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    had slavery the South was driven by it‚ while the North wasn’t. In the North it has bad soil while in the South they had great soil. Also in the North they came for religious freedom while in the South they came for money. Although they had these difference they all came from England. People settled in the North and South Colonies for different reasons based on geography and culture‚ they had a different way of life‚ but also did things similarly. Although both the North and the South had slavery

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    In our society there are a certain set of morals and ethics that one is assumed to follow. Over time‚ these morals and ethics may change. Some think moral and ethics go hand in hand. However‚ they carry two distinct terms. Ethical behavior is that which is accepted to be right or good opposed to bad or wrong in the context of the governing moral code. Morals are a set of convictions that one holds to themselves. Often times in literary works ethics and morals are depicted into society. This is particularly

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    moon is kept in its orbit is the very one that we generally call gravity." (Journal of the History of Philosophy). In the text above Newton wondered why the moon was in constant motion around its orbit. This experiment led him to discover the force between the moon and its orbit called gravity. In conclusion both the enlightenment and scientific revolution established the idea of using nature and reasoning to solve problems. Both encouraged people to avoid the urge of using religion to explain natural

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    Like in the story and in this verse the horse and Doodles brother both wanted something so bad that it changed them and their future drastically. The horse wants better qualities and what he described turned him into something that he wasn’t.The horse said‚ “It seems to me that I am not well proportioned. My neck is too short. If you can make my neck a little longer‚ my upper body will be infinitely more beautiful. And if you can make

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    After the defeat of Napoleon‚ at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815‚ Europe had become engulfed in a war of political ideology pitting conservatism versus liberalism. Conservatism was a more traditionalist view held by leaders‚ like Metternich‚ and were for a more subservient populace to the authority. Conservatives further believed the government should be held by the elite class and were strongly against liberal demands for civil liberties. Liberals were a product of the enlightenment which swept over

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    Assess the usefulness of Durkheim’s study of suicide in modern industrial society (40 marks) Durkheim proposed this definition of suicide: "the term suicide is applied to all cases of death resulting directly or indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself‚ which he knows will produce this result". It has long been seen as deviant and so has been studied by sociologists. For example‚ Durkheim did a study of suicide. But how useful is Durkheim’s study of suicide in modern industrial

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    is told about what it is like to be a working colored maid for a white family. Skeeter Phelan‚ a white daughter of a rich white family‚ seems to be the only one who thinks the point of view of the maids should be shared. Skeeter decides to interview these maids and turn their tragic‚ funny‚ worth sharing stories to the public.The hard times these maids go through is very realistic and dramatically shown in both the movie and the book. Although‚ they both share many genius differences. The biggest

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    linguistic analysis but the emphasis is on the fact that hedges are used to “disarm routine interactional threats” ( Brown and Levenson 1987: 146). It is easy to see why hedging to some extent is needed for the communication to flow successfully. To what degree hedges are used depends upon the speaker‚ the addressee and the communicative situation. In more general terms it is possible to talk about the choice of strategy‚ as some strategies counteract a face threat more than

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    Police officer involved shootings and police brutality highlighted in recent news reports have sparked discussion and debate about officers’ ability to carry and discharge firearms. A fair amount of civilians express concern about the power that lethal weapons provide police officers with and their potential ability to abuse the power. Police officers are trusted with this power because they take an honorable oath to use their intense physical and weapon training in accordance with their passion

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    common culture). -Culture: Set of shared norms (rules)‚ values‚ beliefs and goals  shared culture produces social solidarity and binding people together. -Functionalists argue there are two mechanisms needed for society to achieve solidarity: Socialisation: instils the shared culture into its members ensuring we internalise the same norms and values‚ and meet society’s requirements. Social control: mechanisms include both + & - rewards for conformity and deviance‚ ensuring we behave the way society

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