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  • Theories of Justice

    Theories of Justice

    THEORIES OF JUSTICE INTRODUCTION Justice is action in accordance with the requirements of law. It is suppose to ensure that all members of society receive fair treatment. Issues of justice arise in several different spheres and often play a significant role in causing, enabling, and addressing discord. The goal of the Justice System is to try to resolve and satisfy all these issues for the members of society. Injustice can lead to dissatisfaction, and/or rebellion.

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Compare and Contrast Two Ancient Sculptures

    Compare and Contrast Two Ancient Sculptures

    In this paper I will compare and contrast two ancient sculptures in the round from two different periods in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Near Eastern. The first is a Head of a Pharaoh from the Old Kingdom Dynasty 5 or 6 periods. This sculpture made of stone and copper dated in circa 2500 B.C.E. The second is a "Female Figurine" from Northern Iran, Iron Age I-II. This figure is made of ceramic dated in circa

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    Essay Length: 468 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Ancient Rome

    Ancient Rome

    Abstract Ancient Rome was one of the world's first empires. This paper discusses the formation of Rome along with Rome's expansion. The paper will continue by describing some of the recreational and leisure activities that some Roman's enjoyed. The paper will then cover the decline of Rome, indicating some of the aspects that contributed to it, and finally the fall of the great Empire. Ancient Rome Ancient Rome grew from a small settlement on the

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    Essay Length: 2,224 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Effects of Modernity

    Effects of Modernity

    The old-traditional way of life has vanished for ever. Today only villages and some small towns remind us of this kind of life, and as time passes, more people choose to abandon traditional way of life, to move to the "big city". Modern way of life has nothing in common with the traditional one. Human habits, values, norms have changed. The most important of these social changes can be observed in human relationships, family economy,

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Relevance of Confucianism in the Modern World

    Relevance of Confucianism in the Modern World

    The history of philosophy is full with great minds that have had such great impact on humanity. Even in the present day, philosophers' names, views on life, and the world are still remembered and passed down generation to generation. One philosopher is the man born in 551 BC in the ancient state of Lu in China. He is known in the east as K'ung Tzu or Kung Fu Tzu but in the west he is

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Is Justice for Citizens or Criminals?

    Is Justice for Citizens or Criminals?

    Abstract How can we better the world? Murderers are free to roam our streets. They are allowed to sleep all day and eat food that hardworking taxpayers buy. First of all, we must set examples for our children. Teach them that our actions have real consequences. Use the criminals to showcase the results of the decisions we chose to make. For instance, do not wait years to execute prisoners that were sentenced to death. Show

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Anna
  • Ancient Rome

    Ancient Rome

    In this report about ancient Rome I will be talking about a lot of different things. One thing is how ancient Rome was different from ancient Greek, their daily life activities and lifestyles, and also about their religion. The ancients Romans were very different from the ancient Greek. "The ancient Romans were down-to-earth realists, not idealists."(Donn2) You can see this in their statues. The Greeks made statues of perfect people. The Romans created real life

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    Essay Length: 1,758 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Plato on Justice and Injustice

    Plato on Justice and Injustice

    Plato on Justice and Injustice In The Republic, Plato attempts to demonstrate through the character and discourse of Socrates that justice is better than justice is the good which men must strive for, regardless of whether they could be unjust and still be rewarded. His method is to use dialectic, the asking and answering of questions which led the hearer from one point to another, supposedly with irrefutable logic by obtaining agreement to each point

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    Essay Length: 1,122 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Race and Modern America

    Race and Modern America

    by Bryan brown Growing up in California and coming of political age in the 90's, race has been a central factor in my develop as a person and as a radical. California elections have been the battle ground upon which fights over immigrant rights, bilingual education, affirmative action, criminal justice, labor rights and queer marriage have been fought. The explosion of rage in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict clearing four white cops of

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    Essay Length: 2,418 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece Sparta, one of the powerful city-states, retains this name for good reason. They took over Messenia and used the land wisely, by making a government using the Code of Lycurgus. The Spartan women were given a lot more freedom compared to other Greek city-states; thus, every person provided a part in the development of their city. They represented duty, strength, discipline, beauty, and freedom of thought. Spartans valued power and built their city-state

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    Essay Length: 286 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Il Gattopardo: The Throes of Modernization

    Il Gattopardo: The Throes of Modernization

    The Nineteenth century was a time of major changes and a critical moment in the history of Italy. It was the time of the Risorgimento, the campaign for the unification of Italy and it was a long and complicated process. Lampedusa's "The Leopard" gives a spacious perspective into this revolution and gives us insight of the state of marriage, religion and politics within the Sicilian society. Lampedusa exposes the life of The Leopard and how

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    Essay Length: 364 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Vika
  • Justice for All

    Justice for All

    In Houston, Texas, on October 13, 1980, a hot dog vender was shot and killed by two men, Willie Williams and Joseph Nichols. Both were arrested and tried for their crime. There was only one problem; only one bullet struck and killed the vender. Both of these men now sit on death row. One might ask why if only one person killed the man why are both scheduled to die (Syndor). The inconsistent and corrupt

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Top
  • Is the Drinking Age Too High? a Modern Controversy

