The “Guardian of the Willamette” is commonly known for the Willamette Greenway Plan with the intention of eliminating pollution in the river‚ but by the state of Oregon the infamous guardian was named the 31st governor. Within a span of 21 years‚ Robert W. Straub initiated his political reputition when he became a member of Lane County’s Board of Commission in 1954. Eventually‚ he became the state senate in 1959‚ the state treasurer in 1964‚ and finally the state governor in 1975. After several remarkable
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f Guardians of the Fairy Tale: The Brothers GrimmBy Thomas O’Neill Once upon a time there lived in Germany two brothers who loved a good story—one with magic and danger‚ royalty and rogues. As boys they played and studied together‚ tight as a knot‚ savoring their childhood in a small town. But their father died unexpectedly‚ and the family grew poor. One brother became sickly; the other‚ serious beyond his years. At school they met a wise man who led them to a treasure—a library of old books with
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characters are: Santa Claus‚ Easter Bunny‚ and the Tooth Fairy‚ there is one character that is very different than the rest of them and that is Jack Frost. Rise of the Guardians‚ which was directed by Peter Ramsey in 2012‚ which is a good movie because it teaches kids to always believe in yourself no matter what. He is soon to be a Guardian and which he does not want to be because no one believes in him in the world; not even a single soul. People should always believe in themselves even if no one else
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The gift of free will is something that the characters in literature consider when we reflect on the choices the character made to conceal or reveal the truth. Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare is about two star crossed lovers who considered necessary to keep their love secret because of their social circumstances. Marella‚ in The Secret Under My Skin made the choice to expose the fraud that has been brainwashed into the community by The Commission in hope of a better world. Percy Jackson
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Ideal Characteristics of Plato’s Guardians The characterisitics of the ideal guardian is summarized in those words by Socrates in the second book of the Republic : “[H]e who is to be a really good and noble guardian of the State will require to unite in himself philosophy and spirit and swiftness and strength. . .” Swiftness and strength is deemed necessary as the guardian is to be like a well-bred watchdog‚ who ought to be “quick to see‚ and swift to overtake the enemy when they see him‚ and strong
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The Nine Guardians �Nine Guardians� takes places in the State of Chiapas‚ in Mexico‚ where from the remains of the Mexican revolution came the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas. His presidency takes places between 1934 and 1940‚ during the time this novel takes place. Cardenas expropriated foreign-held properties‚ distributed land to peasants‚ and instituted reforms to benefit indigenous people and Mexican workers. Cardenas found it unfair for the Indians to not be treated as equals‚ so he demanded
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Blood sport While boxing struggles for its very survival‚ viewers are turning to an even more brutal form of entertainment. Mixed martial arts is violent and gruesome – but it is accessible and unpredictable. A fight game veteran reports from his first MMA contest and finds that‚ like it or hate it‚ you can’t ignore the rage for the cage Action from Michael Bisping (r) vs Chris Leben (l)‚ Michael Bisping went on to win after 3 rounds. Photograph: Colin Williams/PA For more than a century‚ the
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agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called
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activities theory and the general deterrence theory and focus on the bad issues in which adolescents choose to commit a crime. The routine activities theory consist of three variables; “the availability of suitable targets‚ the absence of capable guardians‚ and the presence of motivated offenders.” (Juvenile Delinquency: The Core‚ 2005) First‚ the suitable targets; homes that seem very wealthy are more easily to be the crime target. Wealthy homes can contain valuable things such as‚ jewelry‚ safe
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Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963)‚ Karl Popper suggests that no scientific theory can be classified as truth. The only thing that can be done is to attempt to falsify the theory over and over again reject the theory repeatedly in different situations. Each failed attempt will strengthen the theory and bring it closer to the truth. Hence‚ Popper claimed that the truth of a hypothesis can never be confirmed. A hypothesis is an “if-then” statement‚ which that is an assumption of causality
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