Mario Pengili 3-14-14 4th hour American Dream of Individuality What do Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates‚ and Barrack Obama all have in Common? They all embraced the American dream of individuality and changed the whole world‚ they did not try to fallow the ideas of the general public‚ they were individual thinkers that had their own ideas‚ and thoughts. Most people conform to the world‚ they try to fallow the footsteps of others and expect the same success. However‚ everyone on earth is different
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Main components of every civilization: 1. government and laws 2. formal religion 3. language 4. agriculture (irrigation‚ domestication of plants‚ etc) 5. specialized skills (pottery‚ clothing‚ etc) 6. trade (to acquire what you do not have and cannot make‚ but need) 7. economic system (bartering or currency‚ etc). Factors that give rise to civilization: A. Geographical location 1. All four of the major centers of early civilization (were China‚ India‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Mesoamerica) arose
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Criticisms leveled against Ethical Theories 1. Criticisms leveled against Consequentialism. Consequentialism is based on the consequences of actions. It is sometimes called a teleological theory‚ from the Greek word telos‚ meaning goal. According to consequentialism‚ actions are right or wrong depending on whether their consequences further the goal. The goal (or‚ "the good") can be something like the happiness of all people or the spreading of peace and safety. Anything which contributes to
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accomplish this‚ a student must have “self esteem” and “definiteness”. Through Whitman’s distinct style of using apostrophe and imperative verbs‚ the reader feels as if Whitman was addressing his poem to the reader and suggesting that “Personality” and individualism are of utmost importance to “reform” the world. A student needs “to have eyes‚ blood‚ complexion” (Whitman)‚ three defining characteristics of an individual‚ to accomplish anything. He strengthens his argument through the use of the word “you”
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Picture this‚ it is an English summer evening‚ a 80 year old man walks down the street‚ enjoying the summer breeze when suddenly he is confronted by a nineteen year old girl who swings a punch at him pushing him towards the ground‚ spits on his face‚ blows a few more punches and walks off‚ leaving the grovelling man sprawled on the pavement. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ this is not a delineation but hard‚ distressing reality. We proudly state that we belong to the Information/ Digital/New Media Age
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William Shakespeare’s ironic play Julius Caesar (1599) and James Cameron’s film Avatar (2009) similarly display conflicting perspectives as a result of self-interest. Shakespeare develops a contemporary context‚ representing the fears of 16th Century England to display his views on creating an ethical society. Correspondingly‚ Cameron displays his own representation of a dying world and the self-interest which plays the foremost part in destroying it. Each text provides a representation of the self-interest
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Tutorial Task 1.2: INTERNATIONAL CULTURES (HOFSTEDE) 1. Undertake a general analysis of the differences created by international culture‚ and identify which culture-related factors Elecdyne should consider gathering information on if it is considering an internationalisation strategy Language: different cultures often mean different languages. This consists also of different interpretation of body language‚ jokes and emphasizes which can be interpreted differently
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Values and Attitudes Values are principles or beliefs that serve as guidelines to help people make decisions about actions‚ behaviors and choices in life. Its reflect what people value and how they feel about right or wrong of things. Values are usually influenced by many factors such as experiences‚ perceptions‚ parents‚ friends‚ school and religion. Every countries in this world have their own values‚ same goes to United States of America (USA). As a whole‚ USA is strongly being viewed as
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“self-centered”. Since‚ society is angry toward people with huge amounts of wealth. Although egoism is portrayed as a bad thing‚ it should be a reward and gift. In our world today and language‚ the word “I” is significant‚ because it presents individualism. Everyone has knowledge that no one is the same‚ everyone has unique characteristics. However‚ to live in a collectivist society‚ individuality is impossible‚ as everyone is oppressed under a leader or government. Sadly‚ a person cannot challenge
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colonized Virginia did not live close together like inhabitants of most other colonies. This was as Breen put it a “cultural phenomena” (25). I think he means that the people were physically seperated and this led to more and more feelings of individualism because unlike in other colonies the people were not able to have much of a feel for community or group preservation even. They were merely interested in taking care of themselves. It was more than just an individualistic approach‚ there
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