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    certainly on geographical location.(turner‚ oxford/) Each era had a different interpretation of what it is and what it stands for. In Paul Clarke’s book on Citizenship we are able to view these transitions and developments clearly in addition to Derek Heater’s book A Brief History of Citizenship. Such as Sparta‚ Athens‚ the Stoics‚ Rome‚ to mention a few later moving through the stages until reaching the concept of what citizenship entails today. An example of evolving citizenship would be in Rome

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    “Becoming a Fair-minded Thinker” A fair-minded thinker means to have the ability to think clearly and strongly about a topic. With the right amount of research you are ready and able to recite everything you have obtained from the topic. You also have your own point of view on the subject. More in depth‚ a fair-minded person is not easily tricked by slick argumentation. They have there own opinion on things but if you have a better argument they are willing to accept that and change there

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    Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM/111 August 5‚ 2012 Jennifer Summers‚ ESQ. Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject‚ content‚ or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully imposing intellectual standards upon his or her thoughts. (Paul & Elder‚ 2008) The three most significant things I learned about critical thinking are: how to broaden my perspective

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    Introduction “...the caseload of the area’s mental-health center tripled within a decade‚ The city built four prisons in the mid-1990s- a rare growth industry” (Thompson). After reading Derek Thompson‚ a triple major in journalism‚ political science‚ and legal studies from Northwestern University’s article “A World Without Work”‚ I was concerned as to how the increasing number of incarcerated laborers were being treated as well as their quality of life. Subsequently‚ through investigating the topic

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    Closest at lampfall Like children‚ like the moth-flame metaphor‚ The Coleman’s humming jet at the sea’s edge A tuning fork for our still family choir Like Joseph Wright of Derby’s astrological lecture Casts rings of benediction round the aged. I never tired of ocean’s quarrelling‚ Its silence‚ its raw voice‚ Nor of these half-lit‚ windy leaves‚ gesticulating higher "Rejoice‚ rejoice..." Language/Style/Tone in first verse : metaphorical ( like children‚moth flame metaphor)‚ melifilious

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    Karl Marx was born in 1818 in the ancient city of Trier‚ in western Germany (then Prussia). Marx’s father was a prosperous lawyer‚ a Jew who converted to Lutheranism to advance his career at a time when unbaptized Jews did not have full rights of citizenship. Marx studied law at the University of Bonn and later at Berlin‚ where he switched to studying philosophy. He moved again to the University of Jena‚ where he wrote a doctoral dissertation on ancient Greek natural philosophy. Following the death

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    “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus‚ by Derek Bok I read about a situation that happened at Harvard University. At the campus there was two students who hung Confederate flags in public view. The article describes the amazing effect that it had on the college as a whole. A remarkable majority of the article includes a discussion by Derek Bok. Bok discusses the argument on whether students genuinely have free of speech at Harvard. Derek

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    James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher‚ 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar‚ who most famously published a chronology that purported to establish the time and date of the creation as the night preceding Sunday‚ 23 October 4004 BC‚ according to the proleptic Julian calendar.In 1619 Ussher travelled to England‚ where he remained for two years. His only child‚ Elizabeth‚ was born in London

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    certain rights. The Constitution is influenced by Montesquieu’s ideas for a system of checks and balances and separation of powers. The Bill of Rights is influenced by Voltaire’s ideas of free speech and individual rights. Ideas of Enlightenment thinkers Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ and Voltaire have been woven into important American documents such as the Constitution‚ Bill of Rights‚ and the Declaration of Independence. Locke believed that all men had certain natural rights. These rights were life‚ liberty

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    | Albert Einstein | 1879-1955 | | | | | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Albert Einstein Life 3 Albert Einstein Work 5 General Theory of Relativity 7 Nazis in Power 9 Conclusion 10 Famous Quotes 10 Famous Problem 11 References 13 Introduction Albert Einstein‚ who many people regard him as the greatest physicist of the 20th century‚ was born in Ulm‚ Germany on March 14‚ 1879. Was a German origin and Jewish‚ but he felt neither German‚ due to the militarized

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