Is the breeze the effect of something near you moving with such force that it displaces air in a given direction perhaps a car driving past? ... Surprisingly, I received varied answers that were all similar in nature. ... Scholars have varying definitions of sin as well. ... While not complete, I believe this definition is closer to identifying the true nature of sin. ... Any attempt at correctly and completely identifying sin's true nature or definition must allow for sin to occur without action. ...

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This block is not only evident in myself, but in many other members of the Defence Force. ... By generating numerous suggestions, then building on those, an exact definition of the problem, a solution, and an implementation and task schedule can be found. ... By the very nature of the group's diversity, the problem can be broken down, analysed and evaluated from all perspectives. ... This mix of trades and experience makes the Military Police the most divergent collection of people in the Defence Force. ... If this is the definition, analysis, or solution of the problem, then the gr...

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In applications, airfoil force can be in different directions. ... There are many technical inventions human borrowed from nature, and the airfoil is one of them. ... Definition and Overview of the Airfoil According to the Fuller (1996) "The aerodynamic lift on an object moving through air is defined as the upward force on the object that opposes the downward force of gravity on the object. ... By this definition a motionless profile cannot produce any force. ... In different applications this force can act in different directions. ...

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Definition Through my research of credible sources I have taken notice that there is no one way of defining a Traumatic Brain Injury. ... A Traumatic brain injury defined by the DoD/VA is a "traumatically induced structural injury and/or physiological disruption of brain function as a result of an external force...... The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.) states that there is no unified definition of acquired brain injuries like a Mild TBI, which is why it is the most difficult to diagnose between the three severity levels. The Department of Defense (DoD) goes on to s...

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Introduction to Physics In approaching the subject of Sporting Science, we will first introduce laws and definitions from the field of physics that will accompany us throughout. ... Most of the basic physical definitions required, are drawn from the field of mechanics. ... Although there are many types of forces in nature, their influence can be accurately described by referring to three general laws of motion. ... Force When we push or pull a body, we exert force on it. ... Let's return to the definition of weight: This is, in fact, a formulation of Newton's second law of mot...

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This question, including the nature of evidence, is one that both W.K. ... Without this evidence to back up a conviction, Clifford assessed that man would ultimately destroy the true definition of a belief! ... According to James evidence can only take us so far before our passional nature takes over. He also claims that our passional nature controls our intellect. ... They prove in themselves that our passional nature does in fact take over, and is often the force that helps us make a choice. ...

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Without the 20th century western laws, which force prostitution underground, the profession of prostitution could become a clean and safe occupation. ... Anti-prostitution laws are unconstitutional in their nature and deny the prostitutes what the American constitution would allow them. ... Wade court to find that liberty encompasses the meaning of aborting what is, by definition, the woman's own property, a woman should have the right, under the constitution, to not only sell her property, but to do it in privacy. ... Present day prostitution laws are unconstitutional and shoul...

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To prove the accuracy of this definition this paper will define power, examine the natural state of man, and draw on the cold war to further demonstrate the validity of this theory. ... The nature of humans attribute to the need for power and the ability of a powerful state to influence others. Thomas Hobbes indicates "the nature of man, we find three principal causes of quarrel. ... While the preceding paragraphs outline the definition of power and examine the nature of man, further confirmation may be established by looking at the Cold War, explicitly the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. ... In...

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The word "stoop- has two important meanings: the first definition means, "to bend,"" representing the physical movement of the tree branches from the weight of the apricots. ... Fie on't, ah fie, tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. ... The poison Lucianus uses to kill the Player King is made of "midnight weeds collected,"" which evokes the deadly, invasive force of weeds in Hamlet's first speech. Janet Adelman notes another definition for the word "mixture- is "sexual intercourse- which directly refers to Gertrude'...

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However, definitions are important as they serve to educate people, promote discussions and conscious evaluations of experiences. The Nedlac Code of Good Practice, August 1999, defines sexual harassment as: (1) Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature. The unwanted nature of sexual harassment distinguishes it from behaviour that is unwelcome and mutual... A broad definition, such as that issued by the EEOC (Equal Opportunity Commission), in the United States, usually covers two general categories, which are really the opposite sides of a continuum. ... It is said in recent surveys that 80%-90%...

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Along the same lines, Cantillon worked to prove that self-interest was the motivational force providing the evolution in the market place. ... However, it is initially worthy to note that Cantillon's definitions of both competition and an entrepreneur vary in context from the modern definitions commonly presented of such individuals. ... Overall, Cantillon was an individual that attempted to establish the principle that entrepreneurial activity is the essence of competition, just as competition is the driving force that motivates such entrepreneurial activity. ... Cantillon is intent t...

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Motive has been described as follows: "A motive is restlessness, a lack, a yen, a force. Once in the grip of a motive, the organism does something to reduce the restlessness, to remedy the lack, to alleviate the yen, to mitigate the force." ... Motivation depends on motives and motivating, therefore, it becomes a complex process Nature of motivation: based on the definition of motivation, we can derive its nature relevant for organizational behavior. Following characteristics of motivation clarify its nature. 1. ... A more recent definition of leadership is as follows- "leadership is th...

