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    ABSTRACT: English is a universally speaking language which is accepted as “Global lingua franca” of the people. The largest professional engineering organizations use English as their primary language. The main objective is to encourage students to actively involve in participate learning of English and to acquire Communication Skills. But most of the rural people do not able to communicate freely during Campus Interviews. In order to face those problems‚ we need more practical training

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    When I think about ethical relativism culture come to mind. I also think about what is right or wrong. When you think about what are moral you think about lessons to be learned or an experience. There are several types of moral relativism and different meanings; moral relativism is basically what the individual decides what is right or wrong for them. The two that I will discuss is individual moral relativism and cultural moral relativism. These to me are two very important morals that each personal

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    (Alfred North Whitehead) The question of morality is one which begs a hundred questions. How can one judge what is moral and what is not? Who decides where the line is drawn? What standing ground does one have when question the morals of another? Where is the benchmark? This essay shall examine the statement aforementioned‚ firstly by engaging with cultural relativism‚ then critically discuss cultural relativism and lastly examine the implications for educational practices in South Africa. With regards

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    Cultural relativism is the moral theory that states that morality is created together by many individual groups of humans and morality therefore is not fixed‚ but rather varies from culture to culture‚ peoples‚ and different contextual situations. Cultural relativism preaches that certain practices are always morally permissible for a culture as long as the members of the culture see it as morally right. For example if a culture has a traditional custom that believes it’s okay for them to eat the

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    For Rachels and Rachels‚ "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚" in Abel pp. 397-409. All of your responses should be written in complete sentences. What is the “Cultural Differences” argument? Different cultures have different moral codes. Therefore‚ there is no objective "truth" in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culture. Why do Rachels and Rachels think it is a bad argument? The conclusion does not follow from the premise that is‚ even if

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    for objectivism instead of relativism in morality. Ethical relativism is “the theory that there are no universally valid moral principles”. Ethical relativism however is different from moral doubt where valid moral principles do not exist at all. Pojman argues that what is considered as morally right or wrong varies from society to society. Pojman proposes that ethical relativism can be seen as a good thing but can get hard when getting into the details. Ethical relativism is defined that says moral

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    Cultural Relativism is a perspective that moral codes vary from culture to culture‚ no moral code within in a culture is superior to the other codes in different cultures; This ideology comes from that there is no universal truth‚ meaning there is no philosophical standard that determines if something is either right or wrong‚ therefore one cannot establish that something is “better.” In “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚” James Rachels introduces the topic by introducing Darius whom is a king

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    different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children‚ especially girls‚ to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama’s ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as‚ "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures‚ and thus there can be no basis for cross-cultural criticism or debate" (page 861)

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    - ANANYA MISHRA SOCIAL STRATIFICATION “IS IT UNIVERSAL” 1. INTRODUCTION 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 3. OBJECTIVES 4. METHODOLOGY 5. FINDINGS 6. DISCUSSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS 7. CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION: In sociology and other social sciences‚ social stratification refers to the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of power and wealth within a

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    In the world today theory has become a fundamental part of academics and is becoming increasingly apparent in studies of the formation of society. Theoretical approaches are widely accepted and in some cases depended upon by scholars in most major fields of study including‚ Law‚ Accounting‚ Mathematics‚ Management‚ Sociology and Experimental Psychology and more. This essay will analyse some popular management theories in order to identify the fact that management theories as a whole cannot be compared

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