Socratic Dialogue - Capital Punishment In May 1990 Jesse Tafero was convicted for the murders of two florida highway patrol officers and was executed by electric chair. This conviction was overturned in 1992 after a recreation of the crime scene revealed another person had committed the murders. In 1974 James Bain was convicted of breaking and entering‚ rape‚ and kidnapping and was sentenced to life in prison. This conviction was overturned in 2009 after he was found innocent through DNA evidence
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Dennis Baron Making English the official language legislated on August 1‚ 1996‚ with Congress. A college professor‚ of English at the University of Illinois‚ wrote an essay called‚ “Don’t Make English Official-Ban It Instead” by Dennis Baron. The essay had appeared in the Washington Post on September 8‚ 1996. The given claim that Baron makes is that English should be banned. There were six given reason Baron stated and one of the few were English is not pure English anymore‚ English would die out‚ and
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In the article that I read Philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that people must surrender their freedom to a ruler. In the article‚ french philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau states that people should come together in societies and the solution was to form a social contract with general will or the common good. In my opinion I agree with philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. I agree with him because he believed that humans are born with freedom‚ and this is true. I also agree with him because he stated
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queue length of customers at the teller section of a major bank was observed to have the following probability distribution; Number in queue Probability 0 0.1 1 0.2 2 0.2 3 0.3 4 or more 0.2 Find the probability of a. At most two people in the queue. b. No more than three people in the queue. c. At least one person in the queue. d. Two or more people in the queue. e. Given there is at least one person in the queue‚ what is the probability that there are 4 or more?
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also do not cost the taxpayers a lot of money. For most criminals‚ the threat of "adequate" punishment will deter them. "Adequate" does not include sitting on one’s bum all day with free meals and a warm place to sleep --- not to mention watching television and playing video games (or whatever else jails provide these days). But then‚ on the other side of this argument is the fact that far too many people are made criminals for things which should not be a crime. I once heard of a woman being
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| FIRST PERM PAPER | TOPIC # 6 | | RONEN LEVSHTEIN | 206-325-492OCTOBER 6‚ 2010 | | Even though the definition “Philosopher Queens” itself is not mentioned in the text‚ Plato refers to them as ‘these’ women who are capable of performing the same tasks and follow the same obligations as men. The questions as to why he thinks this way lies in his understanding of human nature and his theory of virtue. For this argument Plato used Socrates view of women’s nature and place in the city
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as a sacred‚ and secret research‚ alchemy was a science focused on nature. Alchemist were known to create magically potions that would cure any disease. One item searched for more than any other was the philosopher’s stone which was actually a liquid. The philosopher’s stone had the power to turn base metals into silver or gold. If a person were to drink it‚ they would be gifted with immortality. Being a very secretive profession codes were used when describing recipes or corresponding with fellow
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Oral Lore from Pre-Colonial Times: Before the colonizer invades the Philippines our ancestors had already developed the oral tradition which is said to be the start of the Philippine literature. Even on the precolonial period‚ studies shows that early Filipinos had grew in accordance with what surrounds them and truly dependent to nature. When the Spaniards came some of our ancestor had preserve this oral lore through living away from the center of colonization thus they able to continue
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Pre-Lab Work Sheet Which type of compound usually has higher melting points: ionic compounds or covalent compounds? What is the reason for this difference in melting points? (3 points) Ionic compounds have higher melting and boiling points than covalent compounds. The electrostatic attraction in an ionic bond is very strong hence a lot of heat energy is required to break it down‚ ionic bonds have high melting and boiling points. In covalent bonds‚ the intermolecular forces are very weak and
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SUMMARY OF THE FOUR HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHIES STOICISM: The key philosopher for stoicism was Zeno of Cyprus (335-263 B.C). The Stoics sought a disciplined simple life modeled after nature. They tried to control their emotions and avoided excesses. They believed that senses and reason alone reveal the truth. They believed that everyone had a divine spark‚ thus everyone was equal. They also believed that citizens should pay an active role in public affairs since the world is like a great city. Today
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