Western world

means having their land occupied, their internal affairs rigidly controlled, their blood and treasure put at the disposal of one or another Western power’ (48). The Westerners thought that they had more knowledge of the Orientals and their history. The discourse of Orientalism largely affected the image of the East. East and West were considered as two world totally conflicting and contradictory to each other. As Orientalism was defined by the West, they automatically defined themselves as well.…

Five hundred years of economic prosperity, cultural influence, and military dominance caused many to think that Rome was invincible. However, the inevitable prevailed for Rome. At the turn of the fourth and fifth centuries, we see the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe, replaced by the numerous Germanic tribes surrounding the borders to the North. This set the stage for what would become of Europe and set the informal beginning for what we would call the Middle Ages. But did the once…

Although separated by thousands of years, medieval and contemporary western cultures share multiple indistinguishable ideals. One of which are those regarding foreign lands, such as Syria. In the stories, Albina and The Man of Law’s Tale, Syria is the home of an unholy community. Within them Syria represents the wickedness that threatens the Christian religion. In these tales, Christian Europeans use Syria, and others, to portray Christianity favorably in an effort to gain followers. This is…

When you think of World History, some may say that you possibly think of people like Martin Luther King Jr., or Aberham Lincoln, or maybe even George Bush. Now World History is actually the global history or transnational History (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of Historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines History from a global perspective. History is definitely one of kind and is Seemingly important to know and…

The Industrial revolution was the precursor to many things that we now see as commonplace in our modern, globalized economy. In the western world, commodity prices plummeted while profits rose, and production and real wages climbed hand in hand. While many have decried the industrial revolution for exploiting the working class, citing grotesque accounts of childhood labor as well as strenuous and long working hours, empirical data shows us today that is a rather unfounded notion when discussing…

This essay will argue about two Kung Fu based films ‘Way of the Dragon’ and ‘Enter the Dragon’ each one representing someone from a third world country being the hero, as opposed to always having a white man being the only hero. It will argue whether the poorly executed English dubbing and over the top sound effects, take away from the seriousness of the story. While also assessing the political significance of this group of films, how each of these types of films had an influence on society…

that my group and I share relates to that but goes off into a slightly different direction. Both share one common ideal: culture has the power to bring us together or tear us apart. Huntington covers the basic of the world being separated into 7 divisions in different parts of the world and the particular “distinctions among peoples are [no longer] ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural.”…

Applications in Amazonian, Borneo and Western Societies It is a universal constant that all people die. However, the question of what to do with the body of the deceased is less directly answered. Funerary rituals are shaped by culture, and this “death culture” varies greatly in terms of practice, significance, and meaning, to those who exercise them. This idea of unique variation can be prominently seen in the death customs of the Wari’ people, the Berawan people, and in Western culture, as…

Final Book Review Project, Postwar by Tony Judt Approaching the historic context of Europe since 1945 is generally not an easy task, but in the case of Tony Judt’s 2005 book, Postwar, he provides a strong interpretation of all the occurrences in this time period. Throughout his book, Judt is very efficient in tackling all of the issues that were important during these years, which would make Postwar a book that in general, can very effectively speak to the present generation of Europeans. The…

During the late 1980s, the cultural policies within Korea were “wholly protectionist” and focused on conserving Korean culture from western influences under the belief that western popular culture would blemish traditional Korean culture (Kim 2007, p.147). The origins of the Hallyu, however, began during the 1990s, with Korean popular songs and soap operas being adopted into Chinese media as a part of what…