The “ring of Gyges” refers to a story told by Glaucon found in Plato’s Republic. In Book II‚ Glaucon uses this story to challenge Socrates’ idea that people are just by nature and argues that many people would rather prefer to act unjust over just. The story he tells talks about a man who stumbles upon a magical ring that makes him invisible whenever he wants‚ thus giving him the power to do whatever he desired‚ while not getting caught and still maintaining a good reputation. He ends up seducing
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I believe that Australia should not become a republic. I think that there would be no point in becoming a republic‚ because we live without the intervention of the Queen at the moment‚ so becoming a republic would achieve nothing. If we were to become a republic‚ we would lose the support of England in times of war‚ famine or other disaster. I think that becoming a republic would achieve nothing‚ lose our links with England and waste the parliament’s time when they should be concerned with more important
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The island of the Dominican Republic has a wide range of biodiversity due to its isolation‚ tourists bringing in nonnative fauna and flora‚ and most of all due to the range of biomes within their country. The natural biomes that occur in the Dominican Republic vary from very dry biomes to very wet biomes. The most common biome in the Dominican Republic is subtropical coniferous forests‚ due to low levels of precipitation and adequate temperature variability. These trees have needle-leafs in order
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community or economy. Introduction The Dominican Republic has the ninth largest economy in Latin America and is the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central American region. Though long known for agriculture and mining‚ the economy is now dominated by services. The Dominican Republic’s economic progress is exemplified
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considering the importance and extent to which the Great Depression was the main cause of the collapse and decline of the Weimar Republic‚ it is necessary to assess other factors which also added to its failure. The Great Depression was a prominent reason in the latter stages of the Weimar republics collapse‚ it accelerated its failure in 1929 and by 1932 arguably the Weimar Republic couldn’t go on. Despite this‚ the main cause of the collapse was the continuous poor economic state of Germany which hindered
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each country; but overall‚ economic and political factors have had the most influence on the significant increase in the migration of these two Latino sub-groups to the United States. The weakening economy and political instability in the Dominican Republic were two of the main factors that led Dominicans to migrate and become a part of the U.S. Migration began during the Trujillo era‚ when the economy was changing from being based mainly on agriculture to low-level industrialization. Since the majority
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the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Thirty Years’ War and brought about the formation of the independent Dutch Republic‚ a coalition of the seven provinces of the Netherlands. During the mid 17th century‚ the Dutch became the wealthiest and most active trading and shipbuilding people in Europe. By dominating most trading routes in the Baltic and Atlantic Seas‚ the Dutch Republic earned recognition as an influential nation. This booming economy would eventually encounter challenges during the
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I. History of Brazil The Federative Republic of Brazil‚ located in South America‚ is the largest country in Latin America and the fifth-largest country in the world (Burns‚ 1993). The roots leading to the establishment of the federative republic began more than half a millennium ago. In 1500‚ a Portuguese expedition left Portugal headed for the southern tip of Africa‚ to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and then go north to India (Skidmore‚ 1999). However‚ the lead ship‚ commanded by Pedro Álvares
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Learning about the choices people made during the Weimar Republic‚ the rise of the Nazi Party‚ and the Holocaust can teach us about the power and the impact of the choices we make today. These three events were a big part of history‚ and impacted several parts of Europe as well as the rest of the world. Learning about the choices made during the Weimar Republic teaches us about how these types of decisions can change how a nation is run‚ the choices made during the rise of the Nazi Party can teach
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Period 1 Dutch Republic D.B.Q. In the middle of the seventeenth century‚ the Dutch Republic‚ made up of seven provinces‚ dominated international trade. However‚ from 1650 to 1713‚ the Dutch started facing military conflicts with other countries across Europe. These conflicts threatened Dutch security‚ unity‚ and prosperity. Amsterdam was the leading banking and trading center in Europe. There were three main trade routes from the Dutch Republic. The Dutch traded slaves‚ spices
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