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The question about the nature of art, what it is or how it is to be measured/judged, has been asked over and over again by various people that have in turn came up with various answers. ... Lyotard, in his work The Sublime and The Avant-Garde, talks about the change in our understanding of art through the notion of the sublime, which he claims to be the driving force of the avant-garde. ... After this quasi-definition of the sublime in the first part of his paper Lyotard goes on to discuss the sublime with reference to a text on rhetoric that was written by Longinus and translated with commen...

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Even though we are mortal, we try to hang onto our lives as long as we can; fear of death and wanting to live forever are, after all, part of human nature. ... To murder, however, by definition, is "to kill brutally or inhumanly,""(American Heritage Dictionary.) ... By the dictionary definition of murder, it seems that forcing someone to die in pain rather than trying to do something about this would be closer to murder. ... Especially in the case of terminal illnesses such as cancer, there is absolutely no reason to force people to suffer and die, rather than to just die peacefully. ... It is...

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Whilst reading on and about populism within the countries of Latin America I found its overall definition quite an ambiguous one. ... The opposing view to this definition of populism in Latin America comes from a more scientific analysis of the word. ... So in reality the definition of the word 'populism' is a minimalist one. ... This model included a extensive free market force, and the privatisation of large sections of the economy. ... Within Latin America the upsurge of oppressive governments using physical force clearly emerges as a major form of social con...

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Socrates rejected this definition because it was an example, and asks for another definition, Euthyphro then says, "well then, what is pleasing to the gods is holy, and what is not pleasing to them is unholy." Socrates still rejects this definition, and they going back and forth trying to define the question, and they never got to agree on a definition. ... Confucian ideals stress that a ruler should rule by example and , or moral force, rather than by the use of fear or physical force. ... The nature of the noble man is like the wind, the nature of the inferior man is like the gra...

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There are many definitions and distinctions of Religion. ... Functional definitions can be criticised for being too inclusive. Substantive definitions can be criticised for being too exclusive. ... This means that Religion refers to the existence of beings that transcend nature, that is, they do not conform to the laws of nature. ... He believes Religion could be seen as a form of resistance to oppression and force for change. ...

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Starting with an analysis of character one must first give it a literary definition. ... This is because characters in the novel are the driving force behind the progress of plot. ... The characters in The Woman in White, due to the epistolary structure of the novel, are indirect in nature. ... There are two very simple definitions of plot that do not completely capture the true nature of its importance. ... Struggling against some opposing force is a common theme in many novels and these are no exception. ...

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For some researchers it is important that the definition of Artificial Intelligence include only those techniques that actually reflect human cognitive processes. For others, the definition factor is that Artificial techniques are able to solve problems that would require intelligence if solved by humans, irrespective of whether the techniques employed reflect human cognition. It has also been suggested that for a definition of Artificial Intelligence to be applicable, the most important criterion is that the system can adapt to or learn from its environment ("Artificial Intelligence"...

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The Second, the summe of the Right of Nature of Nature; which is, By all means we can, to defend our selves." ... - The second law of nature follows to seek peace... XVII Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of Commonwealth - Hobbes concludes that there must be some common power, some sovereign authority, to force people to uphold the contract. ... - There are two ways of establishing a commonwealth: through acquisition (force) means that a sovereign power takes control of a group of people, who--if they do not resist the acquisition and depose the sovereign--must consent to his cont...

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With the birth of "the most god-fearing of living creatures," Plato asserts that the Demiurge declared "the better sort of human nature should there-after be called "man... According to Lucretian thought, we live within a world where "nature, free in a world no lords and masters rule, does everything by herself, without the gods.(54)" It is not possible for Gods to exist because "Gods know no suffering, they know no dangers, their self-engendered power needs naught of us; we cannot win their love or rouse their anger.(44) The absence of a god is logical in the sense that "nothing can come fr...

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Most abortion debates build their argument on the definition that the fetus is a person. ... This is a clear negation and as a result, the definition of a fetus must be reestablished. ... This is difficult because it is arbitrary to claim when or not the fetus is human because by nature there is not a reasonable cut off point. ... According to Thomson, pro-life advocates must change their definition for the right to life because the existing one has false pretenses. ... But my "good Samaritanism- should not be a driving force that governs what is my right to self determination. ...

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It is a disputable claim due to the very definition of what is human. ... The definition of vagueness comes from the lack of clarity in the meaning or application. ... The author frequently makes biblical references that diminish the force of their arguments. ... In the following paragraph, the authors provided reasons on why the nature of the foetus may be in question. ... The authors number the definition of humans to prove that the foetus can't amount to the ideals of these definitions. ...

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Of course, contact sports such as football, hockey, and especially boxing require the use of aggressive bodily force against opponents and are violent by their very natures, but where do we draw the line? ... To apply this to sports, we could amend this definition by stating that violence has occurred when one opponent has broken the rules of play with the intent to harm another opponent. ... In what he calls the Vulnerability Principle, Simon says that for the use of force to be ethically defensible, the opposing player must be in a position and condition to respond to that force. ... B...

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Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature. ... While these cases do fit the definition of neglect they are not necessarily preventable acts. ... Each of these forms of child abuse are very different in definition, but it doesn't matter what form of abuse the child undergoes, the child still suffers dramatically from each. ... One important element of a child neglect definition is the identification of behaviors or conditions that are co...

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