In her 1959 article “Individual Autonomy and Social Structure”‚ Dorothy Lee analyzes the relationship between individual autonomy‚ the freedom to make one’s choices in life‚ and social structure‚ the rules governing social interaction stemming from common cultural values. Lee analyzes how individual autonomy and social structure relate to each other in various societies‚ and the issues that arise when thinking of these two concepts as mutually exclusive‚ especially in Western society. She explores
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Many thinkers from the Enlightenment period such as Immanuel Kant have emphasized the importance of autonomy and self-agency. Individual autonomy refers to the capacity of living life according to one’s reason and desires that are not decided by other individuals. However‚ autonomy is no longer being emphasized as much. With the increasing use of technology and the development of the intelligent machine called computer‚ posthumanism is a relatively new concept that has emerged. Its idea of “beyond
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AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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Arone Fannuci ENG1100W Anna Mancuci Feb 25‚ 2013 Canada’s Ascendence to Autonomy Focussed Topic: Prior to the first half of the twentieth century‚ Canada was nothing more than a British colony‚ but that changed as the nation went through a building block of events towards full autonomy. Thesis: Although it took nearly a century to do so‚ Canada transformed from a self-governing British colony to a fully independent nation through the defining moments of Vimy Ridge‚ Chanak
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“For things to have value in man’s world‚ they are given the role of commodities. Among man’s oldest and most constant commodity is woman” (Castillo‚ 1995‚ p. 80). A woman’s worth within male dominant cultures is based on the usefulness she exhibits to the advancement of her male counterparts. The inequality of women in Japan based on gender is one of multiple reasons Anne Allison chose to study the nightlife of Japan in relationship to the topic of masculinity. Through anthropological methods
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One of the main characters of the Parable was Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The moral drama arose around her suspicions that Father Flynn molested one of the students. Sister Aloysius was sure that there was something wrong with Father Flynn‚ even before she found out about the incident with Donald Muller. She wanted to get rid of Father Flynn only because she personally disliked his progressive behavior. Throughout the story Sister Aloysius was certain about her views‚ and refused to accept that there
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The key decision makers in this case are the patient‚ and the medical team. The big question is whether to respect the patient’s autonomy and compromise standards of care or ignore the patient’s wishes in an attempt to save her life. The key decision makers in this case is the woman’s husband and herself. The husband already lost an unborn child due to the mother’s religious background‚ should he lose his wife as well? Many religions‚ if not all believe in wrongs of innocent killings. If the woman
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In the short story‚ Shame by Dick Gregory you read this short excerpt about Gregory’s life‚ and you learn that he was an accomplished political activist‚ comedian‚ writer‚ student‚ and athlete. You don’t actually figure out that he is african american until they talk about how he performed comedy stand-up for many white audiences. Basically‚ Dick Gregory had goals‚ and he did very well at achieving his goals and furthering himself in life. When the actual short story begins‚ you learn that Dick didn’t
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Mankind is about Minke‚ a Javanese minor royal‚ who studies at Hollands Burgelukse School‚ or HBS. This takes place in a time when only the descendants of the European colonizers can expect to achieve this level of education. This relates directly to autonomy and responsibility by having the self-worth to achieve such high standers. In the book‚ Minke is talented young writer whose works become published in several Dutch-language journals which are greatly admired. This skill requires responsibility
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Patriotism…it represents and symbolizes loyalty and allegiance. Patriotism is the abstract feeling of love and devotion to your country. Being patriotic does not necessarily imply that one must enlist in the army. There are many ways to show your affection and devotion to your country. Such as buying products made in America and showing support of American soldiers as they sacrifice their lives for our country. A couple decent synonyms for patriotism are words such as‚ loyalty and allegiance
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