For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation
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until it was taken back from them. The other three main crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing crusade was the fourth for the Christian crusaders fought‚ attacked and killed other Christians‚ then stole and looted from the city of Constantinople. Christians believed that they were justified because they thought they were protecting other Christians from the Muslim Turks who were attacking Christian property and being tortured. And‚ the Crusaders did what the pope said which was believed
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Biopsychosocial Perspective on Personality: How did you become the person you are today? Personality traits influence our ability to deal with stressors. Personality is an individual’s characteristic that influences his or her awareness‚ thoughts‚ behaviors and motivations uniquely. Temperament is the individual differences that emerge very early in life‚ likely to have a heritable basis often involved in behaviors linked with emotional reactivity and intensity. An inhibited temperament is associated
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Essay I believe that it is better to die for what you believe rather than to lie to save your own life. Many people have died for their beliefs. There are martyrs from all over the world‚ and they were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in‚ even if it meant losing their lives. Those people have gone down in history‚ and are respected by many. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake at the age of 19 for believing that her visions were from God. The English
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in some sort of way‚ it starts to bring drama and make some people do crazy things. Sometimes people mess with other people on the internet and make them hurt themselves. In my life I’ve learned many lessons. One lesson that has stuck to me and is important to me is to think before speaking and acting. I’ve learned this lesson from many experiences I had. One experience was when I was in middle school and I thought I could do and say whatever I wanted to the teachers but I couldn’t. I kept getting
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Was it Justified or Necessary for the Americans to Drop the Bombs? Introduction On August 6th‚ 1945‚ an American B-29 bomber named “Enola Gay” dropped the world’s first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear explosion killed nearly 90 percent of the cities population‚ killing 75‚000 people from the point of impact and thousands more dying from Radiation Poisoning later on. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ a second B-29 bomber named “Bockscar” dropped a second Atomic bomb on the Japanese
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Feel like Home The first few weeks I arrived in Leeds‚ I felt quite lonely since I arrived late and I missed out the chance to meet new friends during the fresher programs. One day I received an email from the university telling that there will be a party to welcome new and returning Muslims faith students in Leeds Grand Mosque. I knew this will be my opportunity to meet and socialize with other students that have same faith as me. Without hesitation‚ I highlighted the date in my diary. On the
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Were the Crusades Justified? In the case of the Crusades‚ the true jurisdictional limitation of the Church of Rome’s authoritative order was infinite beyond that of state or feudal control. It would seem that an “infinite jurisdiction” by any entity is unjust! The only possible rationale for having such unlimited authority would be an innate belief in “entitlement” or “unrestricted sovereignty.” The differences The Crusades were a succession of many wars‚ which “originally” started as a request
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Why do you want to be a Social Worker? When I was at a very low part of my life I decided to become a Social Worker. I was eighteen years old‚ my father was incarcerated for the third time of his life‚ my mother wasn’t in the picture‚ and she hasn’t been in my life since I was a little girl. At the time I was still in high school‚ leaving me alone with no parents or home to call mine. I moved in with my uncle who took me as his daughter. Months later‚ it felt like my life was over again. My uncle
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Job design determines the way work is organized and performed. Job design typically refers to the way that a set of tasks‚ or an entire position‚ is organized. The aim of job design is to improve job satisfaction‚ to improve quality and to reduce employee problems (e.g.‚ grievances‚ absenteeism‚ turnover etc).Good design incorporates the relationship with organizational goals and values and should be well understood in order to align and prioritize the job’s responsibilities. The design should:
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