RACE‚ ETHNICITY‚ & AGING Fall 2013 Professor: J. Scott Brown Course Information Office: Upham 376 GTY/BWS 472/572 Office Hours: Tue. & Thur. 8:30-10:30 Tue./Thu. 2:30-3:50 Phone: (513) 529-8325 361 Upham Hall E-mail: sbrow@miamioh.edu Recommended Texts: The course readings will consist primarily of research articles and other readings that are available in electronic format (These are either directly available via normal library search or will be provided directly
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In the film V for Vendetta‚ James McTeigue uses visual and verbal techniques to communicate significant ideas to the audience. The televised speech scene shows the character V as he infiltrates Jordan Tower and broadcasts his personal message out to the people of England. In this scene‚ McTeigue uses techniques such as cross-cutting and out-of-shot‚ over-the-shoulder shot and dialogue. These techniques are important because they effectively develop characters such as Evey and show the impact that
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Applications of Total Quality Management (TQM) Total Quality Management (TQM) is a philosophy of management that strives to make the best use of all available resources and opportunities through continuous improvement. TQM means achieving quality in terms of all functions of the enterprise. Many researchers attempted to analyze how IT and TQM can jointly add value to organizations and the purpose of this first post on TQM is to evaluate the practicality of TQM in an IT service.
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St. Augustine is a fourth century philosopher whose groundbreaking philosophy infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism. He is famous for being an inimitable Catholic theologian and for his agnostic contributions to Western philosophy. He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to one later made famous by René Descartes‚ Augustine says‚ “[Even] If I am mistaken‚ I am.” He is the first Western philosopher to promote
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policies‚ he expanded the boundaries to allow more westward expansion. “In addition to being the beneficiaries of the country’s first bloodless revolution‚ the Democratic-Republicans were instrumental in transforming the political culture of America. This new political culture earned the name Jeffersonian Democracy” (Shultz‚ 2014‚ p. 153). The Democratic-Republicans campaigned to the grass roots of the country; they had barbecues and clambakes. By doing this they called on the public and
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for granted that there are wicked and virtuous humans‚ yet for Hobbes‚ humans are innately wicked. These notions‚ however abstract and contradictory they may seem‚ are demonstrated in this short paper; Hobbes’s chapter 13 of Leviathan is abridged in this paper. First‚ the inclinations that drive men to behave in a wicked way are outlined step by step. Then Hobbes’s reason for having a common power is established. Generally‚ this paper is a reflection on Chapter 13 of Leviathan with explanation and
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Sofiya Andreyeva Philosophy- Professor Douglas March 13th‚ 2012 Midterm Essay #1 The nature of inquiry is not one that is uncommon to the human race. From the very origin of philosophy‚ the term for the “love of wisdom”‚ individuals have spent countless hours contemplating the most essential and critical matters before them. These individuals have made substantial attempts to explain reasoning behind the functioning of earthly matters‚ and by virtue of their study‚ they have come to be known as
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Enforceability of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internally Displaced Persons in the Philippines By Bernard Velo Tumaru I. INTRODUCTION The United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (UNGPID) is a non-binding body of principles presented by the Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on Internally Displaced Persons to the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) at its fifty-fourth Session in 1998‚ and is recognized as an important international framework for the protection
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Machiavelli and Hobbes To be successful‚ one must have the appearance of virtuousness‚ but not necessarily be virtuous. At least‚ this appears to be true according to Niccolo Machiavelli’s works. Machiavelli’s idea of the virtuous republican citizen may be compared to Hobbes’ idea of a person who properly understands the nature and basis of sovereign political power. Hobbes’ ideas seem to suggest that most anyone can claim rightful authority as there is a belief in God‚ and one can under Hobbes‚ claim
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Personal Philosophy of Education I believe that the best practices in early childhood education include children’s ideas‚ parent’s values and teacher’s suggestions. All of these will benefit children’s learning as well as give them a good understanding of the environment around them. Teachers should be flexible with the daily schedule and open to different learning opportunities. This way‚ children will have less structured time and more opportunities to explore and learn. As I observe in some of
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