Socrates Socrates (470-399) was the son of a sculptor and a midwife‚ and served with distinction in the Athenian army during Athens’ clash with Sparta. He married‚ but had a tendency to fall in love with handsome young men‚ in particular a young soldier named Alcibiades. He was‚ by all accounts‚ short and stout‚ not given to good grooming‚ and a lover of wine and conversation. His famous student‚ Plato‚ called him “the wisest‚ and justest‚ and best of all men whom I have ever known” (Phaedo)
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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher tells the story of Finn‚ a prisoner in the inescapable prison of Incarceron. Determined to be free of the dank‚ dark‚ prison cells‚ he meets Claudia‚ the daughter of the warden of Incarceron‚ who lives in The Realm‚ a futuristic world where people are forced to act as if they lived in the 18th century. They work together‚ along with some help from his friends‚ to uncover the secrets of Incarceron‚ and foil the vile Queen Sia’s plans of domination. Finn: dauntless
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A. Goddesses and Home According to Katherine Sorrell‚ author of the book “Goddess at Home”‚ states that each goddess can add depth and meaning to the interiors and to your surroundings‚ even if you’re the only one who can decipher the significance hidden there. When the symbols take tangible and familiar form‚ they remind you a meaning every time you look at them. Look closely at each goddess and you’ll glimpse the connection of all living things. How to incorporate them into your rooms
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Conflict and Interactionist Approaches to Policing When it comes to policing the community two approaches that are important to study are conflict and the interactionist approaches. In this paper‚ I will discuss why these two approaches are of great importance in policing. The first approach I will discuss is going to be the conflict theory. “The conflict theory is based upon the view that the fundamental causes of crime are the social and economic forces operating within society.”( http://www
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Activity 1- Approaches to Dealing with Conflict 1. 5 conflict management styles: i. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict ii. Giving in/ accommodating iii. Aggression/ bullying iv. Compromise/ sitting the difference v. Co-operation/ collaboration 2. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict: Ignoring the pink elephant in the room- pretending the conflict is not there in hopes that it will go away‚ disappear or resolve itself. Positive consequences: Give us
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CONFLICTS and FRUSTRATIONS Conflict * It is the emotional state or condition in which people have to make difficult decisions about two or more competing motives‚ behaviors or impulses. * Kurt Lewin(was a German-American psychologist‚ known as one of the modern pioneers of social‚ organizational‚ and applied psychology) * He described two opposite tendencies of conflict: approach and avoidance. When something attracts
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The Social Construction of Race By watching the film I have a deep understanding‚ I know racial distinction is not just by appearance‚ we don’t really know what is race‚ actually the race is not important‚ but the race is still bringing great influence on people’s lives. This film is about race‚ not about attitude and behavior of the individual‚ and in the past in the history of the institutional and policy in the United States is still on the basis of race‚ through sacrifice others bring interests
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Yiseily De los Santos December 18‚ 2014 Race and the Death Penalty The death penalty is an extremely difficult topic to discuss for many individuals. There are many individuals who have trouble accepting this form of punishment still exists in the U.S. because of they find it to be inhumane. A lot of individuals have argued that the death penalty serves no justice and the punishment is basically a crime for a crime. There has also been a correlation with race and the death penalty‚ specifically in
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Practitioner Research Review and Synthesis Seiler [1] proposes a new way to think about intergroup conflicts. Indeed‚ he argues that traditional explanations such as simple personality clashes‚ conflicting ideas and competition for resources‚ authority or power do not pass the litmus test with regards to modern conflict management theories. Seiler posits that the health of the relationship between two groups is directly related to the “energy” devoted by groups to one another. In other words‚ how
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117)‚ “the racialisation of culture is central to the construction of imperial civilization.” Racialisation is the process by which one conceives and relates to an individual or a group on the basis of his or their presumed race; applied to Empires‚ it raises the question of races and their place in the imperial structure. After all‚ the European colonial empires are often cited as the source of all modern racism. Abernethy’s (2000‚ p. 19) definition of an empire is as “a relationship of domination
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