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    The Just War Theory is obsolete in light of nuclear weaponry The just war theory is concerned with ethically justifying war with acceptable warfare techniques (Moseley‚ 2009). It can be argued that in light of modern day nuclear power‚ the just war theory is obsolete. The central claim of this paper is that this notion is true; war is immoral and cannot be justified. To defend this claim‚ this paper will be taking a deontological approach and present counter arguments in favour of utilitarianism

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    Assignment 1: Aging Considerations‚ Theories and Research A. Aging Considerations in the Adult Life Cycle i. Young Adulthood Young adulthood is generally the period from age 20 to late 30s‚ and is characterized by slightly declining physiological indicators‚ such as stamina‚ endurance and other general aches and pains not experienced in earlier years. Young adulthood is a time of rapid growth‚ life changes‚ and learning‚ that influence an individual throughout his or her lifetime. According to Erickson

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    The Theory of Philosophy and Science of Caring Jean Watson derived the nursing theory of Philosophy and Science of Caring. She obtained her nursing education from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing‚ and continued her nursing education at the University of Colorado‚ where she earned her Bachelors and Master’s degrees in nursing‚ and also her Ph.D. She has six honorary degrees‚ and was the dean of nursing at the University’s health and science center‚ and was also the president of the National League

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    Contingency Theory Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. An organizational / leadership / decision making style that is effective in some situations‚ may be not successful in other situations. In other words: The optimal organization / leadership / decision-making style depends upon various internal and external constraints (factors). Contingency Theory factors Some examples

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    Crabb and Hawkins Theory Critique Sherrie Miller Liberty University COUN 507 201220 B03 January 29‚ 2012 Dr. Timothy Heck January 29‚ 2012 Introduction/Summary The integrative Christian perspective of Lawrence Crabb in his book‚ Effective Biblical Counseling is enlightening on the simplest level. The overall presentation and concept creates much introspection of motives‚ which threaten ones biblical thinking and behavior patterns that create relationship and personal problems. There

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    solidarity depends on the type of society you are in. In a more humble society it may be mainly based around relationships and shared values. In more complex societies there are numerous theories that determine the sense of social solidarity. Durkheim used the words "mechanical" and "organic solidarity" as part of his theory of the development of societies in “The Division of Labor in Society”. In a society that displays mechanical solidarity‚ its consistency and combination comes from the similarity of

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    Spencer‚ an English philosopher‚ coined the term “survival of the fittest” for the era in his philosophy Social Darwinism. Along with the emergence of Herbert’s theory was the Gospel of Wealth‚ a thesis devised by Andrew Carnegie‚ which explains how money should be redistributed by the wealthy correctly‚ not blindly. Both of these theories received criticism‚ including those of Lester Frank Ward and Henry George. These criticisms‚ however‚ received no support because the rich elite had more organization

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    Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance Dahlia Magdy Abdal-Hakim This paper is an application of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance (1957) on August Wilson’s play Fences. The present research is a sociological approach aims to analyze how the structural and the cultural factors of a society forces people to be under strain to accomplish goals. These factors play a crucial role shaping each character in the play along with their differences. In accordance with Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance

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    Adult Learning Theory: Making a Buck Jon Schein College 100 31 October 2010 Wendy T. Hilbert Adult Learning Theory When you look at our society and how obtaining a secondary education has become so vital and such a big business today‚ it is easy to understand why institutions of higher learning have placed a lot of time and money into understanding how adults learn. Since our start in school as young children there has been and always will be a high importance placed on our learning. The

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    homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals

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