violence that has taken a new toll in schools. Every student who has ever handled a gun to kill or shot others at school have been students who were mentally ill‚ depressed‚ emotionally stressed‚ marginalized or irritated. Kleinfield stated that‚ “ Seung-Hui Cho‚ who shot and killed 32 students and staff of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg‚ Virginia had low self esteem and was a victim of bullying” (Kleinfield ). Bullying is rampant in schools and is an intoxication of power for which the bully harms‚ intimidates
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Carpus is a word derived from the Greek word karpos‚ which means "wrist." The wrist is surrounded by a band of fibrous tissue that normally functions as a support for the joint. The tight space between this fibrous band and the wrist bone is called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel to receive sensations from the thumb‚ index‚ and middle fingers of the hand. Any condition that causes swelling or a change in position of the tissue within the carpal tunnel can squeeze
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1547. The design itself can be attributed to various architects and influences during the 25 years it took to build in the first half of the 16th century‚ including the input of Leonardo da Vinci‚ when he was a guest of the King staying nearby (at Clos Lucé). 2 Many sources acknowledge that
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The case of Sacco and Vanzetti reflected in the fear of communism‚ immigration and anarchy to all those living in America during the 1920’s. As the commentators in the documentary debate whether or not the accusations of Sacco and Vanzetti murdering the payroll master and his guard were fair in this trial and if these two anarchists were guilty or not‚ I concluded that the aspects of the commentators towards the case was taken in a more personal matter. The narration of this documentary was told
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Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder Sophie’s World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder. It was first published in the year of 1991 and written in Norwegian‚ but since then has been translated into English (1995) and at least 53 other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside Norway. Actually‚ to most readers it serves more as a basic guide to philosophy than a novel. On both sides of the Atlantic‚ the book is being used as a text in college
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humans are given value in the Buddhist faith through the process of rebirth and the ability to choose a path of self perfection; Buddhists view each individual life as a manifestation of a universal life force. In Secular circles‚ philosophers such as Sartre give value to human life through his atheist existentialism (as opposed to Kierkegaard’s theistic existentialism) and the idea that human beings are essentially free‚ thus placing them in higher value than other living things. However‚ as in most
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Sartre’s summary of the young person’s dilemma‚ there is only two choices; stay with the terminal ill mother or serve the government in military action. Looking Kant’s deontological ethics a few things to consider‚ pure reason implies universal laws do not contradict. Kant says in Groundwork of Metaphysic Of Morals “act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (421) Another important point in Kant’s ethics states‚ "there remains
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got killed in the dormitory. The second attack occurred two and a half hour later across campus. During the second attack the killer wounded 17 people and end up killing 31 people including taking his own life. The Virginia Tech shooter was Seung-Hui Cho in his early 20’s. Cho had a record of mental disorder‚ as a teenager as well as a college student. Cho was accused of stalking two female students and was declared mentally ill by a Virginia special justice. Even‚ thou despite the attack it was
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accountid=10382. Vidic‚ Zeljka‚ and Damon Burton. 2011. "Developing Effective Leaders: Motivational Correlates of Leadership Styles." Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 23 (3): 277-291. doi: 10.1080/10413200.2010.546827. Ying‚ Hong‚ M. Catano Victor‚ and Liao Hui. 2011. "Leader Emergence: The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Motivation to Lead." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 32 (4): 320-343. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437731111134625.
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as a proponent of existentialism‚ the philosophy with which Camus was associated during his own lifetime‚ he rejected this particular label.[1] In an interview in 1945‚ Camus rejected any ideological associations: "No‚ I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..."[2] Camus was born in French Algeria to a Pied-Noir family. He studied at the University of Algiers‚ where he was goalkeeper for the university team (association football)‚ until he contracted
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