Comparing Real Vs. Movie Commodus In the movie “Gladiator”‚ Emperor Commodus is portrayed as an unstable and neurotic sadist who killed his own father for the throne of the Roman Empire. Real history has no solid proof that Commodus‚ while unstable‚ killed his father Marcus Aurelius. He was actually made co-emperor at the age of 5 (Heritage). However‚ the sexual relations he had with his sibling is in fact true‚ but it was not with the sister Lucilla as shown in the movie‚ but rather with another
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Overlooked Value of the Unexamined Life: “Is the examined life worth living? According to Socrates‚ it is not. Socrates does not consider any counterarguments in his famous claim in the Apology. In this paper‚ defend or criticize the claim that the unexamined life is not worth living via philosophical argument.” This course seeks to bring forth concepts that have been suggested historically as methodical answers to the ultimate human question: what is the purpose of an individual’s life and how
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Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker LAW/421 Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker At what point‚ if ever‚ did the parties have a contract? Chou and BTT reach the point of having a contract when they agree to all terms. In the email send by BTT covering the obligations of the parties and the terms of the agreement‚ BTT showed objective intent. According to Melvin‚” Objective intent Requirement for an offer to have legal effect necessitating that generally‚ the offer or must have a serious intention to become
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References: On November 12‚ 2004 a new RFID-based system for scanning baskets in a retail outlet has been developed and shown for the first time in the Philippines‚ according to the South Africa-based retail goods scanning system provider Trolley Scan
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There are four basic functions of money: The first is as a medium of exchange. The second is as a unit of account. The third is as a store of value. The fourth is as liquidity. The most obvious function of money is as a medium of exchange. When you hand the waiter a five-dollar bill in exchange for your hamburger‚ you are using money as a medium of exchange. You might have a hard time paying for your hamburger with five dollars worth of apples‚ but if you did‚ the apples would serve as a
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Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker LAW/421 Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker Big Time Toymaker (BTT) develops‚ manufactures‚ and distributes board games and other toys in North America‚ Chou is the inventor of a new strategy game he calls Strat. BTT had an interest in distributing Strat and entered into an agreement with Chou‚ offering him $25‚000 in exchange for exclusive negotiation rights for a 90-day period. This agreement stipulated that no distribution contract existed unless it was in writing
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despite the extreme heat. People had evolved into humans that could dwell in very harsh climates. In a family‚ the father and sons would get up early and work the fields while the mother and daughters would wake at dawn and do housework. That was how life was like in Greece those many years ago. That all changed later that month….. Prosperous Demeures woke early to see a beautiful pair of suns gleaming down at him in unison. He got dressed and quickly ate his morning meal. He lived alone as he had
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Sociological Imagination Applied to Real Life Teresa Halderman Dr. Philip Zimbardo conducted the SPE (Stanford Prison Experiment ) 1971. Funded by the US Navy and the Marine Corps a team of researchers and the then psychology professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo investigated the causes of conflict between prisoners and military guards. Though the experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days it went beyond Dr. Zimbardo’s expectations. All of the twenty-four male students selected to be assinged
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University of Phoenix Material Case Scenarios Read the following scenarios. Answer‚ in a 50- to 100-word response‚ each of the following questions: Scenario 1 Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the
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beauty and makeup tutorials are visited millions of times a year. Wengie also has more than a million subscribers on her YouTube channel. The Australian based YouTuber shares plenty of sensational tips with her growing league of followers. In this video‚ Wengie shares her favorite life hacks with watchers. Check out this video here. Real Life Hacks Wengie is certainly a person that her audience easily relates to. We’ve all seen those kind of silly life hacks that a lot of people share in videos. Certainly
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