towards sexuality are challenged and subverted within this text.
- Signaling and International InstitutionsI believe that it can be demonstrated that international institutions do matter. They are not simply endogenous to the international system.
- Presidential Commission: Worker-Management RelationsThe Dunlop Commission reviewed crucial issues between workers and management within American employment. The report's focus on changing paradigms within the workplace gave rise to many new concepts in regards to both solutions and further research.
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