One must understand that the meaning he or she derives from the text is one of a number of possibilities "even an infinite amount. ... This, I believe, was the most important and unique aspect of our class. ... With such a diverse class, different angles were inevitable. ... One of the key ideas that we were taught within this list of keywords was that there are 2 ways in which meaning can be derived. ... It was acknowledged that meaning can be derived from the text itself, but people seemed to invest more in a work's significance to them. ...

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The Middle Ages were shaped by its nobility, church, and middle class. ... About three-quarters of the Medieval clergy were derived from noble families. ... The middle class was, well, everyone else. ... He was considered the middle class's favorite saint (Koenigsberger 244). Francis was from the upper middle class between Rome and Florence. ...

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There were aspects that I least enjoyed like PE, modules and some subject classes. ... For most of the classes my class had been watching Spanish films that were hardly understood by any student and had no correlation to the subject. ... For the vast majority of classes my English teacher had been showing us random movies on you tube that has no benefit for any student. In these subjects a transition from junior certificate was not made as my class had not progressed or derived knowledge from those subjects. ... In the modules I derived very little benefit and I was disappointed by...

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IS THE CONCEPT OF CLASS WAR STILL VALID? ... 'Upper class' and 'lower class' are therefore shorthand terms used to describe an individuals social standing. ... As a result classes may correspond to income groups, consider the Registrar General's 'social class' groupings for example. ... The support of these 'new social movements' cuts across the boundaries of class and contributes further to the weakening of old class politics and class based political action. ... Occupational class schemes and indeed much of class politics had been shaped by ma...

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When adapting quantitative methodological procedures to derive specific data, official statistics is often used as a source of sociological evidence to simply enhance or complement practical research methods. ... As a result, they use statistical data as positivists holds that data derived from the study of society can then be classified. ... These include neglecting of unrecorded crime, bias against working class delinquents in favor of the middle class, ignorance of white color crime and most significantly, the intentional disregard for crimes committed by females. ...

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The total number of compiled class subjects interviewed is 96, each was asked from the same questionnaire. ... Fifty-seven percent also believed they derived rewards from their job other than their salary. ... With the work category I even though 36% of the people interviewed were satisfied with their salary that an average of 54% of them were satisfied with their appreciation and the rewards they derive from work. ... Most of my sample does correspond with the class results. I do not think my sample and those of the class mirror all of Bloomington, Indiana, and definitely not of the Unit...

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Thus, the abolition of the state brings about the elimination of classes and therefore, without classes, no class can be suppressed by another. ... To fully understand Lenin's analysis of freedom and state, it is important to realize that the basis of his philosophy derives directly from the works of Marx, especially The Communist Manifesto. ... As for his analysis of the state, Lenin also derives his basic concept of the nature of the state from Marx's Communist Manifesto. ... In order to end suppression of the classes, classes themselves must be eliminated. ... Without class di...

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Miller argued that a set of focal concerns of the lower class characterizes this socioeconomic group. ... Miller contended that the lower class has a distinctive culture of its own. Its focal concers, or values, make lower class boys more likely to become involved in delinquent behavior. ... Cohen's theory of lower-class youths derived from Merton's work as well as that of others, contends that lower class youths have middle class values, but their inability to attain them causes them to invert these values and become involved in negative, malicious behavior. Cloward and Ohlin ar...

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When it came to the upper and lower class having kids. The upper class could afford to have to children because they knew of ways to prevent childbirth. Whereas the lower class people couldn't. Some lower class even had children without a doctor's medical assistance. ... The Roman government took measures to outlaw abortion in the 3rd century because they thought that this derived the child from its father. ...

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When it came to the upper and lower class having kids. The upper class could afford to have to children because they knew of ways to prevent childbirth. Whereas the lower class people couldn't. Some lower class even had children without a doctor's medical assistance. ... The Roman government took measures to outlaw abortion in the 3rd century because they thought that this derived the child from its father. ...

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Chiral chemicals are a unique class of compounds that are chemically identical but exist as enantiomers (mirror images of each other). These molecules are called chiral or handed, derived from the Greek word cheir, meaning hand. ... Angelo took part in a cancer study and he found that D-Limonene was one of the supplements and phytochemicals (derived from plants) that helped stop or inhibit the growth and reproduction of cancer cells. ...

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One possible conclusion that can be derived from this disaster is that communism, because of its lacking emphasis on capitalism, cannot nurture economic development. ... Another possible conclusion that can be derived from the relationship between Chinese communism and the country's dormant economy is that Mao failed to administer government policies wisely. ... There are two major factors that support authoritarianism in China: scarcity of information and a stratified class structure. ... The leaders of the pro-democracy rally in Beijing were mainly upper class college students who resid...

