Obama reveals the purpose of his speech in the opening line. He chooses the first sentence from the preamble of the United States Constitution‚ that states‚ “We the people‚ in order to form a more perfect union.” He uses these words to capture and reframe the purpose of the Constitution for the purpose of his speech. The constitution‚ he says‚ was “stained by this nation’s original sin of slavery” (3)‚ the underlying root of inequality and division in America. Obama says that the Constitution provided
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Virtues and Vices From http://www.therealpresence.org/essentials/commandments/acc23.htm Experience tells us that we develop moral habits according to our fidelity to the voice of conscience. There is an iron law in the formation of habits. Apart from the supernatural action of divine grace‚ we can acquire good moral habits‚ called virtues‚ as we can acquire bad moral habits or vices. The law which underlines all formation of habit says that every thought tends to become a desire‚ every desire
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Courage and its vices Aristotle says that there two kinds of virtue: intellectual and moral virtue. Intellectual virtues are learnt by instruction and moral virtues by habit and constant practice. Aristotle’s definition of virtue is: virtue is a mean state between excess and deficiency. Virtue is a disposition rather than an activity. He discusses about various types of virtues and its corresponding vices like courage: rashness and cowardice‚ liberality: prodigality and illiberality‚ magnificence:
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1.0 Introduction Social vices: Social vices are forms of evil‚ wicked and criminal actions or behaviours in the society. These are social problems and have been thought of as social situations that a large number of observers feel are inappropriate and need remedying. Social vices are those acts and conditions that violate societal norms and values. Just a casual look at Nigerian universities these days will suffice to realize that so many social vices have become the order of the day. Chief among
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movie that portrayed the vices and virtues in modern movies. There were a lot of Vices in the movie and a lot of people who ignored what they were supposed to do because the vice took over them. This happens a lot in our everyday lives the vice takes over and we become a different person‚ ignoring God’s call. The three Avengers I chose to write about are Iron Man for his Pride‚ Loki for his Greed‚ and the Hulk for his Wrath. I think that Iron Man had a lot of Pride. This Vice interfered with his mission
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TEXAS STUDENT HOUSING AUTHORITY‚ PETITIONER‚ v. BRAZOS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD FOR BRAZOS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT‚ RESPONDENTS NO. 13-0593 SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS Facts This was the third case in a series of legal disputes between the Texas Student Housing Authority (TSHA) and the Brazos County Appraisals District (BCAD) surrounding the fair use of THSA’s tax exempt status while hosting non-college students on Texas A&M’s Cambridge at College Station dormitory-like
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The Constitution of the Student Council of Benzie Central High School Preamble We‚ the students of Benzie Central High School‚ to develop leadership and self-reliance‚ to promote student participation and involvement‚ to develop school spirit‚ to protect the rights of the student body‚ and to create a healthy school environment‚ do create and establish this constitution. Article 1 Members: Their qualifications and duties Section 1
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An analysis of Obama’s president speech. This essay will scrutinize the articulation of Barack Obama’s speech and will study his use of verbal and non-verbal communication. It will examine whether or not he has used the appropriate tone‚ language and the correct techniques for speaking as a president. By the time this essay comes to an end one should be able to recognize how befitting his speech was for his audience and the formal nature of it. Obama spoke in a formal manner which showed
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"President Nixon’s Resignation Speech." PBS. N.p.‚ 8 Aug. 1974. Web. 15 Dec. 2015. . Nixon has the unwanted honor of being the only U.S president to have resigned from office. This is a text of his entire resignation speech. This is a great source because those are the words taken directly from Nixon’s mouth. It also reveals a lot about Nixon. The most common theme in the speech is his preaching his innocence. He says that he still believes that he is innocent‚ and that everything he did
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controversial because it has been used more often for the sake of political advantage than the correction of judicial error. To the 38th President of the United States‚ his perusal for the pardon power; granted by the United States Constitution‚ Article II‚ Section 2‚ had to do with the ushering in of peace into a hectic time period. (U.S. Constitution) A number of Presidents throughout American history have used pardon power for various reasons. For example‚ George Washington granted the first pardon to
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