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- 3181: Socrates
- ... the craftsmen, and Lycon on behalf of the rhetoricians. Meletus starts off by saying that Socrates corrupts the minds of his fellow friends and is "the poet or maker of gods, and that he makes new gods and denies the existence of old ones." Socrates had a habit of pouring himself out to everybody and would even pay for a listener; this is why everyone knew of him and became tired ... was called to the stand for his own defense or Apology. Socrates first asked to talk philosophically (the way he talked on the Agora to the passerby’s). He said that he had ancient and new enemies. One of the ancient’s being Aristophanes, who he called a liar for creating a character named Socrates in his play and making him say false things. As for his new enemies, he denies in a sophisticated way their charges by talking about his ancient ones by saying: "I mean when they told you to be upon your guard, and not let yourselves be deceived ...
- 3182: The End of World War Two
- The End of World War Two As the war with Germany drew closer to the end, the Allies waged an increasingly effective war against Japan. After the fall of the Mariana Islands, including Saipan, to the U.S. in ... in Chicago, the ruthless Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the people of Hiroshima. The Chicago scientists were heavily against the unrestricted use of the atomic bomb, they recommended that the best demonstration of the new weapon was to drop it on a barren island or desert, before the eyes of the enemy, to ultimately show the power of the weapon, and to encourage surrender of the Japanese. General Dwight Eisenhower ...
- 3183: Presdent James Abram Garfield
- ... by an assassin. After weeks of suffering he died. Birth and Boyhood James Abram Garfield was born in Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Nov. 19, 1831. His father, Abram Garfield, had emigrated to Ohio from New York with his half brother, Amos Boynton, to work on the Ohio Canal. Abram married Eliza Ballou and Amos married her sister, Alpha. After ten years of working on the canal, the two brothers bought ... enough to do a man's work. He hired out to the neighbors for chopping wood, washing sheep, planting, plowing, and sowing. When he was 16, he decided to become a sailor and see the world. "Nautical novels did it," he said, " . . . especially the 'Pirates' Own Book'." Unable to get a job on a lake steamer, the boy hired out for three months on a canalboat. The boat carried copper ore ... he taught a district school during the winter months at Chagrin Falls. Here he joined the church of his parents, the Disciples of Christ. Enthusiasm for the Disciples caused Garfield to leave Geauga for a new school founded by the Disciples at Hiram, Ohio--the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (now Hiram College). On Sundays he preached and became so popular he was never in want of a pulpit. In 1852 ...
- 3184: What Is Religion
- ... the body. Religion appears to be a simple idea on the surface, but in reality it is a very complex system of ideas that many base their lives upon. There are many religions in the world. Christianity seems to be the one religion believed widely in the modern world. However, this is not the case in a group of five people in a World Religion class. These five people share common knowledge on several aspects of religion, yet they have some major conflicts. The focus of this paper is to explore the ideas and beliefs of the group, ...
- 3185: The American Civil War
- ... had lost an enormous amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose in comparison to the South. General Grant became known as the "Butcher" (Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York: Charles L. Webster & Co.,1894) and many wanted to see him removed. But Lincoln stood firm with his General, and the war continued. This paper will follow the happenings and events between the winter ... common country. I want no one punished, treat them liberally all around. We want those people to return to their allegiance to the Union and submit to the laws." (Porter, David D., Campaigning with Grant. New York: The Century Co., 1897) Well with all of the formalities outlined, the Generals and Admiral knew what needed to be done. Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter left by train back ... back to his troops who were in the process of besieging Petersburg and Richmond. These battles had been going on for months. On March 24, before the meeting with President Lincoln, Grant drew up a new plan for a flanking movement against the Confederates right below Petersburg. It would be the first large scale operation to take place this year and would begin five days later. Two days after Grant ...
- 3186: Third World Countries
- Third World Countries What are some of the major problems faced by "Third World" Countries today? Who should be held responsible for these problems? Why? What has Canada done to help "Third World Countries"? There has always been a dominant country in the world that sets the economic standard throughout powerful countries. Canada has always been a top rated economic country, usually behind the United States and ...
- 3187: World War 2 and Executive Order 8802
- World War 2 and Executive Order 8802 As Blacks were seeking civil rights in America, nearly 75% of the Jewish population in Europe were systematically exterminated. Six million Jews were murdered during WW II. Another seven ... Now they were being segregated to fight racism in Europe. Although their presence were in segregated units, Blacks proved that they were worthy soldiers in battle. When they returned from WWII , they would enjoy a new found respect from their fellow neighbors. Surely they were now worthy to demand more from the federal government in establishing equal rights for all Americans? In 1944, the flamboyant Adam Clayton Powell Jr. became only ...
- 3188: Events of The Civil War
- ... had lost an enormous amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose in comparison to the South. General Grant became known as the "Butcher" (Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York: Charles L. Webster & Co.,1894) and many wanted to see him removed. But Lincoln stood firm with his General, and the war continued. This paper will follow the happenings and events between the winter ... common country. I want no one punished, treat them liberally all around. We want those people to return to their allegiance to the Union and submit to the laws." (Porter, David D., Campaigning with Grant. New York: The Century Co., 1897) Well with all of the formalities outlined, the Generals and Admiral knew what needed to be done. Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter left by train back ... back to his troops who were in the process of besieging Petersburg and Richmond. These battles had been going on for months. On March 24, before the meeting with President Lincoln, Grant drew up a new plan for a flanking movement against the Confederates right below Petersburg. It would be the first large scale operation to take place this year and would begin five days later. Two days after Grant ...
- 3189: The French Revolution
- ... of the French Revolution was the disputes between the different types of social classes in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France, which at the time of the Revolution, was the most powerful state in Europe. The Revolution led to the development of new political forces such as democracy and nationalism. It questioned the authority of kings, priests, and nobles. The Revolution also gave new meanings and new ideas to the political ideas of the people. The French Revolution was spread over the ten year period between 1789 and 1799. The primary cause of the revolution was the disputes ...
- 3190: Animal Farm: Animal Satire
- ... to Eton Collage. During his education from the age of eight to eighteen, as he wrote in his essay about his school experiences titled "Such, Such Were the Joys," he experienced many things about the "world where the prime necessities were money, titled relatives, athleticism, tailor-made clothes", inequality, oppression and class distinctions in the schools of England (In Ball,1984). After the education at Eton College in England, Eric joined ... establish a state to be ruled by the working class, the Proletariat. Ideological basis of the revolution was taken from the philosophy of Karl Marx and Frederick Angels who believed that the history of the world was the history of a struggle between classes- between ruling classes and ruled classes (Han‡erliodlu, 1976). Marx was very critical of industrial capitalist society in which there are many cruel injustices and men are ... order to achieve this end the only way was a revolution made by the working class or the Proletariat against the Bourgeoisie. After revolution working classes would own the means of production. Marx called the new order that would be set after revolution "dictatorship of the Proletariat" which eventually replaced with a classless society (Han‡ erliodlu, 1976). In October 1917, V.I. Lenin, led the socialist (Bolshevik) revolution in Russia. ...
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