Is A.A morally defensible? Answer: Affirmative Action is a policy which attempts to address long standing opportunity inequalities within our society. By setting different standards for those groups who have been denied opportunities‚ it is hoped that a greater percentage of people within those groups will be able to reverse the status quo and take full advantage of opportunities within our society. On that basis‚ Affirmative Action is morally defensible. On the other hand‚ when individuals
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Poetry analysis: On Being Human‚ by C. S. Lewis C.S. Lewis gets straight to the point in his first lines‚ particularly with the first two words ’angelic minds.’ Readers will discern immediately that Lewis is going to discuss the concept of experience from the viewpoint of supernatural non-human beings such as angels. Readers may also guess‚ by comparing this idea to the poems title ’On Being Human‚’ that he intends to go on to compare this idea with our experience of the world from the implied
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such as beauty‚ and has a boyish charm. Another positive trait of Jordan Baker is that she represents the “new woman” of the 1920s. In the 1920s‚ women felt more free (because they now had a right to vote) and found that there was more to life than being a housewife; Jordan Baker is a symbol of this because of her arrogance (Nick noticed this right away) and her desire for success. This “new women” role in the book is important to the 1920s in which The Great Gatsby has its setting. Jordan Baker was
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GCSE Business Studies Year 11 Scheme of Work Unit 3 – Exam (extended answers) Topic 3.1: Marketing This topic is usually studied from the end of year 10 (July) until October half term. Students will be assessed throughout the topic‚ and will have an end of topic test to highlight any areas where further understanding or work is required. What will I learn? Marketing – What is the meaning of the term ‘marketing’? Market Research – How is quantitative and qualitative research data collected
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No‚ I don’t completely agree with this statement. In the first text‚ the weather was described to be quite violent because the wind outside was very strong such that the occurrence of ‘snails being blown across the patio like sailboats’ was to happen. Similarly‚ the weather in the second text is described to be powerful in the terms of the wind (‘shrieking wind’; ‘Wind slung Quoyle’). Although I do believe that in the second text the wind is more forceful and dangerous as the winds has direct contact
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people are looking for in a professional way. People want their doctors who can empathize and understand their needs not only as a patient but as a regular human being too. Confidence is another very important trait to have also. For the reason being‚ if the doctor is not confident in his or her diagnosis then why should we be confident. Being humane can affect on how doctors react on people. For example‚ if a doctor is rude or uninterested it makes us feel like we are not as important as we should be
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Econ 201 Homework 3 Emily Wiemers All questions are worth 11 points—you all get one point for free. 1. The only DVD club available to you charges $4 per movie per day. If your demand curve for movie rentals is given by P=20-2Q‚ where P is the rental price ($/day) and Q is the quantity demanded (movies per year)‚ what is the maximum annual membership fee you would be willing to pay to join this club? 2. Smith lives in a world with two time periods. His income in each period‚ is $210
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I have been told by most people who hear me speak Spanish (my mother tongue is English) that I am fluent in it. That alone should be enough for me to call myself bilingual. However‚ I have encountered numerous situations over the years where I felt completely lost in Spanish. So‚ if I am so fluent‚ why would this happen to me? The answer is a simple but often overlooked one. Bilinguals usually acquire and use their second ( or third or fourth) language for specific purposes and when they get outside
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I’m going to tell something about vegetarians. I’ve chosen this subject because I’m a vegetarian myself‚ for four years now. Vegetarians are people who never eat meat. Fish and fowl are officially not counted as meat. There are different kinds of vegetarians‚ none of them eat meat from cows‚ pigs and other animals. But some do eat fish or fowl‚ those are also called vegetarians. There are also people who don’t only refuse to eat meat‚ but who don’t use any animal products at all. For example they
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rehearsal for the musical every day; several important deadlines were coming up; and‚ most importantly‚ I hadn’t heard from my camp yet about being accepted into the Aide/CIT program. The camp director‚ Claudia‚ had said she would send out the rejection and acceptance letters nearly a week before‚ but I had yet to receive so much as an empty envelope. Being an Aide had been my dream ever since I started going to camp six years prior and had let my role models inspire me. While the Aides are still
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