track was written by Shawn Carter known as Jay-Z‚ Producer No I.D.‚ Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. No I.D. was also a producer in this single. This single samples Alan Parsons Project’s song "Don’t Let It Show". In this track‚ Jay-Z discusses important events that have affected his life and were highly publicized. The first occurrence was the shooting of his crack addicted brother when he was twelve years old. Although‚ Jay Z was never prosecuted for this event‚ he never forgets it. In addition
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thinking‚ “Why is it so hard for us to admit our mistakes?” Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s book‚ Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)‚ focuses on why people justify bad decisions‚ beliefs‚ and actions. It also offers suggestions about how we might be able to challenge ourselves to honestly reflect on our choices and take responsibility for our actions. In the beginning of the book‚ the authors introduce the theory of cognitive dissonance and the ways in which self-justification resolves feelings
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How could the ENRON scandal been avoided? The Enron scandal could have been avoided had they had an organizational culture of honesty‚ integrity and ethics 1. There should have been stronger management and better ethical oversight. Even employees should have had a sense of the expected ethical values and try to maintain a strong sense of organizational culture. 2. There should have been measures in place to oversee the activities of accounting firms (Arthur Andersen)‚ as they acted as both Enron’s
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Could the American Revolutionary war have been avoided? The American Revolutionary war is a war that changed the American history because America was able to gain freedom from England. When looking at this war after many years and analyzing all the conflicts that lead to it‚ it can be concluded that the war could have been avoided. There are several reasons that ignited the war such as the refusal of the Olive Branch Petition by King George III‚ the Pamphlet‚ Common Sense‚ published by Thomas Paine
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Could the Cold War have been avoided? Discuss with reference to the key schools of thought on the origins of the Cold War. The cold war is the product of confrontation between US and USSR‚ reflected by conflicts of interests in political‚ ideological‚ military sphere and so on (Baylis et al. 2010‚ p51)‚ and it lasted nearly half century and ended up with dissolution of Soviet Union. There are so many debates about its origin and some people argue that cold war might be avoided. However this essay
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The Revolutionary War could have been avoided if the colonists took a different approach to handling their problems.For example‚ as pictured in supporting question three‚ source three‚ it depicts the British colonists dressed as Mohawk indians dumping precious teas into the Boston Harbor. The colonists dumped the tea to show their views against the high tea tax imposed by the British. Because of the colonists rebellious behavior‚ the British government was forced to respond. They imposed the Intolerable
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search for answers that linger in his emotions‚ in his thoughts‚ in his mind and in his heart‚ of why the Spanish people continued to oppress the Filipino people so easily‚ without even showing any mercy at the very least. In school life‚ Rizal was always at the top. His first school was in Biñan‚ Laguna under the supervision of a teacher who was a family friend and was his older brother’s teacher‚ Paciano. During his matriculation at this school‚ he surpassed all the Biñan boys in all fields of academics
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Could Have World War II Been Avoided What good did World War II accomplish? It was the biggest‚ most deadliest and bloodiest war in history. World War II did not have to exist and could have been avoided. The war was a build up over time before the actual outbreak of the World War. There were many opportunities of prevention that could have taken place against Germany to stop the outbreak. It was a lead up from ending of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. If the Treaty
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If you were in the situation that our nation was becoming divided. The south wanted there to be slaves for labor. The north did not want slavery because they thought people were all equal. The civil war was a very bloody war and over 625‚000 people died and a lot more were injured. (Ron Paul Video)Could the Civil War Have Been Avoided? The civil war could not have been avoided for two main reasons; the sectional tension‚ and the election of abraham lincoln. The civil war was a battle over slavery
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think the Civil War could not have been avoided because it seemed like the only way to stop the South from seceding from the Union. The South developed their wealth from the slaves that picked cotton and tobacco. They sold these crops to other countries who needed them and developed wealth from these other countries. If the North stopped this‚ the South would not be able to make as much money. The Dred Scott Decision was a deciding factor about the war. If Dred Scott had been admitted as a free black
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