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    9764 Mr. Jeter H1301 2 December 2014 Review of This Republic of Suffering: Death and The American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust (Alfred A. Knopf: New York‚ 2008‚ xiv + 271 pp.) Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering: Death and The American Civil War tackles a subject that is not widely written about: the ways of death of the American Civil War generation. She demonstrates how the unprecedented carnage‚ both military and civilian‚ caused by the Civil War forever changed American assumptions

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    I’m not here to talk about forming a nation based on my ideas; I’m here to tell you what I think about Plato’s ideas on forming an ideal nation or what he refers to as "The State". Plato’s idea of "The State" is clearly stated in Plato’s "The Republic". He tells us that "A State‚ I said arises‚ as I conceive‚ out of the needs of mankind; no one is self sufficing‚ but all of us have many wants..." When I first read that I had no idea what that line really meant‚ but when it was explained it simply

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    Aside from clothing being an art unto itself‚ the earliest forms of sculptured art found as early as 500 B.C. in West Africa consisted of distorted human statues and masks. It is speculated that these statues and figures inspired Picasso’s experiments with Cubism. The Yoruba people of Ife also influenced lost-wax cast metal art‚ also known as Benin Art after the people of Benin perfected the art to the highest quality. The Village craft workers had extensive knowledge of pottery and metalworking

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    coordinate to live under a single political structure‚ good governance is necessary. Nicholas Machiavelli contrasts Plato’s utopia attending a central problem of politics by practising power over individuals to achieve wellbeing to the state. This essay explores how philosophers approach the concept of power through the virtues shown in their respective works The Republic and The Prince. Both philosophers‚ Plato in the polis and Machiavelli in the principality‚ argue that virtues are necessary and serve the

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    documentary The Central Park Five through a Historical lens is that New York City historically had a period of racial violence which accounts for the events in the documentary story. Acknowledging New York City in 1989 illustrates the story’s development in the documentary. Five teenagers‚ Antron McCray‚ Kevin Richardson‚ Yusef Salaam‚ Raymond Santana‚ and Korey Wise were convicted of brutally raping a white women that was jogging in Central Park. Four of these men came from African American heritage

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    Republic Act No. 9231 Main goals * Elimination of child labor * Protection for the working children Responsibility of the State * Provide special protection to children to keep them safe from all forms of harm such as: * Abuse * Neglect * Cruelty * Exploitation * Discrimination * The responsibility for the normal development of the children gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances will came from the parents/legal guardian on behalf of

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    In The Republic by Plato‚ a meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that

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    September 2015 Education Not having any knowledge in this century gets somebody nowhere. However‚ gaining knowledge for some could be easy or difficult depending on their desire. Plato is well known Greek philosopher and writer. In the book‚ “The Republic: Book Vll” Plato and Socrates discuss about what would happen if people were prisoned in a cave chained their whole life and how a prisoner would act once outside the cave then force back in. Plato believes without having any education‚ one will

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    In Book III of The Republic‚ Plato addresses the basic principles of education and the role of censorship in a just nation. He begins by compiling that education should consist of music‚ and poetry for the rational part of the soul‚ and physical education for the spirited part of the soul. Both together generate a harmony in the soul which is‚ the ultimate goal of education. Plato then states that education in music and poetry begins before the physical training. He then describes that beginning

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    World War Two was a time of mixed signals coming from the American society concerning racial issues with African Americans. The government was trying to unite the black and white communities to help with the war effort‚ while the people had different opinions on what should happen. The government also created an agency that would help relieve some of the racial tension between whites and blacks. Riots were started and took the lives of many inocent individuals. Not only was the government and

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