PART FOUR: BIASES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Any time your advisor makes her money other than by advising you‚ she has an ulterior motive. Any salesperson--any salesperson--giving you advice has an automatic built-in ulterior motive. That motive is her commission for selling you something. The only advisors without an ulterior motive are those who get paid for their time in advising you--regardless of the advice given. DOES YOUR ADVISOR HAVE A BIAS? I have run into bias on the part of advisors
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innocent people die every year in auto accidents caused by drunk drivers. It ’s even possible to die from alcohol poisoning‚ but marijuana has never been directly attributed to any deaths. Despite all this‚ public opinion on marijuana is still based on myth and prejudice even though it remains relatively harmless. The harmful effects of marijuana have been exaggerated. In the 1930 ’s the United States was flooded with reports that described marijuana as an extremely dangerous drug that enabled people
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desperate‚ aberrant act by a small and reluctant minority of English parliamentarians - opposed by the right-thinking bulk of the population. One seventeen year-old boy in the crowd at Whitehall recorded that the execution was met with ’such a groan as I have never heard before‚ and desire I may never hear again’. This lad grew up to become a nonconformist minister in the 1660s but his views echoed those of a Restoration Bishop who claimed no king ’ever left the world with more sorrow: women miscarried
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an inherent struggle to push environmental policy to the forefront of the political spectrum. This is where interest groups become so vital. With interest groups being capable of unifying behind one common identity‚ there becomes a chance for political upheaval and renewal. As McFarland discusses the theory of interest group known as critical pluralism‚ it is evident that interest groups overcoming the issue of collective action‚ business power‚ and social movements is indeed possible‚ but necessitates
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I picked that could have been impeached is Gerald Rudolph “Jerry” Ford‚ Jr. I picked him because he was the only president of the United States who was never elected president by the Electoral College. Ford was also the president when the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam affair ended‚ being president during one of the worst economies since the Great Depression‚ and he presidentially pardoned ex-president Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. Ford could have been impeached because he
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balance the risk of an activity against the benefit to and safety of the child. Explain the dilemma between the rights and choices of children and young people and health and safety requirements Children learn from trying new experiences‚ they do not have the skills to make judgements about safety. Carers are there to ensure that children can experiment and undertake activities of their choice in a safe environment‚ through a risk assessment. Children learn from their mistakes and the choices they make
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following the American Civil War and both World Wars‚ with over 58‚000 brave lives sacrificed. But all of the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears our nation shed during those 14 years could have been avoided. I believe that the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War could have been easily prevented‚ and in turn‚ would have saved thousands of U.S. troop lives. The Truman Doctrine was officially passed in March 1947‚ when the President at that time‚ Harry S. Truman‚ announced he would support any other
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scientifically rather than being shaped by innate mental states such as thinking‚ knowing‚ feeling and biological processes such as hormones. Two major influences on behavioural psychology today are B.F. Skinner and Albert Bandura. Skinner’s theory of learning was called "Operant Conditioning" or sometimes known as instrumental conditioning and it is basically a method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to shape or change behaviour by the use if positive or negative reinforcement. Every type
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There is no doubt that people who want to have a good life dream of a good job. Although it may seem us easy to find a job‚ people have to struggle so much for having a good job because of great competition about accept top position even average positions. There are various ways to find a job such as internet‚ direct application‚ newspapers‚ using connections or friends‚ networking. In my opinion internet and networking are the two most of effective ways a finding a job. Internet
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Qingdao - The best place i have ever been to Qingdao‚ a picturesque coastal city that lies on the southern tip of China’s Shandong Peninsula‚ located in JiaoZhou Bay facing the Yellow Sea. It is the place where I am willing to spend my whole life with all the people i love. It is my hometown and it is the most gorgeous city I have ever stayed. Sun shines‚ golden beach‚ green plants and morden buidlings formulated this amazing city. The city was captured and built by Germany back to 1897‚ and was
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