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    Cristina Pinedo‚ there are four key elements to the success of the contemporary horror film. Today’s successful films constitute a violent disruption of the everyday world‚ transgress and violate boundaries‚ throw into question the validity of rationality‚ and repudiate narrative closure. The movie Final Destination (2000) is a more recent horror film that consists of three out of four of Pinedo’s elements. While the movie does not apply to all four elements‚ the characteristics of the three present

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    Mallory Harris Ch 6 questions 1. A) a lesser emphasized separation of powers is that between the federal government and governments at state and local levels. The separation is known as federalism. B) State government may no limit the federal government’s exercise of powers. Congress may not impair the ability of state government to function in the federal system. 2. Yes‚ because the federal law has the final say. If the federal law comes back and states that they can sell insurance because

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    change of their own as well‚ the Enlightenment. This like the Great Awakening had a keen affect on the colonists since many of its great leaders were greatly influenced by English thought. It was a movement marked by an emphasis on rationality rather than tradition. Science started appealing to more people as well as a representative government in place of a monarchy. Isaac Newton discovery of the works of gravity and the other laws of motion propelled the Enlightenment.

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    being able to count on others to help one do well or make necessary things happen. What does this mean? Lets explorer into two major qualities the West has adopted that separates them from the rest. Mangalwadi talks about how the bible had inspired rationality. He does this by closely examining different cultures. He makes significant points by pinpointing significant things in history‚ based off the West had become a thinking nation‚ with scientific‚ technological‚ economic success‚ and military. However

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    Rudolf Otto and Paul Tillich both construct distinct understandings of religion and its properties. Tillich focuses on ideals such as ultimate concern and ultimate reality. However‚ Otto focuses on the holy and experiences in relation to the individual. For Otto‚ the numinous is the pinnacle along with the holy. Furthermore‚ Otto draws from the rational versus non-rational point of view and is a Christian theologian. Tillich on the other hand pinpoints on personal drive and seriousness. Tillich

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    Denhardt’s book: In the Shadow of Organization The book focuses on the impact of individuals within organizations and how organizational efficiency or rationality is getting deep into our individuality. The author states that the modern organizations and the way their administration work are the results of heavily borrowed principles of rationality and objectivity from the sciences. It has resulted in a one-sided focus of placing the rational goals of the organization above‚ and often in place of

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    nature to be virtuous‚ and the happiness that is strived for as the end result. But he also maintained that the actions committed in strive of said happiness were the results of our special qualities as humans. Those special qualities being our rationality and our social nature.

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    Corporate Strategy and Decision Making Lecture 3: Rational and Administrative Models of Decision The rational decision model Under the rational model of decision making‚ the assumption is made that participants have agreed in advance that making a decision is the right process to follow and that the rules and language of decision making are understood by all. The rational model aims at making optimal decisions on the basis of a careful evaluation of alternative courses of action. Depending on

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    humans are emotional creatures‚ we use logic and facts to make our actions that will best suit us. There are occasions where our emotions and logic are combined when making decisions. Let it be known‚ rationality does not equate to an outcome‚ but rather a process. Just like anything else‚ rationality will occasionally fail because of external variables

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    warns modern readers on potential dangers behind mankind’s aspiration for excessive knowledge and its desire to overpower the immutable orders in life. Moreover‚ Shelly’s clever usage of “Fire and Ice” as a symbolism to represent enlightenment and rationality deserves a particular attention in understanding the tension between modern and ancient philosophy. Towards the beginning of the movie‚ Victor Frankenstein successfully leads a prosperous and stable life in company of his loving family members

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