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    development of ideas buried deep in the soul‚ and may be guided out by teachers. Plato drew a sharp distinction between knowledge‚ which is certain‚ and mere opinion. Opinions derive from the shifting world of sensation -- knowledge derives from the world of timeless Forms‚ or essences. The Analogy of the Cave: In his best-known dialogue‚ "The Republic"‚ Plato drew an analogy between human sensation and the shadows that pass along the wall of a ca ve. He tells his audience to imagine a group of

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    Most manual labor was done by slaves‚ freeing up their masters to pursue higher callings such as art‚ philosophy‚ exercise and in particular politics. Athens was the cultural center of the world at that time‚ and even the lowest Thete might avail themselves of the plays‚ music‚ and pageantry which was an integral part of Athenian life. Women Sparta like

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    What are the differences between Europeanization and European Integration? The European Union (EU) has attracted much scholarly interest since it’s founding in the 1950’s. It is an organisation unlike any other‚ and with currently twenty-five members‚ holds a great deal of influence on the continent. This research paper shall look at two key fields of study within European studies; these are European Integration and Europeanization. Despite the similarity in the terms‚ these are two fields are

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    The North and the South The North and South had similarities and differences in the 1800’s‚ but can the differences drive them to a civil war? Women were mad about having so little rights‚ slavery was being questioned‚ and the political parties couldn’t seem to agree. Women in the United States had little rights‚ but women in the North had more‚ but not where it really counted. In the North‚ women had ownership of their wages and property (Holt‚ pg. 427). New York demonstrated giving women more rights

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    What is the difference between leasehold and freehold tenures? In leasehold tenures‚ the transfer of property requires the State or its equivalent to approve. For permanent title‚ there are few restrictions on the transfer of property. Unlimited rights segmentation and integration are controlled by urban planning. When state land is disposed of by the state authority to an individuals in perpetuity for an indefinite period‚ lease lengths vary and most common are 99‚ 125‚ 500 and 999 years. It is

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    it has bad soil while in the South they had great soil. Also in the North they came for religious freedom while in the South they came for money. Although they had these difference they all came from England. People settled in the North and South Colonies for different reasons based on geography and culture‚ they had a different way of life‚ but also did things similarly. Although both the North and the South had slavery the South was driven by it while the North wasn’t. In the South slavery was

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    Karl Marx defined the American Civil War as a struggle between two historical epochs –the feudal and the capitalist (Post‚ 2011). The Civil War was a war between the North and the South after several states in the south seceded following Lincoln’s Presidency. The war first started off so as to defend states’ rights‚ however as it progressed the war was fought

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    What is the difference between formal and informal power?  How does one gain power? Which type of power does a nurse leader have? Formal power is given to someone related to the job and position held in the organization. Depending on the position‚ authority varies and decision making power can be more or less. In other hand‚ informal power is something a person earned himself. Informal power has unique characteristics depending on the education‚ experience‚ and expertise in certain field. These

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    still able to represent a realistic drawing of the bison and rhino‚ but the drawing has two-dimensional properties with the absence of shading found in the Rhino and Horse piece. Another difference is that in the Shaft of the Dead Man painting‚ a story is being told. The major difference of historic significance between these two pieces is that in the Shaft of the Dead painting the first appearance of a male figure in cave drawing was found. It was the only painting that was found in either the Lascaux

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    Although serfs and freemen were both peasants‚ they did have some major differences and their taxation was different. The serfs and freemen had many differences. Freemen were still peasants‚ but they were also unwealthy‚ like the serfs‚ but could own land which was farmed on in return for labor and other fees (Admin). Although they were bound to the land that the nobles owned‚ they weren’t owned by anyone (Admin). The serfs were taxed much more than the freemen. A freeman had to pay taxes as well

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