The social contract that existed between the basileis and the demos of the Dark Age consisted of expectations. Thus‚ if the basileus were to take more than what the demos gave him‚ the contract became void and made the basileus’ position vulnerable to dissolution. Even though the basileus held substantial power over the demos‚ the demos held the real power. Therefore‚ the social contract satisfied the demos because the demos provided the basileus with their power‚ in doing so‚ the demos also expected
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Spanish and Portuguese are just a couple of the possible languages people that identify as Hispanic or Latino could speak. There are also many dialects that could differ between specific cultures and groups. By supposing that everyone can speak Spanish people that speak all different languages are stereotyped and forced to identify as Spanish speaking‚ despite the fact that may not actually be the case. The United States
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use‚ prenatal care use‚ number of previous births and a host of other demographic variables‚ have not been adequate to explain what the factors are that lead to this racial disparity. One factor less studied is the inequality of living conditions between different racial groups. There is growing interest in the woman’s ecological environment and their effect on birth outcomes. As well as interest in the role that economic political and cultural factors play in the low birthweight gap. A low birthweight
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‘It is the normal way people talk in India’. Today‚ English is widely acknowledged as being the ‘lingua franca’ of the modern world. This phrase refers to the adoption of English as the ‘bridging’ language among communities to allow communication between people who do not speak the same language or dialect- making it the leader in education‚ research‚ tourism and the media. However‚ in recent years‚ new competitor languages have emerged to supersede English‚ particularly in multilingual contexts such
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Group 2: 13. Characterize the dialog between Kiowa and Norman Bowker. What does their speech reveal about their personalities and “handling” of the war? (645) From the first dialog between Kiowa and Norman‚ we could assume that Kiowa is more emotional; whereas Norman is cold. Kiowa wants to care‚ he wanted to grieve. He is a Christian man. All Kiowa wanted to was talk about what he saw. Kiowa also “admired Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s capacity for grief. He wanted to share the man’s pain‚ he wanted
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MODERNITY AND WEST: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Modernity and West are two closely tied terms. We often even use these as synonyms; in place of one or the other. The reason why these two words are so closely related is that modernity is part of the new identity that the West built for itself after having found the Americas. In sociology‚ the first and foremost clues of modernity are found in Europe‚ and it has been seen that modernity developed under the banner of Europe all along‚ therefore‚ it is
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Your Estimated Award Letter Colorado Technical University 4435 North Chestnut Street Suite E Colorado Springs‚CO 80907 (866)813 -1836 November 9‚ 2012 Student ID: 14338483 John Olson P.O. Box 836 Maquoketa‚IA 52060 Dear John‚ Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that based upon the information you provided‚ we have estimated your eligibility for financial aid. Your financial aid package is based upon your current expected schedule and enrollment status for the academic year
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Basic Skeleton of the format for your Outline Please do not use Headers and Footers Note that everything is double-spaced Your name and section (p20) Speech # and type Due date General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: 1 to inform the p20 public speaking class about the role of assassins in our government. Thesis Statement INTRODUCTION The introduction is written out in paragraph form. (two paragraphs) Contents of the introduction: (60 sec.) An attention-getting device‚ tell us
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as the foundation for making laws. Without ethics‚ there are no laws. In fact‚ ethics serve as a guiding principle for laws. It is based on these ethics that laws are created by the governments to serve as a framework to mediate the relationships between one another. They are made in order to protect the citizens. Three bodies – judiciary‚ legislature‚ and the public officials are the main bodies that create the laws. The laws have to be approved before they are enforced by the police and the military
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checks and balances‚ a law trying to be passed through Congress is required to be presented to the Supreme Court where they make the decision if the bill is considered unconstitutional. However‚ these powers are not limited to just bills‚ court cases between client and government can also be presented before the court where such rulings for or against the constitution can be made. A historical example would include Brown v. Board of Education where the supreme court determined it was unconstitutional
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