studying humanities‚ namely degrees like Philology or History‚ is not as useful as studying more pragmatic degrees like Economics or Engineering. Humanities are thought to be good for general knowledge‚ but unpractical and more often than not leading to poorly paid jobs the hundreds of students who enrol in these degrees year after year believe that humanities are not only useful and enriching on a personal level‚ but also essential to society as a whole. The contribution of humanities is subtle
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Scope of The Humanities Humanities The word humanities comes from the latin humanus‚ which means human‚ cultured and refined. To be human is to be have or show qualities like rationality‚ kindness and tenderness. It has different connotations in different historical eras. Today‚ however‚ we know of humanities as a loosely defined group of cultural subject areas. Unlike other subjects‚ it is not a group of scientific or technical subjects. The Scope of Humanities The humanities is a many-faceted
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Western Humanities and Vietnam Western humanity is more or less a history of how we became democratic; starting with the Greeks who viewed communism as a threat to democracy. The Vietnam War was based on the beliefs that are taught in humanities: the worldwide struggle for spheres of influence‚ and each region wanting to have cultural‚ political‚ and ideological control over other regions. The United States’ commitment to stopping the spread of communism started in 1954 before the Vietnam War broke
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Humanity and how easily it can be lost Humanity is fragile and can shatter under the pressure of isolation and lack of basic infrastructure. Everyone needs a certain amount of security in their environment; it is generally thought that no matter what your surroundings‚ you are who you are. Although in reality without that security you derive from your settings people have a hard time retaining their normal‚ stable mindset. The humane‚ logical side of everyone can be manipulated by the influence
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The Evil in Humanity As the students sit in orderly rows facing the board‚ their faces are composed as they patiently wait for their teacher to call on them for an answer. However‚ the moment the teacher steps out of the classroom‚ chaos ensues. Boys yell across the room to each other while girls pull out their phones to check messages. The longer the teacher’s absence‚ the wilder the scene gets. Projectiles fly through the air and students tackle each other to the floor. While seemingly innocent
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TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN BANK OF AFRICA (UGANDA): AN EVALUATION OF CUSTOMERS’ PERCEPTION Musa Moya Senior Lecturer/ Head of Department Business Computing musamoya@yahoo.com Makerere University Business School Rehema Nanvuma rehmashan@yahoo.com Buganda Land Board Akodo Robinah arobinah@yahoo.com Makerere University Business School Abstract This study sets out to ascertain customers’ perception on the effect of IT innovations or electronic delivery channels in Bank
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In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ a book full of humanity. Humanity ivan be used or described in many way with many reason. Human are different from animals in some many ways‚ therefore humanity is all about Language and actions. Language can be in English‚ Korean‚ or even Hmong. Languages is what defines us as human based on the fact that us human are the only one that can speak and used letter as a sound and word to communicate with each other. In the book Frankenstein‚ the creature that
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Habitat for Humanity is a fundraising group that builds houses for the poor. Poverty is one of the greatest issues in today’s society. Habitat for humanity uses small donations for the better cause of creating houses that are cheaper and more affordable. Almost half the world’s population‚ or 3 billion people live on 3.50$ or less a day. 80% of the world’s population lives off of less than 10$ a day. And that’s not including the average citizen who still somewhat struggles. The top 62 richest people
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Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that takes charge in housing low income families and helping them become owners of their newly built homes. Due to economic hardships families are not capable to stay at home with their families‚ work two jobs‚ struggle with bills‚ and have adequate housing‚ but habitat makes it possible for this to change for families around the world. History An American family decided that families should be able to have affordable shelter. The Fuller family
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Onora O’Neill presents to us the argument of Kantian’s Principle of Humanity and how it gives us an obligation to donate to aid agencies. Kant’s Principle of Humanity is stated as an "Act that you use humanity‚ whether in your own person or in the person of any other‚ always at the same time as an end‚ never merely as a means". The first key argument that O’Neill presents is that duties of justice must be fulfilled because if they aren’t people have been used as mere means. O’Neill interprets this
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