Golden State Warriors. Although some people believe abandoning conferences would be bad for the NBA given increased travel and other challenges‚ it would provide far more entertaining matchups and fairness in playoff seeding. One reason the NBA should abandon conferences is because only the top 16 teams make the playoffs. Instead of taking the top 8 teams from each conference‚ the top 16 teams in the league would then be taken depending on their records. Last year some teams in the Western Conference
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When it comes to the topic of military‚ most of us will readily agree that we need to defend ourselves. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of‚ If we need a standing army. Whereas some are convinced that having a standing army makes enemies‚ others maintain that having a big standing army makes us not have as many enemies and that we could defends ourselves the event of an attack. Although if you don’t have a standing army you might not make enemies it is important to have
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Should Anyone Say Forever? Page 70 Chapter VI The Mystery of Fidelity The problem with commitments is not so much making them‚ but keeping them. Judging by human behavior‚ at least‚ that must be the harder part. So our subject matter for this chapter moves from commitment to the question of fidelity. First we will inquire into how fidelity and commitment are related‚ then we will analyze the components of fidelity‚ and finally we will attempt to situate human fidelity in its religious and theological
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“We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.” Discuss this claim in relation to at least two ways of knowing. The way we attain knowledge will determine how we see and understand things‚ but no matter how we see and understand them‚ it will never bring us to the objective truth. We use our perception to “see” things and we use our reasoning to “understand” things. It is common‚ if not inevitable‚ for us to manipulate the information received using the ways of knowing into what
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These situations‚ the Narcos‚ dictator‚ and ecological pollution‚ bring out the true nature of humans. Humans‚ regardless of class‚ nationality‚ or ethnicity‚ tend to be selfish‚ placing their self-interests first. In this case‚ self-preservation is the largest self-interest possible‚ the desire to live and the desire to save the lives of your family. In each of these situations‚ the judge‚ being human‚ would choose self-preservation over justice‚ and until self-preservation and intimidation become
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else there had a firearm to protect innocent civilians. Some people use guns inappropriately but that shouldn’t stop the rest of us from practicing are constitutional right for good reasons. This is America People! Gun rights are a constitutional amendment and as such should not be taken away from us. Although many people believe gun control will stop deaths and murders its actually worse when there are stricter laws. “Last year 500 people were shot and killed in the city of Chicago and police only
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Do as we say and as we do: The interplay ofdescriptive and injunctive group norms in the attitude–behaviour relationship Journal Article Summary Smith‚ J.R. &Louis‚ W.R. (2008).British Journal of Social Psychology‚ 47‚ 647–666 a. The paper investigates the reasons behind discrepancies between attitudes and behaviour by observing how social factors impact upon attitude behaviour relationships. It was predicted that supportive descriptive and injunctive norms would increase engagement levels
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Is there a need for a constitutional bill of rights? Some people may say it’s unnecessary while others say it’s a need for our country. I however agree that our country needs a constitutional bill of rights. I agree with the side of maintaining a constitutional bill of rights because we‚ as a society‚ need our rights to be secured. If we were not to have a constitutional bill of rights our rights will go unprotected which we cannot afford to lose in this day and age. Maintaining our constitutional
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Suffering a personal injury or a devastating accident can place the victim in severe financial hardship. Many victims attempt to recover financial compensation for the injury through legal channels. The problem is that financial bills and obligations do not go on hold while a plaintiff’s case makes its way through the legal system. Lawsuit funding is designed to help alleviate the financial stress and burden for the plaintiff. Lawsuit funding provides emergency funds for the plaintiff. Lawsuit funding
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"DO AS I SAY‚ NOT AS I DO?IS A COMMON ABUSE OF AUTHORITY There are so many wrong ways to approach something‚ and fewer right choices. Therefore‚ people depend on those around them and different resources for good advice and influences. Children‚ especially‚ look up to their parents and other adults in admiration and try to mimic their actions. It is not always easy‚ however‚ even for the heroic adults to set the right examples. "Do as I say‚ not as I do?is one of the most commonly used clich
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