    Is the Drinking Age Too High? a Modern Controversy

    Tramontelli 1 Mike Tramontelli Mr. Greshes English 12 30 April 2007 Is the Drinking Age too High? A Modern Controversy There has been a controversy in the United States of America ever since the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. Many new points of contention have arisen ever since the federal government passed their decision. In my opinion, I think that the drinking age should be lowered again to eighteen for

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • Literature

    Literature

    LITERATURE I. FICTION A. What fiction is Fiction (from the Latin fictio, “a shaping, a counterfeiting”) is a name for stories not entirely factual, but at least partially shaped, made up, imagined. It is true that in some fiction, such as historical novel, a writer draws upon factual information in presenting scenes, events, and characters. But the factual information in a historical novel, unlike that in a history book, is of secondary importance. Fiction as

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Apocalyptic Literature and Politics

    Apocalyptic Literature and Politics

    Introduction No less than 2 religions and millions of subgroups claim the texts of the bible to be their religious, spiritual, and sometimes scientific and political view of this world and beyond. Of the 66 -73 books in the bible and all the apocryphal, pseudopigraphal, and historical writings of the characters, themes, and events in the bible without a doubt the least mined source for writings and sermons in main stream religion is the writings

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Part 1 a old man stops one man out of three that were walking down the street to go to a wedding the man is a relation of the married the man tries to get away but the old man grabs the man with his skinny hand the man is held there by the glitter of the old man's eye the man is listening intently

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Industrial Revolution and Its Contribution to Modern Day Warfare

    Industrial Revolution and Its Contribution to Modern Day Warfare

    Now that I have studied and become familiar with "Mobilizing a Nation for War," I understand that the industrial revolution greatly altered the nature of modern day warfare. With the continuing advancements in technology, war is no longer a glorious battle where strong soldiers and will power alone will earn a country victory. In the wars prior to the First World War, soldiers fought with individual honor on the battlefield, often fighting in a confrontational

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Comparing Modern Companies

    Comparing Modern Companies

    Yahoo (version 2) Throughout Lester Electronics’ (LEI) history, a key component of their growth has been the exclusive distribution contract they have with Shang-Wa. This is now being threatened by the hostile takeover approach by Transnational Electronics (TEC). The case shows that the loss of the exclusive contract would affect LEI’s revenue by 43% over five years, a significant loss for any organization. To prevent this from happening, LEI must take action in case of

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Social Roles in African Literature

    Social Roles in African Literature

    During the uprisings of the 1970s, Nadine Gordimer presented a very dreary and pessimistic prophecy to white and black South Africa in July’s People. This prophecy suggested a probable overthrow of the apartheid system which would challenge the currently existing social and racial roles of its inhabitants. Amid the chaos, traditional roles would be overturned and new ones are formed as the Smales accept their servant’s offer of refuge and flee to his village

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Anna
  • Violence in Modern Colombia

    Violence in Modern Colombia

    Violence in modern Colombia takes place in many forms. The three major categories are crime, guerrilla activities, and attacks committed by drug traffickers. Violence has become so widespread and common in Colombia that many people have now become numb to it. The Colombian economy has also benefited from the illicit drug trade; however violent it may be. During the 1970s, Colombia became well known, as one of the world’s most important drug processing, production, and

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    Essay Length: 1,772 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Edward
  • Ancient History - Evoultion of the Earth

    Ancient History - Evoultion of the Earth

    Ancient History - Evoultion of the Earth The Greek geographers of the later Roman period developed systematic calculations for the mapping and shaping of the earth. However, what would come to replace these systematic calculations? Why were the ideologies of a flat earth accepted and why were those of a spherical earth ridiculed? The answer to this question is very simple and can be answered by one clear and concise word: Religion. "Thus saith the

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Max
  • Greek Society Compared to Modern Society

    Greek Society Compared to Modern Society

    I believe that a lot of the traditions of western civilizations come from the Hellenistic periods of Greece. A lot of the Homeric values like heroism, skill, dominating warrior, and strength are still much valued in the western ways. Through math, science, society, and culture prove much of this point. Math and science are a huge part in modern western civilization. Most of the science we use is based off the founding made during the

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Jon
  • Florida Criminal Justice Network (cj Net)

    Florida Criminal Justice Network (cj Net)

    Florida Criminal Justice Network (CJ Net) When the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) decided that their system of communication needed a revamping they upgraded the existing system to CJ Net. The CJ Net is a backbone communications network for Florida’s criminal justice agencies. This network builds on the foundation of the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) telecommunications network. Funding provided in recent years to re-engineer the FCIC network was used to convert then currently

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Hitchcock’s North by Northwest: The Birth of The Modern Action Film

    Hitchcock’s North by Northwest: The Birth of The Modern Action Film

    1959 was an exciting year in the history of filmmaking. An extraordinary conjunction of talent throughout the globe existed. In France, Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette, and Resnais all directed their first films, thus establishing the French New Wave. In Italy, Fellini created the elegant La Dolce Vita, and Antonioni gave us L’avventura. Most importantly, though, in America, famed British director Alfred Hitchcock gave us the classic thriller North by Northwest, the father of the

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Criminal Justice System

    The Criminal Justice System

    “The Criminal Justice System” The reason I chose to do this topic is because I used to be a Military Police Officer in the Army. I was stationed in Brooklyn, 7 miles away from New York City when 9/11 happened. I got to experience more policing than military while I was there, we worked hand in hand with the NYPD and the FDNY, it was very exciting. Also, I have changed my major from Surgical

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mikki

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