Reconcile and Progress: Miltiades- Kaidy Li All Athenians shall forgive the past wrongs of those who aided the Thirty and will file no lawsuits against them. My fellow Athenians‚ dwelling too much on the past will surely hinder Athens in the future. If we focus on every trifling act committed‚ we will forget the real danger looming ahead of us- division. Nothing more would please Sparta and our enemies than to see Athens weak‚ suffering‚ and in turmoil. Considering all the land‚ young men‚ and
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In John Gast’s painting labeled “American Progress”‚ there are many dominant societal forces that could be depicted through his illustration. One well-known depiction that has been made after closely examining the painting is that the woman in the picture resembles an angel of some kind or even the prominent American symbol ‘Lady Liberty’. As she hovers in the air‚ she pulls a cable line that is connected with the posts beneath her which is connected to American society almost as stringing it behind
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ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE OF THIRD YEAR STUDENTS OF GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL‚ DIVISION OF CAVITE A Thesis Presented to the Course Specialists of the School of the Distance Education Open University System Polytechnic University of the Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master in Educational Management By Richelle I. Rogel October 2012 Chapter 1 THE
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did miss such shifting. The general welfare of the community was also in question‚ although the business classes did claim they were contributing to such. The last chapter records the risks of having the canal‚ “Perils of progress.” The challenges were enormous even if progress realized was measurable. Most of the workers in the canal were children and were exploited. The wages were extremely low while the working conditions were devastating. Some workers were even seen as a threat to the elite class
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The chains of poverty‚ corruption and hopelessness rattled and the sound of metal hitting metal was heard throughout the entire room. It was eerily silent except for the constant clang of chains and the soft snoring of a bird with fiery red feathers neatly tucked in her great expanse of wings with her beak facing the ground‚ her strong and scrutinizing eyes closed in a dreamless fit – the Philippine eagle‚ the Filipinos. After years of clanging‚ her eyes twitched before slowly‚ agonizingly slowly
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Rhetorical Appeals Essay “The louder she screamed‚ the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest‚ there he whipped the longest.” This gruesome quote comes from the authentic book Frederick Douglass An American Slave. Douglass‚ the author of the book‚ scribes his experiences as a slave‚ and the peculiar people he meets along the way. Through his writing‚ Douglass appeals most to pathos through the cruelty thrown upon his aunt‚ the freedom of the Chesapeake‚ and his struggle with working
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Harriet Abramowitz James Click October 2014 Post Colonial Literature Progress & Ideology Reflection happens when there is an absence of action. In the case of colonization the role of the inferior is imposed onto the colonized by the self-proclaimed superior‚ the colonizer. Simplifying the actions for both sides in relation to ideology‚ the inferior’s actions are placed on a spectrum of accepting that ideology to rebelling against it and the superior on a spectrum of the action of imposing
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Role is Shaping Progress The drive necessary to create newer‚ more effective technology is within all human beings. It is a yearning to make life easier‚ to change the lives of many with a single object or idea‚ and to succumb to progressive impulse. Inventions like the wheel‚ printing press‚ telephone‚ automobile‚ and lightbulb‚ were each created by men with admirable ambition‚ as their products have significantly altered the day-to-day lives of their posterity. However‚ the progress that shaped these
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Spain‚ being recently unified‚ wanted spices and gold. The gold to them could purchase anything. So they offered Christopher Columbus ten percent of the profit‚ if he would bring back gold and spices. Christopher Columbus was sent to Asia with three ships: the Nina‚ the Pinta‚ and the Santa Maria. Columbus sailed for thirty-three days not sighting land. It wasn’t until early October of 1492 that he and his crew finally landed. He supposedly was the first to sight land and received a ten thousand
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It is impossible to stop the march of the time‚ and likewise‚ technological advances are impossible to stop progress. Although there is a drawback on progress since we face the problem of pollution and radiation‚ we can still pay efforts on technical or industrial skills. The purpose is to improve the standard of living as well as the development to the manufacturing in addition to strengthen our economy. With those advanced skills or can do difficult or dangerous tasks‚ we can ensure the beneficial
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