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Plato And Justice
... since they are most suited for productive work. The middle section of society, a smaller but still large number of people, make up the army and the police and are called the “Auxiliaries”. The best and Brightest, a very small and rarefied group, are those who are in complete control of the state permanently; Plato calls these people “Guardians” in all things and the Producers obey the Auxiliaries and Guardians in all things. A state may be said to be intemperate if any of the lower groups do not obey one of the higher groups. A state may be said to be just if the Auxiliaries do not simply obe ...
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Locke Vs. Locke
... more feasible account of property acquisition and its limits. This essay will attempt to compare and contrast the beliefs of John Locke and Karl Marx on the ideas of labor and property with their connections to the aspects of the human condition, as well as determine who holds the most feasible or fair account of property.
To begin, Locke believes that property is not a "thing", rather, it is a relationship between an individual and an item. Property is a natural condition in John Locke’s state of nature, meaning it was present since the beginning. "Thus labor, in the beginning, gave a right of property, whe ...
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Pablo Picasso
... with its street life, in particular, the area of Montmarte, Paris' bohemian district where he was able to study the City's poorer people. More importantly, it was here that he discovered the posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, which inspired him into creating one of his great paintings, the "Mouilin de la Galette". It was here, in Paris, that most of his success was accomplished.
Three months later, Picasso returned to Spain and co-founded the short-lived magazine "Arte Joven" (first issue March 31, 1901 - "Young Art"), in Paris. On a second trip to Paris, in the summer of 1901, he exhibited his w ...
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James Bryant Conant
... the
honors students. On the other hand, there were remedial classes for the
students who were a slower at learning than the other students. The biggest
group of students entails the "average student" who basically takes average
classes. This idea of designating certain classes for students depending on
their academic abilities is good because it allows students to learn at an
appropriate level. A student who can read at a speed of 125 words per minute
should not be in the same English class as a person who only reads 50 words per
minute. On the opposite end, there is a downfall to this idea of separation of
cl ...
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John Trumbull
... of actual historic events, but they are windows into the past. John has a gift in that his paintings, architecture, and writings provide the people with a different and sometimes controversial view of American history, especially the Revolutionary War period. John’s works include paintings of the “Battle of Bunker Hill”, “The Surrender of General Burgoyne”, and “The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia”. In addition, John was commissioned to execute monumental replicas of some of his Revolutionary War scenes for the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington D.C. These glorious pain ...
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Adolf Hitler 2
... But these financial resources were soon exhausted and he drifted through various menial jobs without ever setting a definite career. He slept on park benches and in flophouses and wore shabby and torn clothes which people gave to him out of pity.
In 1913 Hitler moved from Vienna to Munich. Hitler's experience in Munich was as uncertain and miserable as it was in Vienna. When the war broke out in 1914 he volunteered for a Bavarian regiment, He was a good solider and for the first time he found some recognition and felt himself to be part of community. Over the years Hitler became very devoted to the German militar ...
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Sigmund Freud
... the idea of practicing medicine was slightly repugnant to him. He hoped to go into neurophysiological research, but pure research was hard to manage in those days unless you were independently wealthy. Freud was engaged and needed to be able to support a family before he could marry, and so he determined to go into private practice with a specialty in neurology.
During his training he befriended Josef Breuer, another physician and physiologist. They often discussed medical cases together and one of Breuer's would have a lasting effect on Freud. Known as Anna O., this patient was a young woman suffering from what w ...
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Marco Polo
... was born into a leading Venetian family of merchants. He also lived during a propitious time in world history, when the height of Venice's influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia(Li Man Kin 9). Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia and the Levant. The Mongol hordes also threatened other parts of Europe, particularly Poland and Hungary, inspiring fear everywhere by their bloodthirsty advances. Yet the ruthless methods brought a measure of stability to the lands they controlled, opening up trade routes such as the famous Silk ...
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The Biography Of Kurt Donald Cobain
... for Kurt.
In 1975, Kurt's parents divorced. When they separated Kurt moved
in with his mother. This was the start of a series of moves from relative
to relative. This caused a great deal of stress for Kurt and he became
secluded.
Kurt expressed his inner thoughts and emotions through music, by
listening and empathizing with bands such as Black Sabbath and the Sex
Pistols.
While in high school Kurt met Buzz Osbourne and Matt Lukin of the
Melvins, musical heroes and inspirations to Kurt. Also while in high
school he met future band mate with Nirvana, and many other groups,
Krist(Chris) Novoselic. Krist wa ...
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Stephen Biko
... After leaving university, Mr. Biko did many things to help the
black people fight against apartheid, like setting up many organizations
for the people. His hunger for getting blacks equality caused Biko many
difficulties. First, Stephen was banned, which meant he could only see one
person at a time, and he could not leave the country for at least five
years. During his ban, Biko was caught going to a white area and he was
arrested. While in prison, Stephen was severely beaten to death, but the
police said that his death took place because he went on a hunger strike.
Stephen Biko achieved many g ...
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