Still‚ there are many people who are in opposition to Socrates’ decision of remaining in prison and firmly waiting for his execution. Some critics would claim that Socrates is causing harm by accepting his execution and bringing an end to his life as a teacher. Yet‚ this claim is refuted because whether Socrates was executed‚ or he chose to escape and fled into exile‚ he would not have been able to teach the Athenian people either well. Also‚ he is not harming others through his death because of
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How has Communism ever benefited a country? Communism the political theory‚ which has caused outbreaks‚ alters‚ and adverse impacts. Where‚ one will not understand the controversial topic of communism without understanding the basics of it. Moreover‚ Communism is the political theory derived from Karl Max‚ where all property and resources are owned by society and not a citizen itself‚ everyone is treated equally in all aspects. Thus communism is characterized by brutal totalitarian government
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761). More than 32 diplomats from countries attended‚ however the Big Four-George Clemenceau‚ David George‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ and Vittorio Orlando-were the leading negotiators. The Conference drew together the five major peace treaties‚ to include the war-ending‚ Treaty of Versailles. Perhaps
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NAFTA‚ which is also known as The North American Free Trade Agreement‚ is an agreement between the United States‚ Canada and Mexico that removed many tariffs on the imports and exports of agricultural goods between these three countries. The majority of the tariff barriers and cross-border investments among the United States‚ Canada and Mexico were eliminated gradually over a period of fifteen years. The objective of NAFTA was to boost employment and capital amongst these nations‚ but since it was
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This article and video about CRISPR ‚ a technology that would allow for gene editing. CRISPR uses a bacteria and enzyme to target a gene and edit it in hopes to cure genetic diseases. The DNA is extremely complex and changing genes can have an unintended consequence. This important as ethics plays a big role in the support or oppositions of gene editing. The video shows how CRISPR works visually. Now that DNA can be changed and made to be inherited with nearly 100 percent success‚ debates on if
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Story Preparation Introduction Like the narrator of “Breaking and Entering‚” Sherman J. Alexie‚ Jr. grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington. He was born with hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and was not expected to survive. Throughout his childhood‚ he suffered seizures‚ yet he learned to read by age three and was gobbling up novels such as The Grapes of Wrath by the time he was in kindergarten. At his off-reservation high school‚ he was the only Indian‚ except
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Imagine living with smallpox‚ rabies‚ polio‚ and other fatal diseases running rampant. Imagine the fear instilled in daily life because of those diseases and that there are no cures or prevention methods. Fortunately‚ we live in a time with vaccinations. Vaccines save millions of lives each year‚ have eradicated smallpox disease‚ and substantially lessened the chance of contracting other diseases. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest medical achievements. However‚ whether to vaccinate
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A cult leader‚ who preached madness to the everyday people‚ was arrested because of his association with criminals and the people’s belief that he was going to do something violent. His name was Jesus Christ (Epstein 4). A cult is a religious group that is viewed as sinister or evil. According to Professor Peterson of Islamic studies and a member of The University of Utah’s Council for Religious Scholarship‚ says that "People join cults because they want meaning and purpose and don’t believe in the
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But then again that equals one thousand million tons of oil each year‚ which is pretty cool. Biomass is used mostly in in developing countries such as Kenya‚ which 75% of their energy comes from biomass. Then other more populated countries also have a good number of used biomass. India uses 50%‚ China 33%‚ then Brazil uses 25%. The United States‚ being a rich country uses only 3% of biomass. Which is sad because to have a better future the states should use more biomass. Sadly there are some disadvantages
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States Government established this system to aid its citizens‚ but in reality it accomplished the opposite goal. Welfare has been administered unfairly to those attempting to cheat the system. Because of this‚ the effects have been detrimental to the country. The government should implement stricter rules for applicants of Welfare because the hard working citizens are suffering. The system in place is worsening the limited number of jobs currently available. The rules of
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