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    “Homelessness." Homelessness - Children‚ Define‚ Causes‚ Effects‚ Adults‚ Drug‚ Person‚ People. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2017. A homeless person is any person who needs lodging‚ including someone whose main living place at night is a public place that provides temporary living conditions or a person who doesn’t have anywhere to stay. Poverty goes side by side with homelessness. Individuals with mental illness are at higher risk for becoming homeless because of difficulties connected with deinstitutionalization

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    Compare/Contrast Creon and Antigone In Antigone written by Sophocles‚ there are two main characters‚ Antigone and Creon. In the play‚ King of Thebes‚ Creon has announced to everyone in the city that no one can mourn or bury Polyneices. Before Creon became a king‚ Polyneices and Eteocles were fighting to be the king of Thebes after his father‚ Oedipus died. Polyneices and Eteocles both killed each other in a war. Creon honored only Eteocles but not Polyneices. Their sister‚ Antigone believes that one’s

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    People with power are usually disliked or even hated‚ because people do not like to be ruled over. In this world‚ the amount of power one has dictates the amount of respect and trust they receive. Like Creon‚ if one has a large amount of power they will almost always be disliked. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is an extremely powerful ruler‚ so much so that many people fear him. In fact‚ he is so feared‚ he could even be called a tyrant. The sentry that reports Antigone’s “crime” is nearly shaking

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    the revenue generation * Inadequate system to monitor the expenses * All the expenses should go through an approval process which requires all the expenses should be properly documented and the need explained. This is not in place in Choice House 2. Identify ethical issues that Ashley should discuss with the Finance Committee? Which IMA Ethical Standards would apply to Ashley? Discuss. * Credibility: The ED should record all expenses and provide all information when I asked

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    The main conflict in Antigone is the belief that religious laws override that of man-made laws‚ while Antigone believes in the higher laws of religion and tradition‚ Creon the new ruler of Thebes solely by default as being the next of kin in the bloodline ‚references the laws of the land as the only laws that are standard and followed and I believe rightfully so.As both characters within this tragic story struggle to honor each brother‚ they methodically lay down their views and fundamentally force

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    THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION 1.- Population and Economic Growth One of the most important changes was the continuous expansion of the population and the economy. Most observers in the eighteenth century did not believe that expansion of the population and the economy could be sustained indefinitely. The population had consistently expanded as the greater agricultural productivity permitted maintaining an adequate food supply. The industrial economy had been able to employ large numbers

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    play‚ Antigone‚ minor characters are utilized as the primary method of portraying the theme of the play to the audience‚ displayed through the way in which the character Ismene portrays the role of women‚ the way in which the character Choragus tells of the importance of fate‚ and the way in which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through

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    Moutaz Maharem Mrs. Milewski AP Literature 9/23/12 Reaction Assignment- Antigone by Sophocles I agree with Creon’s belief than an individual’s true nature can only truly be assessed when that individual is placed in a position of leadership. When someone is put into an important role like that in any society‚ he either fails or succeeds while doing the job. When one does not meet the expectations of his citizens‚ he is destined to disappoint them and not receive another term in that role of

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    that at the library there was a room full of them and I could pick whichever ones I wanted. This was my first experience with freedom‚ one of the only parts of my life I could control. When you’re 8 years old‚ even maybe 10 anywhere you go you’re choices are limited. You’re completely dependent on parents for money if you even get to buy what you want. It was a big deal for me because my mom usually made my decisions for me; my life was planned and I had an empty head. I also liked books as a kid

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    is always the better choice in any situation. In the case of the trolley‚ we will use the latter half of the definition of happiness. Now‚ as a true utilitarian‚ the obvious choice would be to save the five mothers and their children‚ and let my mother be killed‚ for this outcome produces less pain than the other choice. Utilitarianism would require that we part with our personal relationships as to remain impartial‚ for in this philosophy‚ one life is worth the same as

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