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    1757 Battle of Plassey Company rule in India (to 1858) 1759 French India (to 1954) 1760 Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam‚ Maratha Empire reaches its zenith. 1761 The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761‚ by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani‚ an ethnic Pashtun‚ also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century. 1764 Battle of Buxar (British victory against allied Mughal

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    Liberal Arts

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    An education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry undertaken without concern for topical relevance or vocational utility. This kind of learning is not only one of the enrichments of existence; it is one of the achievements of civilization. It heightens students’ awareness of the human and natural worlds they inhabit. It makes them more reflective about their beliefs and choices‚ more self-conscious and criticising‚ speaking‚ critical and logical thinking. Law schools report that by the yardsticks

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    practice has dated back to ancient times to Mark Antony at the funeral of his friend and mentor‚ Julius Caesar. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony establishes himself to his audience‚ the plebeians‚ with Ethos then uses Pathos to pull on the audience’s heartstrings and sway the plebeians’ beliefs with Logos in an attempt to make the audience doubt Brutus’s justification of killing Caesar because he was ambitious. Initially‚ Antony uses Ethos to establish himself as a trusted

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    these days‚ because the stats prove that young graduates who majored in certain majors were less likely to find a job requiring a college degree. Many have taken jobs that do not make use of their skills‚ and about half only of recent college graduates said that their first job required a college degree. Rampbell uses data showing the number of college graduates aged between 25 to 34 and working in food service‚ restaurants and bars has risen 17 percent. Not only is that waste of a specialized college

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    Im a Liberal

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    position ----- conservative‚ liberal‚ or radical. Express your feelings about the uprisings and the future of Europe. Dear Bob‚ I’m writing you today to tell you about my political position. I’m a liberal. I know you want to know why I chose to be a liberal‚ so here it is. The definition of liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. So I was thinking of things that fall under those guidelines and I came up with this as my explanation. I’m a liberal because I believe health

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    Conservative and Liberal

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    Conservative and Liberal By Yash Patel Your views or beliefs on specific issues can be determined by your own thoughts. If you look at the beliefs of Conservatism and Liberalism‚ you can understand the different viewpoints on different issues. They debate on certain issues such as abortion‚ death penalty‚ education‚ gun control‚ taxes‚ etc. The ideas are very different for both‚ the conservative and liberal. A person can be either for or against conservative and liberal views. You can also be both

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    Liberal Reform

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    Liberal Government introduce social reforms in the early twentieth century In the late 19th century the British government practiced the principle of laissez-faire. Laissez faire means the business market are free from tariffs‚ government subsidies and enforced monopolies [2]. Under the principle of Laissez faire‚ government only provides simple maintenance of law and order‚ protect property rights against theft and aggression with regulations [3]. Individuals were responsible for their own decisions

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    teachers have very definite liberal leanings. They often show that bias in the classroom. If there is one thing that my mother has told me is that direct omission is a lie‚ and if you are going to present your liberal views then you must also present the conservative rebuttal. However‚ this is not what is happening is today ’s schools. In fact‚ teachers often give lower grades for writings that do not agree with their points of view. This incursion of liberal views occurs from kindergarten

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    01 Spring 2009 Liberal Arts Education Robert Harris’ article‚ “On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education” on page 1-6 of the website VirtualSalt (March 14‚ 1991)‚ is written in enumeration mode. The purpose of the article is persuading the reader to think about the advantages of liberal arts education. The article has a positive tone because it is optimistic‚ and respectful. Harris lists several rewards of liberal arts education. First‚ liberal arts education can help you become a

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    2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 LIBERAL AND MARXIST PERSPECTIVE Learning Outcome Introduction Thinking about the State The Liberal Perspective of the State The Marxist Perspective New Trends in Marxist and Liberal Thought Conclusion Key Concepts References and Further Reading Activity 4.0 • • • LEARNING OUTCOME Throw light on the Liberal perspective of the State Analyse the views of Marxist scholars on the State‚ and Discuss the new trends in the Liberal and Marxist analyses of the State

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