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    Freedom And Order Freedom without order leads to chaos. Order without freedom leads to tyranny. Only in Christ can these two warring combatants become creative comrades in the dance of grace. Freedom is a wonderful and terrible paradox. In its purest sense‚ freedom means having no boundaries‚ borders‚ rules or restrictions. It is the uninhibited will to do or refrain as one desires. Freedom defines‚ in part‚ deity. After all‚ who tells God what to do? Made in his image and likeness‚ we also

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    to emphasize the power of the pope‚ and to threaten king Henry’s misbehavior. This attack on the kingship was a challenge to the social order and a threat to the authority of every ruler in Western Christendom. (Bennett‚ pg. 208) Henry IV reacted to this declaration by sending Gregory VII a letter in which he withdrew his imperial support of Gregory as pope. In the letter‚ Henry thought that the kingship is “granted by God” but not received from Gregory. Gregory could not interfere his appointment

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    diplomacy. President George W. Bush’s second inaugural address is no different. It set forth President Bush’s ambitious vision of the United States’ role in advancing of freedom‚ liberty‚ and democracy worldwide “with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world” (para. 7). In order to persuade his audience to adhere to his arguably over ambiguous goal‚ President Bush uses a rhetoric strategy that blends elements of ethos and pathos with specific word choice to create emotionally and ethically

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    the fact that the needs and wants of the minority are not taken into consideration as the formation of any individuality is prevented. These people only act in interest of the majority. For instance‚ the ban of gay marriage in Spain started as a tyranny of the heterosexual majority‚ but it is allowed since 2005 (1). Another example of this may be that most Americans in the slave era were white and free and they used the power the majority held to keep slavery from being abolished. The rights of black

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    The question of mortality has been faced throughout cultures over many millennium. Pieces of art‚ literature‚ as well as music all represent this question and in order to face this question individuals believe in specific occurrences‚ purposes‚ or even religion. This question can be observed in the first known book made in human history called The Epic of Gilgamesh. The question can be observed throughout the story in its characters and the character personalities as well as actions. The introduction

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    also acknowledges the difficulty of truly nurturing individuality in a society in which the majority’s opinion stifles that of the minority. He takes issue with the illegitimate power society has over the individual. He worries that this “social tyranny” hinders the self-cultivation of the individual. Although he fears that the despotism of custom will lead to the stagnation of society‚ his solution to this problem ironically requires that we adopt his concern for well being of others as custom.

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    colonies’ population. “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations‚ all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this‚ let Facts be submitted to a candid world”. After this statement is a list of over 25 examples of Tyranny done by the then King of Great Britain; which is a great use of logos to give more than enough logical reason that the Tyrant rule should be abolished and replaced. The authors

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    a result of their times of composition‚ we see conflicting perspectives concerning the fear of tyranny arising within these texts. This tyranny for a contemporary audience may be the rise of terrorism induced by 9/11‚ hence leading to dichotomous views as to the responsibility of these attacks. Through the use of rhetoric and persuasive language within the texts the composers utilise the fear of tyranny to shape the response of an internal and external audience. Through the funeral orations‚ Brutus

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    Throughout Ancient Greek history various forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge

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