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    to government officials and the use of their power and force. These areas can easily be misconstrued and misunderstood. Police officers are put in situations where they are sanctioned to use mental and physical force to catch criminals with the goal of solving a crime. (p481). When it comes to police force‚ some have a good understanding of its purpose and feel that it is needed. Others believe that with training and self-control‚ police force could be minimized. We live in a society that is unpredictable

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    The Force of Circumstances “The Force of Circumstance” is written by W. Somerset Maugham and takes place in Borneo (British colony)‚ however‚ the district is unclear but there are uses of exotic setting in the essay such as‚ mountains and rivers which indicates that the story takes place in a far and exotic country. It is about the end of a marriage between two people: Doris‚ an English girl and Guy‚ a man from Sembulu. Guy is 29 years old‚ and works for British colonial service; however‚ the

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    Competitive Forces (Porter’s 5 Forces) Analysis of the competitive environment can be done utilising Michael Porter’s 5-forces model of UPS and FedEx. Porter’s theoretical framework allows us to determine the overall profitability and sustainability within the industry (Laudon & Laudon 2006‚ pg.99; Hubbard 2004‚ pg.211). We reckon that in this case‚ the competitive forces for both UPS and FedEx are very similar because they are both in the same industry. • Power of substitutes: Communications

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    Gandhi say that it is always equated to truth? Explain briefly your point. Ahimsa is an act of achieving things without violence involved. Violence is an act of hurting or harming people. And I think ahimsa can be achieved by always telling the truth. Lying is one of the factors that can start a violent situation among people and I think being honest to other people is the key for a peaceful surrounding. Do you think that telling a lie to someone has a happy ending? Have you heard a story that

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    Force and Pressure

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    relationship between the forces acting on a body and its motion due to those forces. They have been expressed in several different ways over nearly three centuries‚ and can be summarized as follows: 1- The first law states that an object continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled by an external unbalanced force. Since law defines inertia‚ it is also known as the law of inertia. 2- The second law states that the rate of change of momentum of an object

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    Shinto Religion

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    Before there was a religion in Japan‚ there were just local gods and shrines. As the years progressed‚ Japan established connections with other religions. “Buddhist religion and Confucian social values from China and Korea brought a different way of life for the Japanese including changes to their religion” (Voorst 190). With these close connections to China and Korea‚ the new culture consisted of “Confucianism and Buddhism‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ art‚ architecture‚ science‚ medicine‚ and government”

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    1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions? 4. Define what is meant by sacred in religion and give some examples

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    Force and Acceleration

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    questions: force and motion I problem 1 The figure below is an overhead view of a 12 kg tire that is to be pulled by three ropes. One force (Fl‚ with magnitude 50 N) is indicated. Orient the other two forces F2 and F3 so that the magnitude of the resulting acceleration of the tire is least‚ and find that magnitude if (a) F2 = 30N‚ F3= 20 N; (b) F2= 30 N‚ F3 = 10 N; and (c) F2 = F3 = 30 N. problem 2 A weight-conscious penguin with a mass of 15.0 kg rests on a bathroom scale (see figure below).

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    secret way. Traditions are an important trait for families through the celebrations of symbolic meanings of weddings‚ its festivilies and the changes that are found over generations‚ which brings families closer together. Symbolism is a common word that people might use in many ways and many meanings‚ it can serve as a visible symbol for something abstract or it can always be vise versa. Let’s say that when you were small your grandmother who has passed away grant you a necklase who has been passed by

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    beliefs may help the healing process and spiritual beliefs can also hinder the healing process (Patients’ Religious and Spiritual Lives). “The Joint Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has recognized the influence of spirituality on hospitalized patients by requiring a hospital chaplain or access to pastoral services in the standards for accreditation of all hospitals” (JCAHO‚ 1999). For the Department of Defense‚ Air Force medical treatment facilities (MTF) the family planning

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