“It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens: Louis must die that the country may live.” (Robespierre) With Louis XI in power the people of France will perish and Robespierre’s solution to this is to put an end to his life. Louis was a weak king and was easily persuaded by the last person he talked to. His rule caused great suffering in France and was completely oblivious to it. The commoners had no power what so ever
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Duty to Warn/ Duty to Protect BSHS 335: Ethics and Values for Human Services Professionals By: Monica Sandoval Confidentiality between client and therapist could be a risky and tricky. There is no set standard toward the restrictions of its content. It’s morally right to respect and protect the client trusting information but at times it is ethically and legally impossible to keep this information confidential. The duty to warn is that obligated by case law the therapist has to notify the
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On July 4th 1776‚ the declaration of independence was adopted‚ this letter called for separation between Great Britain and the colonies. Britain began to abuse their power over the colonies by establishing extreme amounts of taxes and acts. They established the Stamp Act‚ Sugar Act and Townshend Act. The Stamp Act consisted of taxing civilians for paper‚ documents and game cards. The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and any imports other than from Great Britain. The townshend act was tax on tea‚ glass
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partnership should buy the property”‚ without knowing that Sue had already made the purchase shows his intent to add the property to the partnership. As partners Sue and Tom are in a fiduciary relationship with one another. As such they owe certain duties of loyalty. At the beginning of the deal to purchase the property Sue did not break this loyalty‚ but as the transaction went along‚ I believe Sue can be accused of usurping a partnership opportunity. The property was offered to the partnership. This
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During the 14th century‚ the English political and social scene was characterized by significant tensions among lords and peasants. These episodes of conflict set the scenario for the violent events of the Great Revolt of 1381 and ultimately led to a major shift to established authority and feudal structures. The revolt unfolded quickly‚ but not without previous warnings. Two major shaping events can be clearly identified when analyzing the changing political and economic activities of Englishmen
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With the rise of immigration‚ industrial growth‚ and the widespread urban expansion‚ the United States had drastically during the last quarter of the 19th century. However‚ by the 20th century‚ a wide range of groups and individuals with a common desire to improve life in the gilded age sought reform. This era became to be known as the progressive era which was a reaction to excess of industrialization. During the progressive era people of the United States wanted to make moderate political change
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Martin Luther’s Reformation‚ religiously‚ partially stemmed from his distaste for the corruption of the Catholic Church‚ which had begun issuing indulgences to fund the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica. Luther believed that justification by faith and faith alone should determine someone’s salvation‚ and he disagreed with purchasing indulgences to lessen the punishment for sins. As a monk who fell in love with a nun‚ Luther also disagreed with the Catholic-imposed celibacy and marriage restrictions
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Filipinos reacted with outrage towards the Treaty of Paris because it also called for the American annexation of the Philippines. They believed that the United States had promised them independence and the terms of the Treaty led to the fight for freedom. The U.S. intended for the Philippines to be a part of their overseas empire to become a world power but on February 4‚ 1899‚ the Philippine-American War‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ broke out two days before the Treaty of Paris was ratified. From February
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Blake Rose Mrs. Farkas English 8 3 May 2024 How the South Responded to the Abolitionist Movement The abolitionist movement freed four million African Americans from slavery in the United States. People in the South opposed the abolitionists and did many things to counter the movement. Abolitionists are people who would protest the law of being able to own slaves. Most Southern people were in slavery‚ which set the two sides into an endless battle. The argument of slavery led to the South leaving
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How Do We Know Anything? Solipsism is the main case and point in Nagel’s chapter on “How do we know anything?” Solipsism can be defined as a radical form of idealism subject to each person. One who follows the ideals of solipsism would deny the physical existence of anything‚ but the mind itself. The universe as we know it may only exist in a dream-like state of our own mind. Welcome to the matrix‚ where all your perceptions are only those of a reality simulated in your own mind. We can choose between
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