In her novella Anthem‚ Ayn Rand describes a futuristic society in which the concept of self‚ even the pronoun “I”‚ has been eliminated. Members of this society are expected to submit to a barrage of rules. Ostensibly‚ these rules are set in place to help the society function as a unit; in reality‚ they serve only to subjugate its members‚ to keep them downtrodden and unable to resist their circumstances. From the time they are children‚ these people learn the holiness of “we”—that the only good
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Northern Rock’ Crisis Northern Rock is one of the top mortgage lenders in the United Kingdom. According to Council of Mortgage Lender statistics‚ the bank was ranked one of the top five mortgage bank. The bank served loans‚ insurance and savings account as their core business. Some secured loans also have been promoted to their existing customer. That loans business was underwritten by Ventura. For home and contents insurance‚ it was administered by AXA. While‚ Legal & Generals was arrange stock
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Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least
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Rules of Community Summary The Rules of the Community‚ which was originally known as the Manual of Discipline‚ contains the set of regulations that were applied to the Yahad. The Yahad lived in the wilderness of the Judean desert‚ away from civilization. The sect lived as collectivist community‚ but in order to be a member‚ you had to accept and follow the strict “terms and conditions.” The main function of the Rules of the Community is to list out the the disciplinary action that would be enforced
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The rule of law is a legal maxim stating that no person is above the law‚ that no one can be punished by the state except for a breach of the law‚ and that no one can be convicted of breaching the law except in the manner set forth by the law itself. The rule of law stands in contrast to the idea that the leader is above the law‚ a feature of Roman law‚ Nazi law‚ and certain other legal systems. Albert Dicey British jurist A. V. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law" in 1885. Dicey emphasized
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1. What was it about the "counterculture" of Rock ’n’ Roll that drove both parents and media commentators such as Jeff Greenfield to claim that "Rock ’n’ Roll was vile‚ elemental‚ savage‚ and dripping with sex"? In the era of which Rock ’n’ Roll began to develop was a time where tradition were very important‚ meaning when something new tried to change those traditions it scared many people. A large majority that was affected by Rock ’n’ Roll were teenagers and the music influenced many of
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In the book The Giver‚ there are all these different rules of the community to prevent people from doing the wrong or bad things‚ but in all the rules‚ there are always positive ones and negative ones. So comparing to the real world and to the community‚ what rules from the community should we learn from? According to the book‚ Pilots cannot fly over the community‚‚ Each person in a family must share his/her dreams in the morning‚ and in the evening‚ his/her feelings of the day‚ There can only
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Golden Rule vs. The Platinum Rule Perspectives‚ expectations‚ and experiences of different people about the golden rule and the platinum rule changed my own way of thinking. The knowledge given to me made me rethink my beliefs but it also made me confused of which is the best rule that should be followed by all. To drive away my confusion‚ I listed down the good and the bad things about both rules. The Golden Rule “Do unto others what you want others do unto you.” The golden rule does
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I Believe In the Golden Rule Throughout our lives‚ we are all taught the importance of good behavior and how being kind to others is a necessity to build strong relationships. Many times these basic rules of how to behave and act towards people are taught to us at such a young age that the significance of the proper way to conduct ourselves is basically brushed off as we grown older. I believe‚ however‚ that everyone should remember that simple phrase that we have all heard in school‚ church‚ or
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an important value in their system. Then philosopher Aristotle wrote “Now‚ absolute monarchy‚ or the arbitrary rule of a sovereign over all citizens‚ in a city which consists of equals‚ is thought by some to be quite contrary to nature;....That is why it is thought to be just that among equals everyone be ruled as well as rule‚ and therefore that all should have their turn. And the rule of law‚ it is argued‚ is preferable to that of any individual. On the same principle‚ even if it be better for
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