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    the field. It seems in almost every area Athens can be judged‚ they dominate nearly every other city-state that can be studied. Athens‚ while having a different view of democracy than we have today‚ is still considered a democratic state. Despite the fact that only free men could vote‚ there was still a vote‚ which meant the people were better represented in the courts of Athens than most other areas of the time. The democracy of Athens was impactful in forming the Ancient Greek world as we know it

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    needs the return of chivalry. Chivalry has become just a thing of the past. Manners‚ respect‚ romance‚ and protection of the weak are just a few examples of what are now gone. Even the most basic manners could play a major role in improving today’s society. These are examples of what the world needs today. People in the world have lost even the most general manners. An example of this is that someone could run into another person and not even apologize. People only think about where they have to

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    Experiment is one of the first documented experiments in the United States that fully admits to the wrong doings they performed to African Americans in their program. The Tuskegee Experiment was‚ by definition‚ the same as a clinical trial in today’s society‚ but that changed quickly. In 1932‚ the United States told nearly 400 African Americans that they would get free treatment for their disease. The disease was a form of syphilis that was an epidemic in Macon County. The U.S. government took advantage

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    There are many people in society today that think the same way that Atticus Finch does about Tom Robinson‚ a black male accused of raping a white woman‚ in Harper Lee’s book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Atticus believed that although Robinson was African American‚ he deserved a fair trial and not to be killed‚ despite what the other white people were saying in the town. Atticus thought that Tom had just as many rights as the Caucasian people. The towns’ people felt as though Tom was beneath them and

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    It’s better late than never‚ is a saying people usually say when people take too long in doing something for them. They say it’s better for things to be done one day‚ than for things never to be done at all; but what if civilians are seeking justice and equality from the government. If civilians are being treated inhumanly and what they are asking for‚ justice‚ is put to the side as if they did not exist. Justice cannot wait for later because it will only spark up the fire to treat civilians unfairly

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    Today’s Society Introduction ‘Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community. There are 105 historically black colleges and universities in the United States‚ including public and private‚ two-year and four-year institutions‚ single sex and coeducational‚ medical schools and community colleges” (Finnigan‚14). According to Smith’s "Are HBCU ’s Still Relevant?”‚

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    The Crucible is a book written by Arthur Miller in the 1950’s. The book describes events of paranoia in the form of witchcraft‚ and trial. This book was written during the McCarthy Era‚ which‚ as defined by http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mccarthyism?s=t‚ was the government‚ amongst others‚ making unsupported claims of people being communist. The Crucible was based on the witch trials of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ in which central european countries would trial‚ torture‚ and kill

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    lovers from families that didn’t get along well. You can see the theme of love in this story in many ways‚ and how it still relates to our world today. Firstly‚ how in some places‚ countries‚ or religions don’t allow certain marriages. Like Romeo and Juliet‚ there are still families and societies that disapprove of certain relationships. This could be because of religion‚ culture‚ or other reasons that are unknown. Even though some of these challenges may be hard‚ many people today still choose to

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    books and movies today‚ people would see that the world is still dazzled by Greek myths even if they can’t explain why. People see something related to a Greek myth every day and they don’t even notice. These ancient myths gave us an inside at Greek culture. Not only did the Greeks give us things like music and philosophy‚ they gave us interesting stories. Ancient Greek mythology is still revenant to us today because it has shaped modern society‚ shown us how people perceived the world back then‚ and

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    King Lear is still relevant today as its main concepts can be applied to ordinary life. Ultimately‚ poor judgement‚ power struggles amongst parents and children‚ and possessive power are common between my personal family experiences and King Lear. The experiences of poor judgement in my family resemble to those in King Lear. My eldest brother‚ Alan‚ has a relationship with my parents that can be compared to Cordelia’s relationship with King Lear. Alan was never a diligent student in school and

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