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    Both sources show a very different way that the fight between Achilles and Hektor is portrayed. In the Iliad‚ the Trojan army starts running into the city walls when they see Achilles approaching on his chariot towards them. Instead of running‚ Hektor stays to fight him but ends up running away from him and runs around the city walls. This is shown in the Iliad - book 22‚ line 126-127 - with the quote of‚ ‘Hector’s flight… along the wall he flew‚’ which shows him running away from the vengeful Achilles

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    There is no one reason for violent crime. According to Elliot Currie‚ author of Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective‚ it is an interaction of inequality‚ marginal work‚ weak social constructs‚ strained families‚ harsh and ineffective criminal justice system‚ and easy access to firearms. These issues lead to violence‚ which “contributes to a vicious downward spiral in which poor social conditions create high levels of violence‚ which in turn exacerbate those adverse social conditions

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    Violent behavior among prison inmates continue to rise. There are certain prison rules that are set by the more dominant inmates and when those rules are broken by the less dominant inmates‚ there are consequences that must be suffered. These consequences include acts of violence being carried out against the “perpetrators.” With dominance being so important to inmates‚ there are often fights to prove who is more dominant. Once the dominance has been established‚ everyone else is expected to submit

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    A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ however‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks

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    Adolescent’s Committing Violent Crimes Teenagers‚ who commit violent crime such as murder‚ first degree murder‚ second degree murder‚ homicides‚ voluntary manslaughter‚ and involuntary manslaughter should be tried as adults. These teenagers knew exactly what they were doing and they also had the intent to kill. Families are blaming it on violent movies or violent TV shows‚ hello it is called parental control. Maybe if we start trying them as adults teens would think twice. Adolescents should

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    Ethical Actions

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    Associate Level Material Appendix G Ethical Actions Worksheet Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • Was there anything in either the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity that surprised you? If so‚ what was it? Why were you surprised? If not‚ why not? Nothing in the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity surprised me because it is all common sense and

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    My reaction to the documentary is that the Hutu’s were very violent towards the Tutsi. Hutu made me feel disgusted with the way they were acting like gang members taking innocent people’s lives torturing the Tutsi. I can’t believe they went as far as killing those girls at the school as shown in the documentary. The fact that they were on the radio naming those they were going to kill and saying you can basically kill Tutsis was unbelievable. Going as far as killing children was what stunned me the

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    unleashed; this is the basic premise of the Iliad.The Iliad is an epic poem that was written in the greco-roman age by a supposed blind poet named Homer. It was a story of the trojan war that was able to be passed down through the generation through song. When deeply analyzing the three main characters‚ plots‚ and themes‚ the Iliad reveals to us a true insight to Homer’s literary and storytelling genius. The three major turning points in the iliad are when Helen is stolen by the trojan prince paris;

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    strike action

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    Strike action   A strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to pressure an employer (or other third party) into complying with particular demands or refraining from doing something.   Under the federal Fair Work Act 2009 strike action may be ’protected action’ if undertaken during a bargaining period for an enterprise

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    action for success

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    09 Module Program 1. IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE: Building a positive attitude 2. SUCCESS: Winning strategies 3. MOTIVATION: Motivating yourself and others every day 4. LISTENING AND COMMUNICATION: Communicating either through silence or word or actions 5. SELF-ESTEEM: Building positive self-esteem and image 6. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Building a pleasing personality 7. SUBCONSCIOUS MIND AND HABITS: Forming positive habits and character 8. GOAL-SETTING: Setting and achieving your goals 9. VALUES

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