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    Emotions are one of the most beautiful and complicated features of human species. Although, emotional changes of some other species are also known to us or even proven by scientific research, human emotion is so unique and irreplaceable that from time immemorial, former sages and ancient scholars have initiated continuous discussion about it. A. A brief history of emotion before 19th century. Early stage of research about emotion can be represented roughly by Aristotelian western philosophy and

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    What is Service? Why Serve? There is an old story about an ancient Greek philosopher named Thales. According to this tale, Thales was looking to the stars as he walked about Athens, attempting to answer certain troubling philosophical questions. He became so engaged in thought that he didn't even notice the well he was approaching. Needless to say, Thales, one of the most brilliant of ancient Greek philosophers, fell into that well and became the butt of many Athenian jokes. His head was so

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    Forensic Victimology April 16, 2018 Stephanie Andres Marymount University Abstract There different types of definition of victimology. Victimology is defined as the scientific study of victims and offender, investigators, courts, corrections, media, and social movements (Turvey, 2014, pp. 1). Then, there is General victimology which is the study of victimity in the broadest sense, including those that have been harmed by accidents, natural disasters, war, and so on. There is interactionist/penal

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    household savings to the detriment of the national economy.” Also Gadagkar a professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), who has been awarded for his contribution in the field of behavioral ecology and sociobiology. Said “Already over 5,000 important personalities, organizations, writers, lawyers, doctors, Jnanapeetha Awardees, peoples’ representatives and other opinion makers have written to the Finance Minister asking him to drop the proposal in the interest

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    Evolution by natural selection is one of the best substantiated theories in the history of science, supported by evidence from a wide variety of scientific disciplines, such as paleontology, geology, genetics and developmental biology. The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" in 1859 (Peter J., 2009). Natural selection is a process in which organisms change over time because of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits

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    Nature vs Nurture: Genes vs Environment Essay

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    because of their differences in brain structure. (*) To some scientists and theorists these many influential biological differences between men and women make gender roles inevitable. (*) One theory that favors biology as being most influential is sociobiology. This theory is based on the idea that gender roles are at least partly inherited and can be affected by natural selection. (*) These theorists also believe that the inherited roles are necessary and instinctual for reproduction purposes. For example

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    A synopsis of racism in American Sports The treatment of minority athletes, particularly African Americans has been a grave issue in American sports for decades. More than fifty years ago, to be a colored person playing a so- called “white sport,” meant that it was an unfortunate fact that inequality, prejudices and racial discrimination came along with that territory, and it is also an unfortunate fact that some of those racial tensions are yet in full, modernized effect today. African- American

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    Ethics and Social Justice

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    Outline This paper discusses the following aspects among others: 1) The definition and description of utilitarian theory. 2) Reviews the article “Interest s, Universal, and Particular: Bentham’s Utilitarian Theory of Value.” 3) Reflects on recent events in the news chronicling human rights violation in public and nonprofit organizations trough the selection of 3 specific examples of human rights violations in a public or nonprofit organization 4) Consideration of how the resolution

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    Ethics and Social Justice

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    Outline This paper discusses the following aspects among others: 1) The definition and description of utilitarian theory. 2) Reviews the article “Interest s, Universal, and Particular: Bentham’s Utilitarian Theory of Value.” 3) Reflects on recent events in the news chronicling human rights violation in public and nonprofit organizations trough the selection of 3 specific examples of human rights violations in a public or nonprofit organization 4) Consideration of how the

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    Natural selection is the outcome of inheritance, variance, and differential reproduction and can operate at many if not all levels of the taxonomic hierarchy (Bergstrom & Dugatkin, 2012). If the level meets the requirements of natural selection, it may be acted upon. Natural selection can vary in the force of selection between each level in the hierarchy and depends highly on the amount of units within the level. The higher the taxonomic level the less units, less variation and multiplication that

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