McCandless went into the wild was because of family problems. Chris was abused by his father and his mother allowed it. In chapter 11‚ it says “Chris’ smoldering anger‚ it turns out‚ was fueled by a discovery he’d made two summers earlier during his cross-country wanderings….. Chris pieced together the facts of his father’s previous marriage and subsequent divorce” (121). This‚ I think‚ is the main reason that Chris’ life was changed because shortly after he found out his dad was living a double life he
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measured. It is defined as the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and set
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Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus‚ an Athenian stonemason and sculptor‚ and Phaenarete‚ a midwife. He received a basic Greek education because he wasn’t from a noble family‚ where he learned his father’s craft at a young age. Socrates worked as a mason for many years before he devoted his life to philosophy. Socrates married Xanthippe‚ a younger woman‚ who gave him three sons- Lamprocles‚ Sophroniscus and Menexenus. There isn’t much known of Xanthippe. Only that she wasn’t happy with Socrates
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meaningful debate. He was not a social giant and kept as few friends as possible. Furthermore‚ history decorates him as a person who could not build a sustainable intimate relationship opting to casual engagements. In as much as this may be true‚ Hitler only tried to bring sanity back to Germany. Before taking power many Jews had invaded Germany‚ coming from various countries. Some were seeking asylum while other came to exploit the rich resources. Because of the invasion‚ the country was losing its moral
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Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen
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Apology is a public speech; Crtio is a private speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But not verbatim; a lie in such
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the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100‚000 people‚2with the bulk of the destruction pertaining to innocent civilians. Three days later‚ the Americans repeated their action at Nagasaki. The aim of the US was not‚ however‚ to cause complete annihilation of the Japanese‚ but to seize the fierce nationalism within Japan‚ ending world war two. Arguably‚ this was achieved‚ with the Emperor Hirohito broadcasting
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The most noticeable comparison between Jesus Christ and Socrates was that the charges against them. They were both seen as an “evil” influence to the townspeople because of their different ways to see life and for their beliefs on religion. Jesus was considered a heretic because he preached monotheism in a polytheistic world. He called himself the messiah‚ a divine being and the son of God and the Jews saw that as a major offence. The Roman Government did not like that Jesus questioned the oppressiveness
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Philosopher Socrates‚ who are willing to give up their life for the law are seen as true law abiding citizens. In the book The Trial and Death of Socrates‚ written by Plato‚ one of the most influential people in the Philosophy world‚ Socrates shows what a love for the law means‚ with actions that prove how one’s respect for the law can be taken to death. Set to be lethally poisoned after being found guilty of not only corrupting the youth‚ but also for failing to believe in the Gods‚ Socrates time is
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States’ decision to bomb two cities of Japan‚ which we’re Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ was not at all justified. Many people know that Japan deliberately attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ in order to strategically weaken the American Naval Base. However‚ the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender the war . The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. military: targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ deliberately planned their
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