... element. It reduces the authoritative opinions about political life but replaces it with nothing. This is the vital stem from which the "Apology of " is written. Because of the stinging attack on Athenian life, and the opinions which they revere so highly, is placed on trial for his life. The question now becomes why and in what manner did refute the gods and is he quilty? , himself, speaks out the accusers charges by saying " does injustice and is meddlesome, by investigating the things under the earth and the heavenly things, and by making the weaker the stronger and by teaching others these things" (Plato, 19b;c). This is the charge of the "old" accuser ...

... motives in performing certain actions eventually brings about their tragic downfalls. Julius Caesar believed that people needed one strong ruler in order to have maximum production and proper function of a society. He believed that he possessed many, if not all, of the characteristics required of a great leader. He spoke to others in a way which he believed exhibited authority, told people why he should be the one to lead them, and thought that his own advice was best. His unwillingness to listen to others is received as arrogance. Though already warned by the soothsayer to "beware the ides of March," Caesar refuses to heed advice to stay home f ...

... the ability to define an overall attainable objective for the mission. In the formulation of the mission to invade Panama, the U.S. military set out four main objectives of the mission. First, they wanted to "protect American lives" (Watson 69). This meant they wanted to protect the lives of the 35,000 U.S. citizens in Panama from attacks by Noriega's Panama Defense Force or PDF; they also wanted to protect the lives of Americans at home by attempting to eliminate drug trafficking. Second, they wanted to "protect American interests and rights under the Panama Canal Treaty" (Watson 69). This could be done by abolishing Noriega's control of the workers who operat ...

... of Paris. The reason the South was able to use this method was because the document was (Reynolds 121) and still remains unsigned by the United States of America. (Pirate homepage) Very few naval battles were actually fought on the seas during The War Against Yankee Oppression. Contrary to the common conception of a naval battle, most were fought inland on such rivers as The James, The Virginia, the Mississippi river, and the Missouri River.. When the South began their moves on Northern Naval bases and ship yards on the James, they had no idea what they were about to unleash. After the seizing of Union shipyards, the Confederate Navy was several times stronger ...

... islands of the Pacific, and all that remained was an invasion of Japan. The United States realized that the Japanese wouldn't surrender easily. They would fight to the very end. The loss of American lives would be too great to afford, thus being compelled to use the bomb. Also, the development of the atomic bomb cost 2,000,000 dollars. This was too large of a financial investment to waste in not using the bomb for reasonable causes. Lastly, many Americans also held bitter resentment against the Japanese for Pearl Harbor and the treatment of American prisoners. So the decision to drop the atomic bomb was essential. The atomic bomb's initial explosion has b ...

... We put all of our blame on her for no reason. She was a scapegoat. We were all very confused at the time. The real point is that because of our stupidity, she was killed. She was completely innocent. All Tituba did was dance with the rest of us in the forest. We were all as guilty as she was, yet it was so easy to hold her responsible. I can’t believe that we would do something like that. I regret so much of what happened. I wish that I could go back to that day and have put and end to the horrible things that were going to come. Abigail was so persistent and intimidating, and no one wanted to go against her. We were all too afraid that if we ha ...

... people lost all of their savings. Many people ended up sleeping in a shelter for the unemployed and eating in soup kitchens. Seasons had a lot to do with what some people ate during the depression. They lived on farms and when the crops didn't grow their menus changed a lot. Many of these people lived in the Dust Bowl. A stretch of land in between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains. The Dust Bowl was called that because of a massive drought that hit during the Great Depression years. Winds carried all of the top soil away and blocked roads. Some people were stranded inside their houses for a few hours until the wind carried the sand away from the doors. Neighbor ...

... a death row inmate who wanted help. Sister Helen visited wit Matthew and as he asked for help, she agreed. Sister Helen is an abolitionist, she does not believe inthe death penalty. Sister Helen's concerns with Matthew are about his life. She does find him a lawyer so he can try to appeal. She also councils him through his tribulations. She cares for him and does all she can to help him get his appeal in the court system. Although she does not succeed in her attempts to get Matthew off death row, she befriends him and helps him realize what he has done. She knows and understands that he needs help in more ways than one. Matthew did not want his mother ...

... be the largest and most feared "hate group" in the country. The men decided to make a club to help release the stress of the times. The men were all poor and could not afford to make gowns or great costumes for the group, so they decided to use linens. They wore the linens over their backs and put pillowcases on their heads. They also draped the linens over their horses. The Ku Klux Klan was going to ride for the first time. In the beginning, the men wanted to do nothing more than play pranks on people. However, the people were more frightened than they were cheered up. They soon realized what they could do with these fear tactics. The South had turned into a pl ...

... is more realistic than naturalistic because I think he attended the ceremony and then painted what he remembered. In the following paragraph I shall briefly describe the renaissance painting. This painting is based on the story of a poor man who couldn’t pay his taxes. Then Jesus told him to go to a certain place where he should cut open a fish and there he shall find a silver coin to pay his taxes with. He did so and paid his taxes. On the left of the painting you can see the barrel of fish, one of the fish is where he got the silver coin. In the middle Jesus is explaining the situation to the people. Masaccio always painted the most important things in the middle ...