ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority? It is very common and reasonable that people in positions of authority are likely to be venerated by the public; their ideas and decisions deserve our respect. However‚ this is not saying that their ideas and decisions are always right. It is important to question their ideas and decisions‚ especially when they contradict with the truth and common sense. The spirit of challenging the authority has contributed to the scientific discovery and
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SYNTHESIS SUMMARY Thesis: The GSAT examination should be addressed as an inadequate measure of scholastic ability and‚ hence‚ is unsuitable as the main tool used in the current academic system. Two recent articles have shed light on the public consensus showing displeasure with the GSAT examination. The first article‚ by Tyrone Reid GSAT ‘Unsuitable’ published in the Gleaner on Monday April 6‚ 2012‚ speculates at the appropriateness of the content of the exam and also its strict means
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Discuss the ethics of Milgram’s obedience study. In the years 1961-1962‚ Stanley Milgram - Yale University psychologist‚ conducted the first of the obedience experiments‚ which were also called "shock" studies. The research was invented to check if the people would be ready to harm somebody just to meet the requirements of the experiment. This essay will be focused on the ethical side of the study. Firstly‚ it will be presented how the experiment was performed‚ by describing all of the necessary
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Sania Arsala Professor Anthony Pino English 101A 4 April 2013 The Source of Magic: Explanatory Synthesis Although there are many fairy tales‚ “Cinderella” is a fairly well-known magical story enjoyed and told by arguably thousands of cultures around the world. In the typical “Cinderella” fairy tale‚ the Fairy Godmother magically appears and transforms Cinderella from her destitute state into a beautiful princess who lives happily ever after with her Prince Charming. There are many versions
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My topic for this essay is authority‚ responsibility and accountability. The reason I choose these topics is because they are great qualities to have in a person. You gain these three traits when you’re a follower‚ once you have these traits you become a good leader. the only way to have good authority is with responsibility an accountability Accountability to me means admitting that you have faults and make mistakes but you are willing to own up to your faults‚ but in most peoples point
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Explanatory Synthesis There is a big gap of rich and poor people today‚ in this society‚ how the upper class and middle class people think about poor people‚ is it really just about money? However‚ there are number of reasons that being poor. Some people can’t get equal chance to get education‚ and some people born poor‚ so these problems are cause middle social mobility in America. In the article “Born Poor and Smart”‚ author Angela Locke (2005) claims that her mom was smart but poor‚ she loves
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Tax & Taxation The term ’tax’ has been derived from the French word taxe and etymologically‚ the Latin word taxare is related to the term ’tax’‚ which means ’to charge’. Tax is an obligatory payment in the part of the citizen without the expectation of any direct benefit. Taxation is the obligation of non-penal‚ yet compulsory transfer of resources from the private to the public sector levied on a basis of predetermined criteria and without reference to specific benefit received. It is one of the
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Behavioral obedience experiment by Milgram At Yale University an experiment had conducted on behavioral and obedience of the people by Milgram (1963). A total of 40 male volunteers of different age groups between 20 and 50 from New Haven and surrounding communities were selected to participated in the experiment by Milgram (1963). At the starting of the experiment Milgram (1963) wants to differentiate the participants into teachers and learners. So‚ he then asked the participants to draw the slips
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aims to investigate the policies affecting the environment in London. A review will be made into the responsibilities of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the mayor. A critical evaluation of the evidence will be provided. A survey of opinions amongst GSM students will be presented and a conclusion drawn on the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor in tackling key issues which relate to the environment. It has been estimated that London‚ the capital of England‚ has
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Ahjaina Beard Mrs. Lewis IB/AP Language and Composition 11 November 2014 The Media and You The media draws the attention of millions of people around the world daily and with this major task the media displays positive influence onto its audience. When disasters happen the media is the first to let the people know what happened‚ how it happened‚ and lastly why it happened. Multiple sources prove the argument of the media positively playing a role on the effects of disasters. Everyone nowadays
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