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    "It takes strength and grace to make choices in life‚ rather than simply making ethical decisions."  Instead of doing what the public says is alright‚ do what you think is best and go with it. Ethical decision making helps people make difficult choices when faced with an ethical dilemma‚ a situation in which there is no clear right or wrong answer. Ethical decision making typically examines three perspectives: the ethic of obedience; the ethic of care; and the ethic of reason. The ethic of obedience

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    The story “Samuel” by Grace Paley explains how a young boy’s life was taken from him in a tragic accident. On reason the accident could have occurred could have been the fact that Samuel was a non-white boy. Some of the passengers on the train could have also seen Samuel was a bully to the other boys. In the 1970’s segregation had ended‚ but that does not mean the passengers didn’t want to separate themselves from the non-white boys. Racism was a very big thing back in the 1970’s‚ and it could be

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    overwhelmed with homework‚ sports‚ and trying to fit in a “life” here. As well as running on little sleep because of school catching up with me. Grace University has caused many stressful moments throughout this year‚ but that comes with any typical college. Classes‚ practices‚ games‚ SLT’s‚ and chapels so far have been the only part of my life and my structure at Grace. I am not generally from here‚ but because my dad’s side of the

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    THE GRAVITY MODEL OF TRADE 1 Assignment 1: The Gravity Model Of Trade: Do Size And Distance Matter For The Exports Of Japan? THE GRAVITY MODEL OF TRADE 2 Abstract In the field of international economics‚ the gravity model for trade reveals that bilateral trade is directly proportional with the extent of the economy (usually expressed in GDP) and inversely proportional with the geographical distance between the analysed entities. The present report illustrates the model for the case

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    In Grace Janizen’s “Whose Problem Is the ‘Problem of Evil’”‚ she points out the philosophers spent too much trying to answer why God created a world with evil in it and not answering more important questions. She starts off by saying that people spend too much on the matter whether good is too God to create a world with evil in it. She also explains the type of people that try to explain evil in the world‚ the veil of soul-making who believe that evil helps people become a better person. The other

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    The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea​ is about a young boy‚ Noboru‚ who is a part of a “gang” who does not believe in the same thing that society believes in. They seem to have their own views about life and what should happen. Noboru’s mother‚ Fusako‚ has found love with a sailor by the name of Ryuji who she plans to marry. Ryuji was well respected by the gang until he decided to be involved with Fusako. The gang believed that father figures were powerless and that when a man dies he should

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    The Fault In Our Stars In The fault In Our Stars‚ by John Green‚ Hazel Grace Lancaster‚ is dealing with pain both mentally and emotionally. She deals with her pain by isolating herself from other people and it gives her the pain of feeling different and capable of diffusion. Her companion‚ Augustus Waters is helping her because he is a distraction from her not thinking about the pain she has. Also‚ her favorite author‚ Peter Van Houten’s book‚ can distract her through ways that can not be explained

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    The song “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free‚” sung by Nina Simone‚ has a Civil Rights Movement message and purpose. Of course‚ it is about the freedom and rights that the African Americans were fighting for in this time. The overall theme of the song is about the overwhelming need to be free that was felt by many people during the Civil Rights Movement. This is shown in the lines “I wish I could break/All the chains holding me.” The lyrics of the song have a serious tone to them. The tone

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    Parent/Child Conflict Parent child relationship has never been easy. We can easily realize it in the texts that we have been reading. I preferred “mother” by Grace Paley and “Father” by Yasushi Inouye. The conflict in the relationship between parent and children is not very clear in those texts‚ but it is present. What really captured my attention was how in both texts this conflict was resolved by the death of the parents. I also liked how both authors painted the caring of a parent for his child

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    The Gallery I did my review on was at Illinois Central College in room 336B. The show was called “Three Graces Under Pressure” by Patrica McWilliams‚ Sherri Denault‚ and Margie Glass Sula. The artwork together felt very calming‚ peaceful‚ and abstract. There is wood artwork that has some kind of carving. The artistists call this artwork “Tinted Graphite on Wood Panel”. There is also some type of white clay sculptures sitting on a tree branch or either on a pedestal. Another part of the artwork is

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