------------------------------------------------- PRECIS The text under analysis “The Lumber-room” written by Hector Munro is the problem psychological story which revolves around a little orphan Nicholas and his tyrannical and dull-witted aunt‚ who because of the cruel methods of education couldn’t not only find approach to children‚ but also understand their soul. The conflict between the aunt and the nephew as if the conflict between prose and poetry. But softness‚ purity and tenderness of soul
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I stood there‚ gazing at all the trophies and framed news article with bold headings saying "The Champion James Wins Again!" All the trophies I won had no effect on me at all. I remember stepping in the World Championship Boxing Stadium. I remember walking towards the ring and thousands of fans screaming my name. I remember Alexander. I especially remember the last punch that hit me cold. I laid there motionless‚ on the floor. And at that moment‚ I knew that my boxing career was over. My wife‚ Tiffany
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“She’s a college freshman with a new BMW and she went into debt for it!” said Rachel Cruze at the beginning of her financial planning workshop at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She was politely describing the reckless spending that is prevalent among college students‚ and came to our university to raise awareness concerning the major debt crises among her young audience. She came to the university on October 11‚ and stood on stage in the Ferguson Auditorium to give college students‚ and other individuals
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the mid-twentieth century‚ that was the reality for wildlife after they were sprayed down with parathion. This chain of events stirred up trouble between environmentalists and people who relied on DDT. One of the advocates for the discontinuation‚ Rachel Carson‚ published a book called Silent Spring‚ which urges the readers to take action against the application of DDT through victimizing the animals‚ portraying the government and farmers as tyrants‚ and emphasizing the fragile balance between man
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are "natural" and some are "unnatural"; and unnatural acts are said to be morally wrong. Furthermore‚ the Theory of Natural Law endorses the familiar idea that the right thing to do is whatever course of conduct has the best reasons on its side. Rachel thinks that the common flaw in citing scripture to support a moral argument is that is often difficult to find specific moral guidance in the Scriptures because our problems are not the same
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Moral relativism is an ethical theory that refers to the concept that there is more than one correct moral judgment. The moral judgments are either correct or incorrect only relative to some specific standpoint. This does not mean that one standpoint is more privileged than any other standpoint. This comes from the idea that cultures from around the world tend to show different moral values; there are no general moral values that everyone in the world shares‚ and no one should push their own moral
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world have different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children‚ especially girls‚ to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama’s ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as‚ "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures‚ and thus there can be no basis for cross-cultural criticism or debate"
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depending on the culture and their own beliefs. However‚ there are certain moral ideas that should be universal. Regarding moral relativism‚ it is difficult for me to say that no moral ideas should exist and individuals should have a right to create their own. This relates to the idea that‚ “moral truth or justification is relative to a culture or society” (Moral Relativism‚ 2015). We have laws for everyone to follow so that everyone is not making their own decision as these decisions might infringe
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ideas for discussion and writing * To improve the student’s thinking skills through critical reading and analysis * To introduce the student to the genres of fiction‚ drama‚ poetry * To make the student a better reader of his native language through the analysis of how that language is used in a variety of forms * To enable the student to read complex tests with understanding and appreciation Writing – * To review and refine for the student writing as a process that includes
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Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow Rachel Maddow makes the argument of how America has been rising to a state of military power through her wit and humor‚ just like her television news show. The appeal of Rachel Maddow lies in her ratio of comedian to wonk. On TV‚ she dives into charts and graphs and long‚ winding fact trails‚ unafraid of “geeking out” because she can depend on her funniness to save her. She connects the dots from fact to fact‚ or statistic to policy
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