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    One of the most basic tropes in Western film is that of the black hat versus the white hat. In this simplistic paradigm, evil is represented by a clear villain dressed in dark clothing, representing the blackness of his heart. Meanwhile the hero of the story is dressed in white, symbolizing his purity and willingness to fight for the weak against the strong with the clear moral high ground on his side. On the surface, Shane may seem as if it follows this pattern and the simplistic morality it implies

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    Western world has its History beginning from the time of the Old Roman Empire. They created the basis for the upcoming world, called nowadays Western. The influence that the Roman Empire gave to the Non-Western world was continued to be by the Western world. The immense and productive cultural heritage from the old Romans has been observed and learned by the Non-Western world under Rome's direct influence or by their own will. Prolonging the old traditions the Western world has been always devoting

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    Characteristics of Western Civilization can be found in many different ancient civilizations. Ancient Greece has had the most influence on western civilization. Aspects of western civilization such as philosophy, Western values, and science were all influenced by ancient Greek. The roots of western civilization can be traced back to four thousand years ago, in ancient Greece. Philosophy opened a whole different way of thinking. Socrates the father of western philosophy; started a chain reaction

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    in the way people in the less economically standing countries view things around them. It also involves how people live their daily lives as manifested in today’s world of popular culture. The Western culture greatly influences many ideas, perspectives, and attitudes of people in the world. Even in the Western world itself the way that people live, and their views and activities represent conformity to ideas that are popular. People try to live up to certain standards that have become popular over

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    Introduction Western civilization emerged from the Middle Ages and with time, different changes occurred. For example, such changes included enlightenment, reformation both the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions among others. The concept of western civilization did not exist during the early Mesopotamians and Egyptians dynasty. However, their contribution to the development of writing, the drafting of law codes, and their practice of different roles based on gender all eventually influenced Western civilization

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    In modern times the term “Western Civilization” is a broad term referring to an amalgamation of societies that are all derived from Europe. Although many believe that western civilization is superior to the rest due to its ability to control, western civilization incorporated beliefs and ideas from many cultures around the world. The phrase “western civilization” is a social construct that was never concretely defined. When western civilization is defined as all modern advancement to be European

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    contest between these two sides were to generate seeds of the first Crusade” (Paine 8-9). Some claim that the Crusades offered nothing but a negative impact to western civilization, however, that may not be the case. On the contrary, the Crusades provided a positive short-term and

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    Legal Developments in Western Civilization The span of Western Civilization encompasses many notable achievements in legal development. As empires rise and expand, it becomes necessary to create a legal code that standardizes punishment, institutes a form of common law, and protects society from arbitrary abuses of power. These principles were formally established relatively early in the western world, and became the foundations upon which later government institutions created their legal systems

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    is the definition of civilization. So when I explain the different characteristics of the western civilizations, which is mainly made up of all the countries in the world that have roots that go way back to ancient Greece. Although western societies have a lot of similarities as todays and other civilizations, it’s still tend to be known to as pretty rare, mainly in the way “western” think and believe. Western people thinking investigates something that is thought to be true and questions it, they

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    The geographical and historical context of Eastern and Western religions affected how the religions developed, and encouraged many differences in teaching methods and student teacher relationships. Eastern religions were generally considered to be Hinduism and Buddhism. These religions originated in India, and focused on finding enlightenment and escaping the cycle of rebirth and suffering. Western religions were generally considered to be Judaism and Christianity. These religions were Abrahamic

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