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Inductive Reasoning Inductive thinking also known as the "bottom up" approach, moves from particular observations to a more generalized theory or conclusion, it detects patterns and regularities; as well as, it helps to formulate tenetative hypothesis, from which we derive our generalized theory or conclusion. ... Deductive Reasoning Deductive thinking begins with two or more premises and derives a conclusion that must follow from those premises; the basic form of deductive thinking is a syllogism. ... A categorical syllogism is a form of argument that contains statements that either af...

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The problem with the miseducation of the Latino is not the that he or she is educated in the Anglo-Saxon literary lines, which are available to him or her, but rather outside of the social environment from whence he or she derives. The education of the Latino is kept within his economic status; left to dwell forever in the culture shock that derives from the differences among his community and the mainstream of America. ... I can recall when a visitor came to my second grade class in Irvington, NJ before I moved to New Brunswick. ... The teacher said "he is the slow one, you always have on...

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Hence, its failure in the "New World" forced "Americans" to derive their own culture from a European one which had been driven by the feudal system. ... Class mobility, which was nonexistent in feudal Europe, was a reality. Without restrictive hierarchy and class immobility, a staple of feudal Europe, Americans were free to elevate themselves in the world as a result of hard work. ... Also, these social freedoms rid America of civil war based on class structure, which was abundant among European nations. ...

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If I don't" eat a good breakfast I wouldn't be able to function well in my first period classes. ... This meal is part of the rich and great Spanish culture that I derive from and always proud of it. ...

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Journal Entry for "How to Make It in College" (CRD-2) Brian O"Keeney gives three excellent recommendations, for students to manage their time and responsibilities, in his article "How to Make It in College, Now That You"re Here". First of all, he recommends that you formulate a m...

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The word "tango" is supposedly derived from the Latin word "tangere" which means to touch. ... The dance rose from being exclusive to the brothels as the upper class men and women started dancing it. ...

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Caste, derived from the Portuguese, meaning a system of rigid social stratification, is the distinct system in which India depends on for its social order. ... The first class contains the Brahman, said to have emerged from the mouth of God. ... Being of this class relives them of taxes and any corporal punishment. ... Even a Braham expelled from his caste will not be able to join into a lower class. ... The sudras emerged from the feet of god only to serve the classes above them. ...

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The plebeians were the working classes of Rome who made up the Majority of the population. The patricians were the people that made up the ruling class of the society. ... Many of Hammurabi's laws were unfair to the lower class. Another distinguishing factor between these two laws is that Hammurabi received his laws from the sun god, while the Roman law was derived from the people of the republic. ... Under Hammurabi's rule, the upper classes were punished less severely than the lower and middle class. ...

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Marx's theory predicts that the contradictions and weaknesses will cause economic crisis and deepening poverty of the working class. However, Marx's Communist Manifesto will eliminate all the problems that are the cause of the downfall of social classes. ... The elimination of social classes is derived from his experience of poverty. ... And no class should be allowed to have control over these things. ... Karl Marx believed that the exploitation of the working class must come to an end. ...

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The era also saw the rise of the middle-class people. The tradesmen would soon evolve into a new class called the "bourgeois." ... The word "baroque" is believed to be derived from the Portuguese word "barroco", a pearl that was used in jewelry. ... The working people, barred from the salons of the aristocracy, created a new class of their own. ... It also saw the rise of the middle-class culture, into a class called the "bourgeois." ...

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It is important to note that English is not in danger of being relegated to second-class status in this country. ... A man who speaks German or Swedish may nevertheless be a most useful American citizen; but it is impossible for him to derive the full benefit he should from American citizenship." ... In Louisiana, students who had daily foreign language classes in elementary school scored higher on the language arts section of the state's Basic Skills Test than students who knew only English. ...

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Although part of the upper class of french society, Tocqueville was liberal in his ideas and agreed with many of the ideas set forth by Locke, Montesquieu and Rousseau. ... This was also supported by Tocqueville's denomination of America as the "first middle class society " in both size and influence on manners and values. ... The idea that the authority that public figures had derived directly from the people was fairly new and had a large impact on how the public viewed their elected officials. ...

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For example, if you're a high school freshman, and writing a paper on viruses for biology class, you probably won't be reading the American Medical Association Journals to get information. ... If 100 people in class are writing on the same subject, and they all use Wikipedia, this is bound to happen. ... While Wikipedia can be a great starting place for your essay research, it should not be the only source from which you derive your information. ...

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