Both Thoreau and King rely heavily on ethos to get their points across. The intended audience of both is similar; a group of people with similar morals as the writers‚ but who have neglected action for various reasons. King also appeals to pathos‚ describing the plight of the colored man vividly. King’s audience is largely aware of this situation already‚ but he uses it to drive them to action rather than simple awareness. On the other hand‚ Thoreau appeals little to pathos‚ focusing instead on logic
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The Pursuit of Justice Versus The Fulfillment of Self-Interest in The Odyssey and Electra If one were to closely analyze the actions that are carried out by the characters in both The Odyssey and Electra‚ it would be quite difficult to assess what the standards of true justice are in such era of ancient Greece. Certain instances suggest that they work strictly through a measure of balance while others conclude that the people simply do whatever is necessary in order to obey the Gods. However‚ for
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To better clarify his question‚ Socrates makes an analogy; “a thing is not seen because it is visible‚ but conversely visible because it is seen” (15). Socrates later makes a distinction between being approved and getting approved; something is being approved because it gets approved‚ not the other way around. According to Euthyphro‚ something gets approved by the gods because it is holy and not the other way around; it is not holy because
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Writings to the Emperor In the historical documents exchanged between Pliny and Trajan‚ the reader notices several major things throughout the letter. This piece of history documents the decisions of Pliny and Trajan regarding Christians. Also‚ Pliny and Trajan discuss the punishments that are necessary to enforce in order to acquire the Christians cooperation. Pliny and Trajan try to maintain. order throughout their country as a result of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pliny and Trajan discuss
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France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need
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Maddie Goetz Orthotists and Prosthetists What Orthotists and Prosthetists Do Orthotists and prosthetists design‚ fabricate‚ and fit patients for medical supportive devices. Some of these devices include braces‚ artificial limbs (feet‚ legs‚ hands‚ and arms) and other various medical or surgical devices. The goal of making these devices is to allow patients to improve and regain mobility and functionality of the target area. Orthotists and prosthetists can work in both orthotics and prosthetics‚
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Grace Bolewski 4-8-11 APUSH America and the Holocaust Period 11 In 1933‚ Adolph Hitler launched a program to ‘cleanse’ Germany of Jewish influence. 1936 this program was extended to countries occupied by Germany‚ and in January‚ years later‚ the “Final Solution” policy was adopted. The massive industrial annihilation of Jews in Concentration and extermination camps only reached the American public after the war ended. The Roosevelt’s failure to act‚ however‚ was not due to a
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first successful English colony‚ was founded. A mere twelve years later the first African slaves would be introduced to the colony‚ and throughout the 17th century and early and mid-18th century their usefulness would increase and they would become the saviors of the Southern colonies. The growth of slavery in these colonies was brought on in large part by geographic‚ economic‚ and social factors of this time. Economically‚ slavery and John Rolfe were the saviors of the south. The introduction of
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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of friends‚ and family‚ with his only worries being school exams. But after his town was “nationalized” by the red army‚ they moved‚ fearing that they would be sent to Siberia‚ into the ghetto of another small town named Rohatyn. They lived there between 1941 and 1943‚ watching the Germans kill almost all of the Jews in that area. Out of 10‚000 people living there only 100 survived‚ luckily Alexander was never sent to a concentration camp. But on March 21‚ 1942‚ their ghetto was
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