Scholars have been debating Europe's rise to power for centuries. In the earliest history, it was due to God's will. Then, many promoted the race theory. Now, the argument comes down to a combination of environment and culture says Harvard historian David Landes. He argues that argues in h...

In "Modern Times" Charlie Chaplin's character is the quintessential "walker." His home is the public places of the city .In this sense he could be easily compared to Walter Benjamin's "Flaneur". However his role as a working class laborer, searching for money, food and shelt...

ENGLISH ESSAY ("MODERN TIMES" AND "THE FLANEUR") "The ordinary practitioners of the city live "down below" the thresholds at which visibility begins...they ar...