democracy that is still used today. Democracy gave equality to all of Athens’ citizens as well as many freedoms compared to other governments like an aristocracy which Sparta used or an oligarchy. Some freedoms such as freedom of speech brought many great thinkers and minds that greatly influence to modern science‚ philosophy‚ and mathematics. Also citizen can hold office and vote creating greater equality in Athens. Athens is better the city state compared to Sparta and today I will tell you why! II
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This document is the examination of Sarah Good done in 1692 by assistants John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin. Sarah Good‚ the wife of William Good of Salem Village was suspected of practicing witchcraft. She was accused by Elizabeth Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ Ann Putnam‚ and Elizabeth Hubbard; all young women who began the original accusations in Salem. These girls held Sarah Good responsible for hurting them various times. Upon examination‚ Good was asked numerous questions about her involvement with
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The final scene of the first act opens up with a powerful soliloquy presented by Macbeth‚ If it were done when tis done (I.7.1-28). Shakespeare uses various literary techniques to express the ideas rushing through Macbeths mind prior to the murder of Duncan in his home. In previous scenes‚ Macbeth has been told prophecies of his future predicting him as king of Scotland‚ Duncans current position. Macbeth‚ with the aid of his wife‚ sees this task accomplishable only by the murder of the current king
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Lindsay McManus Mr. Flanagan AP English 12 August 2013 Never Defeated In life‚ everyone faces hardships and challenges‚ but it’s how a person responds to these tough circumstances that shapes them into who they really are. In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ the main character Santiago states‚ “A man can be destroyed but not defeated” (Hemingway 103). The word “destroyed‚” means to have ruined completely or to have rendered something useless. On the other hand‚ the term “defeated
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Death of Emmett Till Beginning in the 1950’s African Americans began to form civil rights groups in order to end segregation and fight for equality. Many things contributed to this‚ but the death of Emmett Till is what many would consider the spark that ignited the flame for the Civil Rights Movement. The brutality of his murder changed the way that racism was viewed throughout the nation. Emmett was born July 25th‚ 1941 in Chicago‚ Illinois to mother Mamie Carthan and father Louis Till. At the age
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Emmett Till was a 14 year old colored boy from Chicago‚ IL. He lived there with his mother who grew up in Mississippi‚ a very segregated state. His father was not around much because he was in the service‚ but he left his mother a ring that had his initials engraved into it. One of Emmett’s family members who still lived in Mississippi wanted Emmett to come stay with him for a little bit. Emmett’s mother was nervous because she knew of the segregated ways of the south‚ nothing like Chicago. She warned
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Women today are still fighting for equal rights with men‚ but in the book women seemed to lose any rights they might have had. Women were thought to be sinful because they produced no Noise but had the ability to hear the thoughts of men‚ so men "couldn’t trust the word of a woman". Settlers of Prentisstown "allowed themselves to be swayed by Mayor Prentiss and the preachings of Aaron‚ who used to say that what was hidden must be evil. They killed all the women
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TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN John Marsden’s “Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚” is an Australian novel that represents how eight ordinary teenagers respond to a surprise invasion. John Marsden’s greatest strength as a writer is his grasp of character; once again he has created and constructed powerful compelling characters that appeal to the reading audience in many different ways. He appeals to the reader by using the following techniques‚ first person narrative‚ constructive characters‚ morality and
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Save More Tomorrow : Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Saving Richard H. Thaler University of Chicago Shlomo Benartzi University of California‚ Los Angeles As firms switch from defined-benefit plans to defined-contribution plans‚ employees bear more responsibility for making decisions about how much to save. The employees who fail to join the plan or who participate at a very low level appear to be saving at less than the predicted life cycle savings rates. Behavioral explanations
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someone new or walking through the door first is nothing. In reality‚ is it really just a petty fear that they can deal with tomorrow? People do not realize that their nervous system has stopped protecting them. Once it stops protecting them‚ they start to experience anxiety. People with anxiety constantly think‚ “What will I do to make myself look dumb today”? But first‚ what is anxiety? “Anxiety is defined by the actual threat of an object or situation that is associated with functional impairments
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