Some people say that text messages‚ twittering and emails are an accepted part of the language we use in our everyday lives. Other say that they are destroying our ability to spell and write properly In a relatively short period of tome high-tech gadgets have become integral part of our lives. Some people say they are an accepted part of our lives‚ other disagree. In order to have principled opinion‚ we need to examine both points of view. Firstly‚ speed is the number one advantage of these
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Published in 1953‚ the origin of this source is from Gerald Reitlinger‚ an English art historian who fought as a British soldier during World War II. The purpose of this book is to provide information on the nature of the Holocaust. A benefit of this source in reference to its origin is that Reitlinger fought during World War II therefore his experience with the British military qualifies him to discuss Nazi tactics and anti-Jewish legislation. A limitation of this source in reference to its origin
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Legal scholars and sociologists have debated the effectiveness of litigation and whether it is an effective tool for bringing social change to marginalized groups. Gerald Rosenberg is one of the legal scholars that believes that courts are ineffective due to the fact they are inherently constrained by political and constitutional limitations. According to his first perspective‚ Rosenberg believes courts by design are unable to hear social reform claims‚ courts lack independence from the political
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Why does Suzuki say that nothing in Buddhism is intelligible without personal experience? Suzuki tells us that a proper personal experience is needed in order to make what is unintelligible about Zen Buddhism intelligible and vise versa. Mere analytical analysis as well as scholarly research can not provide an individual with what they seek. Without this strong personal connection‚ Suzuki argues‚ vast misunderstandings can be made about Buddhism as a whole. Misunderstandings that very well may
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To what extent is it true to say that the forms teach us nothing about the physical world? (15 marks) There is an ongoing debate as to whether Plato’s Theory of Forms truly teaches us anything about the physical or empirical world‚ with many scientists and philosophers throughout history having very contrasting views. Throughout this essay I will lay down both arguments for and against the above statement and evaluate the outcome. Aristotle‚ although the student of Plato‚ had a very different outlook
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Advise Pierre on what to say to the bosses above him who are demanding faster action. Although‚ Frankel had been in Moscow for less than a quarter of a year‚ corporate questioned him as to what he was – or was not- doing. “Corporate executives wanted to see progress toward company goals- the revenue growth target was fixed at 40 percent and profitability target was high (Kanter & Bird‚ 2012).” As mentioned in the case‚ “He had met everyone in the organization and had identified several priority
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an article and discuss the purpose of the study‚ research methodology and statistical procedures used‚ and the results and the appropriateness of the results. Purpose of the study Chosen is an article titled “Meditation can wish you well‚ study says” by Amanda Gardner. Gardner discusses a study by doctors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. According to Gardner’s article “The main research question was to see whether some positive qualities such as loving-kindness and compassion or‚ in general
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The Coase Theorem ’ as it has become known‚ was propounded by Ronald Coase of the University of Chicago and deals with a hypothetical world of zero transaction costs. His aim in so doing was "not to describe what life would be like in such a world but to provide a simple setting in which to develop the analysis and‚ what was even more important‚ to make clear the fundamental role which transaction costs do‚ and should‚ play in the fashioning of the institutions which make up the economic system
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To what extent is it true to say that the eighteenth century up to 1792 was the age of limited warfare? To call the 18th century the age of limited warfare would be to imply that it was mild and restrained. Limited can be assumed to refer to the small-scale‚ cautious tactics and limited goals of the warfare of the time; generally‚ whole societies did not need to be mobilized‚ and whole nations were neither conquered nor annihilated. Armies were the property of monarchs rather than countries‚ and
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Happiness Assignment 1. What does Dan Gilbert mean when he says that happiness can be synthesized? How is this different from natural happiness? According to Gilbert‚ happiness can be synthesized if people remain content and happy even after losing something valuable or after not getting something they wanted. This implies that people can always learn to enjoy and be content with what they get regardless of what they wanted. For instance‚ some people remain happy even after losing wealth or a family
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