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    Insuring the Prosperity of Our Nation: In the Home and with our Youth “If we are to reach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with children” (Mahatma Gandhi). Mahatma Gandhi and Julia Castillo‚ both argue that in order for real change to happen we must start to instill good values and morals into the younger generation. Castillo‚ author of “The Obligation”‚ states that it is our obligation to reach out to those in need to have a better future for all. She believes that everyone has

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    author‚ Julia Alvarez has achieved in doing so‚ in her book‚ “In the Time of The Butterflies.” Julia Alvarez introduces this idea of how fiction is her way of understanding history when attempting to recreate the story of the Mirabal sisters. When Julia Alvarez creates her novel‚ she says‚ “I wanted to immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic that I believe can only finally be understood by fiction‚ only finally be redeemed by the imagination”(p324). As Julia Alvarez states

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    Liberty And Equality

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    tells the story of liberty‚ rights‚ and equality for all‚ but this is just a result of hundreds of years’ worth of evolution of thought‚ the purveyors of these political ideologies implanted these ideas into the basic fabric of the American thought process. It has become so ingrained that Americans are lazy with these ideas‚ and anytime separate states where this is not the case are mentioned‚ Americans have a difficult time wrapping their minds around them. These concepts of Liberty and Equality are

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    Mill, "On liberty"

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    London. He was a son of James Mill‚ who became leading figure in the group of philosophical radicals and Jeremy Bentham’s discipline and friend. Mill co-wrote “On liberty” with his wife‚ Helen Taylor and published in 1958. On the other hand‚ Jeremy Bentham who was philosopher and jurist was born in 1748 in London. He brought utilitarianism about 19 century. His maximizing happiness on great number of people might inspire the working classes that they claim right for happiness gave government reestablished

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    Statue of Liberty

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    ------------------------------------------------- Statue of Liberty From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Statue of Liberty (disambiguation). Statue of Liberty | | Location | Liberty Island New York City‚ New York‚ U.S.[1] | Coordinates | 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″WCoordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W | Height | * 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) * Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) | Dedicated | October 28‚ 1886 | Restored | 1938‚ 1984–1986‚ 2011–2012 |

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    Julia Steel Case

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    Mrs. Julia Steel is a patient I have had the pleasure of meeting with recently.  As discussed during the appointment‚ Mrs. Steel is a 72 year old retired‚ married woman.  Collectively‚ Mrs. Steel’s family history includes the following information: one son at the age of 40 who is being treated for high blood pressure‚ father’s record showed background of heart disease and deceased at the age of 90 due to a brain aneurysm‚ mother’s record provided extensive history with heart disease and deceased

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    this class‚ I didn’t realize there existed a full-length documentary about the Inuit‚ let alone two. After all‚ having grown up in the States‚ the only native group I’ve ever known about has been the Native American Indians. Of course‚ I’d heard of the eskimo before‚ but I knew nothing about them besides the fact that they hunted seal and lived in igloos. So‚ after watching Nanook of the North and Exiled‚ I know a lot more about the inuit than I originally did. Both films were very informative‚ but

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    Exile plays a significant role in The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare. Exile‚ being both alienating and enriching‚ is seen throughout this play. A character that experiences this is Edgar‚ son of Gloucester. Edgar goes from high status and beloved to poor Tom who is seen as mad and hated by most. In his journey‚ he is ostracized but also becomes enriched in ways he might have never been able to be. Through the use of Edgar’s experiences‚ Shakespeare emphasizes the principal idea of exile

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    Notes on Liberty

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    Chapter 1 Introductory 1. The subject of this Essay is Civil‚ or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. 2. The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar‚ particularly in that of Greece‚ Rome and England. I. When the authorities were regarded as vultures preying on the weaker members of the community‚ the aim of patriots was

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    THE SONS OF LIBERTY

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    THESIS: The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown‚ terrorized British colonial authorities and contributed to the start of the American Revolution. The Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty became known as a patriot group founded in the Boston colony. They formed before the American Revolution and independence from Great Britain‚ known first as the Loyal Nine. The Sons of Liberty consisted mainly of merchants‚ artisans‚ lawyers‚ local politicians and tradesmen. They

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