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    Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release For communication to be effective a message must always be designed with the audience in mind. To prepare for an effective verbal or visual presentation or speech the communicator must first analyze the audiences’ demographics and psychographics (Cheesebro‚ O ’Connor‚ & Rios‚ 2010). Good communication skills involve providing the listeners’ with plenty of details to ensure the audiences’ understanding of the message‚ which are referred to as

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    The Matrix & Philosophy

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    The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER

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    Western Hemisphere

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    The Western Hemisphere remained unknown to Europe until Columbus’s voyage in 1492. However‚ the Native Americans also known as the "First Inhabitants" arrived from Asia as early as twenty thousand years ago. The question of how the historians accounted for the arrival of Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere is what I would like to elaborate more on as well as the similarities/differences to the great civilizations of the Aztecs‚ Mayas‚ and Incas‚ in which the Native Americans fashioned a similar

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    Western Civilization

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    found a way to inflict harm in the name of defense or simple destruction‚ for survival‚ or for the annihilation of the enemy. All within the realm of warfare‚ we have found a way to make sticks and stones break bones‚ and everything between simple technologies to the advent of gunpowder‚ has changed civilization and the way we live. Throughout this essay we will look at the simple truths that come from an evolution in weaponry. How it affected the social connections of those times‚ and the way society

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    Consolation of Philosophy

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    In The Consolation of Philosophy‚ Boethius‚ a religious and philosophical man‚ is framed for treason and sentenced to a cruel and painful death. During his imprisonment before his execution is to begin‚ he starts to believe three things: the wicked have power and happiness‚ things happen haphazardly‚ and he has been robbed and banished from all of his possessions. When he has become depressed and angry at his circumstance‚ he is visited by Lady Philosophy. She is disappointed that he has forgotten

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    Epicurean Philosophy

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    Vanessa Payne Professor Wilson Western Civilization May 29‚ 2013 Epicurean Philosophy Liberation from fear‚ pain‚ and strife: this was the task of the Epicureans. The state of ataraxia‚ where this freedom exists‚ was the fundamental goal. This philosophy incorporated many beliefs that had to be indoctrinated and practiced to achieve this euphoric state and attain true happiness. Epicureans believed that human bodies‚ as well as the rest of the world‚ were made up of atoms. This being the

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    Moral Philosophy

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    Everyone human being on the planet carries with them a moral philosophy of some sort. For some people it is a way of life‚ and they consult their philosophy before making any moral decision. However‚ for many their personal moral philosophy is undefined or unclear to them. Perhaps these people have a philosophy of their own that they abide to; yet fail to recognize that it exists. What I hope to uncover with this paper is my moral philosophy‚ and how I apply it in my everyday life. In my life‚ morality

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    A Western Wind

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    Western Wind” “Western Wind” by an anonymous Middle English lyric relates to A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry has a stream-of-consciousness. In a stream-of-consciousness the writer approximates the rapid‚ often chaotic thought patterns of the character. Thinking about Catherine‚ in the rain‚ Henry refers to the poem "Western Wind”. The poet of “Western Wind” wishes that his heart would heal from the pain of not being with the person that he loves

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    Western Market

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    The Western Market‚ without south block‚ is an oldest market building in Hong Kong. Built in September 1844 ‚ it was located at 323 Des Voeux Road‚ Sheung Wan. Let’s introduce some historical background about the western market After building the North block‚ the South Block of the Western Market was built in 1858. Sheung Wan residents buy fresh meat like pork‚ fish and chicken in the North Block. Then‚ the fruit and vegetable were sold in South Block. It was initially a very shabby market

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