Escaping the masses‚ for the anything-goes billionaire set‚ meant flying half a world away to a private ski chalet‚ in the middle of the upper Engadine Valley‚ in St. Moritz. And being whisked away from Geneva‚ by a private helicopter‚ standing by‚ waiting to fly them directly to the Chalet Toit du Allassi‚ at the top of its own slope. Passing over storybook settings‚ with pretty‚ little Alpine villages‚ Marci studied the scenery below and the gusts of the brisk‚ mountain air and snow‚ swirling
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Philosophies of Education according to Ontologies Ontological philosophy takes ontology to be a kind of explanation in which the causes are basic substances‚ and the effects are found in the world. Given the existence of certain kinds of basic substances and basic relationships‚ it explains the things found in the world by showing how their existence is constituted by such substances and relations among them. In dualism there are two kinds of things that are real: mind/thought ‚ idealism‚ and
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2651683 The Function of Ideology‚ According to Marx In developing a novel conception of history in The German Ideology‚ Karl Marx proceeds “from earth to heaven” (The Marx-Engels Reader‚ p. 154). That is‚ he begins with a focus on the everyday life of human beings and from these observations exposes the function of the prevailing social mores and ideologies of the day. He posits that the dominant ideology of any time period is in fact designed with the sole purpose of representing and protecting
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Alexander and His Campaigns: How He Changed The Alexander portrayed by Arrian in his The Campaigns of Alexander‚ is an interesting and complex Alexander‚ a character that slowly grows‚ matures and evolves throughout his adventures in new lands. Arrian is able to give an in depth description of the battles Alexander took part in as well as the lands he traveled to‚ while at the same time describing Alexander’s character. He is able to describe how Alexander goes from an over-confident youth‚ with
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Gospel Parables According to Luke Luke’s unique parables of the Good Samaritan‚ the Prodigal Son‚ and Lazarus and the Rich Man contributed to a major change in attitudes toward people who were poor‚ powerless and socially outcast. Empowered by the Holy Spirit Luke’s Jesus forgives sinners‚ comforts the oppressed and heals the afflicted. Luke demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom demands an ethic change when it comes to social and religious values. The Good Samaritan parable is an excellent example of
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Saint John Masias Travel some of the heated roads in America with John. In the book Saint John Masias by Mary Fabyan Windeatt is an incredible story of a boy who will make a journey to America‚ but first he must make sure his ma and sister are well cared for before he leaves. John needs to discover what he will become in life. He finds himself working long hours working his hands to the bone .Join John in his adventure to go to America and live a wonderful life and find out how he becomes a
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Do the gods love the something because it is pious‚ or is it only pious because the gods love it? Socrates introduced this question and it has since been heavily debated throughout history with the sides split fairly evenly. This inquiry that has been posed leads people to start actually thinking about their values brought to them their entire life. Although they are following the rules that are laid out by either a holy figure‚ a mentor‚ or a political leader the moral thing to do? Can one be
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Socrates is a man who relies on his manipulative tricks of rhetoric and cunning wisdom to dismantle and disprove his opponents of conversation. “What is the pious‚ and what the impious‚ do you say?” (6) Socrates asks one of these opponents‚ a man named Euthyphro‚ who is at court to prosecute his own father - an action which Euthyphro thinks to be pious. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define piety‚ and as he does so‚ Socrates uses their conversation to mock and twist Euthyphro’s words so they contradict
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Spare a student or two who may have transferred in or out of the district over the years‚ my (rather small) graduating class remained relatively unchanged from elementary school through our senior year. This undoubtedly had both benefits and drawbacks; the one undeniable fact though was that we witnessed each other growing up—through the good as well as the bad. It’s with this experience in mind that I recall one student whose behaviors I now know would be referred to as excessively ‘antisocial’—what
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According to Porter (2001) the internet is an enabling technology that can be used within the context of a good business strategy in any industry. Although the Internet alters industry structures and levels the competitive ground often dampening profitability in the industry‚ it can be used to encourage and promote greater profitability if properly implemented. The five forces that impact competitiveness which are outlined in Porter’s 1980 work are: barriers to entry‚ threat of substitutes‚ bargaining
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