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The “Western� Individual
November 1, 2006

Western civilization has witnessed many changes during the last five centuries and has played a vital role in the world we know today. Many of the major trends and ideas that have and will affect life originated in the West, and have improved life wherever they have been or will be implemented. As Western civilization evolved, it has had a worldwide impact on ideas concerning government, economics, society, education, industry, technology, philosophical thought, etc. Western civilization has touched every realm of life including those of personal freedom and personal fulfillment. The impact of western civilization will be felt well into the twenty-first century, and the twenty-first century will represent the final triumph of western ideas around the world. Who is better suited to take advantage of or explain these developments than individuals raised in the West?

Beginning in the fifteenth century and......

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