Articles written by Arash Farzaneh

Why did the Romans assassinate one of their most capable, talented and popular people? What was the reason for killing Julius Caesar in a cruel bloody plot?

May 21, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

In Asian history, there have been political structures that have not been conducive to the economic growth and wealth of the states when compared to Europe.

Jan 5, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

As the Plague devastated Europe, the symbol of personified Death served as a constant reminder of people's mortality and life's unpredictability.

Jan 5, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

The act of suicide in ancient Rome, Seppuku in Japan, was considered a means of regaining some honor or reputation in the face of shame and failure.

Jan 4, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

The bizarre but strangely romantic comedy Punch-Drunk Love is about a timid young man who falls in love with a young woman who turns his life around.

Jan 2, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

Throughout world history, geography and location has had a strong influence on prosperity and economic progress in the development of any given country.

Jan 2, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

Serial Killer Peter Sutcliffe is known as the Yorkshire Ripper and was responsible for brutally slaying women with a hammer and a sharpened screwdriver.

Jan 2, 2011 - Arash Farzaneh

The movie Network sharply criticizes the modern media culture of excess and profits and exposes trends, dangers, and the greed of the television industry.

Nov 13, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

In the movie Dog Day Afternoon by Sidney Lumet the main protagonist suddenly becomes the symbol of a political rebel due to the media's constant presence.

Nov 13, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Time is seen as flowing forward from the present into the future, and one has memory of the past. What if the universe contracts, would time flow backwards?

Oct 23, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Heisenberg's "Uncertainty Principle" delivered a blow to the deterministic view of science and its reliance on accuracy, precision, and absolute certainty.

Oct 3, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Stephen Hawking explains the importance of good objective scientific theories and the pitfalls of science when predicting reality and physical events.

Oct 1, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

British liberal philosopher John Locke proposed three laws for the ethical conduct of human beings, each with diverse enforcement, rewards and punishments.

Sep 25, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The history of science experienced an important shift from the medieval religious view to the Renaissance philosophy and perspective on life and humanity.

Sep 12, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The movement of nationalism had its foundations in the changing world of the Renaissance and was brought about by vernacular language and economic factors.

Sep 12, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Various forces in the Renaissance led to the adoption and use of money which affected politics and economics a great deal and produced shifts in thinking.

Sep 12, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Machiavelli`s ideas have been both influential and controversial in the fields of social and political theory and offer a dark pessimistic view of humanity.

Sep 12, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Carl Panzram serves as anexample of a cold-blooded serial killer who ruthlessly committed cruel crimes simply because of the "pleasure" it gave him.

Sep 12, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Both movies by director Christopher Nolan deal with relevant aspects of human condition: How memory and dreams influence and shape one`s everyday reality.

Jul 16, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The invention of the clock was highly significant in Western history for the development and advancement of science, technology, and, particularly, economy.

Jul 4, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The British doctor and serial killer Harold Shipman has been responsible for the deaths of more than two hundred patients under his care over the years.

Jul 4, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Donald Harvey was considered a "good boy" by family and friends but little did they know that he was a serial killer experimenting with his victims.

Jul 3, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Drug laws are often a reflection of attitudes of the people, whose opinions of drugs have changed in the course of the past decades, especially in the 60s.

Jul 3, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The Opium Act was the first official legislation against illegal drugs in Canada, yet it was initially based on political, economic, and racial motives.

Jul 3, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Ellis`s novel "American Psycho" is about a serial killer who lives in a one-dimensional and shallow surrounding that lacks depth, passion, and meaning.

Jun 27, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Laing's phenomenological and existential theory claims that schizoid disorders may have social roots and causes leading to the creation of "false selves".

Apr 25, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

The invention of writing may have happened for commercial and economic reasons in Mesopotamia, but ever since its conception it has revolutionized our world and thinking.

Apr 5, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Kierkegaard's controversial philosophy was based on three different levels of existence and each individual`s choice of life-styles, with religion being its highest form.

Apr 5, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

People tend to conform to social demands for various reasons, such as the need for being liked and accepted by other people or because of group pressure exerted on them.

Apr 5, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Clifford Olson has killed at least 11 young victims in the 1980s but is one of the few who through a deal with the authorities managed to make a profit from his murders.

Apr 4, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Jack the Ripper`s killing spree was unique and unheard of in its savagery and managed to establish and bring about the new concept of the dangerous modern serial killer.

Apr 4, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

What would be a good way to let off steam and to deal with aggression? Two possible theories are offered by social psychology, namely displaced aggression and catharsis.

Apr 3, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Nonverbal communication is an important source of information in people's social interactions and relationships and gives clues about feelings, thoughts, and attitudes.

Mar 14, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

According to Foucault, the metaphor of the shepherd leading his flock was not familiar to the Greeks and Romans; it was embodied by Christian thought and philosophy.

Jan 31, 2010 - Arash Farzaneh

Due to ethical abuses of psychological experiments in the past it became necessary to set clearly defined ethical standards to protect the subjects involved in research.

Dec 20, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

The principal reasons for the creation of the modernist literary movement was a need for redefining paradigms and for separating itself from the romantic past.

Dec 19, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Does writing actually aid and benefit memory and recalling details or has it made people rather lazy and dependent on their notes, written signs, and computer processors?

Dec 6, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

By examining how Franz Kafka approaches reading and his own view about the fictional process, one might get important clues about this author's work, themes, and ideas.

Dec 6, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Punctuation has been a gradual and slow process in reading history and has arisen out the need to read and understand texts in a quicker and more efficient fashion.

Nov 30, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

The practice of silent reading brought about independent and critical thinking and has had profound historical, social, political and religious effects and consequences.

Nov 30, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Tournaments began as a substitute for war and gradually changed into a festival and show of talents for the ladies influencing notions of courtesy and knightly love.

Nov 29, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Psychology began to be applied to the work force after World War I. Taylor and Mayo had differing theories about productivity, profit, and the worker's relation to work.

Nov 15, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Reading is an activity that can be improved through constant practice. This improvement is reflected in varying theories about the reading process.

Oct 14, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Feudal chivalry depended on certain ideal and preconceived characteristics, including fighting abilities, trustworthiness as well as a generous attitude.

Sep 27, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

In order to survive in the harsh and violent French medieval society, many nobles who had the means and time took up knighthood professionally.

Sep 20, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher and poet, writes about the legacy of Plato's thought and philosophy in history, culture and modern life.

Sep 4, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Agathon praises the various qualities and wisdom of the god of Love whose impact has been indispensable for humans and for the gods.

Aug 29, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Aristophanes, the comic playwright, talks about the creation of mankind and the sexes and why the pursuit of love is essential and based on ancient primeval needs.

Aug 28, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Eryximachus provides a medical view of love in Plato's Symposium contrasting with the preceding philosophical views.

Aug 26, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Pausanias in Plato's Symposium builds on the speech of Phaedrus and makes a moral distinction between two different kinds of love - that of the body and that of the soul.

Aug 22, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh