they being deployed to a foreign country? Most soldiers did not even know the exact reason they were being deployed. Derek Seidman’s article tells the world that soldiers did not know why they were actually fighting. The article states: Few knew why they were fighting; once they arrived in-country‚ the Cold War rationale for the war felt like a vapid abstraction. The “body count” strategy seemed perverse‚ and military victories brought no political headway. As the war went on‚ few wanted to be‚ as the
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Rationale Evangelization is the primary reason for the existence of Catholic Schools (PCP II‚ 628) following the command to “Make disciples of all nations… Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you” (Mt. 28-19-20) Evangelization is the total mission of the Catholic Church in bringing the Good News of salvation to all strata of humanity‚ and through its influence‚ transforming humanity from within and making it new (Evangelii Nuntiandi 18). Religious Education is an academic and systematic
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Sociological perspectives There are 3 main perspectives: • The Structural/Functional Perspective – Relationship between parts of society‚ i.e. how aspects of society are functional and adaptive. – Macro – all aspects of society contribute to the way society functions as a whole. For example the government pays for school teachers and schools and bin collection etc. and in return citizens pay tax. The country couldn’t run without the citizens paying tax. People who believe in this theory believe
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HLA Hart wrote that any justification of punishment must at least justify the existence of a general system of punishment‚ the punishment of specific persons‚ and the specific type (and amount) of punishment to be imposed in a given scenario (Duff). With respect to the first component‚ which he called the “general justifying aim” of the system of punishment (Duff)‚ there are several purposes for instituting a penal system; the most common of which are general deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ incarceration/incapacitation
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FUNCTIONAL IMPERATIVES Within society is the essence of established institutionalized foundations‚ but not limited to specific associations such as prisons or schools. An institution is much wider in its comprehensiveness and bearing than an individual or organization. Categorized as social behaviour‚ institutions channel practices in the crucial areas of social life. “Institutions provide procedures through which human conduct is patterned‚ compelled to go‚ in grooves deemed desirable
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Is Wal-Mart bad for the Economy? Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the United States‚ and the largest public corporation by revenue. While the argument can be made that the United States’ largest employer cannot possibly be bad for the economy‚ Wal-Mart’s habit of dominating markets and use of less-than-honest labor and business practices has contributed to the steady decline of the traditional American small business. Wal-Mart’s conundrum with the economy is that it provides premium services
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Sir: Greetings of ardency in the pursuit of academic excellence! Professor‚ I know that the midterm examination was scheduled a week ago‚ but regardless how much planning we have‚ things not always go the way we would like them to.I know that you are a busy professional‚ but I would like if is not much to ask that you take five minutes from your time to read this lines regarding of my absent to the past test. The heavy rain came and I had to fetch my mother from the hospital because she
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Course: HCA-240 Health Care Accounting and Bills Capital Purchase Justification Mr. Vice President I know that the hospital has been trying to increase services by investing in new quality equipment for the radiology department. I would personally recommend that the hospital invest in General Electric Healthcare Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Furthermore‚ I completely understand that making such decisions require taking numerous factors into consideration‚ for instance‚ the price
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Sierra Rogers Phillips Pre-AP World History Justification of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki There are primary and secondary documents which support both sides of this very controversial issue. Throughout doing this research I have found it incredibly hard to take a one-sided approach to this essay and therefore have decided to remain neutral. I will present my conclusions of both perspectives on the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hopefully by acknowledging the conflicting views‚
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There are many sociological explanations for female inequality in society. Inequality is where something/ someone is seen as not equal compared to something else. For example men have more opportunities than women in life‚ suggesting females suffer huge inequality in many factors of life. Firstly‚ Anne Oakley speaks about how women suffer inequalities in the work place. Oakley notes that after the industrial revolution in Britain acts were passed to limit women working; in 1851 one in four married
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