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    changes happened during the revolution that changed the way people worked‚ lived and survived. The Industrial Revolution included many changes to production of goods and materials. More technology-advanced equipment was able to change the way food‚ textiles‚ steel and chemicals were made. The changes to the equipment made it more efficient for items to be made and would allow sales of the goods to happen faster and in turn would lead to a need for larger quantity of productions. What used to

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    Naturally when a person gets power over a whole religion just in the through the words they speak‚ they will abuse the privilege. That is exactly what happened before the 16th century‚ priests used their power over Catholics to their advantage. They turned religion into a business; they told believers to pay for salvation‚ and forgiveness. Of course‚ wanting the best in their current and after life‚ the believers blindly did as they were told. Their faith in the priest was used against them as they

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    Global world HH/IHST 1020 September 17‚ 2014 Can a person make a difference? I agree that one person can make a difference it can be in their personal lives or making a change towards a society. There are a variety of ways a person can make a distinction it can by changing themselves for the better and this can influence those surrounding them. Making a difference does not necessarily mean changing a person’s personality‚ behaviour or personal looks it can also refer to changing the way a person looks

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    "What happened at Arthur Anderson" and "Why?" Arthur Andersen‚ who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States‚ strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals‚ finally closed its doors after 90 years of business. The firm’s name was synonymous with trust‚ integrity and ethics during a long period of time‚ however‚ Andersen failed to withstand the pressure from the competition of consulting service. Thus‚ it leaded

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    Civilization and technology are a couple things that the modern era take for granted. Although for the river civilizations that founded these things it wasn’t seen as a luxury but as a necessary notion of revolution‚ and for the river civilizations of the early Americans they accomplished these and more so. There are three amazing early american cultures that will definitely go down in history. These societies are: The Aztecs‚ The Incas‚ and the Mayans. They are well known today‚ and children are

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    The old civilizations of America were truly one of the most advanced and thriving civilizations the world has ever come to see. There is no wander that the Spanish colonizers were amazed at what they were seeing. They did not have technologies as advanced as the ones that had been develop in Europe. However they did have an intricate architecture‚ superior buildings‚ and great cultivation methods. Therefore the civilizations of the old America were magnificent and advanced civilizations. The Mayan

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    ASB Exam: Cahokia When asked to consider why the mound builders of Cahokia chose their particular location‚ there has been a theory that stems from archeological research and evidence. One such theory is that they chose this location because of the Mississippi flood plain. The flood plain would be used as a major resource for not only food supply‚ but mainly transportation to other parts of the city. Likewise‚ researchers such as Joseph Saunders has found little to no evidence of extensive trade

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    Is it possible to help people to change to more healthy behaviour? Theories about changes in health behaviour tend to look at: • Cognition: the way people define and think about what they do and how they change their minds in ways that can lead to changing the ways they act; and • Context: the cultural‚ social‚ physical‚ emotional and psychological environments that shape people and the factors that can facilitate change. No one theory can sum up all the factors in health behaviour‚ but

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    January 2001 Explain the theory of Natural law (25 marks) The theory of natural law originates from Aristotle’s idea of goodness as fitness for purpose and stoic’s concept of a universal law of reason which is in agreement with nature. What we now call human nature. This point is then furthered by Aquinas who agrees with the argument but furthers it by linking it with his Christian belief by saying following this law is equivalent to following the command of God as human nature is in us inbuilt

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    Ways to empower people There are many ways of empowering people in the day centre such as using care values‚ promoting choices‚ communication‚ positive working practices and working in partnership with other people. Care values Care values can be used to empower the service users such as showing them respect. This can make them confident because their able to share their own beliefs and opinion respect would allow the service user to express themselves more openly. Care values also be used by providing

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