...Gun law World Net, from Princeton University, defines a “Civil Right” as a right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of congress including the right to legal, social and economic equality. This makes gun ownership as much of a civil right as freedom of speech, religion and freedom of the press. Supreme Court affirms Second Amendment as a fundamental civil right (District of Columbia v Heller) The Heller case challenged several laws in Washington DC that constituted a complete ban on the Second Amendment rights for D.C. residents with no exception given for self-defense. In the Heller case, the Supreme court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental individual right to have functional firearms in the home that are commonly owned without being connected to any service of the state or military organization. The Supreme Court also ruled that the Second Amendment is a fundamental part of the bill of rights, which guarantees citizen’s individual rights. Lastly, in this 5 to 4 decision with Associate Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the majority, the Supreme Court affirmed that Washington DC gun laws violated the Second Amendment Civil Rights of DC residents and to positively restore those rights. Quotes from Scalia’s majority opinion: D.C.’s requirement that lawfully owned firearms in the home, such as registered...
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...Arabic VS. English Within a broad spectrum of languages that revolve around different nationalities and religions, we find ourselves gifted with the art of understanding and incorporating any given language that we’ve gotten the chance to learn. We use such language in order to communicate and relate to one another on any given subject, whether the language is the same or not. With both participants understanding the two separate languages, we can further understand what our partners are saying even when they use a second language to fit their statements into proper context. With languages easier to translate, some smoother than others, I come to explain some of the differences and similarities between the language of Arabic, and the language of English. When we come to compare the language similarities between English and the intricate language of Arabic, what’s brought to our attention in an apparent fashion, is the fact that there simply isn’t many similarities between them. Although, what does come to mind when we think of extremely basic similarities, is the grammatical placement of commas and common tools used to change tone and speed in the English language. Other than that, many things within the Arabic language come in opposites, or in a scrambled order. For example; when we type, or write, we fill out our text from right to left. If you were to download an Arabic keyboard application on your mobile phone, you’ll realize that there’s an incredible difference in...
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...Compare and Contrast the theme of violence in William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Second Generation by Neil Biswas Although there is an immense gap in time between the work of William Shakespeare and Neil Biswas, it can be justified that there are various points of comparisons that can be made between their interpretations and presentations of the key theme of violence in their plays King Lear and Second Generation. Written between 1603 and 1606, Shakespeare’s King Lear is one of the most celebrated tragedies. King Lear is among the most complex and contradictory of Shakespeare’s works. True to Shakespearean tradition, King Lear borrows its tragic elements from several types of tragedies that were popular during the Jacobean Renaissance. It is a play about the dysfunctional relationships between fathers and their children, and how a foolish father in old age can misread his kids. Whereas Second Generation is a is the epic British Asian love story by Neil Biswas, controversially is a modern re-making of King Lear based in East London. Biswas describes in an article called ‘Conflict between Cultures Can Be Positive’ the social factors that influenced his desire to produce the screenplay. Biswas passively describes himself as ‘second generation of Asians’ who like their parents can relate to the 1977 TV show ‘Mind Your Language’ Biswas based Second Generation in East London in the Bengali Community and used his very own personal experiences, things he has seen or imagined...
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...Cultural differences in Daily communication between China and America 1. Introtion People have different lifestyle, thinking patterns, behaviors and values, which all inflect one another. In many cross-cultural conversations, misunderstanding can be caused by distinction in the understanding of a same word in the culture difference. A serious question may therefore bring great laghter, while an innocuous statement horrible anger,which caused by culture difference. Experts in sociology claimed that every single culture is distinctive. The word 'culture' is defined as follow in Oxford Advanced Learner's English Chinese Dictionary: customs,arts, social institutions, etc of a particular group or people. Among all distinctions, difference in daily life plays a special role. More details of lifes oversees are shown with the rapid development of communication and media. Facing that very difference between the Chinese and the American however, seems to have led to confusion and even further, false and unscientific evaluation, thus the eventual cultural conflict and descrimination. This paper will therefore focus on the distinction of the Chinese and American culture from the aspect of daily communication . 2.The Importance of Cross-Cultural Communication Because of various reasons, there are a lot of cultural differences between China and the U.S. This creates a barrier for cross-cultural communications. Due to globalization and social development...
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...Introduction For m2 I have been asked to discuss how discriminatory practice can be avoided in health and social care settings. I will use relevant examples to identify five forms of discrimination and to show how service users can be discriminated against and make suggestions on how these discriminations can be prevented. To discriminate means to make choices based upon categories, for example to hire someone of European descent and not people of African descent. There are a number of different ways that an individual can be discriminated against in health and social care settings or services as well as in everyday life. Some forms of discrimination are clear to see, such as use of racist language, whereas others are more subtle and discreet. Discrimination occurs when someone’s prejudice affects the way they treat other people. In a health and social care proffesions it is important that practitioners such as nurses and carers do not allow their prejudice to influence the way they treat service users. There are four different forms of discrimination – 1. Unfair discrimination is when an individual is treated unfairly in contrast to someone else. An example of unfair discrimination is an individual not being considered for a job because they are older then another candidate, despite having the same experience and qualifications. 2. Direct discrimination is when someone is rude, hostile or offensive, when an individual is treated less favourably then another...
