Saving Face Saving Face In Shooting an Elephant by George Orwells‚ the author narrates an incident when he was an unhappy British police officer in Burma faced with the predicament to shoot an elephant and safe face‚ or not shoot it and loose face. Making decisions to meet others expectations‚ to avoid humiliation and embarrassment‚ or to maintain ones dignity can have repercussions in ones life. Orwells final act of killing the elephant to please a crowd and look like a powerful sahib‚ in
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Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West‚ Florida. The company president is Shelley Couts‚ who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago‚ the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years‚ the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items‚ Jay McCanless‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ has been hired by the company’s finance department. One of the major
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Lucy Grealy tells a story about not fitting in‚ unbearable pain that takes up residence in one’s head as loneliness and confusion‚ questioning what things mean‚ being scared and lost in your family‚ enduring intense physical pain‚ and most importantly‚ figuring out who you are. Lucy had no idea she might die‚ even though the survival rate for Ewing’s sarcoma was only five percent. She does not present her parents as overly afraid for her life‚ either. Her autobiography is not a story about the fear
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Plato’s book‚ “The Republic‚” expresses an argument or debate between Aristotle’s son‚ Glaucon‚ and philosopher Socrates. The argument defines the advantages and disadvantages of justice and injustice. Also‚ during this discussion the philosophers unlock the character of the inner soul by the analysis of justice. According to Book 1 of “The Republic‚” Socrates makes a clear rebuttal against Thrasymachus’ argument stating that “the strong” or “advantageous” make unjust decisions and therefore it
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The Birth of the Republic Edmund S. Morgan Notes James Otis – 1765 “Were these colonies left to themselves tomorrow‚ America would be a mere shambles of blood and confusion . . . . there would soon be civil war from one end of the continent to the other.” 20 years later these same people united to create a government that has had a longer continuous existence than that of any Western country except England. P. 8 - Colonial governors helpless to take action without the assistance of the
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PLAOT ON CENSORING ARTISTS – A SUMMARY In The Republic‚ Plato makes a systematic case for censoring all arts. The task of the Platonic philosopher is to take up the “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” [607b] and to assert the State-enforced dominance of philosophy. To that end‚ The Republic as a whole is a powerful integration of philosophy‚ religion‚ education‚ and politics‚ and its argument for the political suppression of most art follows from that integrated system.
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Face validity‚ from my understanding‚ is testing validity based on how the results are going to measure without actually conducting the test. In other words‚ face validity is based on what is supposed to be than what is actual. According to the website Explorable.com‚ face validity is a basic measure and the subject‚ who usually is not an expert‚ has input about the test (Shuttleworth‚ 2009‚ para. 5). Content validity‚ on the other hand‚ is similar to face validity but differs in the way the results
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Some people regard TV as the greatest invention of the humanity and can hardly imagine their lives without it‚ others‚ on contrary‚ are strongly convinced that it is used only for brainwashing and is a real curse for society. So what is television? A blessing or a problem? One point in favour of television is that it is a great source of education. We can get acquainted with different cultures and ways of life and get the out of the box view which is so important in modern world. If it wasn’t for
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What is “Sexting” and Why is it a Problem? The word “sexting” is a combination of the words “sex” and “texting. Sexting is the slang term for the use of a cell phone or other similar electronic device to send or receive nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of sexually explicit images. It can also refer to text messages of a sexually charged nature. As technology has advanced cell phones have the ability to record and send photos‚ as well as videos. The practice of sending suggestive and explicit
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The Alcoholic Republic The colonization of America brought about many new ways of life: new living conditions‚ new skills to be learned‚ and new land to explore and settle. Relations with the natives provided food and basic skill sets‚ and it also paved the way for new colonists arriving in such a foreign land. However‚ life for colonists coming to settle America was no vacation. Depending on your family’s background and where you decided to settle‚ daily life was an adventure. In Virginia‚
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