him to blind himself and then he is eternally unhappy and depressed. Ultimately‚ Oedipus deserves what happened to him because that is what he asked for. Oedipus had control over many events in his lifetime‚ but he chose the wrong route in many cases. He chooses to believe the oracle when they describe his faith and leaves Corinth to marry his mother‚ Jocasta‚ and kill his father‚ Laius. He stubbornly chooses to ignore Creon and Jocasta when the two try to stop him from having knowledge of the
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BCOM 3950 Persuasive Presentation Outline I. Introduction a. You might be wondering‚ what is VoIP? Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that allows telephone calls to be made over computer networks like the Internet. b. The number of worldwide VoIP users is expected to surpass 300 million by 2014. c. VOIP has proven itself a worthy technological advance that will continue to re-shape the calling landscape in coming years. Today I am going to tell you the how VoIP
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Today in my generation I have noticed a huge amount of incarcerations that I’ve seen publicly on television and in the media. The Smarter Sentencing Act does not repeal any federal mandatory minimum sentences‚ but instead reduces prison costs and populations by creating a fairer‚ less costly minimum terms for nonviolent drug offenders (). The 4 main things it will do will be to save billions spent on incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders‚ save expensive prison beds for more dangerous offenders
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With a switch of a button or a tap on a screen you are able to see the world in front of you and how it is forever changing. Then we are filtered with a new topic of discussion or a new trend that we never thought could be real. Then suddenly....BOOM! A tragedy hits and now we see a country attacking one another other. So each morning you wake up and see the same events as if you are living a never ending day. In today’s media we are only suppose to notice the bad and how this world is spiraling
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Reworked Zoo Essay Ritu Kanal Zoos have been a part of almost all our lives; it is a form of entertainment where we as humans gawk at caged animals‚ enjoying the excitement of the sight of exotic animals in familiar surroundings. Yet we as humans are oblivious to the suffering that occurs in these localities. Around 175 million people visit Zoos each year globally [1]‚ with over 1500 Zoos across the globe‚ there is no shortage of “entertainment” humans gain from these inhumane captivities.
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National Hockey League Olympic Athletes In the 2014 Winter Olympics‚ National Hockey League (NHL) should allow players to participate in the games due to the belief that it provides the players‚ current‚ and potential fans the opportunity to participate on the world stage of hockey. The Olympics only occur once every four years and it would be unpatriotic to deny NHL players the opportunity to represent their home countries at the Olympics. The Olympic Games give the fans a chance to
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Terrorism and Torture In the threat of national security‚ the debate on torture is confronted with legal and moral dilemmas of permissibility. In the hypothetical case of the ticking-bomb terrorist‚ torture is perceived as either an advantageous means of national security‚ or a violation of human rights. Although it is a “slippery slope‚” in order to preserve the balance between national security and civil liberties in a democratic society‚ torture should be prohibited. Considering terrorist
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Henry Shue’s "Torture" adresses the notion of torture ever being morally permissible‚ and‚ if so‚ when. He argues that torture is rarely ever morally permissible by considering diverging arguments. One argument he considers is that torture might be morally permissible because killing is‚ however‚ he argues that it is indeed not‚ because murder is often justified‚ especially in combat‚ and torture is universally generally opposed‚ because torture strips the tortured of the means to defend oneself
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THE ARTS IN EDUCATION Lehonti Ramos Index: ● ● ● Directions Essay Where the information for the essay came from 1 2 2 Directions: Write a persuasive essay about the relative importance of the arts in education. (First read at least two of the following). ■ The Arts are Nice‚ But... http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons/strategies/topics/Arts%20in%20Education/The%20Center%20for%20A rts%20in%20the%20Basic%20Curriculum/perrin1.htm Music and the Mind http://www.menc.org/resources/view/music-and-the-mind
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Research Paper- CO720 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: History‚ Prevalence‚ and Treatment Michael A. Cobb Asbury Theological Seminary In an era where battles are fought at various times and places across the planet‚ victims from those battles are just as likely to be from war as they are from the inner conflict within families and communities. Robbery‚ molestation‚ rape‚ exposure to horrific images‚ natural disasters‚ brutality from gang violence‚ even loud noises‚ all combine to
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