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    The Doctrine of Election

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    In this paper‚ I will be discussing the different views of the Doctrine of Election (or predestination). There are many different views on this subject‚ but I will only talk about the Wesleyan and the Calvinism views. The Calvinism view says‚ “The doctrine of election is an act of God before creation in which He chooses some people to be saved‚ not on account of any foreseen merit (nor faith) in them‚ but only because of His sovereign good pleasure”. The Wesleyan view states that God has a foreknowledge

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    Nuclear Doctrine:

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    Nuclear doctrine: Doctrine is Latin word Doctrnia--- thought or advocate Doctrine is a set of principles formulated and applied for a specific purpose working towards a desired goal or aim A Nuclear doctrine consists of a set of principles‚ rules and instructions for the employment or non-employment of nuclear weapons and other systems associated with these weapons. Dimensions: 1. It is not permanent and change according to military and political situation of the country 2. Change according

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    The Doctrine of the Mean

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    The doctrine of the mean states that for someone to be a good person they must occupy the “golden mean‚” meaning a person may become virtuous by acting between the extremes of excess and deficiency. For example during war‚ the two extremes would be for a soldier to be rash or cowardly‚ but being courageous is the accepted golden mean. According to Aristotle‚ virtue lies in between the two extremes‚ which are the vices‚ and thus a virtuous person is one who can find the mean that is relative to

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    The Bush Doctrine

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    2/19/2013 The Bush Doctrine The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe different ideas related to US foreign policy that the US held in the Bush’s administration. In the doctrine‚ it states America has a right to attack or go to war with any country that is a potential threat before the threat can do grave damage. It also describes that if any country harbor or supports terrorism‚ they will be treated as terrorists. The Bush Doctrine was the new American security strategy to prevent terrorists

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    Doctrine of Privity

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    Doctrine of Privity What is doctrine of privity? Third parties do not have any rights in a contract due to doctrine of privity. Only parties contracted to each other can enforce an agreement Dunlop v Selfridge “Only a person who is a party to a contract can sue on it.. Our law knows nothing of a jus quaesitum tertio (rights on account of third parties) arising by way of contract “ as per Viscount Haldane Dunlop sued Selfridge and stated that Selfridge was bound by their term that they have

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    Truman Doctrine

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    Daniel Perez December 1‚ 2012 U.S. History Truman Doctrine World War II was a brutal international war that included the great powers of the world which are claimed to be The United States‚ Germany‚ USSR‚ Great Britain‚ Italy and Japan. The war lasted 6 long years‚ but in 1945 Germany and Japan both surrendered to The United States therefore terminating the devastating war. This drastic defeat resulted in The United States and the USSR to emerge as the super powers of the world‚ which then

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    Doctrine of Ethos

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    The Doctrine of Ethos states that music effects character and emotion of man by way of morals or ethics. It was arranged into certain scales‚ each with a certain characteristic. Specific scales were said to be able to inspire rage or sadness. Some were said to inspire happiness‚ and one was even said to weaken the mind due to its simplicity. Greek music‚ of which the Doctrine of Ethos specifically talked about‚ wasn ’t just solely instrumental. Improvising‚ they usually incorporated lyrics and

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    Monroe Doctrine

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    In the famous Monroe Doctrine‚ from December 2‚ 1823 during the period in which James Monroe took the presidency‚ John Quincy Adams advised Monroe to lay out an independent course for the United States of America‚ declaring four major points to address to congress. He made four basic statements: the U.S. shall not interfere with European affairs‚ shall not interfere with existing European colonies in the western hemisphere‚ other nations shall not form new colonies in the western hemisphere‚ and

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    The Truman Doctrine

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    The Truman Doctrine Shortly after World War II had ended the Cold War began in 1945. The Cold War was fought between the United States and the U.S.S.R. The Cold War got its name because it never got “hot” with action of an actual battle. It was more of a verbal fighting and threating to blow up each other but never actually doing it. When the United States decided to drop a bomb on Japan‚ the U.S.S.R was mad the United States had secretly developed the bomb. Then Russia started spreading communism

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    Doctrine Of Separation

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    1. Explain the Doctrine of the Separation of Powers and how it operates in Australia The Doctrine of Separation of Powers is widely used in many democracies around the world. It is based on the idea that in order to maintain civil liberty‚ there is a need to separate the institutions that make the law‚ those that execute it‚ and those which adjudicate the law. The concept was defined by Charles de Secondat‚ Baron de Montesquieu in Spirit of Laws1‚ this framework allows checks and balances in the

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