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    The role of public administration in modern society What role should public administration play in this modern society? In answering this question‚ the best way is to know the fundamental governance principles that public administration is a result of the collective consent of the citizens to be governed and the fact that the world has gone too modern. The first among the principles is expressed as “public office is a public trust.” With this‚ every decision or action resulting from public

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    Chivalry does in fact exist in modern day society‚ although there are differences in its original structure. Chivalry was a code of morals and rules ones of nobility would follow in the medieval era containing several traits a person should be or have‚ this code being associated with being a knight. The code is a combination of the traits generosity‚ compassion‚ courtesy‚ and fellowship‚ just to name a few. They are traits that are linked to being an acceptable person‚ so the argument is that people

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    Marriage in modern society As a human there are two things you can count on; death and taxes. Marriage is one thing you hope you can count on because a majority of peoples life goals usually consist on them seeking their souls recognition of its counterpart in another‚ or love. the only true way to share love‚ is to share everything else from your money to your debts. Marriage has changes throughout society for the worst part. Modern marriage has evolved from a very sacred ceremony and way of

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    of your life that shapes you into who you are today. You were not the author of your own life at that time but you cannot escape from your past that was printed in ink. And neither can we. Modern America will never escape the history left behind by the Puritan society. The flaws that we have in our current society are of Puritan origin and are splitting images of them. After being born‚ we are raised under the influences of Puritanism. From The Lost Generation to Generation Alpha‚ all children are

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    receive hundreds of millions of views. But the unprecedented speed of Hip-Hop’s spread has left many scratching their heads on what all the fuss is about. In this paper‚ I will give a complete overview of Hip-Hop from its beginnings to its impact on modern society. Hip-Hop has its roots as most popular music does in African-American music‚ and eventually became a back and forth of influences from Africa and America. A simplified timeline for now would be the start of the Blues and Ragtime‚ which eventually

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    In a post modern society such as Britain‚ are traditional family and marriage necessary? This essay will explore whether traditional family and marriage are necessary in Britain today. The change of societal views and attitudes will need to be considered‚ as well as analysing statistical evidence. The ideology of the family and marriage will then be discussed and contrasted‚ in relation to various theoretical perspectives such as functionalism and post modernism. Government views and policies

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    they can also do deadly tasks‚ or do the most simplest of things. Ancient Greek heroes would go on deadly quests defeating monsters of all shapes and sizes‚ like how Perseus slayed Medusa. Modern day heroes do things a bit differently‚ but that doesn’t make them any less of a hero. What makes a hero isn’t their appearance or the size of their arms or legs‚ but the quality of their heart. The Ancient Greek heroes and modern heroes share many of the same qualities‚ but they each possess their own quality

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    heroes‚ modern life appears uneventful and repetitive. This is why Edith Hamilton’s belief that “Greece’s great men let all their acts turn on immortality of the soul. We don’t really act as if we believed in the soul’s immortality and that is why we are where we are today” perfectly describes the difference between Greeks and modern man. When Hamilton says that the great men of Greece let their acts turn on immortality‚ she describes the desire of the Greeks to be remembered. Unlike the Greeks‚ modern

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    Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion

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    Glory and Story: How Greek Mythology Informs Modern Culture      “Excellence is not an action. It is a virtue.” Says Aristotle. In a way‚ as an  action‚ excellence would seem episodic‚ occasional‚ or lucky. As a virtue‚ excellence would  appear to be serial‚ rehearsed‚ or practiced. In both contexts‚ just as ancient Greek  philosophy made different‚ lasting conceptual designs about the idea and ideal of “aristein” or  to be the best of yourself and/or the better of your peers‚ so did classical Greek mythology 

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