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    E. H. Carr and the Thesis of What is History? Edward Carr begins What is History? By saying what he thinks history is not…by being negative. In Carr’s words‚ what history is not‚ or should not be‚ is a way of constructing historical accounts that are obsessed with both the facts and the documents which are said to contain them. Carr believes that by doing this the profoundly important shaping power of the historian will surely be downplayed.1 Carr goes on to

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    societies. Our customs encourage a high degree of aggression in individuals striving for success. . .”   His proof is largely anecdotal rather than logical. He gives stories illustrating his points but does not try to attain philosophical consistency of argument. He exempts business behavior from normal‚ moral judgments by calling business a “game” and arguing that it is played by its own‚ normal rules established by governmental regulatory code books rather than religious tenets of virtue. He writes:  

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    In the chapter of “A State of Crisis”‚ the writer Nicholas Cook talk about the musical culture of early 20th century had been moved on but Nicholas mention classical music is in a crisis‚ it is not the problem of the music itself. It is about the way of people thinking about music. For Nicholas statement it doesn’t mean that classical music is disappearing but it more likely to be independent from any other meaning and the society. Let’s take a look at today’s world. The sound reproduction

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    What You Can Do to Control Ebola Ebola is now talked about across the globe. The fever and severe internal bleeding that are due to the disease are not only fatal‚ but there is also no complete or known cure at this time. Also‚ the disease is highly contagious as Ebola has not become contained‚ so this continues to alarm people around the world. Yet at a more personal level‚ the urgency of learning what to do about the control of Ebola and how to not become infected are all key to staying safe

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    key items for discussion within your team. The snippets cover a variety of topics to help managers in creative industries who may not have a managerial background. You may agree with some suggestions and not others‚ but the aim is to gain a basic understanding of key issues so that you can look at how to improve your team. After all‚ if you spend all your time producing great work and no time creating a great team‚ the first will be harder to achieve. (Smashing’s Note: We are organizing a series of

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    What should you do if you are being backbited ?         All of us always want to be congratulated by other people. But what if you suddenly being bakbited ? what should you do?          Firstly‚ who can backbite you in this world?It could be anyone such as your jealously neighborhood when you seem to be better than her child. It also can be one of the girl at class when she thinks that you expressed your intelligent too much. Or the girl at the extra class always looks at you with an annoyed eyes

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    If You Do Not Change‚ You Can Become Extinct (Johnson 1998). Why professional development? Professional development (PD) of teachers has become the "buzz word" in the UAE. Personally‚ I think PD must be based on a number of recognized principles‚ visions and missions that yield actual development in all aspects. The PD of teachers has impact on every corner in the society. Personal professional development (PPD) "Professional development requires a personal and ongoing commitment"

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    What Would You Do If You Won the Lottery If I won the lottery‚ the first thing I would do is go to my bank and put the money in my savings and invest it. Then I could add to it and be even‚ more rich. One thing I wouldn’t do is tell somebody‚ because they would tell somebody‚ then everyone would want my money. After I would have put it in the bank‚ I would spend some of it on a white‚ GTI Volk’s Wagon. German engineering‚ you can’t beat it. I think and dream about this car. I would

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    ADVERTISING MAKES YOU BUY THINGS   YOU DO NOT NEED! IT MANIPULATES YOU!         GROUP PROJECT Members: CALL Guillaume‚ AUDOUSSET Geoffroy‚ BAYRAK Samet‚ VASKOVA Petra‚ PISTECKY Jan‚ KOPECKY Daniel‚ HEYDRICH Lukas‚ FISER Martin Marketing Project – Group 7‚ Msc. CULS Prague‚ 2010      “God damn it‚ an entire generation pumping gas‚ waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes‚ working jobs we hate so we can buy sh** we don ’t need.”     Tyler Durden

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    "Pertelote is much more than a mere hen" how far do you agree with this? I feel that this comment is extremely justified. Chaucer with the use of a beast fable has helped to elevate what would be considered a conventionally boring set of animals‚ and turn them into portrayals of human beings. As a cock he may have came from the same batch of eggs as his hens‚ but as poultry it would not matter whether chauntecleer mates with his sisters. However some critics suggest the introduction of the human

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