* Alphabetical idioms - lists A : * list A1 : abbreviated piece of nothing → (hold all the) aces * list A2 : achilles heel → alarm bells * list A3 : all along → all the rage * list A4 : all sizzle and no steak → apple of your eye * list A5 : (upset the) applecart → at all costs * list A6 : at this stage of the game → (have an) axe to grind * Alphabetical idioms - lists B : * list B1 : (leave someone holding the) baby → in bad shape
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government as all written material in books and online are confined to things that are deemed acceptable by the controlling body. By censoring material, the government clearly violates the US Constitution as it limits civil liberties by denying freedom of speech, which is guaranteed to citizens. As American citizens, we have the right to express ourselves as stated in the First Amendment of the sacred document: "Congress shall make no law... prohibiting the free exercise... of speech, or of the
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1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the costs? When it comes to the benefits outweighing the cost in China from a layman perspective, one could easily say that there is no philosophical principle was adopted, but rather, common sense led them to China. Even though China may have censorship everywhere, the Chinese don't have as many regulations as they do in America or other developed nations. Workers in China
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Lord of Flies is a novel that is written by William Golding and it is published in 1954.It was adapted to film in 1963 and second time in 1990.The plot of the film is about a group of British schoolboys were shot down on a desolated island. They decide on to survive on the island they have to govern themselves and the boys elect the boy called Ralph as their leader. Ralph chooses another boy called Jack, to be in charge of the boys who will hunt food for the entire group. First Piggy and Ralph found
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states that Congress will not make a law “abridging the Freedom of Speech”. However, even though it states that, there are provisions to having the freedom of speech. As a society that vocalizes everything and that loves to bend the rules, we have to establish a censorship to the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech should be censored when it’s inappropriate for minors or when it discriminatory to a person’s race or gender. First, the freedom of speech needs to be censored when it’s inappropriate
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1. What philosophical principle did Google's managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the costs? Ans. When it comes to the benefits outweighing the cost in China, apparently, Google’s managers adopt utilitarian approach, because according to utilitarian philosophy, “it focuses attention on the need to weigh carefully all of the social benefits and costs of a business action and to pursue only those actions where the benefits outweigh the costs” . For Google
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similar and were also very difference on how they came about and how they each survived. Some survived and were encountered for pure profit and were very money driven while others were just getting by with living as minimalist and protecting their freedom of practicing religion. Virginia was expected to be a colony abundant in gold but much to the founder’s surprise it wasn’t. The people who resided there had minimal workmanship, which changed as soon as John Smith entered they’re world. John brought
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media in Pakistan enjoys freedom of expression. Independent and fair media is a pillar of any society. The constitution of Pakistan maintains the essentials for a vibrant democracy and guarantees liberty of expressing and the basic principle for media freedom. Although the Pakistani media had to work under dictatorships and governments, which imposed many restrictive laws and principles for media in order to 'control' it, yet the media was not fundamentally affected. Freedom to read or write is
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John Stuart Mill: On Liberty Name: Sedig Elhassan Student Number: 210916914 Professor: Marc Weinstein Teacher’s Assistant: Paul amazzoc Course Code: HREQ 1720 John Stuart Mill was known as a political economist, British philosopher and influential contributor to social and political theory. J.S. Mill was famous for his writing on individual liberty and utilitarianism (). He believed individual liberty is essential in evolving society as well as unleashing the truth (). Mills ideas stretched
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CODE OF ETHICS FOR NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS PREAMBLE Journalism entails a high degree of public trust. To earn and maintain this trust, it is morally imperative for every journalist and every news medium to observe the highest professional and ethical standards. In the exercise of these duties, a journalist should always have a healthy regard for the public interest. Truth is the cornerstone of journalism and every journalist should strive diligently to ascertain the truth of
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