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...Legalize USA COM/156 December 14, 2014 Patience Robinson Legalize USA As of today 22 states in America have now legalized medical marijuana, and 3 States have legalized not only medical marijuana but also recreational marijuana. According to USA Today as of September 2013 7.3% of Americans 12 years or older have tried marijuana. In 2012, a survey done by the New York Times reported that 18.9 million people were regular users of marijuana regardless if it was legal in their state or not. The battle across America has begun on marijuana legalization. Should it be legal for more than medical use or should it not? Everyone has a different opinion on the matter. Based on information and statistics from the 3 U.S. states that have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical use the answer is yes it should, based on the benefits each state can receive by legalizing the drug. According to the government information sites of these three states, the medical benefits are reaching unknown highs; crime rates are down, and the tax revenue alone can help rebuild the economy. One of the number one concerns of a human being is the health of their family and themselves. With over 20 states now legalizing medical marijuana, researchers have begun researching in earnest the medical possibilities contained within marijuana. It has been widely known for many years now that cancer patients can receive an enormous decline in the side effects of chemo and radiation from smoking marijuana...
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...Jennifer Archuleta Professor Musgrave English 205 December 13, 2011 The Effects of Media on Body Image Imagine growing up in a modern day society. Everywhere you look there are images of beauty, representations of how beautiful people are supposed to look; flawless and thin. You grow up believing that this unattainable image is the only image of beauty. As you look in the mirror and see only flaws in your reflection, you rack your brain of ways to make yourself more beautiful. This becomes your obsession. Your dream is to become a model, but in the very start of your career, a fashion agent tells you that you will have to lose ten pounds in order to find work. This was the beginning of the end for former model and actress Isabelle Caro, just one of the many women affected by the media industry and the negative effects it has on body image. With Isabelle’s obsession to be thin, she battled with anorexia until it ended her life at the young age of twenty seven. In modern culture, a great deal of importance is placed on our looks and body image. This is portrayed by the media through magazine pictures, television advertisements, billboards, and the influence of models and actresses. Although the media affects both men and women, I will be showing how it specifically affects the behaviors, viewpoints, and attitudes of women. The media portrays a beautiful woman as being someone who is thin and flawless. Photographs of models that are posted in magazines are brushed-up, touched-up...
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...বিষয় নিয়ে আলোচনা করব । অনেকেই আছেন যারা আমার মত দুর্বল ছাত্র কিন্তু প্রস্তুতি নিতে চাচ্ছেন, কিন্তু ভয় পাচ্ছেন। দেখুন ভাই IBA প্রস্তুতি কিন্তু এমন কিছু না যে খুব মেধাবী না হলে হবে না, তবে হ্যাঁ patience level বেশি হতে হবে। যারা একেবারেই দুর্বল তাদের উচিত, প্রথমেই রিডিং এর প্রতি আগ্রহ বৃদ্ধি করা। এই জিনিসটা কাজে লাগে english, math, analytical , writing সকল ক্ষেত্রে। কারণ প্রশ্নও আসবেই english এ। তাই ইংলিশ না পারলে কোন কিছুতেই কোন কিছুই হবে না। অনেকেই বারবার আমাকে বলেন, যে ভাই পেপার পড়ি কিন্ত বুঝি না। আরে ভাই, কমপক্ষে ৪ থেকে ৫ মাস পড়েন , তারপর বলেন যে কিছু বুঝেন নাকি না। আমি এখন ও যে খুব ভাল পারি এই দাবি করি না। আমার এখনও মনে আছে, যেদিন প্রথম englsih newspaper নিয়ে বসেছিলাম, সেদিন ৪ ঘণ্টা ব্যয় করে ছোটো একটা লেখা বুঝতে পেরেছিলাম। believe me, enlish এ D গ্রেড পেয়েছিলাম। খুব দুর্বল হলে বেশি কষ্ট করতে হবে, এটাই natural , আপনি কেন ভাবছেন, যে আপানার এত serious problem খুব সহজেই দূর হবে। অতএব কষ্ট করবেন, pain খাবেন, এগুলো মাথায় নিয়ে যুদ্ধে নামতে হবে। একবার ভাবেন জ্বর হলে সহজে সেরে যায়, কিন্ত টায়ফয়েড কি সহজে সারে। ১৫ বা ১৬ বছর স্রেফ মুখস্ত করে পাস করেছেন, pain খেতে হবেই। এবার আসি কিভাবে পড়বেন , মনে রাখবেন, একটা লেখাতে তে লেখক সর্বদা একটা কিছু বলতে চান, তাই প্রতিটি ওয়ার্ড and sentence এর উদ্দেশ্য বুঝতে হবে। সময় লাগবে , no problem । in the long run, আপনার ভাল হবেই। আমি মূলত যে কথা বলতে চাই তা হল আমি আপনাকে যদি লাল রঙের ড্রামে চুবাই, আপনি লাল রঙের হবেন। নীল হলে নীল। that means , environment একটা জরুরী বিষয় , এখুন আবার দয়া করে বলতে শুরু করেবেন না যে পরিবেশ support দেয় না, তাহলে আমি বলব বোকার...
