After all, the hunting of one particular sperm whale for vengeance does not seem more purposeful than hunting sperm whales generally for profit; the latter no less than the former aims at an easily specified end. ... For readers disgusted by the commercialism of American culture, Starbuck's reminder that what Ahab aims at cannot be converted into dollars or commodities might seem to count as mark in Ahab's favor. ... He is also metaphorically expressing the attitude of a free citizen towards the governmentally enforced rules he lives by. ... There is nothing like a "national ...

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The recent growth of mega church events aimed at college students has sparked conversation about whether these annual gatherings preach a sound doctrine. ... These three-day conferences aim to create followers of the #JesusMovement, a movement committed to the bringing fame to Jesus Christ to the 16+ million college students around the nation and globe. ... The creators of Passion Conferences aim to create something that is a collective social phenomenon rather than something that fosters individual religious growth. ... Once Passion goers leave the three-day event it is likely that without t...

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To define critical theory, Karakayali states that it "primarily aims to reveal which is repressed in/by the social" (Karakayali, 2004:353; Ritzer, 2011:284). ... This argument marks another contribution of critical theory where it aims to emancipate society from the different means of control through technocratic thinking. ... Thus this marks another contribution of critical theory for the society as they aim to steer the society away from what is called the one 'dimensional society'. ... To move on to the next criticism that been aimed at critical theory is the inaccessib...

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Man is both a social and political animal in that we are inclined to live in society as well as attempt to perceive what is just and unjust and, act accordingly as "men do in fact aim at what they think good." ... The polis takes the individual further than self-sufficiency alone, it is man's need to express what is just and moral within a formidably-sized group that pushes the process of "association forming" to its state-based natural end. ... Aristotle states that the "aim and the end is perfection; and self-sufficiency is both end and perfection" but when he talks of self-sufficien...

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This demonstrates Herodotus standing in a murky, grey area between accurate history and the tradition of glorifying the past, from which we might conclude that less attention should to be given to the divisions between the two, as such a medium, was appropriate for engaging a contemporary audience, and was readily available for Herodotus to express his narrative. Furthermore, Herodotus' aim in this work, as set up in his preamble, demonstrates an impartiality for which we have no prior precedent. His aim to preserve the deeds of both "Greeks and non-Greeks" is indicative of an ...

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Furthermore, these transnational companies do not hesitate to present themselves as peace organizations and utilize the aims of humanitarian non profit organizations to advertise their activities. In this regard, it is worth noting that the new South African legislation aims at avoiding situations where unscrupulous humanitarian organizations may be involved in fueling a conflict under the guise of "rendering humanitarian assistance"4. ... The Working Group, as the only monitoring body responsible for issues related with mercenarism within the UN system, endeavors within its limite...

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In contrast, Beattie (.) believed "the aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with the thoughts of other men". ... According both Webster and Cambridge dictionaries, Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies that share the same aim - to define, defend and establish equal rights and opportunities for women within political, social, economical and cultural spheres of life. ... To define a thing is to express its essence in words. ...

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Such is the disdain aimed towards him and The Brotherhood that a dedicated social event called The Two Minutes Hate is created by The Party where exaggerated images and twisted messages from Goldstein appear on telecreens, with the aim of purposefully riling viewers and generating hate (in fact, it is considered an actual crime if one does not fully express their anger during the broadcast). ...

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Furthermore, even though the Truman Doctrine was the first instance whereby there was a public declaration that the US would stand up against the Soviet expansionism, the underlying perception that it was no longer able to compromise with the Soviets was already expressed privately by the American leader and policy makers prior to 1947. ... In fact, American perceptions towards the Soviets might have changed as early as the post-Yalta Conference period in April 1945 when even Roosevelt, a perennial optimist, expressed his doubts about cooperating with Stalin. Hence, the Truman Doctrine was me...

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This definition is accepted universally; therefore when a teacher expresses his own or a somewhat controversial opinion in the classroom in the spirit of eliciting a critical pedagogy including conversation and debate amongst his pupils, it is irrational to assume that all students will form their own stance on the given subject. ... It allows them, not only to meet criteria and deliver necessary information in their assessments, but also outlines the proper means by which they can then express their own thoughts and stance without compromising academic and scholarly standard. ... But while a...

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Despite all the criticisms post-development writers have expressed, they fall short in providing actual alternatives and remain in the realm of critique, which does nothing to actually change the current status quo of development. ... Ultimately, the discourse on post-development continues and the aim of post-development does not preclude the involvement on a more local and regional level in terms of the market economy. ...

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This therefore shows how the negative, nationalistic attitudes expressed toward the inherently unstable democracy had a significant impact on the collapse of the new government. ... Following the Ruhr crisis, another uprising occurred in the form of Adolf Hitler's 'Munich Beer Hall Putsch', a violent attempt to seize power in Munich in November, 1923, with the ultimate aim of leading a coup d'etat on Berlin that would overthrow the Republic. ...

