Even in this abridged version‚ Plato’s fable "The Allegory of the Cave" reflects the vast wisdom of Plato‚ his teacher and the philosophers of his time. The story’s meaning and lessons are as significant today as they were then‚ and its inclusion in The Republic is well earned. The intentions of Plato in sharing this story seem to be fairly simple. As with all of the works that he included in The Republic‚ he is attempting to convey a message that relates to government and leadership. I also believe
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Kimberly Anevay Rico John Liss History 1408-V61 June 27‚ 2016 Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment defines as‚ “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment‚ the
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During the progressive era (1880-1920) reformers tried to address the problems created by the rapid industrialization of United States in the second half of the 19th century. Many of the problems stemmed from the tremendous disparity in income between the newly enriched industries‚ who ran industry‚ and the workers- poor whites‚ immigrants and blacks-who built the railroads and worked in the factories. Some reformers achieved significant change. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the presidents of the
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who was born in the United States or free slaves bought into the US. The 15th amendment on the other hand granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race‚ colour‚ or previous condition of servitude." This amendment included the government banning the use of bribery‚ force or terror to prevent people from voting because of their race or colour
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because although forbidding threats on the president ’s life is a restriction on speech‚ it is not a restriction on the freedom of speech. One has no freedom to threaten to kill the president." "In short‚ the speech of Americans is and always has been abridged in many ways. It is only their freedom of speech that is protected. And just what constitutes freedom of speech has changed over time." (Kersch 4) What exactly is protected today? Hate speech language that offends individuals by attacking their
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COMPANY MERGERS When separate companies or different entities merge‚ how the seniority lists of the two are Combined‚ this becomes a critical question. These mergers will frequently require the consolidation of seniority lists and‚ where the parties cannot agree on how it Is to be done‚ arbitrators will be called in‚ as they have been in the past. If the decisions and awards in these cases are to be intelligent‚ fair‚ and practical‚ the possible criteria which are available for use in the merging
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Book Review on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Young Oliver is born in a workhouse‚ and although his single mother dies in childbirth and leaves him with no one to give him true care or attention‚ Oliver thrives‚ in a certain sense. He grows up in this workhouse‚ and the horrors of his childhood can seem all the worse because of the light comic tone of the narration. Charles Dickens is always a wonderful author for pointing out hypocrisy‚ cruelty‚ and social injustices‚ but though it’s good to be
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The live performance that I had attended to was Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra “Messiah” near Madison‚ WI. The genre of composition is supposed to be drama. This composition genre is an oratorio‚ which is a large-scale dramatic genre originating in the Baroque. Baroque is based on text of religious or serious character‚ performed by solo voices‚ chorus‚ and orchestra; similarto opera but without scenery‚ costumes‚ or actions. This specific oratorio is different because this composition is in three parts
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The 15th Amendment was passed on February 26‚ 1869‚ and ratified on February 3‚ 1870. The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote‚ stating‚ “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude” (Document A: The Reconstruction Amendments). After the 15th Amendment‚ between the years of 1870 and 1877‚ “ thousands of African Americans were elected
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