for its unique system of government that was the first of its kind‚ direct democracy. This system allowed for the citizens of the city of Athens to decide what was to be done in their city‚ without the necessity of representatives to do what they thought the people wanted. The revolutionary system was developed so that everyone had a say in what they thought should be done in the area that they lived in. Although the voting and participation was not open to everyone the‚ participants were not based
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Is Medea Justified In Her Actions? Is the killing of anyone ever justified? Is the life of one individual more important than another? In Euripides‚ Medea‚ Medea kills the princess of Corinth‚ the king of Corinth‚ Creon‚ as well as her own children. Are her actions the actions of an insane‚ distraught person or those of wise‚ foreign‚ barbaric woman trying to protect her children? Through the story of Medea‚ Medea justifies the killing of others while several other characters portray the injustice
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Law 4905 Professor Matilda Roman Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals "Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."- Statue of Liberty Now I want you to close your eyes and take a second‚ absorb those words‚ visualize and picture millions of people coming into this country‚ like waves‚ with nothing more than hope and a
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here for 55 years but yet is still a problem in today society. Affirmative action is suppose to prevent discrimination from happening at jobs‚ schools‚ or anything else that is a opportunity to do something. It suppose to make it equal for all races and gender around the world to feel the same position. “Affirmative action policies often focus on employment and education. In institutions of higher education‚ affirmative action refers to admission policies that provide equal access to education for
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The affirmative action program is important because it gives job opportunities for many people regardless of their race‚ color‚ religion‚ gender‚ and national origin. The work force should be well represented by the different ethnic backgrounds of our society. Some people look at affirmative action as reverse discrimination‚ but this program doesn’t guarantee employment based on race‚ ethnicity‚ or gender. The affirmative action program gives equal consideration to individuals from a different
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One way that affirmative action can be reformed is if our government used socioeconomics-based policies. These class-based policies can be an effective way to make sure that there will still be racial and socioeconomic diversity (Kahlenberg & Potter‚ 2014). Individuals that come from poverty‚ drug addicted parent(s)‚ alcoholic parent(s)‚ broken homes‚ etc.‚ and have overcome these obstacles by excelling in academics and scoring high on tests should be given an opportunity to change their life circumstances
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Recipe 2.5 Scaling the Movie 2.5.1 Problem You want to control how a movie fits in the Player‚ including the scaling. 2.5.2 Solution Use the Stage.scaleMode property. 2.5.3 Discussion The Flash Player defaults to a scale mode of "showAll" (except the test Player‚ which defaults to "noScale"). In "showAll" mode‚ the Flash movie scales to fit the Player while maintaining the movie’s original aspect ratio. The result is that the movie can have borders on the sides if the Player aspect ratio
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government workers who go on mass actions and protests will be held administratively liable for the offense of Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service. This offense is punishable with six months and one day to one year suspension‚ and such other offenses as may be warranted under the circumstances. The CSC cited and underscored the Decision en banc of the Supreme Court in Bangalisan vs. Court of Appeals‚ 276 SCRA 619 (1997)‚ the Decision of the Supreme Court in Manila Public School Teachers
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FAA has so far been on major airports and commercial aircraft with good reason. Terrorist’s main goal is to cause fear and distrust among a population in the institutions that are necessary to modern living as well as to gain as much press coverage as possible for whatever cause on the terrorist agenda. Commandeering a vehicle that can carry a couple hundred of people and with the potential to create significant damage accomplishes those means. However‚ there is another layer of aviation that is not
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"Affirmative action should be eliminated" (Sadler 70). Affirmative action does not solve discrimination problems; on the contrary‚ it harms those the program is meant help. The program divides society into two groups based on ethnicity; this completely defies the effort to have a color-blind America (where society does not see ethnicity or a color difference in any person). Disguised as an equal opportunity program affirmative action discriminates against non-minorities. Affirmative action has its affects
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