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It also explicitly seeks to outperform the market rather than simply to express an ethical stance on behalf of its investors (Sparkes & Cowton, 2004). ... Another momentum in the theory evolvement is the emergence of non-governmental organizations such as Ceres, which is a group of high value investors aimed at encouraging investors and capital markets to incorporate CSR into their routine decision making process. ...

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" She recognizes that psychotherapy is limited mostly to a verbal interchange requiring introspective ability sufficient to appreciate conflicts in intrapsychic terms and to translate and express it in words. ... Thus, the goal of therapeutic change is generally to make individuals more able to express emotions, wants, and needs, to help them to feel more 'in control;' and to experience a renewed sense of their value and importance as 'unique' individuals" (Kirmayer, 2007). American culture teaches to value someone who is able to speak out about his true feeling...

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The march made specific demands aimed at achieving economic equality, including a laws prohibiting racial discrimination in employment and a $2 minimum wage for all workers. ... Carson expressed these opinions 51 years after the time of the event, thus providing him with the benefit of hindsight in drawing conclusions, and in also inducing that any animosity or bias towards the event would now be diminished. ...

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Many music artist in Trinidad just wants their outlook to be a lot different then the rags and flags they want to aim to move the spirt of soca music from being a once a year thing to throughout the calendar. ... Rapso it's a style of poetry blended with calypso that express the experiences of everyday people. ...

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Hobbes fist provides a set of laws, the laws of nature, which aim to guide human behavior towards self-preservation. ... Though Hobbes is able to strategically construct his argument by deduction reasoning of the state of nature as a stratagem for expressing the favorable view of an absolute sovereignty compared to the chaotic state of perpetual insecurity without this form of government, his argument fails, however, in the sense that he disregards the phenomenon that is altruism and the inherent goodness in human beings. ...

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Contradictory to Cupp's statement, members of the general public have expressed an interest in the legalization of animal rights. ... The AFL is a misguided group that claims to aim for the alleviation of the suffering of animals, but executes such goals illogically and poorly. ...

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This also presents itself as a challenge as beginning teachers routinely expressed anxiety over being able to adapt into the school culture (Boon, 2011). ... Differentiated classroom management aims to enable the teacher to appreciate and engage students of varied backgrounds. ...

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Characteristically, popular music is a global cultural phenomenon and an accessible form of commercial music aimed at a worldwide audience. ... The whole structure of popular music is standardized even where the attempt is made to circumvent standardization. (1941, 302) Thus, in Adorno's view, popular music fails to negate the dominant social order, encompass an oppositional stance, or express critical thought. ...

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There was later, in 1927, a nationalist-lead group called the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang, the Indochina Communist Party whose aim was to overthrow the French, and the rise of two religious groups who attracted nationalists support. ... To further this, Austin argues a similar point in which the British government were "unusually" enthusiastic on the local autonomy of a possessed colony and with it being an empire of non-integration, the aim was to rule over a colony that did not have to be allied with the culture and traditions of the Mother country itself. ... Section 4 of the Statute of Westmins...

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In the case study, the assignment will be looking at the notion of equality and diversity in contemporary society. The study will focus on the topic of poverty and how it affects the emotional, social and educational experiences of a child, positively and negatively. Relevant literature, as well as up to date legislation and policy involving equality and human rights will be used to look at the issue critically, by identifying the inequalities related to class and how it can have an impact upon the social, personal and educational experience of the child within school as well as parent and tea...

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When thinking about the iconic figure, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind, John Lennon, Che Guevara, Elvis to name but a few, although the figure who seems to have had the biggest impact, especially in American culture is JFK, who is often looked upon as a Marta by American people. There are many suggested reasons why this is the case, the fact that he died while in presidency and the world famous footage of the assassination, the fact that his presidency was seen as "The Camelot" period, and the American people were genuinely happy with the presidency of the time, it coul...

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The comparison between anti-terrorist systems of the Republic of Ireland and France is a good illustration of this: the former aims to fight an essentially separatist terrorism finding its expression in the activities of the Irish Republican Army (since, contrary to received ideas, the IRA is not only a terrorist organization specific to Northern Ireland) and the country is forced to combat all the forms of terrorism that exist (separatist, communist, internationalist or emanating from isolated groups). ... Ireland, although it is a young independent State, enacted legislation aimed at combatt...

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As coffeehouses began to popularize women protested and created a petition expressing that coffee had the effect on men to make them sterile, powerless and lazy which they thought of as inconvenient to them at times when as husbands were needed in their homes. ... The support of these institutions can really help a country economically especially through a crisis, for example the IMF, one of the Bretton Woods institutions, aimed to "work to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic gro...

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