Fight evil with evil? While reading The Crito we learn of the infamous philosopher Socrates being held as a criminal for his teachings in the Ancient Greek world. His wealthy friend‚ Crito‚ the one that the passage is named off of‚ tries to tell Socrates that his fate isn’t as close as it seems‚ explaining that an sufficient amount of money could lead to his freedom. Crito tries to save his life by bribing the city of Athens to free him of jail and thus ending the trial that would’ve ended his life
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citizens of the same country. This was the end result of the enlargement and expansion of slavery throughout the United States of America. Back in the mid-1800’s‚ the United States was expanding fast towards the west but there were large decisions to be made: What states should be slave states? How can we balance out everything? Should we expand slavery to the north? The controversy all was because of a difference of perspective. The southern farmer is bound to favor slavery more than the average city worker
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Machiavelli asked us‚ "do the ends justify the means?" That statement (or question) can be used to assess nearly any action. So‚ was it morally valid for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? It was a quick way to end a war‚ and it saved the lives of soldiers on both sides. Also‚ it taught us to fear nuclear power‚ as the first thing it was used for was to destroy (obliterate) two cities‚ and to kill over 200‚000 people. Next‚ it helped to spped up research on the topic of nuclear
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The Causes of the Civil War In the 1800’s there was much turmoil over the debate of slavery and whether it was inhumane or not. Slavery caused the nation to separate into 2 factions; the north‚ who believe in abolishing slavery and the south who thought that slavery was a “benign institution” as quoted by Ulrich B. Phillips. There is much debate whether slavery was the prominent cause of the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief‚ slavery was not the ultimate cause of the Civil War; in fact the
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17th and early 18th century slavery was a common factor in life; slaves were often sold and used throughout Britain and the World. However‚ in 1807 the slave trade was abolished by the British Parliament‚ this meant you could still own a slave but it was illegal to buy or sell them. Finally‚ after much debate‚ in 1833 Parliament decided to abolish slavery itself both in Britain and the British Empire. Many historians still disagree on the real reason on why slavery was abolished and I am going to
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Are the Rich Necessary? Economic Problem and Science If we can promote economic growth through cooperation‚ the scientific method could help us separate the truth and error to find the best approach for cooperation. However creating wealth is not the same as building a building‚ an engine and etc because same set of rules doesn’t apply to everyone. Economics is a human behavior and humans are extremely unpredictable. The Rich Some people referred to as egalitarians or equalitarian wishes
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The Causes of the Civil War Was Slavery really the main cause? By Tina Harvin Times Staff Writer The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ the War of Rebellion‚ or the War for the Southern Independence‚ began on April 12‚ 1861. The first shot ringed through the air in Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor‚ South Carolina. General P.G.T. Beauregard from the Congederacy lead the attack on Charleston Harbor. The Civil War lasted until the last Confederate Army
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great-grandparents are‚ do you ever think about what they did or what their great-grandparents did? Think about what your family was doing in the 1800’s. Were they wealthy? Did they live in the North or South? In 1850‚ the plantations were becoming a big controversy that everyone talked about. What if you had family that was a wealthy plantation owner of the South? Slavery in the United States was the biggest conflict in the 1800’s. However‚ the people who owned these slaves put them through horrific conditions
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Slavery‚ one of the most despicable acts of humankind. It’s always saddening to look back on history and view the bad things. When we think of history most think of the success of others in the before times‚ but not everybody thinks of what the other side of success was for some people. America‚ such a great country with a solid structure‚ but how did it get to be such? Let’s take a ponder into the past history of America from the standpoint of a slave. Slaves came to America by boats with terrible
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Is marriage necessary or not? Human beings are subject to evolution‚ not only physical but mental too. During this evolution some of the human inventions evolved too and one of these inventions is the marriage. Even though‚ the marriage invention could be attributed to religion; the marriage still continues to be a human invention. Going back 40 or 50 years we will see people living a happy ever after story in the marriage and some of those marriages still continue together until our days. Where
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