maintain a positive self-image despite their behavior. Instead of changing their beliefs about themselves as a good person and what their morals are‚ they can justify these appalling acts to reduce their anxiety. They can come to view their victim as deserving of their cruelty‚ of prejudice and of their mistreatment. This justification then reduces the conflict between one’s beliefs and behavior by bringing them back into a congruence‚ allowing them to preserve one’s ideals while still engaging in appalling
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It has been stated that America is a melting pot of many cultures‚ but it seems that for many cultures who do not coincide with the “normal” American culture‚ they are more persecuted and judged harshly in society. In this week’s readings there is an analysis of two major immigrant populations who immigrated to the United States. The Irish‚ who seem to assimilate and thrive in America‚ and the Chinese who struggle so much in assimilation that the US government creates legislation to exclude them
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Amy has missed out on many aspects of her life and her family time‚ which can never be repaid. I would ask that the committee to consider these factors in determining her excellent performance bonus and show her the appreciation that she is truly deserving
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John C. Calhoun was born on March 18‚ 1782 and died on March 31‚ 1850. He was an American Politician and a political theorist. He began his career as a nationalist‚ modernizer‚ and a proponent of a strong national government. Over time his views changed and he became a greater proponent of states’ rights‚ limited government‚ nullification and free trade‚ he saw this as the only way to save the Union. He was very well known for his intense defense of slavery as a positive good his distrust of majoritarianism
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The characters from As I Lay Dying present a added point of view through the multipe perspectives that establishes credibility to the claims and actions made by different characters in the story. The added perspective of the narrators found throughout the story affects the story by altering the reader’s interpretation of the story‚ allowing the reader to verify the authenticity of the character’s claims. This furthers the book’s meaning as a whole as the various voices used throughout the story add
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is in regard to equality. He explains this in a way that is different from what usually comes to mind when we speak on equality. The example of this difference is that of equal consideration of equality as different sexes male and female are both deserving of equality however‚ their needs differ in terms of application as he explains. He gives the example of women having the right to have abortion as an equality that is given to them to choose whether or not to abort the child. So just as women have
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provided feedback‚ development opportunities to increase retention of Store/sales Managers. •Trained store managers about techniques to increase sales and output‚ assisted staff who are facing problems •Assisted in the recruitment of deserving professionals for
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readily purchase products made in Vietnam. As it is seen in the table below there so many famous brands‚ which has highly acceptance among Americans‚ that produces its products in Vietnam. * Some critics have argued that Cuba is more deserving of diplomatic and trade relations with the United States than Vietnam. What are some of the factors behind this argument? The reasons behind this argument might be there is more developed social state perception in Cuba such as highly developed
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his mentality greatly. Indeed he owned a brand-new station wagon‚ yet when he found himself sniffing the new car scent‚ he stopped because he thought it was rather eager. Despite his ability to invest in it‚ it is likely that he thought he was not deserving of it. Perhaps one can argue that it is due to his good‚ unentitled character that he felt as though it is greedy. Nonetheless‚ this quality comes from his awareness of his race and has good reason to feel as though he does not belong where he
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Kant‚ guilt is considered a necessary condition for punishment and judicial punishment can never be used merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or civil society. He argues that‚ an offender must first be found to be deserving of punishment before any consideration is given to the utility of punishment for himself or his fellow citizens. In this view‚ utilitarian concerns can never justify the punishment of an innocent person while guilt itself demands punishment even
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