Aristotle and his ideas on "natural slavery;" as early as 1512‚ Aristotle had been deployed as a theoretical justification for slavery. Ginés de Sepulveda (1490-1574) was a neo-Aristotelian humanist who translated Aristotle’s Politics; his Democrates Alter‚ written in 1544 and excerpted below was the most strident argument for Indian inferiority in its day. His argument is two-fold: the "cultural barbarian" is subject to the "civilized man" by nature; and slavery is a punishment for sin. De las Casas
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about murders being convicted and put into jail. If the court decides that someone is guilty of a murder‚ then you will automatically assume that they’re guilty. Well in the podcast Serial‚ by Sarah Koenig‚ a man named Adnan Syed is convicted for the murder of Hae Min Lee. This podcast really makes you start thinking about who really killed Hae. With the evidence in the podcast‚ I have decided that Adnan is guilty. Adnan killed Hae because the‚ “neighbor boy” claims that he had seen a body been put
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I am Medea and Jason is the one who is guilty. When I was not living in Greece‚ before I was brought here to this horrible lively place‚ I was happy. When I lived in Colchis with my real family‚ I was honored‚ I was valued‚ I was a princess. Here I am looked down upon‚ gossiped about‚ and unappreciated. When Jason came searching to take the golden fleece from my father‚ I was struck by his beauty. I fell deeply in love and I could not surface from my longing to appease him. Because of this yearning
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The story “Art for Heart’s Sake” was written by Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970)‚ an American sculptor‚ cartoonist and writer. After graduating from the University of California in 1904 he works as a cartoonist for a number of newspapers and magazines. He produced several series of cartoons all of which were highly popular. Among his best works are “Is There a Doctor in the House?” (1929)‚ “Rube Goldberg’s Guide to Europe” (1954) and “I Made My Bed” (1960). The plot of the story under the study
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A decade ago‚ the debate over conscience protractions for health care professionals centered on abortions and birth control. Over the past few years new cases have emerged that drew the debate and raised questions about the tension between individual’s rights of conscience and the need to protect homosexuals against discrimination. These cases involve healthcare workers – one case in Michigan where a graduate student studying to become a counselor refused to treat gay and lesbian patients because
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friend is on the verge of suicide. You need to tell someone‚ anyone‚ but can’t because the feeling of losing their trust is too overwhelming. Your friend ended up dying because you remained silent. If it’s your best friend’s life at stake‚ why was keeping their misery private an option? This issue is becoming more and more common. Our youth is dealing with self-conflict about whether to speak up or not. Although some readers of “To Tell or Not to Tell” by Mary Kate Frank may believe that it’s superior
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In the essay “Black men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he talks about how being a black man alters public space in a negative way. Altering public space is changing how a person‚ place‚ or thing makes you feel. It can be negative but it also can be positive. Some positive ways altering public space can be a friendly smile walking into a room‚ beautiful new constructions‚ and planting trees to better the environment. Most people go about their business‚ especially in a classroom. Some students
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“What does your heart tell you?” Do I have company in the living room when I am watching one of my girly movies? Please. I’m sitting there alone (unless I have some girl-friends over). But with “She’s the Man” males were present watching it and enjoying it. Amanda Bynes strives to prove a point that girls can do anything that a guy can and not only scores the final goal to win the game against Cornwall but also wins over my stingy brothers. Everything about the cover of the movie screams chick
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Socrates: Guilty or Not? Socrates is one of the founders of Western philosophy. The dialogues‚ written by many of his students‚ such as Plato‚ represent a unique way of questioning how we should live our lives‚ and who do we aspire to become. He was a very intelligent man who was very concerned about ethics‚ being a good Athenian‚ and doing what is just. In Plato’s Apology the reader experiences all of Socrates characteristics as if they where sitting right there with
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Campus Protest Condemns Cash for his inaction A university says it can’t expel a witness in the trial of Jeremy Strohmeyer since the teen faces no charges. Las Vegas Review Journal – August 27‚ 1998 – Lori Roniger -- A spirited protest Wednesday at University of California‚ Berkeley‚ demonized David Cash Jr. for a day but failed to convince school officials that the sophomore‚ a key witness in the murder trial of Jeremy Strohmeyer‚ should be expelled. The school’s chancellor said Wednesday
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