Daniel Jonah Goldhagen born in 1959 is an American political scientist most famous for his book‚ Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust‚ which hypothesizes that all ordinary Germans were actively in favor of the holocaust because of the supposedly unique and virulent "eliminationist" anti-Semitism that was a part of the common consciousness in Germany throughout history. He claims that this special mentality cannot be fully understood by non-Germans and that it was unique
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What is values clarification? Howard Kirschenbaum (Co-Director of Sagamore Institute and Executive Director of the National Coalition for Democracy in Education‚ Sarasota Springs New‚ York) says: I think the basic thing that values clarification does — which is to identify an important issue that has value dimensions and to provide an effective way for young people to identify their own beliefs and feelings on this issue and to share these and to interact with others — is something that is a part
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The Court argued that the situations in which fair use most commonly recognized are found in the statute itself; when a work is used “for purposes such as criticism‚ comment‚ news reporting‚ teaching‚ ... scholarship‚ or research.” These uses reflect a common theme of work that was productive‚ which resulted in an added benefit to the public beyond the first author’s original work. The court argued that in order to find fair use one must depend upon the facts of
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People experience development and globalization primarily through their work. It is not just about having a job. It is about the quality of employment that provides an adequate income to keep workers and their families out of poverty. It is about basic rights at work and a voice in decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods. It is about having security in times of misfortune. All these are key ingredients of a decent job which stands for dignity of work‚ promotes a sense of self worth and
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The ‘International federation of Social Work’ defines Social work as ‘a profession that promotes change in society‚ solves problems in human relations and empowering and liberating people to improve their well being’. (BASW 2001). This composition aims to discuss some of the skill base of a social worker‚ a brief historical overview of social work and law and ethics that govern them. Social Work emerged from three sources namely ‘the poor law‚ aid organisations and the settlement movement. Aid
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James Billock Who Will Help Maggy? MAGGY was painted by Harvey Dinnerstein in 1985. Coincidently‚ that was the same year I joined the Army. Initially the painting appeared to be just a simple and unassuming portrait. Except for the flowers‚ there was not much color and it was rather muted and mostly dark. There was no real background to speak of‚ just a single vanishing line that merely allowed the viewer to differentiate between the floor and the blank wall behind her. In short‚ it was merely
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some people work for the same organisation all their working life. others think that it is better to work for different organisations. discuss both views and give your own opinion A人们为同一个组织工作 B熟悉环境 熟悉同事 C 办事效率更高 A 人们为不同组织工作B接受不同的任务C能力更全面 A 在同一个公司上班 B有稳定的收入来源 C生活压力小 Some people argue that working for different companities can create some benefits for their career advancement‚ but I believe that working for the same organisation is more likely to have a positive effect on their lives. If people work
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What Is Community Work? Through this essay I will try to create a greater understanding of the term ‘community work’. I will begin with a short summary from two studies which help define the term on a broad basis. I will follow this by an explanation of the various approaches which can be used in community work. I will highlight the importance the community and voluntary sector have in social partnership in Ireland today. I will also discuss how funding‚ or a lack of it‚ impacts on essential services
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“is to adjust our attitudes to the inevitable events that occur outside our control and just accept what happens.” I agree with him because if it’s not in our control then we should just accept it. If it’s in our control we should consider all of our possibilities. Although‚ we will not know what really is “right”. What are in our control are our opinions‚ desires‚ and pursuit. I think that what is right in the present might be wrong in the future. Basically‚ my thoughts about fate are that there
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Under God Michael Newdow believes that “The government of the U.S should show equal respect for all of our lawful religious views”. Many American people are starting to argue about “under god” being in the Pledge of the United States Of America. It is becoming a problem. And its violating amendment 1 from freedom of religion. This problem needs to be solved. Pledge allegiance history The pledge was made in august 1892. It was written by francis Bellamy(‘The Pledge”).Francis was a baptist
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