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    Well known civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives out a speech entitled " I have a dream" on August 28 1963. In the course of his speech‚ Dr. King dramatizes the "shameful condition" that the people are living in not only because of the racism or segregation but also because of the lack of humanity and injustice displayed by so many. He spoke out‚ attempting to reach all Americans‚ and people‚ around the world on his thoughts. Dr. King had expressed these thoughts and himself along

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    The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a battle in the 1st Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French colonial forces. For 55 days‚ 10000 men of the French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief

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    Hester Prynne Sanction The persistent issue of corporate punishment has been the proverbial thorn in the side of many people throughout history. Corporations have caused many people huge amounts of both physical and emotional pain due to instances of improper mechanical maintenance‚ ignorance towards the environment‚ and the manufacture of life threatening products. The main problem that lies as an obstacle in front of prosecutors of these corporations is‚ who do they punish? The Lord Chancellor

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    against humanity. Honor Killings of Muslim women is an antique trend followed in Islam in which male members of family and social community deliberately kill women and girls of their family or tribes as a result of belief that they have conducted any shameful act and ruined the reputation of family or tribe. Honor Killings in Muslims has been inherited from the ancient tribal days of 1200 BC when no major religion was came into being thus honor killing has no direct relation to Religion. The concept of

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    Culture has a huge influence in the way we view the world and others. Every culture has different perceptions on subjects such as religion‚ government‚ family‚ war‚ etc. If you were raised in a certain culture your point of views of the world are going to be different than those of another person. However‚ one’s culture can change throughout the years and one can change their point of views. But culture still had that influence in the person in how they view the world. In the personal essay “Two

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    An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would

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    location for European explorers‚ mainly Portuguese. For centuries‚ Europeans traded gold and spices‚ but during the fifteen century‚ one of the most important change occurred; a new type of trade began; influenced by the Portuguese and starting the most shameful period of history. It quickly expanded‚ and with the time more countries joined. This new type of trade was‚ what we today recall‚ as slavery which had major impacts on developments of the countries involved: Spain‚ Portugal‚ and later England.

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    negative consequences when dealt with in the incorrect fashion. I also found it interesting that the article did not reference shame in an inherently unfavorable viewpoint. It is not hard to notice that our society tends to look at people who are shameful as somewhat antagonistic. To clarify‚ if someone is experiencing shame‚ outsiders often assume that it’s because they’ve done something to deserve it‚ which is usually because they have made an illogical decision that makes them somehow less of a

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    house with her books. However‚ his wife interfered because they would lose the income‚ and said he chose to do so‚ and he replied “Do I even have a chance? I become a fireman because my dad was among one of them.” (page 66). Montag started feeling shameful about his job‚ because he and his teammates had pushed people to death‚ even though he did not mean to. Unfortunately‚ he did not have the choice but have to follow the carrier of his father‚ which

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    YourLastName 1 YourFirstName YourLastName Instructor ’s Name Course Title 3 May 2013 Edmund Vs. Iago: A Comparitive Analysis Of Shakespeare ’s Villains VILLAINY OF EDMUND AND LAGO IN SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS INTRODUCTION The plots of all Shakespearean tragedies follow a similar sequence of events. Typically Conflicts arise due to twist of events that set the two characters that had initially enjoyed a good relationship with each other on opposing ends. First it begins with the Exposition stage;

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