Before the Communist takeover of China the country’s culture was heavily shaped by Buddhism‚ Taoism and Confucianism. During the Cultural Revolution in China‚ religion was condemned and many religious symbols and temples were destroyed‚ but recently it has been allowed to be practiced again. In China‚ there are five major religions that are recognized by the government. These religions include Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ Islam‚ Catholicism and Christianity. Religious groups have to be registered with the government
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“My spirit takes journey‚ my spirit takes flight‚ could not have risen otherwise & I am not running... I am choosing.” Alike is an intelligent and poetically talented 17 year old girl. On the surface‚ Dee Rees’s Pariah (2011)‚ is the coming of age story of African-American lesbian‚ Alike. Growing up in a traditional household that is sexually repressed and a society that is hateful towards her for being homosexual she finds solace in poetry and academics. Through her plight‚ the film intelligently
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Hamilton County Judges 1 Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases each year within the three major court systems of Common Pleas‚ Domestic Relations‚ and Municipal Court. This is an in depth look at the total cases disposed‚ appealed‚ and reversed over a three year measurement period. The purpose of this is to determine the effectiveness of the 38 judges as a whole and on an individual level with a sample case size is 182‚908 total cases over the three year measurement period. The overall
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Hamilton County judges try thousands of cases per year. In an overwhelming majority of the cases disposed‚ the verdict stands as rendered. However‚ some cases are appealed‚ and of those appealed‚ some of the cases ae reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of The Cincinnati Enquirer conducted a study of case handled by Hamilton County judges over the years 1994 through 1996 (The Cincinnati Enquirer‚ January 11‚ 1998). Shown in Judge.xls are the results for 182‚908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 judges in Common Pleas
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Crucible‚ Judge Danforth said ‚ “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it” (Miller). This quote represented Danforth’s character as he has a very narrow form of justice‚ either right or wrong. This quote foreshadowed the sentencing of John Proctor. Although Proctor was known as a good man in the townspeople’s eyes‚ Danforth only sees his guilt and devilish ways. Some characteristics of being an effective judge is being fair‚ having courage‚ and impartiality. Judge Danforth
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#3 Case Problem: Hamilton County Judges Three major court systems in Hamilton County were reviewed in depth‚ and case information from the Common Pleas‚ Domestic Relations‚ and Municipal Courts were reviewed. This study compiles information from 38 Judges who had a total of 182‚908 cases presented to them over a three year period. This study shows the number of cases that were disposed‚ appealed‚ and reversed. This study is to aid in determining which judges have a greater proficiency trying cases
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different philosophy from different areas yet hold striking similarities. The two source documents for this paper are “Meditations” by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and “Analects” by Chinese philosopher Confucius‚ both of which represent Stoicism and Confucianism respectively. These two works were chosen for this paper due to their similarities concerning subjects such as self-improvement thought self-judgment and parallels of what a good person is in order to rule as good leader. Aurelius was trained as
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their opinion yes but when that opinion is wrong and they start to spread fake rumors which come back to harm the person that they are talking about it making it something that should not be aloud. In this essay I will talk about why people should not judge a book by its cover and how people should not be judged by the group of people they are around. The many people who have the problem of getting judged are the people who grew up in families that have little to no money and are fighting everyday
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay As a guest editor I was asked to review and analyze Dee Dee Myers article “What class warfare really looks like”‚ and either recommend it or not for publishing in The Shorthorn. After considering all rhetorical appeal in Myers’ writing‚ I concluded that it should not be read at large by the UTA community. Therefore I must recommend that it should not be published in The Shorthorn‚ due to the fact that Myers states the gap between the super-rich and everyone else has steadily
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The Teachings of Confucius versus the Tao Te Ching The teachings of Confucius and the Tao Te Ching are two important schools of thought in China. In Confucius’s Analects‚ he talks mostly of political and social issues and also speaks about how people must govern by following rules and displaying virtuous qualities such as honesty and integrity. Lao Zi on the other hand talks of how the world has a propensity towards balancing itself and that people should govern by “going with the flow” while the
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