I didn't say they were "equally valid." But the idea that one position is trying to influence people towards a position but that the other position, in the context of the textbook, isn't trying to influence people is just flat out not true.
As a Presbyterian, I can assure you that the federal system of divided powers owes a lot to the Reformed/Calvinist viewpoint and the structure of the Presbyterian model of church government.
However, "influenced" is different than being an explicitly Christian country.
The problem is that "living Constitution" is a phrase that doesn't have the amendment process in view. It is about how you can make language mean whatever you want.
Which I guess is ironic if it is coming in a textbook.
Just to clarify "living constitution" is not about whether it can be applied to new situations or amended. The phrase is meant to convey that the Constitution's meaning can change over time.
I asked a lawyer who believed in this, pre-market crash, if they believed in a "living mortgage." Why is the Constitution the only legal document we do that to?
Anyone who wants to teach that is going for a particular point of view. Why is the opposite view nefarious but this one all sweetness and light?
This whole summary is ignorant. Everyone is pushing a point of view. It has to be somebody's.
One of my best friends form high school and I went to the same college. We had the same Comp Sci teacher all throughout high school and we had the same class our first semester.
Well, we had a simple little assignment in class and our code looked exactly the same. We had to explain to the teacher our background and how our identical training produced the same exact code given his requirements.
The reason the original trilogy wasn't nearly as good (although I felt Episode III was very good) is that the type of story that everyone loves is the hero's journey. Reluctant young kid is someone special and didn't realize it and with help of some wizards/wise older guys triumphs over great forces of evil.
Well the prequels couldn't be that. One, it had to be a tragedy. Two, you also had to explain how the emperor rose to power. I think the second set of stories is what really drug down the prequels. That's where all the "who built the clones?" and the intergalactic trade federation crap came in. It became interesting in the third act but made for a boring overall story in the first two.
Plus, all the setup for Anakin's fall had to be there. And, frankly, that was all somewhat boring as well. In other words, it wasn't a hero's journey type of story.
1) Each day is a smaller percentage of your life as you get older.
2) Christmas is a black hole that slows down time. You're a greedy kid who is constantly anticipating Christmas.
3) Related to 2, when you are looking towards a goal (finals, spring break, etc) I think time slows down a bit. But most people aren't going to do that for retirement (even if we are allowed to retire). You then go into day-by-day mode and that goes a lot faster.
It was weird that there were so many tasteless Challenger jokes. Anyone know if this was common all over the country or was it only my neck of the woods?
It truly is a back-handed complement that people have no qualms trashing America in their public comments. It's as if they are saying "we don't like you or some of the things you do, but you aren't truly big enough bastards to retaliate against us."
Truly evil regimes like China and Russia get different treatment.
And if you are truly idiotic like Hugo Chavez, you get visits from Sean Penn and kudos from Oliver Stone.
You underestimate human ingenuity and its effect on a society. People are the most valuable resource and not just as cogs in a machine. That's not just a company's HR b.s.
I don't believe people become an oversupply. This is like thinking that now that we have Java and C++ and have moved away from assembly languages we won't need as many programmers. No, we'll just do more and more advanced projects that we haven't even thought about yet.
They have a one child policy. And lots of parents have sex selection abortion to avoid having their only child be a girl.
So you are going to have a population that will decline in number that has a bunch of young men with no hope of being married. Say what you will, the drive to take care of your family is important to society.
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Given their contributions to the PC, I'm giving them a pass on this one. Cut them a check and send them on their way.
This guy isn't a troll. He makes an excellent point.
1) Go the Apple route. Control the operating system and the whole ecosystem.
2) Use something akin to Java and have interpreted byte code for apps.
Google doesn't control the whole ecosystem. But could they have all standard flavors of Android use Java? I would think so.
If I had a choice between the free Google OS and the Microsoft OS which costs more $, why would I want to make a phone with a Windows tax?
I don't see many reasons unless Microsoft is heavily subsidizing me. Google's brand at least has some marketing cache.
