and there is only one answer to these questions‚ according to Henry David Thoreau‚ “people have chosen [the government] to execute their will” (Jacobus 305)‚ yet they neglect the fact that the government is often abused and perverted. Unjust laws exist because of an inefficient and corrupted government. Historical events‚ as well as recent events‚ lead to the belief
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congressmen and senators‚ today we convene to discuss the repercussions of events that occurred nearly three-hundred years before our nation’s birth; events that‚ had they not occurred‚ it is a certainty that the United States of America would not exist as it does today. The event I am speaking about of course is the world famous voyage of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus‚ and his subsequent discovery of the American continents. One thing that is not disputed by any historian of merit is the
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Do green aliens that fly to Earth on a UFO exist or is it an imaginary image put in people’s mind? There have been many conspiracies over the years about Area 51 that many cannot seem to analyze or accept. The topic can be looked at countless ways depending on the mindset of the person. Some believe UFOs roam the skies leaving behind remains of their activity. Others believe these are hoaxes and there is more of a factual reasoning behind the occurrence. However‚ even though citizens say the unidentified
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Stereotypes Exist Because They Are Grounded In Truth Has anyone ever said that ‘unicorns exist in real life and that they have seen them’? Or that they ‘felt hot while it was snowing’? Or that ‘cats can bark like dogs’? Clearly there is no truth to these statements. This is simply because unicorns do not exist in real life‚ you cannot feel hot if it is snowing‚ and that cats simply cannot bark like dogs. Life cannot exist without water‚ what goes up must come down‚ and similarly any statement which
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Copyright © 2005 Information Systems Audit and Control Association. All rights reserved. www.isaca.org. IT Does Not Matter…Or‚ Does IT? Has IT Moved From a Strategic to a Purely Tactical Function? By Deepak Sarup‚ FCA‚ CISA hen the Harvard Business Review published an article with the catchy title “IT Doesn’t Matter‚” it did not just create a storm in the proverbial teacup. It caused a raging tempest all across the US trillion-dollar IT industry. Harvard dons‚ well-known consultants‚ chief information
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Did the Ancient Greek Gods exist? The Ancient Greeks regarded their religion and mythology with much respect and loyalty. Although the Ancient Greek Gods are now seen as an explanation created by man‚ for natural forces and the world around us‚ there has been much evidence both for and against the debate that these Gods were real. The Greeks believed that the Earth was created with the birth of Gaia‚ or Mother Earth‚ from the dark void known as Chaos. It was believed that Gods were all-powerful
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exploitation of a minor - said minors being themselves - because the law allows prosecution of those between sixteen and eighteen as adults in criminal cases‚ but treats them as minors in matters sexual. I truly doubt that the Enterprise (should it actually exist) could ever enter atmosphere and survive‚ much less maneuver. Re your comment to Tom McG: As i
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Whitman The “I exist as I am”‚ Whitman is talking about his perceptions of his grander self‚ his “I AM”. The I AM is the compilation of all that he feels he is or has been or could potentially be. I exist‚ therefore I am‚ I am all those things I have experienced and even things I have yet to experience. I am female‚ I am male‚ I am child‚ I am adult‚ angry‚ happy‚ wise and foolish. He is viewing the grander picture of how he has been responding or reacting to his environment with different parts
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Someone told me that “The only obligations in life we have to another person is to leave him or her in no worse shape than when we met him or her”. I would say that simple words like “thank you”‚ “excuse me”‚ “I am sorry”‚ etc‚ are really important to deal with people we have just met. Therefore‚ having good manners is important to everyone not matter what their origin. Thus‚ it would not be exaggeration to affirm that all the corruption‚ social injustice‚ poverty‚ and problems of the world could
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many believe that they are aliens. Despite that‚ others think that it is implausible that the existence of these mysterious creatures is true. However‚ there are many events that had occurred which provide evidence that suggests aliens in fact do exist. First of all‚ let’s look at “The Human Experiment‚” in which a young lady had been abducted from a car in which she and her friends were in. Kathie’s friends had been paralyzed. A human being possibly cannot do all of that‚ it is way too phenomenal
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