DISOBEDIENCE is a movie about the upward jab of the fossil gas resistance. The film tells the story of activists on the the front lines of the global climate crisis, led by way of everyday humans who are fed up with the power and pollution of the fossil gas industry.The movie used to be launched on April 29, 2016, as section of a marketing campaign to launch, energize, and bring interest to the May 2016 Break Free From Fossil Fuels...
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In 1507, the name America emerged after a world map was created based on the travels of Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo Vespucci was a merchant and explorer who sail the New World for Spain in the 15th century. Vespucci was born on March 9, 1454, in, Italy. Vespucciâs family were friends with the Medici family, who ruled Italy from the 1400s to 1737. Amerigo had received his early education from his uncle, friar Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. Vespucci made his expeditions sometime...
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Achieving collective action around the ânational interestâ is essential in foreign policy making. Given the threats inherent in the international system, Americans have an old adage that âpolitics stops at the waterâs edge,â meaning that the nation should come together to achieve its common purposes in foreign policy. In addition to a concept of national interest, historical memory plays a pivotal role in foreign policy. Long ago, George Washington argued that America should have âas little political connection as possibleâ...
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Beggars are the people who restore to begging for alms from other people. Beggars can be seen at various places. But the main areas of their operations are the places of pilgrimage and worship. They squat on the banks of the rivers, in front of temples, churches, mosques, gurudwaras, and other places of hectic activity. They roam from street to street, from one locality to another begging for alms. Though they usually accept whatever is given to them, some beggars...
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âNelleâ Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Cunningham Finch Lee. She grew up in Monroeville, a small town in southwest Alabama. Her father was a lawyer who also served in the state legislature from 1926â1938. As a child, Lee was a tomboy and a precocious reader. After she attended public school in Monroeville she attended Huntingdon College, a private school for women in Montgomery for a year...
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Louis Pasteur was a french chemist and microbiologist who developed the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. He also discovered a way to kill germs by boiling them. Louis Pasteur was born December 27 1822, in France. He was the third child of Jean Joseph Pasteur and Jeanne Etiennette Roqui. As a young boy Pastear enjoyed the arts like painting but he also had an interest in academics. After completing the correct academics, he moved on to college and earned...
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In 1807, the British government passed an Act of Parliament abolishing the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Slavery itself would persist in the British colonies until its final abolition in 1838. However, abolitionists would continue campaigning against the international trade of slaves after this date. The slave trade refers to the transatlantic trading patterns which were established as early as the mid-17th century. Trading ships would set sail from Europe with a cargo of manufactured goods to the west...
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In this world of fast fashion and consumer culture, itâs easy to be caught up in a plethora of colour and pattern and knee-high leather boots. Itâs easy to give yourself over to momentary wants and âneedsâ and lose sight of the bigger picture, but unfortunately, the picture is this â the fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world, just behind the oil industry. Behind your fast fashion and affordable clothing, there is a true cost. For...
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Servant leadership and followership play a big fundamental factor in the Armyâs structure today. They both coincide with one another in the process of leadership development. It is almost impossible to have one without the other. They both consist of many of the same traits, but some key similarities are trust, respect, and adaptability. Even though they both are compelled of a lot of the same traits does not mean that they do not have any differences. Simply the titles...
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The story opens on a dark autumn night. An old banker was quite restless in his study recollecting a party that happened fifteen years ago. In that party, the guests were having a discussion regarding capital punishment. While most of the guest disapproved of the death penalty, the banker was of the opinion that if capital punishment kills a man at once, life-long imprisonment kills him slowly. Then a young lawyer of twenty-five years of age, who was amoung the...
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The Sorrows of Young Werther is mostly made up of a series of letters that Werther, the title character, sends to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, Werther shares his artistic endeavors and his philosophies on life. For example, Werther believes that feeling deep emotions is the best way to experience life. He also believes in being artsy and creating rather than being bogged down by an industrial job that he doesn't want. In fact, Werther moves to a small...
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As we say, we live once. This means that the opportunities provided by life should be used as much as possible. But how do you know that the chosen path is correct? So often we have to make decisions, think about it, or is it what I want? Already from elementary school, we have a choice - what to do next? Join a high school, gymnasium, go straight to the profession or do nothing? The choice is in your hands,...
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Judicial History: William Marbury filed for a writ of mandamus with the United States Supreme Court to direct Secretary of State James Madison in delivering the commission of Marbury as Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia in the county of Washington. Facts: In 1801 Congress passed an act separating the District of Columbia into two districts with the Justice of the Peace to be appointed by the President of the United States. President John Adams signed a...
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Biodiversity is an amalgamation of two words â biological and diversity. Therefore, the definition of the term âbiodiversityâ encompasses a large variety of living organisms coexisting in an ecosystem. Biodiversity ranges from the tiniest microbes to the largest mammal. It also includes several species of bacteria, plants, animals, and humans. The recent study discovered 8.7 million different species worldwide, out of which a normal man recognizes only 1.2 million species. However, the existing biodiversity is at risk. Both natural and...
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Andrew Marvell is surely the single most compelling embodiment of the change that came over English society and letters in the course of the 17th century. In an era that makes a better claim than most upon the familiar term transitional, Marvell wrote a varied array of exquisite lyrics that blend Cavalier grace with Metaphysical wit and complexity. He first turned into a panegyrist for the Lord Protector and his regime and then into an increasingly bitter satirist and polemicist,...
