Thoreau says‚ “If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man‚ I must restore it to him and drown myself.” This metaphors sums up most of what he is saying in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. The person unjustly wresting the plank from the drowning man is the government‚ and the drowning man himself is the citizens of a government. This is to say that if the government wrongly takes from its citizens to save itself‚ then the government must first give what has been taken back to its citizens
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Once Upon a Mattress – Theatre Critique A musical parody on the classic bedtime story‚ The Princess and the Pea‚ Once upon a Mattress takes a less serious but all the more hilarious take on the famous princess tale. For a matinee session this past Sunday‚ the Players at the Wimberley Playhouse in the quaint and exuberant hill country town of Wimberley‚ Texas‚ performed this parody for a small local audience at their theatre. The production may have been small‚ and the stage may not have been
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Pervez Punjani PD = 7 US HISTORY MOVIE CRITIQUE The Conspirator opens with a brutal night of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. In the aftermath‚ eight conspirators are charged with plotting to murder the President‚ Vice-President‚ and Secretary of State. The lone woman among them‚ Mary Surratt owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices met to plan the attacks. Her son‚ John Surratt‚ was also allegedly part of the conspiracy‚ though he vanished after the killings. A Union
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A Critique of the Research Article: Methadone/Buprenorphine and Better Maternal/ Perinatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis Winston-Salem State University A Critique of the Research Article: Methadone/Buprenorphine and Better Maternal/ Perinatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis Abstract The purpose of this research article is to discuss lower risk drugs such as Methadone and Buprenorphine given to Heroin addicted pregnant patients to create better neonatal and maternal outcomes. This research articles
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Critique of Effects of participation in a martial arts-based antibullying program in elementary schools I. Evaluating the Introduction 1.) Identify and paraphrase the research questions (statement or hypothesis). Is the research question(s) clearly stated? Why or why not? Twemlow S.‚ Biggs B.‚ Nelson T.‚ Vernberg E.‚ Fonagy P.‚ Twemlow S. (2008) clearly state the intentions of their study is to evaluate the Gentile Warrior Program’s effectiveness at reducing aggression in children grades three
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A critique on the main character in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. So foul and fair a day I have not seen." This is a famous quote by Macbeth‚ the antagonist in William Shakespeare’s classic work‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth. This one line takes place when Macbeth and Banquo are returning from their victory in battle over the Norwegians. Following this quote further it could be looked at in a broader spectrum of Macbeth’s triumphs and failures. He goes from a warrior hero to a murderer‚ and lastly‚ his
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Part 1. Identify the Articles From David Goutor‚ ‘Drawing Different Lines of Color: The Main Stream English Labour Movement’s Approach to Blacks and the Chinese‚ 1880-1914’‚ Labor: Studies in Working Class History of the Americas 2(1)‚ pp. 55-76. 2005‚ Duke University Press. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the publisher From Catherine Carstairs‚ ‘Deporting Ah Sin to Save the White Race: Moral Panic‚ Racialization‚ and the Extension of Canadian Drug Laws in the 1920s’‚ Canadian
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The ‘Right’ of Civil Disobedience I. Introduction Civil disobedience refers to a politically motivated breach of law designed either to contribute directly to a change of a law or of a public policy‚ or to express one’s protest against‚ and dissociation from‚ a law or public policy. Examples include the American Civil Rights Movement‚ and the fight against South African apartheid. There has been much academic discussion regarding the ‘right’ of civil disobedience and its justifications
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The peaceful resistance to laws that this essay discusses assumes that the system‚ one of Western liberal democracy‚ is ultimately the best for the United States. The protesting discussed in this essay does not seek to dismantle the liberal democracy and instate any number of alternatives‚ from fascism to communism. It instead strives to make the government adhere to the principles of the Constitution‚ to better represent the people; protesting against laws is a check on the fallibility of the members
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Maria Elaidia C. Barria September 20‚ 2011 Concert Critique: La Vida Breve I. Description of the concert A. Performers‚ place‚ date‚ time‚ etc. The concert was titled “Guitar Escapades‚” the long- awaited guitar duo featuring Nobel Queano and Franco Maigue. The concert happened last September 8‚ 2011‚ 7 pm‚ at NCAS Auditorium. Nobel L. Queano is a graduate of Psychology and Music from the University of the Philippines‚ Diliman. He was a former faculty member of Miriam College
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