“William Penn Adair Rogers did nothing a man is normally famous for‚ he wasn’t soldier‚ statesman‚ or a industrialist‚ a scientist‚ athlete‚ or even a famous bandit. He invented nothing‚ founded no city‚ and explored no new lands. So‚ why is he an American folk hero? Maybe the answer is plain and simple‚ as plain and simple the man he was” (Story). While Will Rogers was the youngest of eight children‚ he was born in 1879 in Oologah‚ Oklahoma (Keating 2). However‚ Oklahoma wasn’t a state yet‚ so it
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02/21/2018 PHIL 3103 – Homework 2 Aaron Long Roger Boisjoly‚ an engineer at Thiokol‚ attempted to save seven astronauts and the Challenger Space Shuttle before the January 28‚ 1986 disaster occurred. Boisjoly’s actions can be explained through Utilitarianism and Ross’ Prima Facie Duties. From a utilitarian standpoint‚ the engineer sought to maximize the “good” of the launch situation. Roger Boisjoly had two choices after discovering the O-ring dilemma: attempt to potentially save seven
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Acute Ambiguity Roger von Oech‚ the author of A Whack on the Side of the Head‚ makes an unusual offer that thinking at random will increase the efficiency at which ideas become more abundant. This particular concept is certainly an original way to come up with new‚ fresh problem solving techniques. Ambiguity in the world can help new ideas flow for anyone when looked at in a creative way. Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact
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conscious beings and that we are not controlled by unconscious needs and conflicts. Three of the humanistic psychologists that I have outlined are Carl Rogers‚ Abraham Maslow‚ and Rollo May. I am going to outline their theories on humanistic personality and the reason why I agree with them and how it fits my own personal personality. Carl Rogers‚ Abraham Maslow and Rollo May differ in their emphases but they all agree
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Is there such thing as to much freedom? According to Roger Cohen’s article Why ISIS Trumps Freedom there is. Throughout this thought provoking article‚ Roger goes on to propose many theories on the reasons why young Muslims around the world are willing to leave their lives behind‚ and make a long journey to join arms with the Islamic State (ISIS). Roger goes on to explain that he believes that the betrayal on freedom is due to the fact that freedom has overreached the moral boundaries. Meaning that
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Roger Rosenblatt says “we are a narrative species‚ we exist by storytelling – by relating our situations – and the test of our evolution may lie in getting the story right.” It is basic human nature to tell stories‚ we write in the hopes that someone will read it and find a way to connect with it. Storytelling is therapy‚ when writing there is always someone who can listen to the story you have to tell. Whether it be a black chamber of a submarine or a piece of paper tucked in the bullet hole of
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pot and with us we bring our own identity such as: language‚ culture‚ religion‚ and traditions. Losing any of these traits could results in losing who you are‚ as we read in‚ “Speaking In Tongues” by Zadie Smith and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldùa. Smith and Anzaldùa both shared a similar problem. They were afraid that they may lose or already lost their voice/language. While Anzaldùa did everything to prevent that‚ “I had to “argue” with one advisor after the other‚ semester
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Roger G. Miller’s To save a city: the Berlin Airlift‚ 1948-1949‚ not only focuses on the Berlin the Airlift‚ but also on the Cold War events leading up to the Airlift. Events such as the Marshal plan‚ German unification‚ currency reform‚ and the Soviet Siege of Berlin‚ are briefly noted to give the reader an intelligible understanding of the precursor to the Berlin Airlift. With the Airlift being the center of attention‚ Miller dives into many aspects surrounding the American and British attempt
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inherent to all news media; the question is how much bias is acceptable. News outlets‚ both conservative and liberal‚ wield the power of gatekeeping‚ which lets them control what news will become news. As written in the article “The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned a
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Jim Rogers Sees 100% Chance of Recession Times are changing. Since when does Jim Rogers like the U.S. dollar? For those of you who aren’t familiar with Rogers‚ he is a former business partner of George Soros‚ as well as a long-term commodity bull. If Rogers is correct about the U.S. dollar appreciating‚ then commodities will take a further hit. This will not be a positive for emerging markets. It will have the biggest impact on emerging markets‚ including Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China. If that
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