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- 7351: Aquinas And Hobbes
- ... to intellect. Intellect tells us what is right to do, but volition allows us to actually do what is right. Bourke states that the synthesis of intellect and volition is what composes Aquinas' principle of personal freedom. Bourke's third function is emotion. He states that Aquinas divides emotion into the desires for the sensory and reactions to threats and difficulties. Aquinas states that sometimes the sensory desires can become excessive ...
- 7352: Ancient Summerian Mythology
- ... and gradually spread northward up the lower Tigris-Euphrates Valley. Although the Sumerians as people disappeared, their language and literature continued to influence the religion of their successors. Their basic economic organization and system of writing cuneiform, architectural forms, and legal practices remained in use. “Later generations elaborated upon the mathematics and astronomy that the Sumerians had originated.” (Beret 113.) Almost every culture or ancient civilization has a flood story. For ...
- 7353: Air Planes During Ww1
- ... wartime-trained aviators, who “barnstormed” from place to place, using such fields as were available. Their operations included practically any flying activity that would provide an income, including carrying passengers, aerial photography, advertising (usually by writing names of products on their airplanes), flight instruction, air racing, and exhibitions of stunt flying. Notable flights following World War I included a nonstop flight of 1170 km (727 mi) from Chicago to New York ...
- 7354: Amelia Earhart
- ... was distressed that Stultz and Gordon were ignored by reporters. It was the woman they had come to see...or rather "the girl" as they insisted on calling her. Even President Coolidge had gave his personal congratulations to Amelia. On to London, then to the States to a full calendar of tours. Amelia was in great demand on the lecture circuit and pictured frequently in the newspapers. Behind the scene, George ...
- 7355: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- ... vicinity of Vicksburg...I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I that the expedition could succeed....I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgement that you were right and I was wrong." (Lincoln On Leadership, pg.104) Lincoln devised an ingenious plan to put the burden of the decision for war or peace on Jefferson Davis's shoulders ...
- 7356: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
- ... of a decimal numeration system with separate symbols for the successive powers of 10 (1, 10, 100, and so forth), just like the Romans (Berggren). These symbols were known as hieroglyphics. Numbers were represented by writing down the symbol for 1, 10, 100, and so on as many times as the unit was in the given number. For example, the number 365 would be represented by the symbol for 1 written ...
- 7357: Absolute Truth
- ... wrong can not be distinguished through society’s perspective. Society tends to look at everything relative to it’s situation. When determining right and wrong we have to look to the absolute truth, not our personal feelings. Committing certain “wrong’s” may be accepted by society more than other wrong’s. If someone were to kill the President, people would be outraged and demand justice, but if someone were to kill ...
- 7358: Articles Of Confederation
- ... measures with the Newburgh conspiracy in an attempt to raise funds for a depleted military; but it took an impassioned plea from General Washington himself to put down the rebellion. Furthermore, the Articles allowed for personal rights abuses such as unsubstantiated foreclosures on farms and ill advised loans to certain “ small groups”, the antithesis of republicanism. As Arthur Schlesinger Jr. stated “the Articles were to impotent to govern.” Lastly, no judicial ...
- 7359: Articles Of Confederation
- ... Shays's Rebellion--in New England. The convention's assigned job, following proposals made at the Annapolis Convention the previous September, was to create amendments to the Articles of Confederation. The delegates, however, immediately started writing a new constitution. Fifty-five delegates representing 12 states attended at least part of the sessions. Thirty-four of them were lawyers; most of the others were planters or merchants. Although George Washington, who presided ...
- 7360: Poverty
- ... not find it. 3) Those who are not equipped to fill available job either because they are undereducated. (Immigrants have language barriers) Or, because they’re old skills have become outdated. 4) Those social and personal problems have brought them to a point of self-defeating discouragement. 5) Those who are underemployed, underpaid, or unable to get a fair price for what they have to sell. (Ex. Farmers) What is being ...
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