From the SelectedWorks of Dietrich Rueschemeyer January 2006 Why and How Ideas Matter Contact Author Start Your Own SelectedWorks Notify Me of New Work Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dietrich_rueschemeyer/38 WHY AND HOW IDEAS MATTER Dietrich Rueschemeyer Brown University* That ideas matter in politics is beyond question. Knowledge‚ ignorance‚ and uncertainty frequently make the difference between success and failure of policies. And in a broader sense ideas can advance
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was currently asked “Does writing matter”? When I first heard this question I immediately was going to say no‚ but I had a change of thought. It seems like the current topic of discussion is our modern technology. Often‚ when I think about technology‚ writing doesn’t even come to mind. I then remember that tv shows‚ advertisement‚ commercial scripts‚ instructions‚ directions‚ etc‚ all involves some sort of writing. Writing is everywhere and I do believe it matters. Writing is a good way to communicate
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The title of the article is “Should SAT’s Matter?”. It was written by John Cloud and it was published on March 4‚ 2001. The main idea of the article is about should the SAT test matter as much as it does. The article shows how a kid that has a GPA of 3.9 and receives a SAT score below a 900 would be denied into the particular school. The article raises the question as to what if that person is very intelligent‚ but is not that great at standardized tests. The article also talks about colleges
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Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks‚ patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language‚ religious traditions‚ ethics‚ law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a nation-state
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Cited: Newton‚ Determinism and Chaos www.skidmore.edu/academics/theater/productions/arcadia/newton.html Law and Disorder www.lawsofwisdom.com/lawsofwisdom/chapter6.html Is destiny a matter of choice or a matter of chance? www.boloji.com/perspective/080.htm
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Yes‚ social class does matter but does it have to? Are we not now in a position in society to adopt a better notion of equity and inclusion? Do we not all want the same in life? What can be done to change things? Government Meritocracy is based purely on achievement. It was a government’s way to level social classes‚ as students of wavering backgrounds have the potential to succeed by performing well in school and demonstrating their capabilities through good performance. This often happens in the
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Running head: WHEN IT COMES TO LEADERSHIP‚ DOES GENDER MATTER? Final Paper MGMT 605 – Leadership When it Comes to Leadership‚ Does Gender Matter? Does gender affect the ability of an individual to become an effective leader? Some researchers believe that effective leaders are just born while others believe that effective leadership can be learned. But few of these researchers discuss the difference that gender may make in becoming good leaders. When we take a look back through history
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shot and killed Michael Brown‚ Wilson did not get any charges for that case. Chaney notes” ironic how department of justice found discrimination against blacks but not a charge of murder for darren wilson who killed Michael brown. In the essay Race Matters‚ it states “ 70% of black people say they get treated different than whites when cops are involved” (10). Even in the Trayvon Martin case‚ George Zimmerman walked out free. George Zimmerman who fatally shot Martin because he felt threaten of a black
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were both factually uninformed and emotionally frigid about sexual matters. * French scholar Michel Foucault who argued that sex was not censored but subject to obsessive discussion as a central discourse of power‚ bent on regulation rather than suppression. This helps explain why sexuality looms so large in art and medicine‚ for example‚ as well as in studies of the Victorian age. * The public discussion of sexual matters was characterized by absence of plain speaking‚ with consequent ignorance
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are the ones who are “just friends” or acquaintances. These are the people which an individual usually chooses to be socially liable. The other type is the “real” or close friends. These are the ones who you choose to share your emotions‚ personal matters or in other words someone who you can bond with. Friends can influence most of the decisions that an individual makes in one’s life. Therefore‚ it is very important to have friends who bring positive effects in your life. In order for a friend
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