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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J.R.R. Tolkien was born to a loving Christian family in Bloemfontein, South Africa and lived during the World War II era. He was taught how to read and write at an early age by his dedicated mother. He learned how to read and write in English, French, and Latin. Tolkien, who was gifted with a vivid imagination, came up with his own constructed languages, based on Finnish and Welsh, which he later used in some of the novels he wrote. All of these factors…

is that of utility: do the act that will bring about the best balance between satisfaction and frustration for everyone affected by the outcome.” (1. Steven M. Cahn and Peter Markie, eds., Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), 825, http://www.questia.com/read/88356604/ethics-history-theory-and-contemporary-issues.) Although agreeing with some of Philosopher Tom Regan, I myself feel that although limits should be made some of the testing is…

Individuals in poor nations have a tendency to have less access to health care services than those in better-off nations, and inside nations, the poor have less access to wellbeing services. Despite the fact that an absence of financial resources or data can make hindrances to getting to services, the causal relationship between access to health services and poverty keeps running in the other direction. At the point when human services are required however is postponed or not obtained,…

musical pieces deliver Michael Jackson’s view and his fear of being exploited by women for his money, fame and success. Related references are provided as footnotes throughout this article, along with contributors. Brackett, David. "Jackson, Michael”. Oxford University Press (2009). Retrieved from: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/subscriber/article/grove/music/47207. Source:…

after Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway’s conversation “‘I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford...and I [know] why Jordan Baker [believes] he [is] lying. He [hurries] the phrase “educated at Oxford,” or [swallows] it, or [chokes] on it, as though it [bothers] him before” (65). Mr. Gatsby quickly states this phrase which foreshadows to the end of the novel as it is revealed that he only attended Oxford for five months, contradicting to what he says previously, which contrasts his ‘high…

Breia Diaz Dr. Terhune ENGL 361 26 April 2016 Critical Essay #2 The poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg is one of the greatest works in American poetry. It is an excellent piece of literature. The poem, similar to its name, is literally a howl against the era’s ideals of conformism and a celebration of the beauty of the human body and soul. It was written in free verse, a style popular among modernist poets such as Whitman and Rimbaud. The poem is a howl of free expression. The poem was published in…

the "measurement of student achievement is complex- too complex for the social science" or standardized testing "methods presently available." The achievement of a student is too complex to measure. But what exactly is achievement? As stated in the Oxford Dictionary, achievement is anything done successfully with effort, skill, or courage. A test simply cannot measure a student's effort or courage. Harmoniously, testing is disagreeable because students should spend more time learning skills that…

and Rule Utilitarianism. Retrieved June 05, 2018, from http://www.iep.utm.edu/util-a-r/ Norman, W. (2015). Rawls on Markets and Corporate Governance. Business Ethics Quarterly, 25(1), 29-64. doi:10.1017/beq.2015.16 Oxford: Social justice | Definition of social justice in English by Oxford Dictionaries. (2018). Retrieved June 05, 2018, from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/social_justice Rocha, C. (2009). Promoting Economic Justice in a Global Context: International Comparisons of…

benefits of the open-market and widespread international trade and investments. The outcomes which come from liberalism are greater cooperation also there will be less war and conflict, which is important motivation behind the European integration. (Oxford University Press, 2013) . Liberalism roots lie in the connect with human rights from the earlier in the west Phalian, International systems. An interest to them was religious and ethnic groups treated by their neighbors, these concerns were…

Civil Rights Act was passed on July 2, 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It has been over fifty years and still today this Act is disregarded in a lot of parts of the country just as it was in Oxford, North Carolina in the 1970s. Reading about the aftermath of Henry Marrows murder and how similar the aftermath is to the death of Mike Brown last year showed me that even fifty years later our country still is dealing with racism and segregation…