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- Dictionarymotive/ˈməʊtɪv/
noun
- 1. a reason for doing something: "police were unable to establish a motive for his murder" Similar
- 2. a motif in art, literature, or music. Similar
adjective
- 1. producing physical or mechanical motion: "the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke"
- 2. causing or being the reason for something: "the motive principle of a writer's work"
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1 day ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1] : 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
1 day ago · Investigators determined that the two were both sympathizers of an anti-government militia movement and that their motive was to avenge the government's handling of the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents. McVeigh testified that he chose the date of April 19 because it was the second anniversary of the deadly fire at Mount Carmel.
1 day ago · Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. [1] The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel ). [2]
1 day ago · Definition and basic assumptions Definition. Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi define positive psychology as "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life." Basic concepts
1 day ago · Nigerian Civil War. The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka ...
1 day ago · Palpatine. Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor. He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace. In the original film trilogy, Palpatine ...
1 day ago · Kısa zamanda hızlı yükselişiyle dikkatleri üstüne çeken ve henüz çok genç olmasına rağmen kendini fazlasıyla kanıtlamış bir MC olan Tolga Can Serbes, sahne ismiyle Motive, newscholl rapçiler arasında en iyilerden birisi olarak görülüyor. Çekmece Flow adlı çıkış şarkısının ardından Output Nr.1 (2019), Makaveli ...
