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    Secondary Motives

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    SECONDARY/ LEARNT/ PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES ·Besides the basic biological needs‚ the expression of psychological needs is also of great significance:through society and culture in which one lives. · Non-satisfaction of these motives may lead to mental illness. Main psychological needs are: i. Achievement ii. Curiosity iii. Need for appraisaliv iv. Need for affiliationv v. Need for powervi vi. Work as motive 1.Achievement · Self- actualization or attaining excellence in relevant

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    Riche 1 Carlyle S. Riche Jr. English 102.036 Professor Dubose March 10th 2010 The Observation of Global Deception: A Persuasive Essay on Lauryn Hill’s “Motives and Thoughts” Edward George Bulwer-Lytton once said‚ “When the world has got hold of a lie‚ it is astonishing how hard it is to kill it. You can beat it over the head‚ till it seems to have given up the ghost and behold! The next day it is as healthy as ever” (53). Lauryn Hill‚ an astounding singer‚ actress‚ musician and above all artist

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    damnation and hell in order to strike fear into his parishioners.   Why is Thomas Putnam willing to speak of witchcraft? Thomas Putnam demonstrates that his motivation involves his longstanding grudges against others; the witchcraft trials give Putnam an opportunity to exact revenge against others‚ and‚ as will later be shown‚ to profit economically from others’ executions.   How does Mrs. Putnam know what Ruth was doing in the woods? ...   Why does Abigail "admit"

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    The trials in The Crucible take place against the backdrop of a deeply religious and superstitious society‚ and most of the characters in the play seem to believe that rooting out witches from their community is God’s work. However‚ there are plenty of simmering feuds and rivalries in the small town that have nothing to do with religion‚ and many Salem residents take advantage of the trials to express long-held grudges and exact revenge on their enemies. Abigail‚ the original source of the hysteria

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    Paul Quinn College | The Anatomy of Motive | Dexter D. Evans | | Criminology-ONLINE | 1/7/2011 | McIntosh | The Anatomy of Motive Every day I put my life on the line as a soldier in the United States Army. When a person joins the army the first material they learn is “The Soldiers’ Creed.” In this declaration to our country‚ a fresh recruit is expressing that he or she will defend America‚ come what may. This include taking out the enemy by killing them. One of the hardest questions

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    Title Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible set in 1692‚ takes place in a small village in Salem‚ Massachusetts. At this time many puritans‚ who were of greater strictness in religious discipline‚ were to believe in witchcraft and considered it a very wrongful sin. This had led to much hysteria around the village. Miller’s work The Crucible presents a study of Manipulation‚ a tragic hero and hysteria in Salem during the 1600’s. In Arthur Miller ’s novel "The Crucible‚” the abuse of power and the use

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    1‚ In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. 2. Joe Manetti‚ a confused young man‚ has lost his son in a tragic accident and is dealing with the loss of his wife who has left him. Joe Manetti has experienced a great depth of emotional suffering and severe anguish‚ which has become unbearable. Joe is no longer a father or a husband. The only peace that Joe seems to find is when he is out driving. After Joe is arrested

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    testimonies and lack of judicial intelligence‚ but hung‚ or in one case‚ pressed to death. The claims of witchery caused calamity throughout the village‚ neighbors turning on one another; friends accusing each other just to salvage their own lives. In The Crucible‚ Puritan way of life revolves around the church. If you announce your opinion‚ you must disagree with the church. If you disagree with the church‚ you disagree with God; and if you dare disagree with God‚ you my friend‚ are a true Devil’s advocate

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    Merger Strategy-Growth‚ Synergy‚ Operating Synergy‚ Financial Synergy‚ Diversification‚ Other Economic Motives‚ Hubris Hypothesis of Takeovers‚ Other Motives‚ Tax Motives Growth – This is one of the most common motives for mergers. It may be cheaper and less risky for the acquiring company to merge with another provider in a similar line of business than to expand operations internally. It is also much faster to grow by acquisition than internally. Sometimes an organization may have a window

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    Ridgeview High School Expository Reading and Writing The Crucible Bennett‚ Jessica. “The Flip Side of Internet Fame.” Newsweek. March 3‚ 2008. Hamilton‚ Anita. “Outsmart Your Haters.” Time. October 6‚ 2008. Miller‚ Arthur. The Crucible. Penguin Group Inc: New York‚ 2003. “Witch Hunts‚ Pledges‚ and Blacklists.” www.borndigital.com/mccart.htm. Rationale: Witch hunts‚ blacklists‚ character‚ reputation‚ defamation‚ public and private identity‚ the dark side of human nature‚ and

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