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...Role playing: PERSONALITY SCENE 1: -(parents with their respective babies) BRAINY:-Mother pregnant- reading a book REBEL: Father-letting his son plays a guitar-(rock n’ roll get up) SOSSY: Mother-beautifying her baby. NICE GUY: Mother-praying with her son MVP: Father- letting his son play with the ball SCENE 2: (first day of class) -(nagkakagulo sa loob ng classroom) -featured: BRAINY- reading books Sossy- chitchatting NICE GUY- smiling MVP- throwing of papers to nice guy and playing with his ball NARRATOR: Cut!!! (all freeze, introduce ung mga characters) (Narrator punta kay brainy) -Shin sawada is the name…isa syang introvert na tao..he often hates to socialize with other people, kaya lagi siyang nakikitang nag-iisa, because he believes everyone is so STUPID, and everyone is wasting their time doing non-sense. Galing siya sa mayamang pamilya at ang father niya ang top executive ng isang kumpanya. He is also known as MR. PERFECTIONISTS and eating Encyclopedia is the thing he does for a living.. he is so damn intelligent. (narrator punta kay Sossy) -Enida Heartily is one of the most popular student in school. Pano ba nmang hindi cya mkikilala eh sobrang galing nya kayang mag-english? Lagi rin nyang kasama ang pambansang friendship nya na sa Nenene. They’ve been friends, since childhood because their families are business partners in the world of business. They belong to a so-called sosy group...
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...Admissions Procedures Requirements At MIT, a regular graduate student is one who is registered for a program of advanced study and research leading to a post-baccalaureate degree. A regular graduate student may concurrently hold an appointment as a research assistant, teaching assistant, or instructor. To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degrees are awarded before they enroll at MIT. Applicants are evaluated by the individual department in which they intend to register on the basis of their prior performance and professional promise, as evidenced by their academic records, letters of evaluation from individuals familiar with their capabilities, and any other pertinent data they submit. While high academic achievement does not guarantee admission, MIT expects such achievement or other persuasive evidence of professional promise. Specific admission requirements vary by department; please consult the catalogue and department or program website for the requirements of individual departments. In general, most departments require significant work in mathematics and the physical sciences in addition to preparation in a specific field of interest, but some admit students with as little as one year each of college-level mathematics...
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...Q: There is a toy train that can make 10 musical sounds. It makes 2 musical sounds after being defective. What is the probability that same musical sound would be produced 5 times consecutively? ( 1 of _____) ? Answer: 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/32 32 will be the answer. QAlok is attnding a workshop "how to do more with less" and todays theme is working with fewer digits. The speakers discuss how a lot of miraculous mathematics can be achieved if mankind (as well as womankind) had only worked with fewer digits. The problem posed at the workshop is :"how many 7 digit mnumners can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 (but with repetetion) tha are divisible by 4? Can you help alok to find answers? 15625 6250, 19532 19531 Q Peter and Paul are two friends. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Peter is twice as old as Paul was when Peter was as old as Paul is now. What is the present age of Peter? Answer: 20 years. Q The ages of two friends is in the ratio 6:5. The sum of their ages is 66.After how many years will the ages be in the ratio 8:7? Answer: 12 years. Q (There was a long story, I'll cut short it). There are 5 materials to make a perfume: Lilac, Balsalmic, Lemon, Woody and Mimosaic. To make a perfume that is in demand the following conditions are to be followed: Lilac and Balsalmic go together. Woody and Mimosaic go together, Woody and Balsalmic never go together. Lemon can be added with any material. (Actually they had also mentioned how much amount of one...
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...1 2 1 2 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. NAKAMA 1 second edition INtroduc tory JApANese: CommuniC ation, Culture, Context Hiroshima University yukiko Abe Hatasa Kazumi Hatasa Purdue University The Japanese School, Middlebury College seiichi Makino Princeton University Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • singapore • spain • united Kingdom • united states Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content...
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