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    Brutus' Motives

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    Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” With this‚ he was saying that although Caesar and he were good friends‚ it was to the best of Rome’s interest that Caesar was killed. Brutus was a man of reason. He would not do anything harmful without a good motive. What he did was pure and incorruptible by looking out for the people he cared for. He had no other way to protect Rome than killing Caesar. He believed‚ "Think him as a serpent’s egg‚ which‚ hatched‚ would‚ as

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    Motives For Imperialism

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    decided to move on and expand their territories by using Imperialism. Imperialism by definition is to expand a country’s power by gaining control over other areas of the world. World powers benefited greatly from this policy. They justified their motives for Imperialism as humanitarian efforts‚ nationalist views‚ superior and highly racist outlooks‚ and economics needs. But the greater purpose for Imperialism was economic. The world powers went into countries with resources with the thought to create

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    Summary of A Theory for Metaphor by A.P. Martinich According to A. P. Martinich‚ an essential feature of a theory of metaphor is to place it within a general theory of language. This is for the reason that metaphor is derivative from some aspect of language use. To discuss his theory‚ he puts metaphor within H. P. Grice’s theory of conversation. Following Grice‚ he holds that metaphors are pragmatically based and not semantically based – its meaning depends upon the speaker’s satisfaction

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    Exploration - Motives for

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    Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors and explorers to the uncharted terrains of the new continent. Motives for the Spanish‚ French‚ and English explorers varied greatly‚ however‚ they were similar in some ways. The motives of the Spanish explorers were acquisition of mineral wealth‚ spread of Christianity

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    Secondary Motives

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    SECONDARY/ LEARNT/ PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES ·Besides the basic biological needs‚ the expression of psychological needs is also of great significance:through society and culture in which one lives. · Non-satisfaction of these motives may lead to mental illness. Main psychological needs are: i. Achievement ii. Curiosity iii. Need for appraisaliv iv. Need for affiliationv v. Need for powervi vi. Work as motive 1.Achievement · Self- actualization or attaining excellence in relevant

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    Hamlet's Motive

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    yet to narrow their thoughts on Hamlet’s overlying motive: why does behave the way he does? More importantly‚ what were Shakespeare’s motives in portraying Hamlet the way he ultimately does? Hamlet’s hesitation is not the most convoluted and interesting of the subjects; his rationale of purpose is what drives the entire work to be the complex enigma that it still is‚ to this day. To begin with‚ many scholars have suggested that Hamlet’s motives directly correlate to Shakespeare’s own life and experiences

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    Chapter 1 - Jonas‚ an Eleven that is apprehensive about "the Ceremony of Twelve". He is sitting at his table with his Mother‚ who is a ‚ his Father‚ who is a nurturer‚ and his sister‚ who is a Seven becoming an Eight in the upcoming ceremony. Chapter 2 - Every year‚ 50 babies get accepted Chapter 7 - It’s time for the Ceremony of Twelves. Jonas was number Nineteen‚ that number is the order of which the babies were born. Each person will get their life assignment in the ceremonies‚ a Life Assignment

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    always a motive

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    1‚ In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. 2. Joe Manetti‚ a confused young man‚ has lost his son in a tragic accident and is dealing with the loss of his wife who has left him. Joe Manetti has experienced a great depth of emotional suffering and severe anguish‚ which has become unbearable. Joe is no longer a father or a husband. The only peace that Joe seems to find is when he is out driving. After Joe is arrested

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    Motives of Mergers

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    Merger Strategy-Growth‚ Synergy‚ Operating Synergy‚ Financial Synergy‚ Diversification‚ Other Economic Motives‚ Hubris Hypothesis of Takeovers‚ Other Motives‚ Tax Motives Growth – This is one of the most common motives for mergers. It may be cheaper and less risky for the acquiring company to merge with another provider in a similar line of business than to expand operations internally. It is also much faster to grow by acquisition than internally. Sometimes an organization may have a window

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    Crucible Motives

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    The Crucible: Try to distinguish as carefully as possible what motives each of the ‘pro-witchcraft’ group: Parris‚ Mr and Mrs Putnam and Hale. How does each contribute to the web of supposition? In what way or ways does each lay claim to the “the clean white hand of moral duty”? Are they justified in doing so? Act one reserves no unknown agenda’s in the sudden hysteria of Satanism plagued by the community of Salem. With this‚ the audience is introduced to certain characters that retain the

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