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    Plato's Communism

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    similar to the state of nature‚ believing that societies are formed to meet the needs of the people. Because of the inherent yearning for power within a few elites‚ Plato would remove these feelings of selfishness‚ with his own form of Communism. Plato’s communism would take two main forms which meet in the abolition of the family. The first of the two forms would be to set up a new form of hierarchy: Philosopher king‚ who would rule by merit of vision and capacity to realize that vision in reality

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    Conservatism In The 1960s

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    Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms

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    LSD In The 1960s

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    something that has recently sprung up. They have been around in every shape and form for centuries. In particular in the nineteen fifties and nineteen sixties‚ drugs like Lysergic Acid Diethylamide knew just as acid were being introduced to Americans. The 1960s was a time for revolutions‚ and drugs played a major role in this. New ways to consume and use drugs were created as people were forced to secretly buy and use them. The most intriguing part is how many scientists and psychologists were involved in

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    Fear

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    Fear of Hurting Others Throughout the play‚ The Crucible‚ there are many different fears that are present‚ but the most common would be the fear of hurting others. The whole hysteria is spreading community wide and it is making neighbors who have known each other for years‚ turn on each other. The overall fear of witchcraft has spread furiously through the town of Salem; because of this the fear of hurting other citizens has also spread. The epidemic is controlling how people go about living

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    fear

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    world‚ from a six-year old child to an eighty-year old man‚ has something to fear. Fear can be very difficult to handle at times. Although fears might also change throughout a lifetime‚ most people do remain scared of something. I am no different. Fear is dangerous because it limits the hero’s confidence‚ and without a confidence no one will believe in you so you wouldn’t be considered a hero to society. Fear is a predominantly a dangerous monster because takes all the hero’s confidence

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    Fear

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    Donner 12-3-12 Fear Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” This means that most people don’t conquer their fears‚ but rather let their fears conquer them. It is important for people to accept fate and move on to face and conquer their fears. Fear is a part of everyone’s lives‚ and fear can exist for any totally diverse reasons. Such as‚ the fear of death‚ or something more miniscule such as the fear of heights‚ or the fear of the dark. These

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    November‚ 2012 Fear essay When we grow up we learn to fear such things as drugs‚ alcohol and strangers. These fears are taught to us by our parents trying to help us grow to be safe‚ healthy individuals. While learning to avoid these dangers‚ we also experience hardships and traumas that teach us to be afraid of whatever it is we went through. But one of the most influential cause of fears is that which we witness in movies‚ shows and in the news. This is because we see

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    Women In The 1960s

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    The Women’s liberation saw much change within the 1960s as women campaigned for equal pay for equal work within the workforce. These women came to be called "Labor Feminists" as they fought for their rights to be acknowledged within the workplace and were active members of unions. Different women’s trade unions worked to secure the rights for women within the work place and they were a critical part of the push that created the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act made it so that women are now legally

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    that day. The Great Depression took over America in the 1930’s after the stock market crash of October 29‚ 1929. Americans relied too much on credit and put everything they had into the stock markets‚ debatably the worst mistake americans ever made. The Great Depression led to many difficulties in the 1930’s for the American people and government; they dealt with these problems accordingly. The Depression led to many hardships for Americans in the 1930’s. While the rich were getting richer‚ the poor

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    long sleeves‚ and then we had these black bloomers that were box pleated. […] We began to have the shorts‚ but they came right here at the knees.” Wilma Jean Buntin’s description of the basketball uniforms reflected the type of sports clothing wore during the 1920s. These uniforms called gym suits emulated the different ideas of the decade known as the Flapper. The sweater

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