REASONS AND FUNCTION OF AUTHORITY Obedience: we are treating the subject fearlessly even though today there is a bad press for whoever declares himself in favour of obedience and of respect for the values and virtues always considered basic to civil and spiritual life. Being free from any responsibility (which is always a cross) and from every concern for a position of power (which is always a temptation) may perhaps guarantee to a person the hope of not being misinterpreted if he attempts to
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to shift the war’s basis from a more political focus to a more moral base‚ and to prevent foreign involvement in the war. One of the reasons for passing the Emancipation proclamation‚ was to gain Northern support for the War. The Union had lost most of the wars‚ and support for the war effort in the North had begun to decrease. People were questioning the reason for the war‚ and saw the war as pointless. However‚ passing the Emancipation proclamation appealed to northerners’ morals‚ and drove them
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My reason for going to college was that I wanted to get a better education other than just a High school Diploma. I was the first in my family to receive a High School Diploma‚ and I want to be the first one to receive a nursing degree. I am also attending college because I want a better life for my family. I want to find a job that I would not be living paycheck to paycheck like my parents have to. I mean‚ who really wants a life like that? I know I did not want that‚ and that is one of the reasons
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English 12 Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Jay Asher grew up in California‚ and has always had a thing for books. Growing up‚ he worked in several different book stores and libraries. He attended Cuesta college right after he graduated high school‚ majoring in elementary education. He then transferred to California Polytechnic State University where he left in his senior year. He decided he wanted to pursue a career as a serious writer. Thirteen Reasons Why is Jay’s first novel‚ and
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represent 30 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants (census.gov). The top five countries of origin for Asian immigrants are China‚ the Philippines‚ India‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The reasons for Asian immigrants to come to the United States varies based on their motivations and country of origin. Reasons for immigration vary from employment opportunities‚ investment opportunities‚ humanitarian protection‚ family unification and education. Most Asian immigrants obtain their green card through
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By 1914‚ Europe was divided into two groupsthe Triple Entente‚ or Allied Powers‚ made up of Britain‚ Russia‚ and France‚ and the alliance between Germany and Austria (Italy was a part of this group‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ but only so on paper as they did not fully actively participate in World War I). Given each side’s past rivalries resulting from wars fought in the late 19th century‚ it is not surprising that both sides engaged in expansive colonization as well as a competitive arms race
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Reasons for not Buying a Car As we all know‚ with the improvement of living standard‚ more and more people could afford to buy a car. But only a small number of them choose to do so. Why? First‚ not buying a car will help us save much money. In China‚ when people talking about buying cars‚ they always say that it’s easier to buy a car than than to maintain one. In other words‚ if we had got a car‚ we would have had to take more things into consideration such as the petrol‚ the requirement
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Everything Happens for a Reason Leslie Torres English 121 Ms. Rankin November 7‚ 2012 Have you ever heard of “things happen for a reason”? Well I am a firm believer of this quote. I feel like if I didn’t make the choices I did in the past I wouldn’t be here where I am today. Back when I was in high school I made some unwise decisions that caused me to get kicked out of school and be on home studies. Everyone who I thought were my friends never cared to give me a call a text or even send me
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There are advertisements everywhere you look these days. Students need to be aware of all the tricks and games advertisers play on you. With this knowledge you will easily succeed in life. One of the reasons it is important for students to learn about the media is eventually teenagers will be the ones buying products they will need/want for life. If they are aware of advertisers techniques people can make more informed decisions. A good example of this is how fast food companies dress
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Free trade can be defined as the situation whereby governments impose no artificial barriers to trade that restrict the free exchange of goods and services between countries with the aim of protecting domestic producers from foreign competitors. The argument for free trade is based on the economic concept of comparative advantage. Comparative advantage is the economic principle that nations should specialize in the areas of production in which they have the lowest opportunity cost and trade with
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