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» Miscellaneous Essays and Papers
Computer Software Ownership
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computer software demonstrates how the Internet somehow
provides privileges and disadvantages on publishing free
software.
In this article, an individual published a virus
tester program on the Internet. An interested programmer
improved the version on his own and published it. What are
the ethical issues raised in this case?
Morally, it's wrong to improve a program, and publish the
newest version. It's like copying homework from a friend,
but improving the answers to get a better grade. In this
case the second programmer gets all the credit for writing
the program. Freeware can be negative in that way, but it
also provides a c .....
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Life In A Reinassiance City
<view this essay>.... of people that belong to the same professions and set a standard set of guidelines. Everyone belonged to a guild, not just the rich. A poor person would serve as an apprentice to a guild member. The more important guilds were the silk and cloth traders as well as bankers and judges. Lesser guilds were the butchers, blacksmiths and masons. (Bynog)
“In the early history of Florence, there were battles between the guilds, which involved ransacking the city. This demonstrates how important the guilds were. They were more than just corporations or labor unions,” (Bynog). The 12 guilds that controlled trade were the key to Florence’s comm .....
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Physical Education In Secondary Schools
<view this essay>.... for Sport and
Physical Education (NASPE), stating what "The Physically Fit Person" should
consist of. This article states five factors of a physical fit person. One
factor is that a physically fit person "has learned skills necessary to perform
a variety of physical activities". The second factor, "is the person physically
fit". The third factor is "does this person participate regularly in physical
activity". The fourth is a physically fit person "knows the implications of and
the benefits from involvement in physical activity". The last factor is that a
physically fit person "values physical activity and its contributions to a
healthful lifestyle". The p .....
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Beowulf Values
<view this essay>.... demonstrated in many instances. One such line mentions The Almighty making the Earth" (8) . This quote shows that the Anglo-Saxons valued God and thought he created the earth. Although important, religion is not the only Anglo-Saxon value present in Beowulf.
Fate was also very important in the poem. The Anglo-Saxons believed that fate controlled their lives and decided their outcome. The thought that each action and outcome was predetermined and they couldn’t control their destiny. Each battle to them was already decided, and they just had to try their best. The quote "fate will unwind as it must (189) shows clearly that fate was valued.
Finally, like many .....
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Principle Of Management Course: My Experiences
<view this essay>.... power relationships within an organization,
how to use power to achieve your goals and how to manipulate people. Although
this definition might seem totalitarian, my background in Political Science
supported my initial misconceptions of management. I am a political science
major and the questions most often asked in political science courses deal with
power within a structure and how this power is used, abused and expressed by
those in control. Therefore, I came into the Principles of Management course
with the notion that I was going to be learning about power. This notion was
challenged as I learned that there are three different perspectives that are
use .....
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Globalisation
<view this essay>.... which can take the best of the global and reinforce and revitalise the potency of local cultures. Also, with looking at the reading mentioned previously and defining the term one can see that it would be quite the best of the global cultures which are taken and reinforced and revitalised into the local cultures, that is that my understanding of the term ‘global’ in the question is to mean ‘global cultures’. As we all know, it is a simple fact of history which is able to show that global cultures are where the best come from in order to revitalise local cultures.
is historical, and was present in the vast past of the world. It is through the history .....
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Public Relations
<view this essay>.... that the customer will have of the company. This is something that many employees don’t think about, or don’t care about. Many fast food restaurants are good examples of this. These companies are operated in such a manner that their employees don’t have any pride, or satisfaction in what they are doing. If you have been to a fast food restaurant lately, you can see how that reflects in the service that you get.
Another method is to create a distinguished history for a company. This would include how the company was started, who founded it, accomplishments and contributions, and other bits of information that would complement a company.
The media happ .....
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Dreams 2
<view this essay>.... the mind to continue reacting to stimuli while the body is at rest, is essential. He states that dreams are the mind's reaction to external stimuli. For example, he did tests on many patients in which he would use external forces to see if it would indeed effect their dreams. Freud placed a strong cologne in front of a patients nose, and the patient dreamt that he was in Cairo acting as a sort of "Zorro" type hero on an adventure. Then he placed a drop of water on the patient's forehead, and the patient dreamt he was in Italy, and sweating violently while drinking Orvieto wine. So this would be one theory to how dreams come about. However, Freud pondered the q .....
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