Professor Mack Comparative Government (POLS 1220.32) 13 December 2011 The Art of Self-Interest: Sun-Tzu and Thucydides “Being fond of the truth‚ I am an admirer of antiquity‚” writes Confucius. (Kaplan‚ 40) The past contains lessons that apply to the future‚ because while time‚ place‚ individuals and creed change‚ people as a whole do not. The motivations are always the same. “Thus‚ as Aron notes‚ while our ideals have usually been peaceful‚ history has often been violent. Though this should
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consultant DATE: July 15‚ 2008 RE: HAIER/GE Acquisition It is ironic and coincidental this memo comes on the heals of the massive Anheuser-Busch/InBev acquisition. The leak of our interest in GE Appliance by Wall Street Journal blog “Deal Journal” has not sullied our position or interest. It is strongly recommended Haier begin to line up financing for an asset purchase of GE Appliance. Louisville‚ KY-based GE Appliance is an attractive acquisition target for Haier. As the
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forms of Birth Control as well as physician-assisted suicide. The NRLC has more than 7 million members‚ with 3‚000 local chapters and 50 state affiliates. It is headquartered in Washington‚ D.C and has annual budgets of more than 9 million. This interest group has lobbied for federal legislation banning partial-birth abortions. This act remained the highest priority of the NRLC‚ which has helped secure state legislation banning the abortion procedure in 17 states. They operate four outreach programs;
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Like I said before I had no interest in dying and I did not think the others did either. I immediately knew we were going to need to think on our feet. I told the three others to get up and that we were leaving. Tristan broke a chair and handed each one us a leg to use as a weapon. I remembered when I was walking to class earlier the library down stairs was dark and it looked like nobody was in there. I told the others that was where we were headed. We shut the door of our classroom behind us‚ and
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through the course of his entire professional career. The author believes that the Career Interests Profiler can be applied to her career choices in several ways. First the Career Interests Profiler gives her an opportunity to network with many in the same profession as her. Second‚ she can seek out the great diversity of opportunities available to her that she might not otherwise knew existed before the Career Interests Profiler. Finally‚ the author will always appear presentable to promote herself to
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Human Nature: Self-Interest vs. Altruism A debate encompassing human nature has carried on for centuries‚ and philosophers throughout history have provided a vast inventory of explanations they deem to be sufficient in understanding the perplex idea of human nature. A question commonly debated regarding human nature is determining whether human beings are naturally self-interested or altruistic. Political philosophers Bernard Mandeville and Francis Hutcheson specifically addressed this question
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Abstract This paper examines "Rights and Protection of the Interest of the Minority Shareholders" I will discuss the recent development‚ issues and legal practices in the subject in Bangladesh perspective as well as international. Rights of Minority Shareholder and protection of their rights is now talked topics as new problems are emerging regarding the issues. A few initiatives have taken by national level and problems are gradually increasing‚ therefore some recommendation has been prescribed
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factors—their own interest‚ parents’ preference‚ and school’s encouragement. In many cases‚ the last two factors always win‚ and both of them are related to lucrative careers such as laws and medical science. In my opinion‚ educational institutions should not interfere with students’ decision by encouraging them to choose areas that will prepare them for lucrative careers‚ but should respect students’ own interests. Personally‚ majors should be based on one’s own interests rather than whether
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PETA is one of the most popular interest groups there is today. With their aim to benefit animals and their lives‚ they are thoroughly involved with events that have to do with such. In a USNEWS article‚ it states that PETA’s next aim‚ as of December 2014‚ is to have elephant free circuses. It started with more than one hundred people dressed in all gray laying down on the U.S. Capitol lawn in the shape of an elephant. They did so to attempt to protest inhumane treatment of the animal. Their aim
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up trash‚ to being a mentor for a student or younger sibling. It comes from the heart. I have contributed to society at a young age. I am a role model for my younger brother and sister. I try not to litter. I always give advice that is in the best interest of friends. This passed summer‚ I assisted with a political campaign for state reprensative LeMar Lemmons. I was invited by teachers and mentors on the Advisory-Board at Golightly Vocational Center to New York City for a
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