Spartans could not do when it came to war. From the time that Spartan men were born‚ they were evaluated for their future services to the Spartan society. Each baby was sent to have the ten‚ ten‚ one test done on them as explained in the novel‚ The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. This test was to check and make sure that there were no deformities. If there were the children were killed because they could not help the military‚ therefore had no purpose in their society as a whole. Sparta was a militarist
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"Enemy at the Gates" Craig Williams was born in Concord Massachusetts. He wrote the book "Enemy at the Gates" in 1973. The point of this book was to show both the extreme importance of this battle in the course of World War II and the courage of both the German and Russian troops during this horrific battle. This book did an excellent job portraying the hardships the soldiers faced and the gruesome scope of the battle for this important city. However‚ it did so with a pro-axis slant.
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Keeping Old Friends are better By Taekyun Lee It is more important to keep old friends than to make new friends because they are more comfortable to be with and socialize. The friendship between people is strong because they knew each other from a long time ago which will also help earning trust from each other. The most important things in friendship is trust‚ in other words‚ old friends are more reliable than new friends. When people are in trouble‚ they can always ask
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air and executing awild‚jerky Highland fling accompanied by ajoyous‚ warlike scream. The woman shook with laughter. "You’re beautiful‚" said McGregor. "Yuh lie‚" she screeched with laughter again and stopped to catch her breath. "It still snowing up there?" she asked. (96-97) Under the influence of drink‚ the two establish‚ for a moment‚ warm community. But other realities threaten. When McGregor is about to kiss her as invited—he calls her "the first real bit of humanity" he has met that day
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I believe that keeping animals in captivity is wrong. Keeping them in cages will cause them to feel isolated‚ because no matter what‚ one can’t copy their environment. An animal would have 18‚000 times less space in zoos than in the wild. A few feel that it would be educational for us‚ and safer for them. However‚ research shows that animals are prepared for what’s out there for them‚ and it also shows the best way for us to learn is by watching them in their natural habitat. Animals are used for
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The issue of keeping animals in captivity has been brought into focus recently. Some people claimed animals have the right to choose to live in their natural habitats‚ but others think some animals do better in the zoos. Overall‚ it is important to look as both sides of the argument. Supporters of zoos would argue that there are many advantages to keeping animals in captivity. One of the most important of these is that there are some endangered species are protected in the zoos. Like Giant Panda
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Running head: Keeping Rape Victims Anonymous. In rape trials‚ the names of victims should not be released to the public. Rape victims have been through more than they deserve to begin with. There is no reason their names need to be released to the public. Rape is a different type of crime‚ it leaves the victim with emotions and feeling I cannot even begin to describe. If the victim of a rape decides to go public with their name that is their decision‚ but it should be left up to them. I would
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while others do not mind. According to Sigmund Freud‚ all dreams are meaningful‚ even the crazy ones (Wade‚ 159). Keeping a dream journal is a great way to find out how often you dream and what you can learn about those dreams. Most people dream‚ even if they don’t recall it. While keeping a dream journal‚ you can learn a lot about yourself. For instance the first night I started keeping a dream journal‚ I was shocked I even had a dream. Previously before writing them down‚ I had no knowledge of such
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Raljun J. Maturan BSCE 1a_b1 07-05-13 Reaction paper about National Territory of the Philippines The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of its terrestrial‚ fluvial and aerial domains‚ including its territorial sea‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between
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temperature and humidity are also involved. Therefore a clean environment is not only desirable‚ it is vital. There are four ways to deal with pests… you need to know how to prevent pests from entering the premises. You need to know how to starve them by keeping food unavailable to them. You need to know how to deny them places to breed. You must become thoroughly familiar with the techniques of dealing with each type of pests and how to exterminate them safely. Although the battle is a continuous one pest
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