THE DEATH OF PHILIP OF MACEDON Amalia Skilton ho caused the assassination of Philip II‚ King of Macedon from c. 355 to 336 BC? Was it his wife Olympias‚ his son Alexander‚ or some other person or group? The answer is critical‚ for it shapes the modern world’s understanding of Alexander the Great more than does any other issue. Did Alexander exploit conflicts between Macedonians‚ arranging his father’s death in order to become King‚ or was he innocent of the crime‚ creating compromise between ethnic
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Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and WeChat‚ became very popular today. However‚ in the article “The Pleasure of the Texting" Charles McGrath thinks that texting message can hurt a relationship. In my opinion‚ WeChat can strengthen a friendship because people can communicate with their friends every time and everywhere. In the article "The Pleasure
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employers. Drug testing at work can be one way to implement a more efficient work environment and control or monitor such difficulties.They also had random drug testing were they would pick a certain percentage of the employees and randomly choose people to take the test. In conclusion these drug tests make the workplace more productive‚ safer‚ and overall better for the environment. i also learned lot of things from the topic citizenship on the phillipines. The documentaries that we have watched
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Throughout history demonstrations of “people helping people” have sprung up nonchalantly to provide services for citizens without looking to gain any sort of profit or reward for providing each of the services that have been established. Instead‚ they seek to gain the feeling of satisfaction to see the prosperity of others. Credit unions are one of many important and valuable examples of the foundation of “people helping people”. A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned
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To discuss why people help others we must consider whether people are by nature selfless or selfish. The dominant view today in psychology is of universal egoism; that we are fundamentally selfish‚ and that altruism (helping motivated by the wish to benefit another person) an impossibility.<br><br>One form of universal egoism is Piliavin et al’s "arousal: cost-reward" model‚ whereby faced with a potential helping situation we weigh the probable costs and rewards of alternative courses of action‚
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individual. Some Malaysian parents prefer their children to pursue their further studies abroad. But‚ most Malaysians wish to continue their tertiary education locally. In my stand‚ studying locally is better than studying abroad. Firstly‚ studying locally is more affordable. For example‚ students prefer to study in a local university like University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) because the tuition fees and the living expenses are less expensive. Moreover‚ students can always take on a part time job to
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Time is a period designated for a given activity like studying‚ working and playing. Young people spend all their time pursuing leisure and entertainment. Studying is only given a limited amount of time in their lives. We know that studying is our future. So why don’t we give the majority of our time to studying just for a little part of life? Studying now makes things easier later. To have a job that you’re comfortable in makes life easier and more relaxing. The key to success
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any means without written permission from the authors. Printed in Doha by College of Engineering‚ Qatar University. Dedication “The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind.” Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him- By choosing to become an engineer‚ you have just entered the zone of “the best of people”! From now on‚ your success will give birth to prosperity of this entire world. If you are a “first year in engineering” student‚ then this
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Good Times & Bad Times Life! I still do not have the exact concept of what life is exactly and what one values the most in his/her life. But what I do know is that our life is comprised of several ups and downs. Those ups are valued as good times when life continues easily with less complications and the downs are bad times when life becomes harder and more complicated. No matter how wealthy we are or what position we hold‚ we ought to face both bad and good times one after another. I think happiness
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People are not free to make moral decisions. Discuss [35] Is it right to say that our actions are determined‚ or are they free? Hard determinists argue that when we make a moral decision‚ we have no free will. This is significant because if we do not choose our actions we cannot be held morally responsible. Given our experience of decision making this determinist position is hard to accept and perhaps the compatabilist approach of soft determinism is more valid. Soft Determinists recognise that
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