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The evolution of rhetoric from Aristotle's ethical persuasion to modern deception

The major emphasis is laid on comparing the two forms of rhetoric and seeing how it has changed over time. There is discussion on the use of rhetoric in daily life, politics and the media.

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Deity of Christ and the "Son of God" in John's Gospel

In John's Gospel, the term Son of God is used very frequently but people do not derive the spirituality of Jesus from this title, in fact they refer this title to the messianic position of Jesus.

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Technological progress and foreign direct investment in developing economies

As stated by the New Classical Model, economic growth can be attained by collecting labor, wealth and other issues of production.

~11 min read

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Gorgias' Encomium of Helen and sophistic rhetoric

In the English language in the twenty-first century, the term "sophistry" still exists to refer to a plausible-sounding but misleading argument, an evaluatively negative term to describe bad reasoning.

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Spreadsheet limitations in financial decision-making systems

Computers have brought a great change in our lives. A software program called spreadsheet turns the computer screen into a paper sheet one is working on. This program saves time by reducing the errors and repetitions of calculations.

~12 min read

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Alain de Botton's Socratic philosophy and modern moral complacency

The first chapter of Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy is set in an art museum. The author gazes upon an image of David's The Death of Socrates.

~7 min read

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Narrative analysis and institutional bias in healthcare decision-making

Crepeau (2000) entitled "Reconstructing Gloria" attempts to unsettle rather than describe or confirm existing healthcare paradigms by using a narrative analysis of the team meetings of hospital workers at a mental health facility.

~5 min read

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Merck's ethical failures in developing and marketing Vioxx

How could Merck management have handled the research, development and marketing of Vioxx in a more ethically responsible fashion, if at all?

~20 min read

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The Declaration of Independence and the Texas secession petition movement

The excerpt chosen for this paper is one of the most powerful passages in the Declaration of Independence. It packs a punch equal to "We hold these truths to be self-evident…" because it actually states what the Colonies intended to do, and why they fully intended to do it.

~6 min read

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Martin Luther King's rhetorical strategies in the Birmingham Jail letter

Martin Luther King penned his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" precisely because his peers in the religious community had criticized his acts of civil disobedience. The letter is a rhetorical argument, rooted in Aristotelian rhetorical strategies.

~7 min read

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