How to define the ’middle class ’? BY LI KUI-WAI Published: Mar 15 2013 8:50 Email | Print | Share Text Size The definition of “middle class” has been debated recently in Hong Kong. One simplistic definition would be to take the median or average income and those who received the middle” level of income are the “middle class”. Such a definition is easy to understand in mathematical terms‚ but is naive and has a number of drawbacks. Firstly‚ how close the income level to the “middle” would
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I generally believe that authority is appropriate to an extent. In fact‚ it is necessary for a society to function. It depends on who holds the higher position. The biggest concern about authority is having a tyrant that oppresses the public in fear. Several in high positions abuse their power for their own benefit‚ such as Macbeth. However‚ one should not generalize that all authorities are evil. The greatest factor is the individual themselves. There are at least two types: a righteous leader and
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What defines a hero? Well there are many ways that a hero can be defined. A hero can be defined as a self sacrificer; they can be the friends at any cost‚ heroes are the first people to reach out a helping hand. Heroes are not defined as what many people think when they hear the word hero like super heroes for example super man; yes he is a hero but not a real life hero in the real world. Heroes function or operate in the real world by caring for others and not them self’s they are not considered
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Existence of authority in many different forms is primarily vital for group of people to maintain each other’s safeties as well as rights. On the other hand‚ inborn greed which everyone sometimes leads people in positions or authority to make mistakes as well as misconception. Thus it is important to question the idea and decisions of people in positions or authority. Galileo Galilei‚ Italian scientist‚ illustrates this on history. During his time in Italy authority of Catholicism‚ Vatican‚ not
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extent did Edward IV restore royal authority in the years 1471 1483? Edward IV restored some elements of royal authority in the years 1471 – 1483‚ he had destroyed his opposition or forced them into exile‚ he used family member to control more volatile regions and took a keen interest in law and order. In addition he improved the English economy and made a somewhat successful invasion of France. Although some would argue that Edward failed at restoring Royal authority because his heirs were only young
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LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE Allusion- An allusion is reference from one literary work to another. Most people use allusions in every day conversations‚ although they may not be aware of it. For example‚ Shakespeare’s famous line‚ “To be or not to be” has been used and reused in many different contexts. An example of an allusion from Week one’s reading assignments comes from The Hack Driver by Sinclair Lewis. During the story‚ the author makes reference the express man. He comments
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What Defines Us as Americans??? Over the years there have been many events that have taken place. These events not only affected the people and the world of the present at that time‚ but also the future and even the way things are today. Knowing this we must ask ourselves what defines us as Americans? There are series of events that all together add up to define us as Americans such as‚ the Constitution‚ Westward Expansion‚ and the Civil War and Reconstruction. What do you think defines us as
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Ch. 30- The Crisis of Authority The Youth Culture “Liberation” Social and cultural protest coming from young Americans -create a new community of “the people” -force the nation to end war‚ pursue radical and economic justice‚ and transform its political life. The New Left ·The postwar baby-boom generation‚ the unprecedented number of People born in a few years just after World War II‚ was growing up. ·One of the most visible results of the increasingly assertive youth movement
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Stanley Milgram is a famous psychologist who focused his studies on authority and peoples reaction and obedience to it. His famous experiment and it’s results were groundbreaking in psychology‚ surprising both psychologists and regular people alike. First I will discuss the reason for Milgrims study of obedience to authority. Then I will explain the experiment‚ its formulation‚ and its results. Finally I will cover the influence of the experiment on psychology and society. Stanley Milgrim was
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small orders‚ I almost never find a way to consolidate them to get volume rates. And I’m having the same problems on outgoing shipments. I’m caught in a two-bladed buzzsaw!” Supply manager Joan Glass interrupts to say‚ “Harold‚ we’re operating on low inventories because we save money doing it. Many times air freight is the only way I can be sure of getting what I need on time.” Production manager Holtz comments‚ “And when I need something‚ I need it. Take spares. This ‘downtime’ is a very expensive
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