Document Analysis: The Second Letter of Henan Cortés to Charles V The Second letters to Charles V were written by Hernan Cortés of Spain in 1520. The letters were sent to Charles V to justify Cortés actions of attacking the Aztec ’s against his superiors order. The letters that Cortés wrote details the lifestyle‚ and culture of the Aztec ’s and how worshipped pagan gods. This document is a set of letters that Hernan Cortés wrote detailing his experiences within the area known today as Mexico. These
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Who Judges? Do you ever find yourself out to judge others? Or do you find yourself people watching on a busy afternoon at the mall‚ passing judgment over someone’s looks‚ style you name it? We all may try to deny it‚ but we all know that at some point or another we’ve judged someone without even knowing an ounce about them. Why do we judge? What does it do for us? Why don’t we take time to get to know someone before outright judging them assuming we wouldn’t want a thing to do with them? In Sarah
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proceedings are fairly administered‚ and‚ ideally‚ an impartial judge plays the role of a wise referee who both interprets the rules and ensures that they are followed. While an impartial judge is ideal‚ it must be acknowledged that judges are imperfect human beings who are prone to be influenced by politics‚ lobbyists‚ and current events. That being said‚ the ideology of impartiality is not always a realistic concept. In a perfect world‚ judges who felt that they could not rule on a case without exhibiting
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John Hoogerhyde In the beginning of this section of Apology of Socrates‚ the jurors find Socrates guilty by a 281 to 220 vote. Socrates begins his next speech by revealing that he is not grieved by this decision‚ and that he is surprised only by the ratio of guilty to innocent votes‚ thinking the majority would have been against him. He tells the audience that the proposed penalty is death‚ yet he does not feel that is fair in his belief that he had never wronged anyone. He believed that what
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PHL202H5 Plato ’s Philosophy in Apology Plato was known to be one of Socrates ’ students‚ and knew him for over 40 years. Although Plato ’s version of Apology is popularly believed to be (the most accurate) historical recount of what happened in 399 B.C on the day of Socrates ’ trial‚ historians cannot be sure the validity of everything he wrote. It can be argued that it is actually a philosophical work‚ remarking on the teachings of Socrates and his beliefs‚ which he stood by even until his
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The Role of the Judges There was a time in the Old Testament when Judges were appointed to rule over the Israelites. “A ‘Judge’ was primarily a military leader of a particular tribe‚ although they could serve the role of both military and legal administrator.” (The Judges of Israel pg.1). This essay will discuss the Judges and their roles during that period. After the death of Joshua and the passing of his generation‚ a new generation was born that did not know of the Lord‚ what He
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The book of Judges is the sequel to Joshua. It is the seventh book of the Old Testament. It recounts stories and events from the death of the hebrew leader and prophet Joshua to the birth of the hebrew Samuel. That is roughly‚ from the end of the Israelite conquest of Canan in the 13th Century B.C to the beginning of the monarchy in the 11 th century B.C. It tells about the hebrews from Joshua’s Death to the time of Samuel. It was written in about 550 BC‚ on tablets named the Ras Shamra tablets
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Was Judge Dee A Good Magistrate? Living in the time of the Tang dynasty (618-906 AD)‚ Dee Jen-djieh came from a long line of prefects and high-ranking government officials. He studied calligraphy‚ painting‚ poetry and Confucianism. He took the civil service exams and was placed as the district magistrate of Chang-Ping where he became a judge. Throughout the book‚ Judge Dee takes on many complex cases and with his education in Confucian beliefs is able to catch each criminal and provide justice
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The Wise Judge Narrator 1 : The widow Yemswitch was a good old woman. But she had long since grown hard of hearing. She had a small flock of sheep that she tended. One day‚ the sheep wandered. Setting out to look for them‚ she met farmer Mulugueta who had just finished his plowing. Widow : “Ato Mulugueta‚” said the widow‚ “have you seen my sheep today?” Narrator 2 :
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predecessor‚ I wouldn’t blame you if you simply dismissed the newest iteration of Judge Dredd as a forgettable‚ generic action feature‚ or simply a disposable reboot. When hearing about this movie‚ after being informed of the atrocity that came before it seventeen years prior‚ I was one of these individuals who fell into this category. Hearing of the praise this film has received however‚ convinced me to give the world of Judge Dredd a try. I ended up‚ however‚ being very surprised after watching this film
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