...Why the quote explains the thesis I would not want to live in the society from “The Giver”. A I don't usually have dreams and the dream telling would be hard to do everyday. On page 33 paragraph 1, it states “Usually, at the morning ritual when the family members told their dreams, Jonas didn't contribute much.” which explains how it could be annoying to explain dreams when he don't have any. On page 35 paragraph 4 Father says “ Thank you for your dream, Jonas.” shows that children are praised for sharing their dream and I find that unnecessary. On page 36 paragraph 2, The man on the speaker announces “ATTENTION. A REMINDER THAT ALL STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE.” shows that it would be awkward sharing a stirring in the morning with your family. B I don't like the idea of having a job chosen for me. On page 17 paragraph 3, it says “My friend Yoshiko was surprised By her selection as doctor,” which backs up my opinion because I would hate being surprised with a random job. 2.on page 17 paragraph 8, The author states that “They'll find exactly the right assignment for him.” which doesn't make sense to me because how will they know what he wants when youre not allowed to express your feeling in that community. 3. On page 21 and...
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...is the deeper kindness that can be captured with the term "Gift-love," a term borrowed from C.S. Lewis. We are all too often obsessed in life with what Lewis termed "Need-love," loving and seeking the things we need, from good food to a decent coat for the winter. We certainly all need and seek to be loved, for if we do not receive love we will not be able to give it away. Yet even when we pursue the things we need, it is often not just for ourselves, but for the nearest and dearest who depend on us. This points to the other side of life, to “Gift-love”, a sincere love of others that is commonly taught by exhortation but is really transmitted by example. My thesis, more clearly stated, is that as a side-effect or by-product of Gift-love we generally feel happier and are healthier over the whole of a life. This thesis is old, but it can be forgotten, so it bears repeating from time to time. Indeed,...
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...Why Study Ethics? It is important to practice ethical behavior in your speeches, as it helps to establish trust with your audience. • To speak ethically is to provide honest facts with integrity and without deception or distortion. • Ethical speakers craft their own original content that is free from plagiarized content. • Ethical speakers do not intentionally deceive their audience, either by presenting falsehoods, opinions disguised as fact, or warping the facts to make their point. • Ethical speakers acknowledge any conflicts of interest they may have with regard to topic, intent, venue, sponsoring organization or audience members. Terms • ethics The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct. • conflict of interest A situation in which someone in a position of trust, such as a lawyer, insurance adjuster, a politician, executive or director of a corporation or a medical research scientist or physician, has competing professional or personal interests. Examples • On the NPR radio show, "On Point with Tom Ashbrook," the host often brings in political analysts to discuss national political issues. Many times, one of his guests may disclose the fact that they belong to a consulting firm that is also a sponsor of that radio show. By disclosing this mutually beneficial relationship between the radio show and the guest, both the show and guest demonstrate an ethical behavior. What is Ethics? When you think...
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...Running head: THE BATEK OF MALAYSIA: A FORAGING SOCIETY 1 Rough Draft: The Batek of Malaysia a Foraging Society Paula Chapman ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Professor: Vasilica Margarit May 12, 2013 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement The Batek are 'the original people of Malaysia' they make their homes in the rainforest, they are a society that forages, they have a different religious style, well-established traditions social organization, and gender defined roles. II. Body paragraph 1 – Topic Sentence The Batek are a foraging tribe that shares everything amongst their village, they have a community built on the kinship way of life. A. Supporting Evidence As stated in the book, Property, Power, and Conflict among the Batek of Malaysia, Sharing food is an absolute obligation to the Batek, not something, the giver has much discretion over – as one hunter said “If I didn't take the meat back to camp, everyone would be angry at me.” Endicott, Kirk (1988) B. Explanation The Batek feel they have a moral duty to share the food that they forage. They feel that not sharing would be a form of stealing from the group. C. So What? So the main mode of survival for the Batek and their...
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...I. Introduction a. Brief review of the concept of healthcare reform b. A thesis statement II. Effects of healthcare reforms on an insurance industry a. Reduces company’s profit margins b. Reduces company’s administrative costs III. Conclusion IV. Works Cited Healthcare reform affects patients, healthcare providers, government spending and biomedical researchers. A good healthcare reform should be cost effective in its implementations and affordability. In my view, any reform in the healthcare sector should be that, which widens the population that receives insurance coverage, diversifies and minimizes the cost of healthcare, protect the right patients and physicians as well as improves accessibility and quality in order to eliminate strikes of healthcare givers and suffering of patients. Although healthcare reforms should aim at fairness and sustainability, high costs of medical coverage and economic impacts on insurance companies are the major effects of healthcare reforms. Healthcare reforms have affected the profit margins, administrative costs, membership growth and medical management and expenses of insurance companies. The attempt by the insurance companies to strive to remain relevant in the business by providing adequately medical coverage only results to a lot of risk and adverse selection. In this case, majority of the members covered under the insurance scheme are sick, making the companies to pay out medical expenses...
