Concentrated media ownership in today’s society is doing much more harm than good. As a democratic nation‚ there are many values and freedoms that we are entitled to and with this concentration‚ these rights are being infringed. The value of news is also in jeopardy as the diversity and localism of the news media diminishes. Both of these things together form a platonic pair that should be a concern of all democracy loving Americans. According to an FCC regulation that is currently being revised
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The first of the two theories was put forward by Byrne and Clore in 1970. They named this theory about the formation of relationships the Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory. Their theory suggests that we are attracted to people we find satisfying to be with. This can be demonstrated by asking people why they are attracted to their partner‚ the usual answers are: caring‚ supportive‚ affectionate or just good fun. We‚ as humans‚ are motivated to seek stimuli that are rewarding to us. We are equally
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animals can be domesticated as well as become family pets. When taking care of pets such as a lion or primate these animals require more attention and owner responsibility. There are many states within the United States that have laws banning the ownership of wild animals. However‚ people are still purchasing exotic animals as pets through the black market. Local communities should not allow residents to own wild animals as companions or breed exotic animals for profit because of the domestic environment
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believed there are two types of realms. He said there are a realm of appearances and a realm of forms. “To understand Plato’s worldview‚ it is important to grasp the distinction that he makes between sensible "things" and "forms" (Russo).” There is no proof that there are two types of realms. “Thinking is not the same thing as the having of sensations; it is not literally true that “seeing is believing” (Engle‚ 271).” I do not agree with Plato’s metaphysics. Having two different realms are
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Plato said that ownership can start to become bad after a certain amount of time. Aristotle said that ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral character. Another philosopher said that ownership extends beyond objects to include intangible objects. Sartre said that being good or very skillful at something and knowing that certain thing thoroughly means that we own it. There are obviously many different views of ownership. Something society does‚ is they assume ownership means just plain
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Art 111 Ethical Antiquity Ownership The arguments over art repatriation‚ the return of art or cultural objects‚ seems to be about who owns antiquity. In the past our world has mostly operated on the philosophy of “to the victory goes the spoils” (Gross.) The widespread looting of cultural heritage during World War II led to the beginning of establishing global agreements regarding the thievery of these objects. The initial agreement did not approach the issue of returning previously taken
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(MacLeod‚ 2011). This literature review reflects that health‚ fitness‚ and well-being programs benefit those with an illness such as diabetes. Physical activity is recommended for people with Type Two Diabetes. Fourteen (14) randomized controlled tribulations comparing exercise against no exercise in Type Two Diabetes were
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Caitlin Griffith Mrs. Patterson Period 8.III 15 February 2014 Ownership vs Identity I believe that ownership applies not only to real‚ physical objects‚ but also impalpable ones as well; one can own something‚ such as a pen or pencil‚ and also own a creation of the mind‚ like a thought or dream. It is clear that owning something is more than possessing material things‚ something like a concept or idea‚ and can then be developed into our sense of self. For example‚ I own a physical copy of
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Does everybody dream? There are two types of dreaming. The type where you dream of swimming in the clear blue waters of Greece‚ or hiking Mt. Everest in the winter time. Everybody has dreams and plans of what they want to be‚ or what they want in life. And then there is the kind of dreaming as a person sleeps. A dream is a succession of images‚ ideas‚ emotions and sensations that occur in the mind during different stages of sleep. Have people ever thought that sometimes they do not dream? The brain
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In Alison Wylie’s “How Knowers Know Well” she defines two specific types of epistemic injustice. The first is testimonial injustice and is defined as occurring when an individual’s competence is always being questioned‚ due to certain characteristics of theirs such as gender‚ or race. These individuals are not given the value they deserve‚ due solely to these characteristics. The second type of epistemic injustice‚ is a hermeneutical injustice. A hermeneutical injustice is when there is a lack of
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