ABOUT PASSIVE RESISTANCE There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Everyone has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely‚ everyone has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. It is morally justifiable to peacefully resist unjust laws; unjust laws do not change because a court or government decides; they change because people stand united together to make change happen. The governments of today make laws that self serve their own interests and that of
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to life‚ security‚ subsistence‚ peace and liberty” (Routledge‚ 2012) (Magliano‚ 2016). The just war theory is largely a Christian philosophy that involves issues of justice‚ on a philosophical‚ political and religious front. The theory draws from three main perspectives [show three perspectives on scree] – all of which are explicit in upholding the protection of human life (BBC‚ 2014). Ultimately‚ the just war tradition demonstrates the effort of western cultures to regulate and restrain all violence
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Historically three world religions with their roots in the Middle East adopted‚ at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical
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Teaching a couple to communicate Russell Cash COM 200 Rosa Farmer May 19‚ 2013 Providing advice to a newly engaged or newly married couple would be very challenging. Because they feel like they know everything about their relationships. So the fact that they are asking for help says a lot about them wanting to make their relationship livelong. This says that they are willing to listen and learn from someone who has a little more knowledge about relationships. Words can be extremely effective
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"There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and‚ even more importantly‚ to disobey and resist unjust laws." The speaker asserts that each individual in a society has a responsibility to disobey and resist the unjust ones. However‚ as far as I am concerned‚ such responsibility is neither jurally valid nor practically feasible and thus does not exist. People often try to modify the laws instead of passively disobeying the unjust
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It makes people uncomfortable‚ sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender‚ or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable." -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Gender inequality holds back the growth of individuals‚ the development of countries and the evolution of societies‚ to the disadvantage of both men and women. In the short story “Boys and
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Getting Serious About Boy-Girl Relationships in Islam My very dear young Muslim brothers and sisters I have something of extreme importance to talk to you about. I want to tell you some things about boy-girl relationships‚ sex‚ and marriage. I know these are very personal and delicate matters for discussion‚ but given how essential they are to your life‚ to the whole Muslim Ummah‚ and to the future of Islam as our way of life these are matters we must discuss. In Islam it has been made
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‘mayo’. The corporate giant is demanding Hampton Creek change its labels of its Just Mayo products (which is currently an egg with a plant growing over it). Founded three years ago‚ Hampton Creek uses yellow peas instead of eggs in its spread. It has great support from the people buying Just Mayo‚ to back up its new innovative way of consuming egg free products in sustainable simple ways. In less than a year‚ Just Mayo has landed on shelf space in major retailers‚ such as Whole
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OUR ENGINEERS ARE JUST NOT MOTIVATED Situation: You are a consultant to the manager of mechanical engineering for a large company(8‚000 employees‚Rupess 700 crores annual sales) that manufactures industrial equipment. The manager had been in this position for six months‚ having moved from a similar position in a much smaller company. Manager: I just can’t seem to get these guys to perform. They are all extremely competent‚ but they just don’t seem to be willing to exert the kind of effort that we
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1.0 Financial planning is not only for the rich. “I am not rich‚ so I do not have money and do not need to do financial planning”. This is a misconception in financial planning but also a common conception in many people’s attitude of financial planning. How many people know that financial planning is how the wealthy became wealthy? Before I start this topic‚ I want to illustrate that the principle of financial planning is the person with income. Financial planning is managing your money and uses
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