important right in a democratic society because it is the basis of all other rights within the society. To disenfranchise an entire group of citizens in a democratic society is to violate the very principles of democracy. Because the right to vote is so essential to the preservation of a democratic society‚ felons ought to retain the right to vote. Felons are denied their right to just representation when they are disenfranchised. The right to vote is a natural right for all naturalized
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justifiable. I also believe that cultural relativism plays a role in this‚ and that some societies view sacrificing others as morally right and that culture needs to be taken into consideration. An example of this is the killing of female babies in the Inuit culture. Female babies were killed due to a high death rate among men‚ who were hunters‚ which led to a surplus of females. This shortage of men‚ meant a shortage of food‚ in order to keep the majority of the culture alive‚ men were of priority because
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УДК SOME ISSUES ON FRENCH BORROWINGS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Василенко Дарья Жезказганский университет им. О.А. Байконурова Every living language changes through time. It is natural that no records of linguistic changes have ever been kept‚ as most changes pass unnoticed by contemporaries. The history of the English language has been reconstructed on the basis of written records of different periods. The earliest extant written texts in English are dated in the
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“They have no central leadership‚ no master plan‚ no fixed structures‚ and no self-representation as a single entity. Their actions as a group are the result of local contacts and temporary synchronizations. These forms of collective performances are responsible for numerous ongoing cultural‚ social‚ and political transformations.” (Fischer-Lichte‚ 2009:1) It is within this social frame of performative collectives that counter-narratives take form. Such narratives conjure a linear view of history
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Early Christian and Medieval Apse Mosaics The Edict of Milan‚ passed under Constantine‚ was a great victory for Christianity because it granted Christians the right to practice their religion and it marked a fundamental step in the development of Christian culture. Before this decree‚ private venues‚ or house churches‚ were the main places of worship found inside the city walls. Outside of the city’s walls‚ churches were built on funerary sites of early Christian martyrs. The construction of official
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Did you know there have been over 230 deaths on Mt. Everest? Now knowing this should people have the right to rescue services if they put themselves at risk? There are months of training before you can attempt the climb of Mt. Everest. It takes much strength‚ and agility to get to the top‚ and then they still need to get down. If the climber does not make it to the top or back down there will almost always a helicopter ready to rescue the climber. Once they reach the top there is little oxygen and
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Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl was caused by a number of reasons‚ which later led to grow an effect on the Great Depression. But first‚ what was the Dust Bowl? The Dust Bowl was severe dust storms that caused soil erosion in the 1930’s. "In the middle thirties these wind-driven dusters darkened the midday sky and carried off millions of tons of precious topsoil as far as Washington DC and New York City." The unbearable dust storms of the 1930’s were all due to farmers over-plowing‚ the prolonged drought
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As part of a five-state region affected by severe drought and soil erosion‚ the "Dust Bowl" as it was called was result of several factors. Cyclical drought and farming of marginally productive acreage was exacerbated by a lack of soil conservation methods. Because the disaster lasted throughout the 1930’s‚ the lives of every Plains resident and expectations of farming the region changed forever. The settlement and development of the Southern Plains came relatively late. Not recognizing the problems
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11/2 cup - Bread flour 1 tablespoon - Soy flour 1 teaspoon - Salt Preparation: Combine yeast‚ sugar and 1/2 cup very warm water in bowl let sit for five minutes. Combine flour and salt in bowl. Mix yeast mixture with bowl containing dry ingredients. Add a little extra flour if dough is sticky. Knead for a good 10 minutes. Put into a greased bowl and let rise for 60 minutes until it doubles in size. Turn out onto a floured surface then knead lightly until smooth. Roll out into
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Right people make the right organisation. It is the eyes of leaders that can spot the not so best fit people for the organisation and organisational culture. It is often recognised by gut feeling and to extent performance. Garden often requires weeding and so it stands for the organisation. The not so fit people not only damage the institution but are also wasting their time and skills which could be better utilised where they fit the best. This is a challenging task for the leaders since government
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