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For many readers, literary fiction provides desperately needed escapism so they can endure the difficulties of everyday life. Even when conjured characters inhabit a recognizable world and speak to the human condition, fictional stories can pull readers out of their own heads. This effect is even more pronounced in the fantasy genre. Untethered from scientific and societal laws, and limited only by their imaginations, fantasy authors explore themes by creating their own worlds, where dragons battle in the skies, alien...
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Being in the investment industry may give you experience, but there is always that fear inside each of us. Fear can have a significant impact on how you make decisions related to your finances. Whether you want to invest in real estate, buy stocks form a company, or try trading cryptocurrency, fear can influence your ability to make decisions. Though this can prevent you from pursuing what you want, a certain degree of fear can keep you focused and make...
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In recent years, a debate on whether or not America should keep the penny has arisen. Numerous Americans are in favor of keeping it due to sentimental value, while others say it is just too costly. There are multiple upsides as well as downsides to America discontinuing minting the penny. Overall, continuing the use and manufacturing of pennies would be ineffective for the United States economy. One of the biggest claims for people in opposition to keeping the penny is...
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While the term interest group is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the framers were aware that individuals would band together in an attempt to use government in their favor. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison warned of the dangers of âfactions,â minorities who would organize around issues they felt strongly about, possibly to the detriment of the majority. But Madison believed limiting these factions was worse than facing the evils they might produce, because such limitations would violate individual...
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Communication is the key to professionalism; the reason why communication is the key to professionalism is that ever since I have been introduced to the world outside of high school, I have been forced to develop my communication skills. At first, I was confused as to why that is important. In fact, I began to question the importance of the way I deliver my message â which shouldnât be important as long as I get to the point right? I...
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Platoâs famous question concerning the nature of goodness asks whether a thing is good because God says it is good, or does God say itâs good because it is good. This is known as Euthyphroâs Dilemma (named after the character Euthyphro in Platoâs âsocratic dialogue' on the subject of goodness). The problem this question raises for the Christian is two-fold. First, if a thing is good simply because God says it is, then it seems that God could say anything...
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What is a democracy? In the United States democracy is the ability to vote and elect freely and equally. The problem is that some people are not educated about voting, which the United States attempted to solve with an electoral college, a group of delegates whose votes matter more, as a safety net. This unfortunately did not work as well as the government had hoped and only made things more complicated. The electoral college should stop being used because of...
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Apollodorus relates to an unnamed companion a story he learned from Aristodemus about a symposium, or dinner-party, given in honor of the tragedian Agathon. Socrates arrives at the party late, as he was lost in thought on the neighboring porch. After they have finished eating, Eryximachus picks up on a suggestion of Phaedrus', that each person should in turn make a speech in praise of the god of Love. Phaedrus begins by saying that Love is one of the oldest...
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The London Borough of Hackney is an exemplary showcase of the gentrification that has affected various areas of London. The term gentrification originated in Great Britain, as early as 1963. Gentrification has frequently been referred to as âthe rehabilitation of working-class and derelict housing and the consequent transformation of an area into a middle class neighborhoodâ. Rowland Atkinson states that gentrification-induced displacement often occurs when pressures on the housing market from wealthy groups create inflated rents and prices which can...
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Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. Jefferson was, in the eyes of the people, a great president with strong political views. He spoke out against slavery. He believed that the governmentâs power was limited to what was written in the Constitution. He believed that the peopleâs freedom was more important than laws and regulations. However, what is often overlooked is that he owned slaves and made love to one, he did many things one could only...
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Sylvia Plath was widely regarded as âone of the most celebrated and controversial post-war (âfeministsâ)â writing in Englishâ [Oates] in the twentieth century. In her âArielâ collection, Plath explores the gender inequality and expectations that plagued society at that time, and arguably today. Through her poetry, Plath criticises the social norms and values that socially conditioned both men and women to behave in the âappropriateâ way. In doing this, she reveals her own personal struggle with existential misery as well...
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I have chosen to cover the fifth core principle of Singaporeâs foreign policy, âWe must be a credible and consistent partnerâ in my essay. This principle talks about how Singaporeâs credibility enables us to play a constructive role in international affairs because we handle issues fairly and with transparency (Balakrishran,2017). Hence, I linked this principle to the case study on how the United Kingdom (UK) adopts Huawei for 5G, against the pressure from the United States of America (US). According...
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A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true. the legends of ancient Greece. If you refer to someone as a legend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people. Though customarily told as âtrueâ stories, legends often contain supernatural, bizarre, or highly improbable elements. Types of legends include folk legends and urban legends. Some of the worldâs most famous legends survive as literary texts, such as Homerâs âOdysseyâ and...
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Some trees can stand the test of time, like Methuselah, the pine that has lived through thousands of California summers. Then, of course, there are the trees that hold a special place in our hearts. We can enjoy them for most of our livesâif we take care of them. Thatâs why Rachel, a Davey blog reader from Utah, asked, âWe have a really old tree in our yard. Iâve noticed dead twigs and branches, but other than that, it looks...
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Arthur Miller himself once stated that the play is tricky to categorize because none of its characters stand up and make a speech about the great issues which he believes it embodies. This is also a problem for anyone who would attempt to develop a clear idea about what messages Death of a Salesman attempts to deliver and consequently it is often advised that exploring any inconsistencies or complications is more beneficial than trying to explain them. As with any...
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