Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime
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To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after
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What is nationalism‚ and why did it start? Now‚ a definition will tell you that nationalism is the belief that your country is superior‚ without question or doubt. Most historians would suggest that nationalism developed in England and France over the course of their state-building. Yet‚ it’s unknown where it exactly started. Now‚ nationalism often suffers from confusion both over the meaning of the term and over its role in the modern world. In many cases‚ nationalism can inspire people to break
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Why Did Islam Spread so Quickly Through the World There are 1.6 billion Muslim people in the world today‚ that is approximately 23% of the world’s population.Islam was founded in 610‚ by the Prophet Muhammad. The religion appealed to many people due to the fact its rules were right and just. Islam spread to many regions in the beginning‚ and now is the #3d largest religion in the world. One of the major factors of the spread of islam was trade‚ trading helped the spread of islam because it brought
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Damien Juarez ANTH 201 - 1001 Professor Hughes April 6‚ 2013 Mayan Research paper The Mayan civilization is all but a dull one. Mathematical geniuses‚ engineering wizards‚ an abundance of food‚ water‚ resources‚ and the nicest weather of the earth shines down on their native land in an almost perfect utopia. Yet‚ the majority of their population at the time seems to have mysteriously disappeared out of nowhere. However‚ the Mayan people are anything but extinct with their overall headcount
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Sean Chen Ms. Magnotte History 2015/5/14 How did the U.S. reacts when the USSR launched Sputnik 1? During World War II‚ the United states and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic were allies and fought against Nazi Germany. However‚ even before the war has ended‚ both countries identify each other as devil-incarnate. This “friendship” had and only could exist because of a mutual enemy‚ the Nazi Germany. After World War 2 had ended‚ there was no reason for the U.S. and the USSR to maintain their
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Nokia has been one of the brands that are in the last 20 years been synonymous with high-quality phones. Till 2007‚ Nokia had a market share of 80% in the smartphone market‚ and the most important reason for losing ground during the digital age‚ actually smartphone age was due to the weak position of Nokia in the technological system or ecosystem. “Nokia failed in connection to people!!” One of the reasons for Nokia failure is on one side that Apple redefined smartphones with touch screen and
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17-18th century owning slaves became a topic of issue with different views and perspectives‚ consequently‚ slavery no longer existed. Analyzing the diverse set of opinions‚ accordingly‚ by choosing one of the various reasons on slavery’s existence. Why did slavery exist when our Declaration of Independence states‚” all men are equal?” The flourish of slavery consisted of Southerners and or Southern slave owners that viewed Africans as property- not people. Firstly‚ when it comes to the topic of slavery
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Did the Cost Outweigh the Benefits? Help wanted! Long hours! Low pay! Unfair labor contracts! How could you turn us down? This might seem crazy but many people wouldn’t turn them down. They needed work and a paycheck. Even though the workers paid very little money and had long hours they still worked because once you’re in it’s hard to get out. So‚ did the cost outweigh the benefits for female Japan silk workers? The cost outweighed the benefits for three reasons: long‚ hard hours‚ low and unfair
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world. From the end of WWI to the end of WWII Jewish people from many countries in Europe were forced into concentration camps‚ where their best option was living and working in terrible conditions‚ and their worst option death. My question is why did this devastating genocide occur? Looking back‚ the holocaust was a horrible event in human history yet years after the event‚ even with the treaties that resulted‚ genocide would occur again in several instances. In my paper I will give a detailed history
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