I didn't say they were "equally valid." But the idea that one position is trying to influence people towards a position but that the other position, in the context of the textbook, isn't trying to influence people is just flat out not true.
As a Presbyterian, I can assure you that the federal system of divided powers owes a lot to the Reformed/Calvinist viewpoint and the structure of the Presbyterian model of church government.
However, "influenced" is different than being an explicitly Christian country.
The problem is that "living Constitution" is a phrase that doesn't have the amendment process in view. It is about how you can make language mean whatever you want.
Which I guess is ironic if it is coming in a textbook.
And you have the correct answer to my question.
Just to clarify "living constitution" is not about whether it can be applied to new situations or amended. The phrase is meant to convey that the Constitution's meaning can change over time.
You mean like an amendment?
I asked a lawyer who believed in this, pre-market crash, if they believed in a "living mortgage." Why is the Constitution the only legal document we do that to?
Anyone who wants to teach that is going for a particular point of view. Why is the opposite view nefarious but this one all sweetness and light?
This whole summary is ignorant. Everyone is pushing a point of view. It has to be somebody's.
One of my best friends form high school and I went to the same college. We had the same Comp Sci teacher all throughout high school and we had the same class our first semester.
Well, we had a simple little assignment in class and our code looked exactly the same. We had to explain to the teacher our background and how our identical training produced the same exact code given his requirements.
The reason the original trilogy wasn't nearly as good (although I felt Episode III was very good) is that the type of story that everyone loves is the hero's journey. Reluctant young kid is someone special and didn't realize it and with help of some wizards/wise older guys triumphs over great forces of evil.
Well the prequels couldn't be that. One, it had to be a tragedy. Two, you also had to explain how the emperor rose to power. I think the second set of stories is what really drug down the prequels. That's where all the "who built the clones?" and the intergalactic trade federation crap came in. It became interesting in the third act but made for a boring overall story in the first two.
Plus, all the setup for Anakin's fall had to be there. And, frankly, that was all somewhat boring as well. In other words, it wasn't a hero's journey type of story.
But is it a free one or an artificially created one?
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/new_study_reveals_most_children
I've thought a good bit about this.
1) Each day is a smaller percentage of your life as you get older.
2) Christmas is a black hole that slows down time. You're a greedy kid who is constantly anticipating Christmas.
3) Related to 2, when you are looking towards a goal (finals, spring break, etc) I think time slows down a bit. But most people aren't going to do that for retirement (even if we are allowed to retire). You then go into day-by-day mode and that goes a lot faster.
It was weird that there were so many tasteless Challenger jokes. Anyone know if this was common all over the country or was it only my neck of the woods?
It truly is a back-handed complement that people have no qualms trashing America in their public comments. It's as if they are saying "we don't like you or some of the things you do, but you aren't truly big enough bastards to retaliate against us."
Truly evil regimes like China and Russia get different treatment.
And if you are truly idiotic like Hugo Chavez, you get visits from Sean Penn and kudos from Oliver Stone.
Because the world should conform to my vision for how things should be.
Duh.
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Look, I like my iPhone so I don't feel a desire to get this.
But if this can kill flash, I hope it is insanely successful.
You underestimate human ingenuity and its effect on a society. People are the most valuable resource and not just as cogs in a machine. That's not just a company's HR b.s.
I don't believe people become an oversupply. This is like thinking that now that we have Java and C++ and have moved away from assembly languages we won't need as many programmers. No, we'll just do more and more advanced projects that we haven't even thought about yet.
As long as the ideas don't challenge the rulers, I don't think they'll care.
They have a one child policy. And lots of parents have sex selection abortion to avoid having their only child be a girl.
So you are going to have a population that will decline in number that has a bunch of young men with no hope of being married. Say what you will, the drive to take care of your family is important to society.
That's not a recipe for long-term success.
I'll second this. I want an Unix I don't have to fiddle with which also has a good GUI. That's why I bought a Mac.