people who are not members of our society. The mechanism to serve . . . this . . . goal is a government.’ Because I agree with Thomas Attig‚ I must affirm the topic that ’an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.’ Before I continue‚ I’d like to define a few key terms in the topic. [All definitions are from American Heritage.] Oppressive is defined as unjust or difficult to bear. Government is the exercise of authority in a political unit. Desirable is defined as worth having or
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Debate: An Oppressive government is more desirable than no government at all Argument: An oppressive government provides safety and asylum while man in a natural state without government is not assured these things‚ and is also therefore denied peace. A government‚ however oppressive‚ provides safety and justice. Man is in a natural state of war and‚ as Hobbes said‚ "In a state of nature there are continual fear and danger of violent death‚ and the life of man solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and
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The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. F The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. TA government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. FGovernmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. TA government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. FGovernments and not-for-profits may never
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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Why Companies Should Companies Invest More Effort in There Appraisal System to Increase Productivity and Profits Prepared for Professor DiStasio Instructor Professional Writing Jacksonville‚ FL 32216 Prepared by Rahssan Flemings Keiser University Jacksonville‚ FL 32216 November 11‚ 2012 2320 Eagle Run Circle Jacksonville‚ FL 32278 November 11‚ 2012 Professor DiStasio Instructor Professional Writing Keiser University Jacksonville‚ FL 32216 Professor DiStasio:
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Customer Service Concerns Richette Galiotte GEB3213 Advanced Communication in Business Professor Smith February 15‚ 2013 Abstract Page During my research of the General Mills Corporation regarding its methods in handling its customers‚ I notice several similarities between their practice and what was cover in the book that was assigned to us for this semester. They have a simple plan to keep their loyal customers but they have teamed up with
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the door of our moral concern and allows us to share another’s pain. Roman Krznaric explains to us the essence of affective empathy and cognitive empathy‚ and the pros and cons of both in his article‚ “The one thing that could save the world: Why we need empathy more than ever.” Krznaric provides factual and scientific evidence after every point‚ leaving a greater impact on the reader. Furthermore‚ his references to powerful and influential people make his article all the more persuasive. Krznaric
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A Foreign Service Career Is More Than a Job Every year graduates compete to enter poorly paid but respected Diplomatic Service which also involves uncommon commitments and occasional hardships. So what motivates these young people if not a generous salary and a pleasant working environment? I believe it is their firm dedication to public service and commitment to support their country’s policy publicly. Work is an important and – for most people – inevitable part of life. That is why one should
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MORE THAN A CARPENTER IS JESUS REALLY THE LORD THAT HE CLAIMED TO BE? The book More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell this is his personal journey on how life can bring about a change in one’s beliefs‚ religion and faith. McDowell testifies about how he came to find JESUS to be more than a carpenter. He displays investigative evidence that defines JESUS to be LORD. The questions that are asked and need to be answered in are‚ what makes Jesus so different‚ can you keep a good man down
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Is it possible for large‚ profit focussed organisations to be both profitable and “fair”? Over the past year there have been an increasing number of issues which have risen on how businesses such as Amazon‚ Thames Water‚ Google‚ Facebook and Starbucks have made vast amount of profits but haven’t been fair-minded. For example Starbucks made £400m sales in the UK but paid no corporation tax. According to Milton Freidman the main objective of a business is to increase profits so long as it stays within
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