Micheal E. Talley English 112 /32 Professor Yelena Mason March 1‚ 2011 “Just Be Nice” is an article written by Stephen L. Carter. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry should give up their rude ways. Carter first touched on the fact that‚ in the Nineteen Sixties and seventies‚ some of his classroom time was spent
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wearing his pants sagging. Stephen Carter’s summary “Just Be Nice” starts out by talking about how life was different back in the day compared to how life is today. Children were taught right and wrong‚ yes mam and no sir and just simple rules of etiquette in school. Now teachers have to be very careful on what they talk about with students. He believes that if these types of things were taught in school more openly today‚ then everything would be less violent. Carter then goes on to explain the
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A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” Zahra Khan Eng101 Feburary 19‚ 2013 A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” The article “Just be Nice” is written by Stephen L. Carter. Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written for the Yale Alumni Magazine in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry
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The Rules about the Rules Stephen L. Carter Stephen L. Carter is an American law professor‚ social-policy writer‚ columnist‚ and bestselling author. Carter graduated from several Ivy league schools earning eight honorary degrees. In 1996‚ Stephen L. Carter wrote a book length meditation on his idea of what integrity means. His purpose of “The Rules about the Rules” regards the current state of public integrity. Although many Americans in today’s society do not know right from wrong‚ I agree
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CHAPTER 10 The Cold War and the Nuclear Age [[Insert Icon here]] Winning the peace can be more difficult than winning the war‚ as both the United States and the Soviet Union learned in the decade following V-E Day (Victory- Europe). “We may not get 100 percent of what we want in the postwar world‚ but I think we can get 85 percent‚” President Harry Truman optimistically told his advisers. Yet the United States was not the only victor‚ and more importantly not the only superpower‚ to arise from
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to obtain what they deserve. In his chapter‚ "The Rules about the Rules"‚ Stephen Carter indicates that Americans "care far more about winning than about playing by the rules" (180). Although Americans have a competent understanding of morality‚ their moral integrity is placed secondary to success. As a result‚ Americans are willing to justify unethical means of achieving their desired goals. With this in mind‚ Carter defines "corruption" as "getting away with things we know to be wrong" (188)
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honesty and integrity? Is there a connection between these two words‚ and what does that imply? Stephen L. Carter‚ a law professor and writer‚ questions the common definitions of these words and the their moral interpretations in his essay‚ “The Insufficiency of Honesty”. In the essay‚ he makes several about the key differences between what “honesty” and “integrity” actually mean‚ and I agree with Carter that too often integrity is mistaken for honesty. He mentions that‚ “…acting in accordance with
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The Effect that the Enzyme Bromelain has on the Substrate Gelatin Sarah Kunik 10-5-12 Period 2 Introduction Enzymes are proteins that are catalysts which aid in the reactions that occur in everyday life‚ everywhere. Each enzyme has a specific function to do a specific job. The molecule that an enzyme works on is called a substrate. In order for an enzyme to properly do its job‚ the substrate has to move to the active site which is the exact shape for the particular enzyme in that it binds
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International Implementing the Automated Library System. Library Resources & Technical Services | July 01‚ 1989 | Crawford‚ Walt | Copyright Implementing the Automated Library System By John Corbin. Acquiring or building an automated library system is one thing; implementing it may require different skills and different attitudes. A book focusing on the implementation process could be quite valuable. This book may be valuable for some library managers‚ but could be considerably better. The
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selling‚ or exchanging products‚ services‚ or information via the computer best defines a. electronic collaboration b. electronic commerce c. tweeting d. cyber sales 2. A broader definition of EC that includes not just the buying and selling of goods and services‚ but also servicing customers‚ collaborating with business partners‚ and conducting electronic transactions within an organization best defines e. e-business f. e-tailing g. e-collaboration
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