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    Freedom

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    Michelle Marano Mr. Weir ENG3U1 May 30th‚ 2012 The importance of Freedoms Freedom is a very important aspect of a society‚ without freedom people live in fear and insecurity. Benjamin Franklin once said “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve nether and lose both” (Franklin). Throughout history one can see how much control the governments have had over their

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    Report on Technology in Crime Fighting Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Table of Contents 2 Abstract 3 Research 4-7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Abstract This report explores the different advancement in technology as it relates to fighting crime. Much technological advancement has been available to fight crime. The research highlighted not all but the major use of technology in crime fighting. The Global Position System is

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    and modern-day Africa in the twentieth century. It is easy to see since the South African form of oligarchy was based on race. There are many forms of oligarchy‚ used all around the world. In the Spartan Oligarchy‚ twenty-eight men joined by two kings all over the age of 60 ruled. These groups of rulers were called the Council of Elders. There are many forms of oligarchies. These include Aristocracy‚ Plutocracy‚ De Jure Oligarchies‚ De Facto Oligarchies‚ Corporate Oligarchies‚ and Democratic Oligarchies

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    Spartans vs. Athenians Can you imagine four-thousand spartans charging down a hill while three-thousand Athenians ready their bows and release them all simultaneously while the string whips in the hard rain? The Peloponnesian War was one of the most fierce wars in Greece because many people fell in battle. From the South were the Spartans. Their forces had never been stronger with a reformed‚ military-based government. From the North was the Athenians who had just been through a war that had

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    are alike- such as their religion Let’s start with Sparta‚ the strong‚ the tough‚ and the brutalest of civilizations. Being the most war liking of the of the two‚ Sparta’s slogan was “Come back ether holding your shield high or on your shield….Spartan leaders thought “Fight for your food.” This means‚ if you work in our army‚ you will be given a little bit of food. They only gave a little bit because you’d work harder if you want food to live. On the other hand‚ there’s

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    Apo Period 1 18 September 2013 Fighting for Legal Rights The question of whether to let Illegal Immigrants become legal citizens has been a heated debate for decades. Illegal immigrants should have free will and independence just like the rest of the legal citizens. Immigrants leaving their country‚ looking for a job‚ and trying to find a better life just to create a more. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to be legal citizens due to having more freedom and rights in what they want to

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    A Fighting Angel Analysis

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    A Fighting Angel Brooke Dees Period 6 I’ve always believed that some things are so complex that only God can see reasoning and benefit from them.  A more than perfect example of this would be the heart wrenching life story of my beautiful friend Talia.  As long as I’ve known Talia‚ she has had to go through more than most people in their entire lifetime; though everything‚ Talia stays strong and has hardly fallen weak.  At the age of seven‚ Talia was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma‚ an extremely

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    army. If it were not for their formidable attacking and defensive capabilities‚ which they had trained for so many years to perfect‚ Sparta would not have been the power we know it once was. Source 1 depicts a Spartan soldier travelling. It unclear what his purpose is however. The pottery has been dated to around 490bc‚ which is the time Sparta was becoming a true force in the world. The Spartans were some of the bravest warriors in the world. As Source 2 states‚ one on one they were in the elite

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    Atticus Fighting Quotes

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    To kill a Mockingbird-Theme of fighting There are many themes in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee. However‚ one of the most predominate is fighting. This theme is shown by almost all of the characters in the novel. Atticus has strong views on fighting. He shows this when he taught Jem and Scout to be brave; for instance‚ when he told Scout to stop fighting the people that mock her Scout had to be brave enough to ignore the harsh remarks and put herself above them. One

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    Question: Freedom and lack of Freedom existed side by side in English colonies. Using examples from Pennsylvania and elsewhere demonstrate how greater freedom for some colonists meant less freedom for others. 300 to 600 words Freedom and lack of freedom co-existed in seventeenth century America because of English rule domination over Dutch rule in the colony of New York and the lack of English rule in the Pennsylvania colony. Once English rule spread to New York‚ it expanded the freedom of some New

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