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    Non Destructive Testing

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    inspection:   Dye penetrant inspection (DPI)‚ also called liquid penetrant inspection (LPI)‚ is a widely applied and low-cost inspection method used to locate surface-breaking defects in all non-porous materials (metals‚ plastics‚ or ceramics). Penetrant may be applied to all non-ferrous materials‚ but for inspection of ferrous components magnetic-particle inspection is preferred for its subsurface detection capability. LPI is used to detect casting and forging defects‚ cracks‚ and leaks in new products

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    of cessation of suffering The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering • (First) Dukkha - Suffering like old age‚ sickness and death. Life frequently fails to live up to our expectations • (Second) Samudaya - Causes of suffering = Greed and desire‚ Ignorance and Delusion‚ Hatred and destructive urges. • (Third) Nirodha - If people end their suffering‚ they obtain Nirvana • (Four) Magga • The Eightfold Path - Right Understanding: Accepting Buddha’s teachings - Right Intention:

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    Milgram (1963) claimed that destructive obedience is not a consequence of moral weakness or an evil character; rather it is a response to a particular set of situational factors. Evaluate this statement. In order to evaluate this statement it is important to first understand what Milgram meant. This essay will first consider what is meant by destructive obedience and briefly look at Milgram’s work. It will then look at what is inferred by situational factors‚ focusing on conformity‚ socialisation

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    Why Do People Conform?

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    Why do people conform? Conformity is an intriguing psychological concept thus been debated and researched for years. Due to different factors it causes sound minded individuals to change their beliefs or behaviour to avoid being shunned from the group‚ even if they internally disagree. Crutchfied R.S (1962 cited Hardy and Heyes 1994) stated the definition of conformity “Yielding to group pressures” this means the mere existence of a group belief‚ may make some individuals conform to it‚ without

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    The Destructive Nature of Greed Upon first glance at “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence‚ one would not expect the said winner to in fact lose his life. The irony in the title gives way to the theme of the story‚ being that greed is destructive; even of life itself. Lawrence uses elements such as plot‚ point of view‚ and characters to further portray the destructive nature of greed in the story. A plot is the events that flow together to make a story. The first event in a story is the

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    Revenge almost never works out as intended‚ and as a result can be completely destructive. While an eye for an eye may sound just‚ it rarely results in a favorable outcome in our everyday lives. Throughout Hamlet‚ revenge is a dominant theme. Laertes and Hamlet seek to avenge the deaths of their fathers‚ however both end up dead themselves‚ losing themselves along the way. Revenge is usually planned when one isn’t stable-minded‚ and in a serious depression from the death of his father‚ Hamlet isn’t

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    Societal Expectations

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    women feel as if they must behave in a manner that is acceptable to the public. Expectations can be seen as something that is suppose to happen. As well as societal expectations‚ which are unclear‚ and unwritten standards‚ followed by people in a specific environment. They differ for every individual depending on their environment‚ and culture. One would assume the individual would conform to their societal expectations‚ but that’s not the case. Instead the individual performance reflects the way they

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    Productive or Destructive As far as we know‚ there are more than a half-a-million criminally active street gang members in the U.S. today. There are many different gangs; some are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and so forth. But‚ right now‚ I am pointing specifically at street gangs. Street gangs have changed my life growing up from a child to adult. “Gang violence” and “social disorder” seems to go hand-in-hand or is synonymous in the United States. They have spread across the country

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    written by Mark Twain‚ both authors discuss how people conform to

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    THE DESTRUCTIVE RESULTS OF POWER: DEPICTION THROUGH FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS MONSTER A Paper Presented to Ms. Gray Regis Jesuit High School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Honors British and World Literature by Alec Jotte November 13‚ 2012 Topic Statement For my paper‚ I have chosen to write about the theme of playing God throughout the book of Frankenstein and how it ultimately affects the person doing it. Throughout the course of the story

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