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    is its preamble‚ and‚ more specifically‚ certain phrases contained within the preamble. Thomas Jefferson does an excellent job of explaining why the colonies are doing the things they are doing‚ and is very clear in stating what he and his associates think are the “unalienable rights” of the American people. Among these are “Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness.” Probably one of the most famous lines in American history‚ I have chosen to focus on this phrase and what those three things might

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    It is not yet possible to vote online‚ but‚ candidates communicate with us through e-mail. They have websites for their campaign as well as Twitter and Facebook accounts to communicate with us - their potential voters. Technological advances have led to a political conversation on the web. According to an empirical study‚ however‚ this only reinforces the status quo‚ particularly in terms of the socioeconomic status of a person. The Internet did not expand the base of voters. Access to the Internet

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    As my first point I will discuss the tensions between Galileo’s individual pursuit of the truth and the church‚ in what can only be described as an authoritarian society. The subject for debate I will be discussing is whether it is against ethical conduct to challenge such widely held religious beliefs in the name of science. As religion lay at the centre of society in Rome‚ the question is brought up whether people can be morally sound if they go against their religion for any reason. However‚ as

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    Luis Lopez Professor Lyndsay Al-Shibli ENG 111: Writing & Inquiry 18 January 2017 Alan W. Watts: What Do I Desire? What do I desire? To answer this question‚ you must first know a little more about person who is asking it. His name is Alan Wilson Watts‚ a renown British philosopher‚ writer and speaker who was born on January 6th 1915 in Chislehurst‚ England. At the age of 23 Watts moved to the United States where he began his studies in the art of Zen and earned himself a master’s degree in Theology

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    Job satisfaction

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    Myer and Allen (1997). Job satisfaction and employees’ attitude have an effect to the capacity and productivity at the workplace directly. People who are very satisfied with their job often work greater effective or lack of absenteeism‚ quitting job and late for work or lethargy. In Vietnam‚ thank to profound globalization‚ people has especially cared about diversity in organization’s culture and doing many researches to understand more about the level of job satisfaction and attitudes toward work

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    Employee Satisfaction & Southwest Airlines Long-established rewards systems usually have had a large proportion of the total package as base pay and just a small portion tied to performance. In today’s world new and more strategic rewards systems‚ have come to be implemented which are more aligned with overall organizational strategies. These new rewards include a performance based variable pay‚ skill base pay and recognition pay. In researching this new trend it has been shown to have a very

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    WHAT IS THE AIM OF EDUCATION IN OUR LIFE Life is very complex and complicated. But an aim in life can make the complex life simple and purposeful. Aims give us direction to work and without aim‚ destination‚ or objective life becomes incomplete and haphazard. Individual has different interests‚ attitudes and needs. Every individual wants to achieve certain goals in life. But a clear-cut aim makes the road of life easy. Educational aims are varied. They have their different role in different fields

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    No More Boomerang by Kath Walker explores the struggles that the Aboriginal people had to face while adapting to the white way of living. The poem describes the difference between the life of an Aboriginal before and after the British colonization of Australia and how it is slowly changing for the worse and how their traditions and values are being replaced by the Western civilization and the white way of living. The emotions that are conveyed in the poem are of hatred and fearfulness towards the

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    There is many different types of social justice‚ yet it is rare for someone to associate it with faith and religion. In the article “Faith Call Us To Be Courageous in Our Love” by Marie Alford-Harkey‚ it says that people of faith should love and accept all. This seems easy enough‚ but as of right now in this country‚ it is a challenge. This article talks of everything from the Syrian refugees to the LGBTQ+ community. Can the Christians learn to love all? Ms. Alford-Harkey is the Deputy Director

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    What makes us who we are? What makes us who we are can be a lot of different things‚ people or experiences. Knowing what makes us who we are is important because that’s what the world see’s. That’s the impression people get from you‚ and usually their attitude towards you. Your culture and the people you spend time around are usually the most influential. Culture is the single most powerful influence on how we perceive the world and everything in it. Anyone who does not share in our culture

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