seriously. They were not tolerating any disrespect and had no problems asserting their superiority over the prisoners. Almost everyone was falling in line and accepting their order except prisoner 819. He did not partipcate in the 6 am count and refused to exercise. Going even further‚ he trashed his cell and barricaded himself in. He was not punished by himself but also the other prisoners. Eventually‚ he was thrown into the hole. A priest came to visit‚ and accessed the situation. Prisoner 819
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the amount of money configured by Jan Schlichtmann and his partners. In the end‚ both companies end up having to pay more money than they ever hoped to. Both companies know that they could have afforded the original offer made by Schlichtmann‚ but refused to pay it because of the image of the companies it would create. Perhaps if they had swallowed their pride‚ the outcome could have been different. The turning points in this film are what cause it to be classified as a dramatic film. One major turning
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for the arrest of all Christians. Those who were not Christian were required to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods. St George refused to denounce his faith by sacrificing to an idol. He also loudly declared his faith in public. Diocletian‚ not wanting to arrest a family friend‚ offered St George money‚ slaves‚ and power in exchange for a sacrifice. St George refused again‚ leaving Diocletian to send him to be tortured. St George’s
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After the Civil War the leaders of our fragmented nation were forced to face a daunting task. Government officials who did not have any constitutional guidelines on readmission had to pick of the pieces of a divided country and develop a plan that would bring states back into the Union. Furthermore‚ new economic and social policy was needed to accommodate freedmen. Reconstruction was a failed approach to reunite the Union because of weak policy and the inability of executives to develop a nonpartisan
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The Taliban refuses to follow through with the commands that the U.S. gave them‚ as well as ‘The Three Phases’‚ Also the planned attack in 2001‚ but mainly because the U.S. wants the mineral resources that are found in Afghanistan. The Taliban refused to undertake 3 simple tasks: shutting down the terrorist training camps‚ giving up the Al-Qaeda leaders and returning all American and Foreign citizens‚ which is part of the reason that we went to war with Afghanistan in 2001. The ‘Three Phases’ started
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his excessive hubris. Odysseus’s journey home was so difficult because he thought he could defy the gods‚ Poseidon in particular. Poseidon then said that Odysseus would never make it home to his beloved Penelope. Odysseus was so self-confident‚ he refused to accept no for an answer‚ even from a god. Hubris is a major flaw in a character and usually led to major difficulties‚ as it did for
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terminally ill. At first‚ Mr. Bartling asked his physicians to remove the ventilator but they refused. Then Mr. Bartling attempted to remove the ventilator tubes but was unsuccessful. Eventually‚ to prevent his attempt‚ he was placed in restraints so that the tubes could remain in place. The case was taken to Los Angeles Superior Court by Mr. Scott. Because he was not considered terminally ill‚ the court refused either to allow the respirator to be disconnected or to order that Mr. Bartling’s hands be
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By: Leigh Overstreet THE WATERGATE SCANDAL Watergate is a hotel in Washington D.C. where the Democratic National Committee held their campaign headquarters. The current president at the time was Richard M. Nixon‚ who was involved in the scandal himself and which lead to the cause of his resignation. The Watergate scandal should not have happened‚ but it did and it caused the American people to judge less of their government system. The scandal began on June 17‚ 1972‚ with the arrest of five men
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Born in the town of Cairo‚ Georgia on January 31‚ 1919 arose an American hero that single handedly revolutionized the world of baseball forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson‚ son to single mother Mallie Robinson‚ was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. Despite the cruelty and hardships‚ he broke the color barrier; thus changing the game of baseball as the world knew it. Robinson attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior college. Dedicating his school years to sports—basketball
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accommodate personal that they don’t want to. Townshend Acts (1767) The Townshend Act is a tax on lead‚ paint‚ oil‚ paper‚ and tea. The Townshend Act was implemented to lower the costs for goods. The colonist saw the act to be a abuse of power. They refused to pay taxes
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