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    Over the years many people have fought for what they believed in and succeeded. It is vital to fight for your beliefs‚ for you can make a difference and set an example for the people around you. First and foremost‚ our nation is free because people fought for what they thought was right. For instance‚ amidst the pandemonium when the colonist started a revolution without any war experience‚ a person took charge and helped encourage men to not only fight for their families but for their freedom

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    Q.How to shape behavior of manager in an organization. * Attempt to mold individuals by guiding their learning in graduated steps. * Systematically reinforcing each successive step that moves an individual closer to the desired response. * There are four ways to shape behavior such as: (1) Positive Reinforcement (2) Negative Reinforcement (3) Punishment (4) Extinction (1) Positive Reinforcement According to Skinner’s terminology‚ any form of incentives such

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    How Television Shapes our Mind Grace Sangkuan Koo‚Ph D. The television has displaced reading and thus inhibits the growth of reading skills. Watching TV requires less mental effort than reading. Television makes things tangible‚ while reading demands symbolic representation of language. While television maximizes the use of saliency(bright colors‚ loud noise‚ zoom) that appeals more to the right-brain hemisphere‚ reading depends on the understanding of syntax and the relatively slower‚ sequential

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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively affects a free society. Since we’re Americans we’ve been learning about American History since we started school. Breaking the law is not always a bad thing. IF the law goes against something you believe in ‚ and you know it’s not right break the law. Yes‚ if you’re caught you’ll be jailed but it’s worth it to stick up for something that you believe in. Take for instance in the Civil Right’s Days when Rosa Parks was fed up with the unequal treatment blacks received

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    numerical system‚ religious ideas‚ such as the afterlife‚ and everyday objects‚ such as the calendar. All of these creations helped to change society in a way that benefited the individual. The numeric system allowing the human to count things‚ like how much agriculture they produced in a year. The religious ideas carried over into many future influential religions‚ like Christianity. Finally‚ the calendar allowed people to plan things more specifically‚ allowing them to have time frames for projects

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    Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia around 356-323 B.C. He was born to his parents King Philip’s ll and Queen Olympia. In the ancient world‚ Alexander the Great left a major impact on the Greek society. He showed leadership in battle with skilled warfare‚ he changed their culture by Greek Language‚ architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and religious diversity‚ and by building the first empire. With his skilled warfare and leadership During many major and minor battles‚ Alexander fought

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    early human societies could have existed without religion‚ the answer would be a resounding no. Their collective knowledge was simply not considerable enough to explain the pertinent questions about life that faced them everyday. It’s human nature to seek answers to the unknown‚ and with each generation the human race is becoming exponentially more intelligent; able to explain more about our world with each new discovery. Although religion was an essential institution in early societies‚ a greater

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    Nazi Germany was one of the largest parties to ever gain power. The beliefs‚ rituals‚ symbols‚ myths and practices all contributed to the Nazi’s becoming a political religion. Political religion in Nazi Germany was understood to try to erase or replace existing traditional religion. They were striving to have control over the culture and politics throughout the entire country. They wanted their country to be focused on the Nazi beliefs and practices. The Nazi’s believed that they were a part of an

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    Medieval society changed incessantly since the Black Death 1350. The plague itself changed social structures‚ attitudes towards minsters and relationship amongst peasants and higher classes. Nevertheless‚ the Black Death did subsidize positive effects. I personally will outline three main reasons medieval society actually improved in the 14th century. Reason 1 - medical knowledge improved as doctors were allowed study corpses. People began to understand how the human body worked. Firstly‚ medical

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    motivator of our society. Without adversity‚ a question then arises as to whether or not we‚ as people‚ would gain a better appreciation for the "better" days we have. The difficulties and misfortunes that we face in our day to day lives is what helps us appreciate life altogether. Adversity is different for every individual‚ and essentially what makes us unique; we all face trials but it differs depending on the person. The word adversity tends to be viewed negatively‚ but how does it shape our individual

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