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    Have you ever wondered how you could compare continental drift‚ sea-floor spreading‚ and plate tectonics? Well there are actually plenty of ways to compare these three topics in earth science. You could compare these topics in similarities; continental drift and plate tectonics both start on the same basis of idea‚ that Earth’s lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates. You could also state some differences‚ such as continental drift occurs on all plate types‚ but sea-floor spreading only takes place

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    Should Australia accept refugees? During the next few minutes‚ I will be speaking on the topic ‘Should Australia accept refugees?’ Using both fact and visual presentation‚ I will explain and convince you of the truth of this statement. Before we continue‚ let’s first understand the meaning of “refugee.” According to the Macquarie Dictionary‚ a refugee is “one who flees for refuge or safety‚ especially to a foreign country in a time of political upheaval‚ war or persecution.” Refugees

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    Continental drift is a theory stating that the Earth’s continents have been joined together and have moved away from each other at different times in the Earth’s history. The theory was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Whilst his general idea of continental movement eventually became widely accepted‚ his explanation for the mechanism of the movement has been supplanted by the theory of plant tectonics. However there was a problem in accepting this idea originally because Wegener had no convincing

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    Pi Accepts his Superego An individual has conflicts within their minds of what is morally right and wrong. In the novel‚ Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ there is an Indian boy named Piscine Molitor Patel‚ otherwise known as Pi who faces these conflicts. Pi lives at Pondicherry with his father‚ mother‚ and a brother named Ravi. Their family runs a zoo with various kinds of animal that Pi fascinates. Pi and his family decided to move to Canada due to the political problems in India. However‚ on their

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    Consider a specific moral question which might make it difficult to accept the relativist’s response. State the moral issue involved‚ and provide an explanation as to why you think a relativist might have problem giving a justified response to it. Relativism presents challenges to various ethical‚ moral and religious viewpoints.  It is tempting to be able to think “live and let live”.  Personally‚ I generally subscribe to this mind set.  The problem lies when someone’s “living” infringes on another

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    Homosexuality. Should Christians Accept Homosexuality? “ In Romans 1:26-27‚ God is seen to have given men and women “up” to disgraceful passions. This act was in reprisal for idolatry and failure to recognize God as who He is. So we have god as the causal connection to acts‚ which they condemn! This does not make sense. Why would god cause men and women to engage in acts that were not of their nature as a punishment for ignoring his goodness?” (Simpson‚ Bruce J.) Homosexuals are created in the

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    20th century Overview The twentieth century saw a remarkable shift in the way that vast numbers of people lived‚ as a result of technological‚ medical‚ social‚ ideological‚ and political innovations. Terms like ideology‚ world war‚ genocide‚ and nuclear war entered common usage and became an influence on the lives of everyday people. War reached an unprecedented scale and level of sophistication; in the Second World War (1939-1945) alone‚ approximately 57 million people died

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    Accept the Tutorial Quest? YES NO Gregory hesitated‚ then thought to himself ‘Of course I should accept‚ there could be rewards‚ and if this is really real‚ it would probably help to have a grasp on what everything is. So‚ yes’ as he started to move‚ the YES light blinked‚ and the window vanished. ‘So‚ it is thought activated

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    When we discuss gratuities and whether it is right or wrong to accept them‚ we need to know the meaning of it. Gratuities are “items of value received by an individual because of his or her role or position rather than because of a personal relationship with the giver” (Pollock‚ 2014‚ p.179). When a law enforcement officer receives free gifts from a store or restaurant owner if he or she is not careful it can lead to corruption. The reason being is the officer would have the tendency to go to

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    Do you accept the view in source V that Wolsey’s domestic policies were disappointing?’ (40 marks) It is clear that there are many aspects of Wolsey’s Domestic Policies that can be demanded and perceived as a disappointment just as it is suggested in Source T which states that Wolsey was an arrogant and hostile man who was disliked by all‚ regardless of class. However when focusing on legal and financial reforms it is clear that they were Wolsey’s best attempts in bettering England’s Domestic

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