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    While slavery increased the chance of an Indian rebellion‚ the Puritans believed that slavery was an acceptable option. They believed this because slavery had its advantages‚ such as increasing profit that helped pay for the war. Also‚ the Puritans felt that slavery gave Indians a reason to be a friend rather than an enemy. Lastly‚ slavery was thought to be a better option for captives rather than execution. Additionally‚ although it could be debated by both parties their reasoning as to why they

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    MODELS BY GRUNIG AND HUNT The Press Agentry Model It is one-way communication that is often more hype than fact. In this model‚ the truth is not a priority. The press agentry model is used mostly to promote entertainment events like boxing.Press agentry plays a major role in record companies‚ circuses‚ tourist attractions‚ motion pictures studios‚ television‚ concert promotions‚ and the business enterprises headed by "media personalities"‚ Considerable press agentry goes into political campaigns

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    According to Mr. Canada of the Choate Rosemary Hall‚ a role model should be someone who has a set of values so high that you will probably never reach. Today‚ celebrities are often linked with bad behavior – violence‚ drugs‚ indecent dressing and so many other unacceptable behaviors. This bad behavior is enough proof for parents to judge that celebrities are not good role models for the youth in which of course they have the responsibility to be. Sometimes however‚ if a celebrity becomes involved

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    Jonathan Edwards lived in a time where God was the utmost importance in daily activities and lives. Puritans could understand the suffering their ancestors endured and why they fled from Great Britain in hope of serving God without interruptions or persecutions. As America grew‚ the concern that the population was becoming more secular was in the minds of Puritans. Jonathan Edwards was in a time where fear that the population has turned away from God and his sermons was the reflection of this outcome

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    Did you know that the Puritans believed that human nature was completely ludicrous and that following the ways of God could save their people from the devil? Well the Puritans lived a strict way of life‚ in which they followed the ways the bible teaches. However‚ The Puritans should not have the ability to humiliate and harshly punish those who have sinned. Puritans felt that when one had strayed away from doing God`s work‚ that they had to take action in harshly punishing and often humiliating the

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    Identity Our modern society varies greatly from that of the Puritans in the 1600’s. The United States is decadent and materialistic; the sense of community no longer applies in many regions. The American Identity is not shaped by Puritan values because of our immorality and crime. Immorality is a part of life for a significant fraction of our nation. Firstly‚ “Playboy” magazine‚ which has been around for almost a century‚ is a magazine that contains revealing pictures of women. The Puritans were very conservative

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    The Importance of Aspirations Aspirations. We all have them‚ yet they are different for every one of us. For some‚ their goals might include wealth and social status‚ while others may focus on goals based on family. Although most people share similar ideas of what they want their life to be‚ the specific details in our goals are what separate us from the rest of the world. No achievement is necessarily better than the other‚ and nobody can make a universal decision on which dream is more important

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    Arcelik: International Aspirations of an Emerging Market Firm Arcelik‚ a Turkish appliance manufacturer controlled by Turkey’s largest conglomerate company named Kroc Group. From the beginning‚ Arcelik products more than half of Turkey’s appliances‚ including air conditioners‚ dishwashers machines‚ cooking appliances‚ and refrigerators. But since trade barriers declined in 1980s and 1990s‚ many competitors such as BSH‚ Haier‚ General Electronic‚ Whirlpool‚ and Electrolux were threatening Arcelik’s

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    people known as the Puritans wished to “purify” the Church of England and reform the Church from its Catholic practices. At the time‚ these people were more of an unpopular unit‚ but still persevered and grew to be a very well known religious group. The Puritans had a set of beliefs that set themselves apart from other practices‚ and these values that they had influenced their daily lives‚ their own style of writing‚ and even life today. First and foremost‚ who exactly were the Puritans? As previously

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    as the people of Salem put a strong emphasis on religion and spiritual beliefs. Puritan History One of the main reasons for the first settlers traveling to America was to seek religious freedom. The Puritans came into existence when Protestant reformers sought to reform or “purify” the Catholic church. When the Puritans saw that little difference was being made a group called the Separatists broke off of the Puritans and decided to start fresh by coming to what would today be America (Why the Pilgrims

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