Political Science 348 Philosophical Essay March 11‚ 2013 People are forced to face moral challenges in making day-to-day decisions. When it comes to benefitting individual and societal good‚ the great question of politics is raised: what is the right thing to do? In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ there is a dilemma whether to abide by the laws of the gods above the laws of the state. Antigone makes a decision that not only affects her future but the future of the state under her uncle’s rule. Antigone
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In the “Politics of Staring” by Rosemarie Garland Thompson‚ the belief that photography has essentially aided in staring is stressed. Staring is a sort of expression that evokes emotions from fascination to scorn‚ but the action itself portrays difference. People make a statement by staring‚ and this allows criticism to occur. Disabilities have always been “normal” because of its prevalence‚ but Thompson states that society has made the “familiar seem strange” via staring. (Critical Encounters With
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1. The triple disaster of March 2011 and its impact on Japanese politics and economy The triple disaster: earthquake‚ tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan‚ including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas‚ and a dam collapse. Naoto Kan said‚ "In the 65 years after the end of World War II‚ this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan." Around 4.4 million
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After reading the article‚ the question that came to mind was‚ “Can people that are born without limbs‚ still encounter phantom limbs?” I asked this question because one of the studies within the article described how the brain activity increased in participants when a fake hand was threatened (Macknik 20). The study was performed by Henry Ehrsson and his colleagues that the Institute of Neurology and the University of Oxford (Macknik 20). This study made me think of phantom limbs where people
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Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies produced by your immune system stimulate your thyroid to overproduce hormones. To attain a better idea of Graves’ disease‚ attention has to be given to how the thyroid works.The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland under the laryngeal prominence or adam’s apple‚ that is responsible for secreting thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) that increase the body’s metabolic rate. The thyroid is regulated by the hypothalamus
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choose when they grew up. Interviewee two; when asked which party they supported if any‚ they replied Fine Gael. They said they chose this party because they believe in their policies and also that both their parents supported them which had a huge impact on their choice of party. They stated that because they are farmers they support this party as they believe they do the most for their occupation more than any other party. I could tell from the interview that they were very close to this party. They
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Review: Part 1 Maori: One of the several indigenous peoples whose language is in danger of going extinct. It is a group that is indigenous to New Zealand. Gendercide: Systematic killing of people of a single gender. It is the problem of 160 million women missing from Asia due to sex-selective abortion. Youth Bulge: Generation significantly larger than the generation before it. A trend thay existed in the 20th cent. The problem it causes is creating jobs once that generation reaches a working
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“Internet Dating: Should you do it or not? Name: Paulo Christian A. Ortiz Section: BSA-1A Type of Speech: Informative Speech Purpose: To inform my audience that internet dating brings a lot of dangers. According to John Foster‚ “When all sounds too good to be true- it probably is not true”. So‚ while there are many scam artists on the internet‚ there are ten times more genuine people there as well. The content of my speech is all about the disadvantages of internet dating. Let me bring all of
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Kristen Parra September 10‚2013 CCDE 110 Kill the Internet-and Other Anti-SOPA Myths Essay The Article “Kill the Internet-and Other Anti-SOPA Myths” by Danny Goldberg introduces PIPA(Protect Intellectual Property Act) for online piracy on the internet. This situation is connected to the copyright piracy as well. The issue in this essay is the common problem of published articles and links being copied and pasted from people off the internet and getting credit for another person’s work. In this
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Chapter 1 Exploring X10 and what it can do with Linux software Watching your Linux MythTV system or a Linux video player on TV Hearing and controlling your Linux MP3 player remotely Getting online weather information on your Linux computer Exploring storm warning alerts for your cell phone‚ pager‚ or e-mail Using a Linux smart phone system for your home or business Functional and Fun: Home Automation Applications Every room of your home probably offers plenty of possibilities for home automation
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