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    ultimately change their minds. Getting rid of the Electoral College would ensure that untrustworthy electors would never betray the people putting the voting power in the hands of the people. According to the article‚ that was previously mentioned defending the Electoral College‚ it states that the electoral system “is not democratic in a modern sense… it is the electors who elect the president‚ not the people”. People cannot specifically elect the president‚ instead that job goes to the electors. Many

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    Neil Postman

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    countries and regions‚ only to realize that although new methods develop‚ language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact‚ language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman‚ in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible‚” outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student vulnerable to the “prejudices of their

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    The Result of the Treaty of Versailles I. With the end of World War I‚ the old international system was torn down‚ Europe was reorganized‚ and a new world was born. The European nations that had fought in the Great War emerged economically and socially crippled. Economic depression prevailed in Europe for much of the inter-war period‚ and debtor nations found it impossible to pay their debts without borrowing even more money‚ at higher rates‚ thus worsening the economy to an even greater degree

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    "Metaphors We Live By" by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson Our selection comprises chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and part of 4 of Metaphors We Live By (1980). CONCEPTS WE LIVE BY Metaphor is for most people device of the poetic imagination and the rhetorical flourish--a matter of extraordinary rather than ordinary language. Moreover‚ metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone‚ a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason‚ most people think they can get along perfectly

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    Prejudice is a common problem during the early quarter of the twentieth century. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird this problem is evident in Maycomb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice‚ and all three characters are plagued by this. It affects them all differently; crippling them and disabling them from acting as they wish. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different

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    Explain the use of the word ‘Natural’ in Natural Moral Law (25) In society today‚ we define Nature as something that is not made by humankind but rather is instinctual. St Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) believed our telos can be discovered by using our human reason to reflect on our human nature and work out what we need to do in order to achieve our particular telos. And so Natural Moral Law is defined as the moral Law of God which has been built into us at creation by God. Aquinas’s ideas of Natural

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    During the 1400s the continent of North America was discovered by numerous different explorers‚ such as Giovanni Caboto‚ Columbus‚ and Jacques Cartier. This set off a great race for the ownership of this new continent‚ and France and England would fight over the country known as Canada. New France was first established by Jacques Cartier in 1534. While Montcalm deserves much of the blame for the loss of Quebec in 1759‚ New France‚ in fact‚ was destined to fall because of the policies and approaches

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    Critique the ways in which each of the following factors affects healthcare expenditures in the United States. 1. How do these factors impact the patients‚ individual providers‚ healthcare organizations‚ and insurers? o An advance in medical care technology and diagnostic technology has had a positive effect on the overall health care system. With these advances patients have to ability to receive the best care possible in hospital stays as well as treatment. They also face the concerns for an

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    Discourse on Colonialism - Group Work Connections with Things Fall Apart: In “Discourse on Colonialism” mentioned on page two‚ paragraph three‚ the author makes a connection with the misinterpretation of how the Europeans thought that those who did not practice Christianity were savages. “...is Christian pedantry‚ which laid down the dishonest equations Christianity=civilization‚ paganism=savagery‚ from which there could not but ensue abominable colonialist and racist consequences‚ whose victims

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    Ryan Thierman Mrs. Smith SUPA History 101 Research Paper 11 January 2013 Robert E. Lee: The Savior or Destroyer of the South? Robert E. Lee‚ the most renowned general of the Civil War‚ was both a mastermind of battlefield strategy and a true gentleman. His leadership skills and sharp mind allowed him to become the most successful general in the South. Although Robert E. Lee was a man whose life was marked by distinction and courage‚ he was also marked by arrogance and failure. “Lee was born

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