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    distinguished from offers because they contain no demonstration of present intent to form contractual relations. No contract is formed when prospective purchasers respond to such terms‚ as they are merely invitations or requests for an offer. Unless this interpretation is employed‚ any person in a position similar to a seller who advertises goods in any medium would be liable for numerous contracts when there is usually a limited quantity of merchandise for sale. An advertisement‚ price quotation‚ or catalogue

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    On Keeping a notebook

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    shows two halves of a place we all grown to know. It was altered in a way to show that there is always to sides of a person or place. This statement was also incorporated in the “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” In this book‚ it showed D. Jekyll‚ a sophisticated clean cut man with class and wealth. Also there is Mr. Hyde‚ a man with no class nor manners. Both are two halves of a person; the person everyone sees and the person this man wanted to be. With reading comes writing. Writing

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    In the Social Contract‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s key viewpoint is that all men are born free‚ but end up being in chains everywhere in the course of their lives (Rousseau and Cole 2 ). Rousseau argues that modern political states repress the basic freedoms which men possess as their birthright. These political states then lead men into the civil society in which the civil freedoms of men are not secure. Most importantly‚ Rousseau points out that the legitimacy of political authority can only be a

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    Keeping Fit

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    meats and flesh with doing lesser physical works compared to the past. Many people‚ however‚ want to eat a balanced diet without many meats and do more exercise instead in order to keep fit. Keeping fit has become a trend nowadays‚ and that poses both positive and negative effects. There is no doubt that keeping fit can exercise your body. By doing so‚ you can stay more healthy with the enhancement of cardiorespiratory endurance which prevent you from some cardiovascular illnesses as well as speeding

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    1 Power and the News Media Teun A. van Dijk University of Amsterdam __________________ INTRODUCTION In the study of mass communication‚ there has been a continuous debate about the more or less powerful effects of the media on the public.1 Instead of reviewing these positions and their empirical claims‚ this chapter examines in more general terms some properties of the social power of the news media. This power is not restricted to the influence of the media on their audiences‚ but also involves

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    William Rockefeller‚ who was his brother‚ Henry Flagler‚ chemist Samuel Andrews‚ silent partner Stephen V. Harkness‚ and Oliver Burr Jennings all partnered up to make this company become one of the first and biggests around. Then about 37 stockholders decided to put their shares into trust with an organization called the trustees. This system became so successful that other enterprises used this technique also. Eventually John’s company was spreading so fast as he was getting richer‚ he saw no

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    Keeping Promises

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    Promises require trust to make. There has to be a certain belief that this person you’re making a promise with will keep it‚ that this person will respect you enough and your wishes to promise to something. Promises range from keeping a secret to promising someone you will be there for them to promising to take care of their dog will their away and so many more ways. Most people will commit to promising something but never really think about what it means to actually promise something. And many

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    If that is all that the adult was taught growing up‚ then that is all he or she is going to know. This is what makes it possible for it to be passed down to their children and their children will pass it down to their children. It is an endless chain of abuse. Alcohol and drugs play a big role in child abuse. The parents are already stressed out by a variety of social conditions and when they get home from work they can start drinking or using drugs‚ if not both‚ This can trigger the violent behavior

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    HIS THEORY OF SOCIAL CONTRACT Human beings live in a world that is full of rules‚ regulations and most of the time they don’t have chance to refuse or change them. The majority of the world population lives in territories where there are official‚ organized institutions called “states”. human beings lived freely in nature without a central‚ binding power long period of time in history. Thomas Hobes who tried explain necessity of the state explain the transition from this stateless stage

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    The Influence of Locke’s Social Contract on The Declaration of Independence During the 1700s the American settlers suffered the abuses from their Mother England‚ and constantly fought through the rebellious spirit that lived within them. As their last hopes for independence dissolved by the greediness of the king‚ a man raised his voice‚ encouraging his subalterns to defend their freedoms. Richard Henry Lee proclaimed‚ “that these United Colonies are‚ and of right ought to be‚ free and independent

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