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...expectations required for your assignment. General Writing Style 1. The entire outline, including the thesis statement, should be written in complete sentences. 2. The general purpose should be one of the four generally identified: to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to commemorate. 3. The specific purpose should be written as a more detailed infinitive phrase. (An infinitive phrase begins with to added to a verb and an object. Here is an example: “To apply for a scholarship.”) 4. Questions should not appear on the outline; instead, you should use the space to answer such questions or to explain the reasoning behind your inquiry. You do not want to leave your professor doubting whether you know your material. You may, however, ask questions when you actually deliver the presentation. 5. When using research for subpoints and sub-subpoints, you should write enough of your interpretation of what the point means to demonstrate to your professor your understanding of the source. Use parenthetical citations to indicate which reference items reinforce materials. 6. Every item on the references list should be cited parenthetically in the outline at least once. What Should and Should Not Be Changed The general formatting for the outline template is correct, though please do the following: * Fill in all the top heading information (e.g., Name, Professor,…Thesis statement) without removing any of the...
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...The following case study is one of immense complexity. It carries with it a wide range of emotions, leading to analysis of extensive research, regarding behavioural problems in children who have been exposed to dysfunctional family life throughout their early years. It will pose theories concerning a child’s early experiences, demonstrating the effect of the future of the child if their early years are problematic. Discussing implications of the child’s behaviour. For the purpose of this case study, due to the data protection act of 1998, the names of all involved have been changed to conceal their identity. It was on a bleak mid - winters early morning, in the Sea side town of Blackpool that Maggie Brown would be brought into the world. On that morning nobody could have anticipated that the years to follow would be as bleak. Maggie was rejected emphatically minutes after her birth. When Maggie was presented to her mother she shrieked to the nurses to “get that thing away from me”. Sarah, Maggie’s mother took her home reluctantly, starting what would be a threatening few years for Maggie. Despite Sarah expressing undesired feelings for her daughter, family members assumed they were a result of post natal depression and ignored them. Sarah even went to lengths of trying to give Maggie away on two occasions, once to a lady on her road who longed for a child. Maggie was hurriedly collected by her auntie and taken back home to her mother, where her aunt felt she belonged. Little...
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...ANALYTICAL JURISPRUDENCE (LEGAL POSITIVISM) Synopsis: (i) Socio-economic and historical context on which it arose. (ii) Positivism in Philosophy – the important founder Augustine Cômte. (iii) Its expression in Law – Analytical Legal Positivism. (a) Different aspects of Legal Positivism (b) John Austin (c) Neo-Positivist Trends (aa) Hart’s Concept (bb) Linguistic Trend (iv) Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law (v) General Appraisal and Critique (1) Socio-economic and historical context Just before 1848 Revolution, Marx says in the development of Bourgeois class there are 2 phases to distinguish: (i) One which constitutes support Absolute Monarchy (ii) The one which constitutes itself as class, overthrows Feudalism and it establishes its own political rule (Bourgeois Rule) The 1st phase lasted for 3 centuries from 16th C – 18th C The 2nd phase roughly from 1780’s to 1840’s. Actually 1789-1848 is called the Ag of Revolution. During the 1st phase, when it is still constituting itself – their philosophical spokesmen are found in NL school – i.e. Hobbes, Locke etc. – Notion of Justice and equality show the core they argue for change against status quo. The philosophy is metaphysical but revolutionary because it is fighting for change against the status quo. 2nd Phase: The triumph/victory of the Bourgeoisie. In this phase – consolidation of the Bourgeoisie clan at the political level - this found expression in the French Revolution 1789...
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...Testing. The campaign was launched as an effort to step up and supplement and modify the programmes that are already running in the country, to fight HIV and AIDS. The campaign is known as the National HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign and it is based on the National HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign Strategy of SANAC (2010). The study aimed to investigate the impact of the campaign in terms of awareness levels of the benefiting groups as well as the challenges experienced by the relevant role players in implementing the campaign at the Ga-Motupa community in Limpopo. The investigation tools used in the research were interview schedules (qualitative). Three different focus groups were sampled from the target groups, namely Care givers, learners and ABET educators. Individual...
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...Health Promotion Deanna Caswell Family Centered Health Promotion March 3rd, 2013 Health Promotion Health promotion has a variety of definitions. One being as simple as, a science and art that assists people to change lifestyle toward a state of optimal health (O’Donnell, 1997), to more complex as a process of advocating health to increase the chance that personal, private , and public support of positive health practices will become a societal norm” (Kreuter & Devore, 1980, p. 26). Despite the variances in definition health promotion is geared towards persuading public the benefits of a living a lifestyle free of negative health behaviors. The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to switch gears from protection of certain diseases to focus on improving the general health of the people they serve. Health promotion has changed the roles and responsibilities of nurses. Increasing demands are placed on nurses as healthcare has shifted from an acute, hospital-based care to preventive, community-based care. The home is now the primary place healthcare takes place. Reimbursement for hospital care is less resulting in shorter stays. Nurses must take on additional roles and play a bigger part of disease prevention and health promotion. A greater emphasis is being placed on nurses being more independent in their practice. Nurses are expected to be increasingly accountable morally and legally for their behavior. Nursing has evolved into many roles as advocates...
