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    Social Influences can be seen in conformity‚ obedience to authority and group behavior. At a college‚ one could see that their dress code composes of blue jeans and t-shirts‚ whereas those in the New York Wall Street normally wear dress suits. When groups of people come together they form social groups which lead to social influences. Autonomic Mimicry An example of autonomic mimicry is‚ researchers noticed that when a chimp would yawn another one would yawn from just watching. The same thing is

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    Social Inequality in the Early Modern Era Throughout history‚ there has been an extreme discrimination against different groups of people. Women have been disrespected just because of what their religion’s holy book says. The Pope had the authority over state‚ not the monarch. The color of your skin has even determined your rank in society. Even though this was more in the early modern era‚ it still happens today. People have had to work their way to gain rights. Examples of social inequality in

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    Hitler provided to the people of Germany was the construction of the great highway called the autobahn. The autobahn was built between 1913-1921 and it was then completed in 1923 and now stretches to a great length of 11‚000 km (6‚800 miles). Hitler did not only create the autobahn but he got Germany out of the state of depression before any other country came out of the effect of the great wall street crash‚ but they were not out of paying back debt to Europe. Hitler promised the German people that

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    ’Today we may not all find such terms as ’manners’‚ ’propriety’‚ ’utility’‚ ’decorum’‚ ’sense’‚ ’reason’‚ ’nature’‚ ’taste’‚ ’elegance’‚ ’sensibility’‚ ’improvement’‚ either attractive in themselves‚ or self-evident in their meaning; yet we cannot but be impressed when we consider what a continuous‚ concerted‚ and controlled effort must have been needed to establish them as effective key words of a society for so long.’ Taking one or more of the above ’key words’ attempt to define them according

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    Buddhism Essay One of the Buddha ’s most significant teachings is that everyone is different‚ and hence each individual ’s path to enlightenment is unique. For this reason‚ Buddhists acknowledge that they must take inspiration from a variety of sources to complete their individual journey to Nirvana. Belief in the concept of enlightenment is therefore important within Buddhism with different branches and schools giving varying emphasis to the many teachings of Buddha and his close followers‚ while

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    It was encouraged by philosophers to challenge powerful authorities‚ authorities like the Catholic Church. Famous texts such as the "Encyclopedie‚" The Social Contract‚" and "Wealth Of Nations" all helped and were revolutionary in spreading the ideals of the Enlightenment. Religion in the Enlightenment period was enormous. Critical of the church and the corruption within it‚ was a philosopher by the name of Francois-Marie Arouet. Better known as "Voltaire." Enlightenment era religion was a response

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    1. Who is the Philosopher King - the ideal rulers‚ philosophers who become kings 2. Why is he the ideal ruler – Plato believes the PK is the ideal ruler because they will govern with virtue and justice with no hidden agenda‚ the PK loves learning‚ knowledge‚ truth 3. Why should he be compelled to rule – because a true philosopher will love the pursuit of truth‚ will be indifferent to the pleasures of the body‚ will not be interested in money‚ will not think human life is anything of great importance

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    Letter to a philosopher Jessica Liska October 2014 To Whom It May Concern‚ The statement “The world is absurd‚ in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is” (Moore & Bruder‚ 2011‚ p. 152) intrigues me. I agree with this statement for many different reasons. One of which is the fact that it all comes down to one simple thing: there is no explanation. Maybe we are all a little crazy‚ but there are so many factors that have to be considered when even contemplating

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    The early modern world can best be described through the periods of Renaissance and the Enlightenment. The Renaissance was a cultural movement that originally began in Italy in the end of the medieval period and later spread throughout northwestern Europe in the beginning of the early modern period (PWH‚ p. 496). In contrast‚ the Enlightenment is regarded as a philosophical and intellectual movement that dominated Europe in the 18th century(PWH‚ p.673). The transformation from the medieval period

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    Tim1096 writes "The impact they have on society was that they delivere things faster‚ they shelter us from nature when we need to go to places‚ and they let us get to places we want quickly." These things are true‚ but it disregards a whole side of the issue. Cars are convenient‚ but the have a large cost to society as a whole. Economic: The majority of cities and counties spend more money on road infrastructure than they receive from gasoline taxes‚ vehicle registration fees‚ or other

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