The paramount political principle that guided Socrates in Book 5 is the process of acquiring knowledge. This knowledge would be employed to study the concept of an ideal existence. This model existence consisted of a society within a city state which was supported and guarded by an elite group of guardians (451e). In this hierarchal space‚ Socrates equated the male and female guardians of this society with guard dogs (451e). Guard dogs by their nature and growth would embody certain qualities. Hence
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The Outsiders is an interesting book.The book is about a gang called greasers and another gang called the Socio. The greaser Pony boy has to be either kept with his family ‚or sent away to a foster care. Many people say he should stay with his family‚ but me I say he should go to a foster care. Foster cares are a place for children should relax and forget all there problems. Foster cares treat students with respect and dignity. They worry great of the students care. Foster cares give the
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The 2nd book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series‚ The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan is a book that tells about the adventure of a norse demigod name Magnus Chase who died fighting a fire giant and is now one of Odin’s einherji warriors. The story begins when Magnus’s friend Samirah al-Abbas (A.K.A Sam) who is a valkyrie tells Magnus to meet him at Thinking Cup to talk about a matter of life and death. At the Thinking Cup‚ Sam told Magnus that they have an informant to meet but she
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Beginning;The girl in the Book “Smile” Raina was at a girl scout meeting. And she and her friends were talking about braces because she was going to get braces. And her friends had braces or had them before in their life. So she wanted advice from them. They told her that you can’t eat this and this and this. She had to get braces because she had an overbite that’s why she needed braces‚ but she still did not understand why she kept asking her mom. After her girls scouts meeting. Her friend’s mom
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel – militarily based‚ where the people are preparing for another invasion by extraterrestrial insectoid-like species. The book emphasizes that children are self-renewing‚ while being seen as ornery in their decisions and actions‚ all the while the lives of children are at every point contrasted with the adults around them. The novel takes place in the future and transitions through five completely different locations: North Carolina
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March 2011) Read a case study Lonely Planet‚ on the following pages and complete the task specified below: Task Your task is to evaluate the existing business arrangements at Lonely Planet and to offer recommendations about possible new eBusiness initiatives. To help guide your thinking‚ you have consulted your colleagues and they advise you to consider the following: 1. Assess the possible channel conflicts and cannibalisation issues that face Lonely Planet. 2. Suggest solutions that might reduce
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CHAPTER 9: WATER RESOURCES Dams and Salmon on the Klamath River Damaged from electricity and farmers have settle the land and diverted water for irrigation recently→ salmon population greatly reduced‚ local NA tribes and commercial fishing industry has suffered. Hydroelectric dams installed when water started to drain for agricultural use Migrating salmon died off on 2002 due to warm water‚ growth of toxic algae‚ and diseases Dams removed in 2009 Water is abundant‚ but usable water is
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1. Describe the controversy over whether carbon dioxide should be classified as an air pollutant. * 93% of CO2 emissions are natural due to the Carbon Cycle. The rest is from human activities‚ such as burning fossil fuels and clearing out forests. The EPA does not regulate CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act‚ and many environmentalists disagree with this. However‚ the coal and electric businesses oppose the regulation of CO2 emissions because such a regulation would cost them money to cap
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to feel guilty for the situation that his family is in. He worries that the sins he is committing will doom him and the people he loves‚ such as stealing a penny and saying a curse word. He soon learns to escape his fears by daydreaming and reading books. He also finds a joy in the radio and the movies he watches. Frank decides himself to the fact that in order to reach America‚ he will have to take risks‚ pass up safe jobs‚ and begin writing threatening letters for Mrs. Finucane and delivering newspapers
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Ponyboy Curtis He’s the main character of the book who is the youngest of the Greasers. His interests and academical accomplishments are way too good compared to the rest of the gang. Even though he’s 14‚ he understands how social groups function and he tries to adapt as much as he can. He has two brothers‚ Darry and Sodapop‚ who are also in the gang. Their parents have died in a car accident. Darrel(Darry) Curtis He’s Ponyboy’s oldest brother. He has had to quit school to take care of the rest
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