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...Woman’s Rights - Comparative Essay - Hinduism vs. Sikhism Throughout the history of religion, the dialectical process has been in full effect. The dialectical process begins with a thesis, an established entity. In opposition to the thesis, there is an antithesis. The antithesis spawns from the thesis due to oppression, objection or similar matters. This process is generally what happens within religion as well, and how the formation of new religions occur. Sikhism, a religion formed from Hinduism, demonstrates the dialectical process. Within this paper, I will be comparing Hinduism and Sikhism, and the rights of woman within each religion to demonstrate how Sikhism is more progressive within woman’s rights and gender equality. Hinduism is mankind’s oldest living religion; it is a religion that is said to be mother to all religions. It consists of many different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE. One of Hinduism’s intentions is to lead individuals to live in unity with dharma, the right way of living, through it’s practices. Hinduism believes in many deities, and accepts that there is no correct way of practice as long as an individual’s ambition is dharma. The Bhagavad Gita, Hinduism’s holy book, quotes, “You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become.” Sikhism is the youngest world religion. It was founded nearly 500 years ago in the Punjab region of India. Currently, there are about thirty million Sikhs in the...
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...The argument/thesis/main idea of the book William Willimon’s primary argument is biblical case against the fear of the other. Willimon, in response to the fear mongering prevalent in American culture and politics, seeks to make the case that the Gospel is the drawing close to the other as means of drawing close to God. This short book address the themes of being saved by the other, when the other is an enemy, what Christian fear should look like, loving the other in Church and understanding Jesus as the other. Throughout, Willimon attests that love for the other is the heart of God’s love for us. An evaluation of the sources used for the study Willimon primary source for his argument against the fear of the other is the Bible. Appealing to the authority of the Bible, and in particular the life of Jesus, is at the heart of Willimon’s argument. Considering, that Fear of the Other is first and foremost a biblical case for the end of fearing the other this is a fitting primary source for Willimon’s argument. However, the Bible is not the only source that Willimon engages. There is a small list of secondary sources most important of which are Scott Bader-Saye, David Rock and Miroslav Volf. Both Scott...
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...Evolutionary Psychology human-nature.com/ep – 2006. 4: 406-425 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Original Article An Evolutionary Interpretation of Gift-giving Behavior in Modern Norwegian Society Iver Mysterud, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway. Email: mysterud@bio.uio.no Thomas Drevon, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway (Current address: USIT, Web gruppa, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1086 Blindern, NO-0317 Oslo, Norway) Tore Slagsvold, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway Abstract: We have studied gift giving at Christmas among 50 graduate students in Norway. The students invested more the closer the coefficient of relatedness. However, partners ranked highest, which is natural for people at the start of their reproductive career. All students gave to their parents, siblings, and children, most gave to their grandparents, and only a third gave to some, but not all, of their genetic aunts/uncles. Twenty percent gave to first cousins, and none to second or third cousins. Similar patterns for gifts received were found. There were also sex differences (e.g. women had larger exchange networks than men), and birth order effects. Firstborns spent more on relatives than laterborns. However, middleborns gave more to their male friends than both firstborns and lastborns. We conclude that the results are consistent...
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...GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst, and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox, the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made by Prof Richard Dawkins, that science overlaps religion. Prof Dawkins stated that “Faith is blind, science is evidence-based”, and added that religion tells that there is no understanding in things but just be persuaded that God did it. However, Dr Lennox opposed by saying that science cannot tell what is morally right or wrong, and science also cannot explain the purpose of the existence of a child. Therefore, he believed that Prof Hawkins has contrasted the meaning between science and religion that religion is just being contemplated but science is unraveling the understanding of the universe. Another strength that Dr John Lennox has is that his reasoning was logical even though it was not fully based on evidence or facts, but instead with human intellectual and good sense. Although there were a few facts that Prof Hawkins could not explain based on science, for example, that what is the origin of life, or the origin of the universe; but Dr John Lennox managed his reasoning well and...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIVINITY What is usury in Nehemiah 5? Submitted to Dr. Daniel S. Steffen, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course 2015 RTCH 500-B01 Introduction to Seminary Studies by James E. Thomas October 1, 2015 Introduction to Usury in Nehemiah 5 Usury was a practice of charging interest on money that was loan to God's people. God forbade usury and, Nehemiah hastily took care of the dilemma by uniting the people to do what was right. In Nehemiah 5:14-19, Nehemiah is blessed for rebuilding the wall and is made governor. He does not use his position for his personal gain. He says, in verse nineteen "Remember, me O my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people." Usury was the sum paid for the use of money, hence interest; not, as in the modern sense, exorbitant interest. The Jews were forbidden to exact usury (Lev. 25:36, 37), only, however, in their dealings with each other (Deut. 23:19, 20). The violation of this law was viewed as a great crime (Ps. 15:5; Prov. 28:8; Jer.15:10). After the return, and later, this law was much neglected" (Nehemiah 5:7, 10). What is usury in Nehemiah 5 ? Nehemiah 5 was an "offensive practice before God." Charlie Summers gives a clear understanding of just exactly what usury was and how it came about that point in time. The definition of usury meant the charging of interest on loans. Usury in Judaism has its roots in several biblical...
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