The student who decides to pursue a liberal arts education in University often faces a discouraging reaction from family and friends. Everyone seems to know a B.A. in Philosophy who is flipping burgers at Wendy’s‚ or an M.A. in English who is clerking at Wal-Mart. Students who choose liberal arts hear the same remarks over and over: “What good is a degree in Medieval History‚ or Chinese literature‚ or Classics? Study something practical and get a real job!” In fact‚ however‚ no degree provides
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The Liberal Reforms (1906-1914) To what extent did the Liberal Reforms (1906-1914) improve the lives of the British people? Between 1906 and 1914‚ the lives of many British people were improved due to the introduction of a series of welfare reforms by the Liberal Government. Yet in 1906‚ the Liberals won the general election based on the values of "old" Liberalism‚ which favoured Laissez-Faire rather than government intervention. However‚ with the resignation of Campbell-Bannerman in 1908‚ and
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The Progressive Era - Liberal or Conservative During the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ presumably around the 1890’s‚ it became known as the Progressive Era‚ a time of change‚ reform‚ and adaptation. As Vernon L. Parrignton put it‚ it was a "democratic renaissance" (Vernon L. Parrington in The Progressive Movement: Liberal or Conservative). So what was Progressivism? Well‚ its main goals were to curb corporate power‚ to end business monopolies‚ and to wipe out political corruption. They also
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How can care workers be supported to provide better care? Choose two example of unacceptable care from Unit 17 and discuss what changes could be made in each settings to enable care workers to work more sensitively and safely with care users. Providing a better care should be a mutual goal between carers and organisations or employers they work for. To reach this goal‚ adequate support is necessary right from the start. Thorough interviews can help select an individual most suitable for the position
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Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner . I am a New England liberal‚ born and bred. I have lived most of my life in the Northeast — Boston‚ New York and Philadelphia — and my politics are devoutly Democratic. In three decades‚ I have voted for a Republican exactly once‚ holding my nose‚ in a mayoral election in which the Democratic candidate seemed mentally unbalanced. I am also a Texas resident and a gun owner. I have half a dozen pistols in my safe‚ all semiautomatics‚ the largest capable of
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Mackenzie King: A Political Powerhouse In a town residing in Ontario‚ a small boy sat beside his mother‚ wide-eyed‚ dreaming‚ as all children do‚ but not of some otherworldly fantasy but of making the world a better place‚ of making his mother proud. William Lyon Mackenzie King was a driven man‚ he strived to help his fellow man whenever he could. It is said he often walked through the slums of his city and thought about how tough their lives must be. He grew fascinated in this; one of his first
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Having a liberal arts education is very beneficial to owning your own business. By having a Liberal Arts Education you learn many skills like the ability to think for yourself‚ also skills to communicate effectively‚ problem-solving and pattern intelligence skills. All these skills reflect on having your own business because you have to know what you are doing‚ knowing what people want‚ also know how to communicate with people and knowing how to manage your time efficiently. If you want to be an
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Why have a minimum wage? The minimum wage is again the focus of debate. As unemployment rises and young workers in particular end up on an unemployment benefit‚ some commentators have argued that the minimum wage is to blame. If only the minimum wage were lower‚ so the argument goes
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Religious education Why do religions have rules? Why do we have rules? We have rules to stop us from doing the wrong things. They are there to guide us. If we did not have rules we would have a world of cruelty and thievery. And no one would like to live in a world full of cruelty and hatred. Religions also have rules but for different things. Religious rules tell you how to behave and respect God. Most religious rules come from priest or monks (very religious people). Others were written
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why do we have pets? I believe that people have pets for comfort‚ Pets are like a friend you never had ! There are some times help full ‚some times cute‚ and some times annoying . pleas wait a minute. Ok..... Ok....... *sorry about that* I have some bad times with my cat p.s. she is evil sorry again . || Ok i know you want to hear some facts about why people have pets ! yaaaaaaa oh sorry I’ll stop now ( i hope i will stop now ) 1 .Why do we have pets? It’s a very interesting question ….actually
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