In the play Ajax‚ one of the main themes is justice. In it two conflicting ideas of justice are stated: first‚ that it is self-proclaiming‚ and second‚ that it is situational and must be worked out. These opposing ideas are very clearly shown in the dialogue between Teucer and Menelaus‚ where they argue over whether Ajax should be given a proper funeral and the conflicting definitions are exposed. In this essay‚ I will analyze how this piece of dialogue demonstrates both definitions of justice‚ without
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Through this speech‚ Tecmessa attempts to persuade Ajax against his plan of suicide. Although she places herself in a state of pity‚ attempting to convince Ajax to live in order to protect her‚ through her pathos and the strong words of her speech she exhibits the inner strength she has harbored throughout the hardships of her life. As we learn more of her history and subsequent situation as Ajax’s wife‚ she inadvertently draws parallels between her and her husband‚ revealing that they are more similar
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Week 2 Case Study Project Risk Management The need for this project is due to the decision by Ajax to upgrade their software system and they are uncertain which would be the best method to proceed. The goal for Ajax is to automate their production planning and control system. While the case study does not clearly state the reason it is safe to assume that the new system would be expected to increase productivity and maintain control of the production system. Ajax has chosen two options that
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I picked the second quote‚ “trans fats should not be banned. Consumers should make their own choices about what they eat. The government should educate the population about the risks of eating foods with Trans fats‚ but then let people make their own decisions.” The way I look at this situation is‚ we do a lot of bad things to our bodies. We eat fast food‚ sugars‚ drink alcohol and plenty more. Everything that we take into our body systems‚ has some type of effect on our bodies‚ whether it be causing
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Ban Trans-Fat Although fats are considered to be a part of our health‚ there are certain types that should be ignored. One of which has drawn controversial issues is trans-fat. Trans-fat is mostly found in many food sources such as vegetable oil‚ crackers‚ cookies and margarine. It increases blood levels of low density lipoprotein that is considered to be bad cholesterol‚ and decreases level of good cholesterol‚ high density lipoprotein. Trans-fat is created when oils are partially hydrogenated
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The accordion “I’ve found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other‚ so I guess you don’t feel the passage of time as much.”‚ American musician Amy Grant once said that. When I think about my old time‚ the accordion always occurring to me. This instrument brought me a lot of suffering; huge benefits; and it occupied much of my childhood. In the first place‚ the accordion brought me suffering that I cannot erase from my memory. As a girl weighted 85 pounds‚ the 44-pounds instrument
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coup d’état performed by the United States and Britain to an Iranian Revolution‚ this is a seesaw of tensions by frenemies America and Iran. Since the 1950s‚ both nations have had tricky issues revolving around Operation Ajax and the U.S Embassy Hostage Crisis. Operation Ajax was started by the overthrow of Iran’s democracy in 1953 due to Great Britain and the United States involvement. This joint operation replaced Iran’s first democratic government with a U.S biased dictator in order to help
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Institute a State-wide Ban of the Use of Trans Fat? Trans fats are a type of fat often used in preparation of fried foods in order to enhance the flavor and‚ in some cases‚ increase the shelf life of a product‚ but these inexpensive‚ artificially produced fats have been liked to heart disease because they increase levels of bad cholesterol in the body while lowering levels of good cholesterol and that is why I agree that we should ban the use of trans fats in New Jersey restaurants and food establishments
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Trans Fats There is lots of controversy going on about should the trans fats be banned by the government or not. On one side are people who are for ban of trans fats‚ while their opponents think that they should not be prohibited. What are the trans fats? Are they really bad for our health‚ should they be replaced with another substance and why there are so many people against them? Producers have the power over us‚ as well as opportunity to put trans fats into food in small amounts‚ without
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Scot Lamothe 4/24/2013 Fine arts 204.01 Achilles and Ajax playing Dice On April 17th‚ we went to the museum of fine arts in Richmond Virginia. There I saw an ancient pot on display. The pot was a black figure amphora that is round and had an approximately height of 16 inches. The amphora is made of terracotta clay‚ and is thought to have been made around 510 BC. The pot is circular with a neck at the top which allows for pouring. The base of the neck is the widest point of the amphora which
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