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    of the Phillipines AMA Learning Computer Center Baliuag‚ Bulacan Assignment (Pre-Finals) Submitted By: Ventura‚ Dave Ivan B. IRREG/IT12A Subject Code: GE151A Submitted to: Prof. Niel Patrick Guilalas-Santos Humanities Instructor 1. Differentiate Head of state to the head of government In a parliamentary government the head of state and the head of government are two different people. The Head of State has more ceremonial duties whereas the Head of Government

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    Notes for Humanities III Absolutism * Thomas Hogs- “Leviathan” * State of Nature: Man before any government/community… Describes life as nasty & short‚ man is barbaric‚ and you are only alive as long as you can survive. * This starts the consent theory * Sovereign- Total power‚ no limits * Power comes from consent (community) NOT from god. * Examples: * Louis XIV (14th)- Ruled during the early 18th century -Considered himself the “Son King”

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    Everett Young Ms. Marlyn Thomas Humanities 201 Fate/Prophecy of Oedipus Rex It is always said that we are all predestined with a set prophecy. No matter how much one tries to escape it‚ our fate will always conquer. Whether it’s finding the right person who you are going to marry or the career path a person chooses‚ it’s all up to the decision of fate. Knowing ones fate can either uplift or destroy a person because of the path it permits the person to take. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is a prime

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    Weight Lifting: Positively Uplifting Deciding to exercise can be a major leap in one’s life‚ I mean working out is hard‚ and sticking to it is even harder. I have seen countless amounts of people prep themselves for a future body falling under the guise of a new year’s resolution. How many people actually stick to these goals‚ live by their dream to be bigger or smaller‚ sadly not many‚ most will run forever‚ attempt yoga or even dance but few choose to lift weights. Weight lifting is only for men

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    Which is Triumphant? In The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ it presents a dark view of humanity and its future. A boy and his father constantly mention the differences between “good guys” and “bad guys‚” trying their best to be the “good” ones. They are living during an apocalypse that is filled with evil‚ but the boy manages to do good deeds. Through the boy’s goodness‚ McCarthy shows that good ultimately triumphs over evil. Despite what the man thinks‚ the boy almost always convinces him to do what

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    Bobby King Humanities 01H Professor Kahlert Honors 10-Page Argumentative 05 December‚ 2012 Theater and Our Modern Theater/Film Industry Where would our film industry be without having the roots of Greek theater and drama? Of course western civilization has been greatly influenced by the Ancient Greeks and their many amazing and great creations‚ but we have been especially influenced by their theater arts‚ dramatic arts and classical stories of tragedy‚ comedy‚ love‚ and satire. Without

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    life-events and characteristics‚ and are also both very concerned with their own mortalities‚ but not quite in the same way. Their comrades‚ Enkidu and Patroclus are outwardly similar‚ but the critical differences between Achilles’ and Gilgamesh’s view of mortality may ultimately lie in the finer details distinguishing the two sidemen. Comparisons between various characters abound in near-eastern Mesopotamian epic and Homeric epics. Many scholars see Gilgamesh as similar to both Odysseus and Achilles

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    Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump are two demagogues who have inflicted fear upon Americans as a way to consolidate their own political power. A Junior Senator from Wisconsin in the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ Joseph McCarthy‚ intuitively understood that Americans tend to fear what they don’t understand. They fear those who don’t look familiar. They fear the unknown. During the Cold War he exploited American’s fear of Communism in order to create a cult-like following. Sadly‚ seventy years later‚

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    same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but I noticed that someone was sitting in my seat‚ so I sat somewhere else. Mrs. McCarthy started to teach the daily lesson when she was interrupted by Mayor Summer’s coming into the classroom. “Mrs. McCarthy‚ I don’t mean to be a bother but may I speak

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    The Road Essay The thought of death is different for every person. Some look at it as peaceful‚ while others are scared of leaving their lives behind. Death is a strong theme in the book‚ The Road. The man and the son are faced with death on a daily basis‚ in their own lives‚ and in watching others lives on the road. The theme of death in The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ is very prominent and the father and son deal with it in different ways as time goes along. The father and the son encounter death

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