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    ESSAY – GOOD FAITH BARGAINING The objective underlying the Fair Work Act 2009 was to “get the balance right” (Smart Company‚ 2010 ; Forsyth‚ 2005) between fairness and flexibility in Australian workplaces while getting rid of the harsher aspects of Work Choices which preceded it. The Fair Work Act sought to restore collective bargaining in the Australian workplace relations system‚ including enhanced rights for union involvement and‚ most importantly‚ the good faith bargaining requirements. Good

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    In Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ Piscine(Pi) Molitor is taken on an arduous journey where he not only discovers his religious beliefs‚ but also makes sense of himself and the world. In Pi’s youth‚ he meets two incredible men to whom he says impacted his life the most. Both men‚ ironically‚ were named Mr. Kumar: one a religious baker‚ the other an atheist biology teacher. One of the many things these two men made Pi realize was that it is okay to worship god‚ as much as it is okay to believe in evolution

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    ------------------------------------------------- Alternate Ending As Pi gazed upon the once glorious pelt of Richard Parker‚ he realized his time had come. After 226 long days at sea‚ stranded‚ he was slowly going insane. Every ray of the sun seemed to penetrate further and further into his absent minded thoughts. The water beneath him that had once brought him such joy‚ only reminded him of the darkness that lurked in its depths. The fins of sharks sliced through the ripples of water every so

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    Faith In Oedipus Rex Essay

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    would say faith played a huge part of the story also. Oedipus rex was a tale of a man that had to overcome adversity through his journey. His parents left him as an infant and never looked backed. As the time went on he got older and wiser. When he got older an oracle told him that he was going to kill his father and impregnate his mother. These were the two main ironies portrayed in the story. The slaughter of Oedipus’ father‚ the incestual relationship with his mother‚ and his faith of being able

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    is remembered to be associated with that name and is called upon by memory in future experiences. The story of Pi and the tiger‚ Richard Parker in the book‚ Life of Pi is relevant to this element. When Pi tells officials about his experiences with the animals on the life boat‚ they do not believe him. When he tells the same story except this time with humans instead of animals on the life boat‚ they do believe him. He learns that people choose what to believe based on their conceptions and expectations

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    History of Pi

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    The History of Pi Throughout the history of mathematics‚ one of the most enduring challenges has been the calculation of the ratio between a circle’s circumference and diameter‚ which has come to be known by the Greek letter pi. From ancient Babylonia to the Middle Ages in Europe to the present day of supercomputers‚ mathematicians have been striving to calculate the mysterious number. They have searched for exact fractions‚ formulas‚ and‚ more recently‚ patterns in the long string of numbers

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    Have a Little Faith Essay

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    Throughout Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith‚ Albom writes about what it means to be religious‚ how religion affects our lives‚ and how religion can take us on a path toward redemption. Indeed‚ as Albom intertwines his own journey with those of Henry and the Reb‚ one can see how the three characters grow spiritually as they simultaneously progress through the book‚ headed toward capturing a sense of closure. Although all three characters attain a fairly equal degree of fulfillment‚ they each

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    Pi and Plato

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    some things in the world are better off not knowing. The Allegory of the Cave written by Plato and the movie Pi by Darren Aranofsky demonstrate exactly why such goals should not be attainable. In the Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato expresses the idea of different perception of the real reality and the fear of letting go that perceived reality. The prisoners chained in a cave their whole life believe the shadows is what signifies their real world and the ultimate reality whereas one prisoner (the Philosopher)

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    Faith Diversity Spirituality in Health Care HLT 310V July 28‚ 2013 Abstract This paper will include the spiritual perspective and critical components of healing within Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Islamic cultures. This paper will include these cultures views on spiritual perspective on healing‚ the critical components of healing‚ such as prayer‚ meditation‚ belief‚ and the important issues when cared for by health care providers whose spiritual beliefs differ from their own. Then‚ how do these

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    he is in. Unfortunately‚ Elie is not comforted by these experiences and he loses his head faith. It is the Jewish New Year in the camp and everyone is praising God. Elie suddenly realizes he has no reason to praise him. He asks God why He is putting them through such terrors‚ but does not receive an answer. This is

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