Hard Russian Life ` Marcus Aurelius’ essay “On Getting Out of Bed” Marcus tells himself that he’s got to get out of bed early and take up his work without resentment—especially since he’s doing what he was born to do. After all‚ if birds do it and bees do it‚ why should he be grouchy about helping the universe to hum along as it ought to? Apparently‚ this is not encouragement enough for Marcus‚ who still doesn’t want to get out of bed and get to work. Marcus’s brain argues with him‚ telling him that
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Global Governance 11 (2005)‚ 389–406 REVIEW ESSAY Getting Away with Torture Kenneth Roth The Bush administration’s use of torture and inhumane treatment has undermined one of the most basic global standards governing how governments can treat people under their control. Contrary to the efforts of the administration to pass this abuse off as the spontaneous misconduct of a few low-level soldiers‚ ample evidence demonstrates that it reflects policy decisions taken at the highest levels
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In 1947‚ the Stanolind Oil Company in Kansas first introduced hydraulic fracturing‚ more commonly known today as “hydrofracking” or simply “fracking.” It is a process of obtaining natural gas from a mixture of large amounts of water and small amounts of sand and chemicals that are pumped into a drilled gas well under very high pressure. According to the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research‚ fracturing methods and its materials may vary from well to well‚ but each well is usually fractured
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Adrian Wolanski GD23665 McDonalds Getting thin while getting fat You might ask yourself‚ how is it possible to get thin while getting fat at the same time? The question refers to the dilemma of how our culture and values have changed in the more recent years‚ to how a corporation can still maintain to be profitable. Let’s face it‚ McDonalds has never been the first restaurant that would pop into your mind while thinking of a place to eat healthy‚ nor even the last‚ be honest. Health and fitness
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Getting‚ Keeping‚ and Growing New Team Members By Richard Anderson October 4‚ 2010 Instructor‚ Tiffany Klein October 4‚ 2010 From: The Desk of Richard Anderson To: HR Staff Hello everyone‚ the last few weeks have been very intense but very productive. We have completed two of our three objectives 1) getting the team chosen and placed‚ 2) growing them by starting the training‚ and 3) the final phase‚ the important step where we are now ‚ developing an attractive compensation plan to keep
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Yes to Death Penalty in the Philippines Every second‚ a case is happening in any part of the country and even of the whole world. Justice is most of the time questioned by many people or should I say by everyone. This brings problems or agonies especially to the side of the victims. Death penalty utilizes electric chair wherein the proven suspect or criminal is placed and be put into death through the use of electricity in just a matter of seconds. A catholic country like Philippines observes strictly
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English 250 November 6‚ 2008 Getting Away with Murder When accused of rape‚ assault‚ or other crimes against their peers or other ordinary members of society‚ collegiate athletes are often times favored in the eyes of the courts as well as school officials‚ staff‚ coaches‚ and members of society with ties to the team. Because athletes are often times seen as role models‚ this reflects negatively and adds to the growing problem in America where those with money‚ fame‚ and talent are seen as
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Getting Started with HootSuite What is HootSuite? HootSuite is a social media management system for individuals and businesses to monitor and interact through multiple social networks from a web-based dashboard. Features We can organize our dashboard by using “tab” and “stream.” Like folders in our computer‚ tabs help separate and categorize our business and personal social networks and apps into unique spaces for easier viewing. Every stream inside your tab is self-contained. So we can
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“Is Capital Punishment Justified†When looking at the issue of whether Capital Punishment is ever Justified‚ Robert W. Lee believes that it is because it is necessary to punish people to for heinous crimes against society fairly. I plan to expand on his argument by looking at four different categories; risk of executing an innocent‚ the incapacitation and the deterrent effects‚ race sentencing and the death penalty‚ the cost of life without parole versus the death penalty
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The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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