Haoxiang Wang Ms. Riebe ENG 098 01/24/2014 Academic Writing In the article In Defense of Prejudice which author is Jonathan Rauch‚ the author elaborates a viewpoint that is very different from the traditional society viewpoint about the prejudice. In the traditional American society‚ most of people and the government believe the prejudice is not good for the development of the society‚ so they always think all of the prejudice must be forbidden. However‚ in Jonathan’s opinion‚ the intellectual pluralism
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Colonizing Mars Many scientists believe that humanity has a date with extinction if we do not try to expand our horizons. It took about 4.5 billion years for mankind to evolve into the intelligent beings we see when we look in the mirror. For this very reason scientists believe that mankind would make a grave mistake if we do not put forth a dedicated effort in saving humanity. There are many concerns that are facing mankind in attempting to colonize space and other planets. However
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excerpt from the 8th up to the 16th music scale has been rendered into a midi file by Ian-James R. Andres‚ which is embedded in this page. Antonio Molina composed "Awit ni Maria Clara"‚ which became popular with the version recorded by the Tres Rosas Singers for Villar Recording company in the 1960’s. The midi Although Julio Nakpil never called his "Amor Patrio" a kundiman‚ it could very well have been one‚ as the words echo the love of country in the traditional kundiman songs‚ evident from the full
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Dostoevsky Sonia in Crime and Punishment and Gretchen in Faust Critical Comparison Sonia from Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (C & P) and Margaret (Gretchen) from Goethe’s Faust are the leading female characters in the works they are portrayed in. Aside from this obvious connection‚ Sonia and Gretchen have a variety of characteristics in common. Both girls are portrayed in ways that serve as representations of innocence‚ purity‚ and faithfulness. Parallels can also be seen in Sonia and
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non-interventionist state had created. Britain had nothing that could contend with Germany’s exemplary army‚ Bismarkian network of social insurance which consisted of compulsory sickness and accident insurance and old age pensions‚ or the well organised educational system. Germany’s newly found economic‚ military and industrial dominance‚ provided the British government with evidence that state intervention had great benefits in establishing an efficient nation and this changed the attitude of the state towards
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CAN STATES SECEDE FROM THE UNION/COUNTRY? The question is can states secede from the union/country? The answer is yes. Although it is not directly stated in the constitution that they can‚ however neither is it stated that they cannot. By withdrawing from the Union‚ a state would effectively be denying someone who is a citizen of the United States their rights except by due process. The key there is "due process" and in this case‚ the state would need to find a legally recognized way to withdraw
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Review Articles Review LCA icles Life Cycle Assessment From the Beginning to the Current State Walter K16pffer Corresponding address: Prof. Dr. Walter K16pffer‚ C.A.U. GmbH‚ WG Assessment of Chemicals‚ Products and Systems‚ Daimlerstr. 23‚ D-63303 Dreieich-Frankfurt‚ Germany Abstract The basic idea of LCA is that all environmental burdens connected with a product or service have to be assessed‚ back to the raw materials and down to waste removal. Therefore‚ the term "Life
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An apology From Socrates An Apology From Socrates’ The Apology is Socrates’ defense at his trial. As the dialogue begins‚ Socrates notes that his accusers have cautioned the jury against Socrates’eloquence‚ according to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that Socrates speaks the truth. Socrates distinguished two groups of accusers: the earlier and the later accusers. The earlier group is the hardest to defend against‚ since they do not appear in court. He is all so accused
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Going to school has been an everyday life of students ages 4 to 24. In this everyday activity they are nourishing themselves with the needed and handed off education. But what is the state of education if the Philippines? Is it able ti give the required knowledge and more? well‚ it is in the middle of the shade and the sun: not impressive nor disappointing. The government has done all it can to make education helpful but incapable of giving the children the required and exquisite knowledge and in
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State of the Philippine Education The latest report by the National Statistical Coordination Board‚ recognizing that one in six school-age-children is deprived of education‚ tells us of what is in store in our country’s future. The enrollment rate in our primary school five years ago‚ was 90 percent. Last year‚ it dropped to 83 percent‚ and the number is rising. The situation is worse for secondary education‚ where enrollment rate has been steady at only 59 percent over the same period. Unfortunately
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