The Melian Dialogue This is the debate between two Athenians councils regarding the fate of Melians: Diomedes and Nikolaos whose perspectives are somewhat represented all Athenians’ thinking. While Diomedes is aggressive and pro-war‚ Nikolaos remains caution and in favor of the Melians proposal. Here is the debate: Diomedes: We need to prepare our ships. Melian needs to be taught a lesson! Nikolaos: Why do we to attack Melian? They have always been neutral city. They are not our enemy
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Memories of Family Camping Trip The smell of campfire smoke lingers in my nostrils. The breeze moves through the trees‚ creating a melody for all to hear. The bubbling sound of a brook can be heard far in the distance. Peace and tranquility settle upon my soul‚ and I feel that everything is right. Nature wraps its arms around me and I feel safe and comforted. I soon hear the sounds of children’s laughter and the whooshing of bicycles going by. I finally open my eyes and pull myself out of
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Vacation Vacation is the most-awaited season of the year. According to "Vacation" (2014)‚ “specific trip or journey‚ usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism” (1). There is nothing in the annual calendar that is most wanted than vacation time‚ not only by adults‚ but also for the kids praying the end of the school year to enjoy their vacation. No matter how much time the vacationer decides to take‚ what is important is to go on vacation. Sometimes two or three days’ vacation is more rewarding
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This house believes that Britain had good economic impacts on Britain I do believe in this statement. There are many statistics‚ and viewpoint to provide enough evidence to prove this. Before the British conquered India‚ it was split into colonies. This was mainly due to the fact that there were no such transport links to travel across India‚ unless you had a car- which of course would have been extremely expensive‚ or you walked. The British started their major improvement in India- to transport
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Travelling has always been my hobby. I used to travel to many places back in Malaysia. To me‚ travelling is the best way to understand human nature besides to discover many things that I am not exposed to before. In fact‚ seeing new places‚ new landscapes‚ meeting new people‚ and learning about different culture are all the great benefits that I get from travelling. For my first winter break in the US‚ the first place I went to is the famous city of Las Vegas. It is a great place for people who are
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RAILWAY EXAM SAMPLE PAPER 1 Railway Sample Papers RAILWAY EXAM SAMPLE PAPER 1. In which Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi women participated most? (a) Quit India (b) Non-cooperation (c) Salt (d) Bardoli 2. The railway station situated in the extreme south is (a) Chennai (b) Cochin (c) Kanyakumari (d) Trivandrum 3. Which of the following planets has the highest period of revolution around the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) None of these 4. In an organization
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The Platonic dialogue Lysis attempts to explain what friendship is and how it is formed. Throughout the dialogue‚ Socrates discusses seven varying in definition. The first three were a logical representations of two people‚ one friending‚ being friended‚ and a reciprocated friendship. Even though none of these passed Socrates’s inquiry‚ they become important for understanding friendship later on. Socrates goes on to try and define friendship by the attitude of the person‚ example a person of like
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Our summer vacation cabin‚ where we spent every summer‚ had wooden front steps and two narrow glass doors that opend inwards. the living room was large and contained a small telivision that sat on a glass stand. Infront of the television was a couch and lounge chair that didnt match. They smelled of old perfume and dust. Pictures of seagulls and lighthouses hung furmly against the wall. the showcase was filled with deritive plates‚ and trinkets. As I explored the property‚ I found myself in a fairy
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Describe how you have spent summer (or long school) vacations during the past two years. Few years ago‚ we took a vacation to my grandmother’s place. It was a long exhausting journey to our destination I remember traveling in that crowded bus and from then on I don’t remember how I got from that bus to my grandmother’s home. I just recall sleeping through out the entire journey. The very next morning we decided to leave for a nearby waterfall. I took the responsibility to pack our snacks
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specific aspects of daily life. For example‚ one may question whether their profession will make them happy or not? Or if an object is yellow or blue? On the other hand‚ there are different types of questions that are categorized as philosophical. These questions involve more thinking and are universal. To illustrate‚ one may ask what is happiness? Or if one can depend on his/her senses to give information
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