The Oregon Trail is a 2‚000 mile route for large wagons. The trail began by fur trappers and traders from 1811 to 1840. The only way you could pass was by foot or on a horse. By the 1846-1869 the trail was used by about 400‚000 settlers‚ ranchers‚ farmers‚ miners‚ and businessmen and their families. William Clark founded the path but it wasn’t discovered until 1859 that they could actually walk the path that connected the Missouri River to the Columbia River. The West part of the trail connected the
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unjust can take advantage of them. Those people are not self-sufficient‚ so they are in need for things that they cannot provide themselves with therefore they have to rely on others. Socrates said‚ “perhaps there would be more justice in the bigger and it would be easier to observe closely” (Book II 369 a). Socrates’ use of the city to describe justice is great because it shows a greater picture where people perform their own task well‚ interact with each other‚ strong community‚ and there is no
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Socrates believe that people will always do things with good intentions‚ even if what they are doing is considered a “bad act”. Therefore‚ every action is based logic and a practical line of reasoning. If they pursue that action having good intentions and they become conscious that it is wrong or dangerous‚ then they will refrain from ever doing it again. In contrast to the Brahmin‚ Socrates had a more inspirational state of mind toward life and
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the state – this was the most dangerous offence by a citizen and felt as if it directly threatened the position of the state‚ as the Supreme power. And once‚ Socrates was accused of this a crime‚ the state could not be satisfied – with the declared ignorance. And the Greeks used to say that he forced his way out of the state‚ and hence‚ he should stay out of it. And in the Apology‚ he says that his Divine mission has robbed him – of time and opportunity to do something that was of actual use – and
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The Trial of Macbeth Scene 1 In courtroom Judge: Alright everyone in your seats‚ this court is now in session. On trail is the ghost of Macbeth under the case of the murder of King Duncan‚ who we have here with us today. Who is first to the stand for Macbeth? Macbeth’s Lawyer: Your honor I would like to call to the stands the ghost Lady Macbeth Judge: Alright‚ bring the woman up. The ghost of Lady Macbeth proceeds to the stand‚ and says her oaths Macbeth’s Lawyer: Now Lady Macbeth
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principles in conducting a human life. By his employment of Socrates as his spokesperson‚ the reader learns of a society in which a merited aristocracy would rule‚ thus resulting in a civilization where all citizens are equal and no one is looked on as an alien. Instead‚ each citizen would simply fulfill their dictate of civil justice with the resulted effect being an emphasized state of activity rather than achievement. To begin the transition‚ Socrates describes the necessary removal of stories within Greek
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Trail of Tears (Rough Draft) How do you feel about The Trail of Tears? Do you support the removal of Indians? In 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. Indian tribes were forced to move from their homelands to the Indian Territory. On their journeys to the Indian Territory‚ the Indians faced exposure‚ disease‚ and starvation. Many died on their journeys. The Native Americans began to call this trail "The Trail of Tears." In my opinion‚ the Trail of Tears was a very
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Socrates is a man who deeply believes in his teachings. To search for truth in your beliefs leads to virtuous beliefs. It would not have been virtuous to flee the trial. IF you read his speech you see that he wanted them to learn from this trail. He wanted them to know that these charges were brought by vengeful people and that they were a lie. He believed that the jurors would see the truth in his statement. He did not take money for his time‚ he did not incite the young men (they did that for
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Reading Analysis Guide: Trail of Tears Part A The author‚ Dee Brown‚ gives a brief description about Andrew Jackson’s policy on Indian removal in order to gain popularity and power. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the cause and effects of “Indian Removal” during Jackson’s terms‚ ultimately creating the “Trail of Tears.” As early as the colonial period Indian removal was evident‚ Brown claims. Indians never really got along with white settlers‚ and even if they tried to resolve
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Shady Trail Case Study Executive Summary After analyzing the numbers and the market and property factors involved with Shady Trail‚ it is my opinion that this property is a reasonable one to invest in. It meets the criteria we had previously set forth in choosing an investment property as both the IRR and the current cash flows are in excess of the minimum we mandated. These numbers require that the assumptions we use in market rent‚ cap rate in 2003‚ vacancy rate‚ and our plans to sell the
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