The autobiography of Frederick Douglass included much about how life consisted in and out slavery. He began his autobiography by explaining the lack of knowledge slaves had towards their birth dates‚ he estimated his around 1818. He also explains how young slaved children were separated from their mother at an early age‚ causing his mothers death to not be such an impact in his life. Douglass learns his father could be a white man named Captain Anthony. Mixed children where often detested by the
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Horatio is an intelligent and insightful man‚ relentless‚ rational‚ placid‚ a messenger of truth‚ and Hamlet’s one true confidant. He plays a minor role in the play‚ nonetheless‚ he is of the utmost importance to Hamlet as well as being admired by many readers. He feels deeply for Hamlet and loves him with everything he is capable of‚ as he would never try to control or influence him like so many do. Hamlet has a deep friendship with Horatio and praises him for all the honorable qualities that he
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THE CONCEPT OF ETHICAL OBLIGATION Name Institution Instructor Course Date The concept of ethical obligation Ethical obligations are rules and laws by which people are expected to live and adhere to in order to undertake a profession. Most professionals as George tenet belonged to professional organisations which‚ among other things‚ are able to discipline people for interfering in the ethical obligations and suspend or expel them from practice if the interference is serious
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PROTISTA GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS * Eukaryotic * Unicellular * Microorganisms * Asexual/sexual reproduction * Flagella & Cilia with 9+2 microtubules ORIGIN * The term "protist" is derived from the Greek protiston‚ meaning the "first of all ones." * Individual protists tend to be quite small‚ either unicellular or an undifferentiated multicellular mass. At one point‚ "Protista" encompassed everything that wasn’t an animal or plant‚ until the advent of cellular biology which
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Characteristics of an Effective Communicator A Clear‚ Concise Message No one likes a rambler‚ so have your primary purpose in mind when you begin your communication. Simplify your thoughts‚ so you can present your point in a precise manner. Once you have made your first important point‚ move on to the next. Understanding of the Recipient Effective communicators know who they are talking to‚ and they understand the style of communication will vary based on the recipient. For example‚ you
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business people‚ "What does ethics mean to you?" Among their replies were the following: "Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong.""Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.""Being ethical is doing what the law requires.""Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.""I don’t know what the word means." The meaning of "ethics" is hard to pin down‚ and the views many people have about ethics are shaky. Like Baumhart’s first respondent‚ many people tend
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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas and Making Ethical Decisions An Ethical Dilemma is a complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives. To obey one would result in transgressing another (Wikipedia). One can create an assumption based on this definition that while one task is important to one self of morals the other self is just as important and there is a necessity to make a decision between those morals of that individual. The most common example is when
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Characteristics of a Tragic Hero He must be; better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in some way. In Oedipus case‚ he is superior not only because of social standing‚ but also because he is smart he is the only person who could solve the Sphinx riddle. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear‚ and Aristotle claims that the best way to do this is if he is imperfect. A character with a mixture of good and evil is more compelling that a character who is merely
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specialized courts that are intended to manage adult‚ nonviolent offenders suffering from substance abuse issues. Thus‚ drug court integrates an extremely supervised drug treatment program as an alternative to regular sentencing from the court. Characteristics of drug court include the timely identification and placement of suitable applicants‚ drug treatment with concise goals and regulations‚ a cooperative approach‚ a monitoring of asceticism‚ jurisdictional participation and interaction with the
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institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government‚ law and education.”[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed to this. The first diaspora took place during the 17th century. It involved the migration of English people mainly to America and Australia‚ and resulted in new mother-tongue varieties if English. The second dispersal took place during the 18th and 19th centuries. It is connected to the colonization of Asia and Africa and resulted in the development of
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