* 1. The Matrix 1999 Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana WachowskiStars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss * Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus, a legendary computer hacker branded a terrorist
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To what extent has modern liberalism departed from the ideas of classical liberalism? The further development of industrialisation led to social and economic inequality. This led to a revision of classical liberal ideas to prevent the spread of ignorance and poverty. It is suggested that modern liberals have betrayed classical liberal ideas as they embrace collectivism and diverge from classical liberalism on issues such as freedom. However, it can be argued that modern liberals have simply built
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Chapter 4. Renaissance and Reformation: Ahead to the Past The fifteenth century saw a number of events that began to change the Medieval worldview. 1) from Wyclif at the end of the 14th century came an emphasis on individuals understanding the Bible for themselves rather than through priests, and in English rather than Latin; 2) the fall of Constantinople led to Greek classical texts being read and translated in Western Europe. Some of these texts conflicted with the scholastic philosophy based
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Organisation & Management | | Q1 Countdown is New Zealand’s leading supermarket brand, providing customers with a variety of groceries line. Countdown has over 160 supermarkets across New Zealand supported by over 18,000 team members. The company delivers customers a choice of more than 20,000 different products in each of stores. The first Countdown supermarket opened in Northlands, Christchurch at 31 December 1981. This business was established by Rattrays Wholesale and gained
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NTA’s Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy Prof. Thomas ODonnell January 25th, 2012 NTA’s efforts to reduce their carbon footprint are an example for all companies trying to adopt more sustainable practices. As the NTA studies and analyzes their current situations, they begin to realize they can make immediate changes and which ones will take more time. McKinsey & Company’s greenhouse gas abatement cost curve found in “Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy” offer a few ideas that may aid the NTA
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Americans. The more he discovered about the injustices African Americans suffered, the prouder he became of his own heritage. He graduated from Fisk with honors and received a scholarship to attend Harvard. During his years at Harvard he developed the theory racism was caused by ignorance. In 1895, he was the first African American to earn the title Ph.D., the highest degree during his time. He later accepted a teaching job at Atlanta University where he was asked to conduct research about African Americans
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global use of plastic bags has been on the rise, according to The Culvert Chronicles (2011). That’s why this national campaign needs to be launched. It’s time to declare a war against the plastic bags. And with the assistance of multiple cognitive theories, it’s not hard to win this war. Harm of massive plastic bag use Plastic bags are usually made from oil. In the US alone, an estimate that about 12 million barrels of oil were needed to meet the US citizens’ needs of 100 billion plastic bags in
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Accountability Journal, Vol. 2 Iss 2 pp. Christine Cooper, (1992),"The Non and Nom of Accounting for (M)other Nature", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 5 Iss 3 pp. Christopher Humphrey, Robert W. Scapens, (1996),"Methodological themes: Theories and case studies of organizational accounting practices: limitation or liberation?", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 9 Iss 4 pp. 86-106 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 394654
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Preliminary No. 1 of Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man Thomas Reid Copyright ©2010–2015 All rights reserved. Jonathan Bennett [Brackets] enclose editorial explanations. Small ·dots· enclose material that has been added, but can be read as though it were part of the original text. Occasional •bullets, and also indenting of passages that are not quotations, are meant as aids to grasping the structure of a sentence or a thought. Every four-point ellipsis. . . . indicates the omission
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indicating that the use of such content can elicit defensive reactions from the viewers that potentially decrease the likelihood of the targeted audience adopting message recommendations (Clayton, Leshner, Bolls, & Thorson, 2016; Leshner, Bolls, & Thomas 2009; Leshner, Bolls, & Wise, 2011). Highly intense negative content in current anti-tobacco videos may backfire with smokers. This indicates that message producers are not aware of the practical implications of the existing germane research. However
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