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the jury, hinting that he treats well, “the man who shows [him] worship” (Eumenides , Line 725). In similar fashion, before the jurors vote Athena herself exclaims to the jurors, “I am always for the male” (Eumenides , Line 737). In addition, the ballot vote for Orestes’ fate was, “In equal number for each side” (Eumenides , Line 751), perhaps the amount of jurors was another coy by Athena to choose the verdict that would align with her prejudices. Among the threats and biases, the jurors of…

Contemporary Baseball Poems” [University of Illinois Press; Urbana and Chicago, 1991.] an anthology. For people who thought that baseball and poetry were mutually exclusive, this is the book to change their minds. Baseball poetry, they'll goes being the ballot Casey at Bat, this volume including Eighty-four poems written by fifty-seven poets in the 1950s to the 1980s. Some…

Political Regime The Constitution Since the creation of the Republic of Turkey, the government has seen four new constitutions, the last one being implemented in 1982. The first constitution was that of 1921, when Ataturk lead the newly formed Grand National Assembly to try and gain their freedom from impending Allied rule. The constitution included that, stated on the Grand National Assembly’s website, “sovereignty belongs to the nation without any reservation and limitation” and “the…

“Land of the free home of the brave.” What does that mean? For those from third world countries it means an opportunity to start a new life; free from government oppression and the opportunity to make a better life for themselves through work and education. For Citizens who only know this country; we think of our rights such as the first amendment, freedom of speech the right to say (almost) anything we want, practice any religion we choose, protest any political changes we think necessary. With…

legislature in regards of the Civil Rights Movement as well as black autonomy. His other purpose was to warn his enemies that if they could not gain rights through votes that they would resort to violence to gain their rights. In Malcolm X’s speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet” he uses logos, asyndeton and allusion to emphasize his message of African American unifying through voting and to give a message…

As a first time voter, I had been told horror stories about same day voting and heeded the advice of those wiser than me. I casted my ballot days before avoiding the lines while still getting emotional as a female voting for the first woman presidential nominee of a major party. As lunchtime rolled around at the Cache Valley County Clerk’s Office, the lines were growing and people 's desire to fulfill their civic duty depleted. Many grumbled, asking “what the hell was taking so long”. The…

than we would if we were to be alone. (Cialdini and Trost 1998) This is evident in many scenes throughout 12 Angry Men. The first incidence of this phenomena in the film is in the very beginning, when the entire group agrees to take the first open ballot, which turns out to be 11 for guilty and only 1 for not guilty. There is a clear depiction of conformity as Juror 1 asks those who vote not guilty to raise their hand. What we immediately see is the disconcerted faces as not all hands go up at…

Suffrage.” Woman’s Journal, April 4, 1903. In Aileen S. Kraditor, edited Up From the Pedestal: Selected Writings in the History of American Feminism, 262-265. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1968. Kelley, Florence. “Women, Labor, and the Power of the Ballot.” NAWSA convention, 1898. Sanford, J.B. “Argument against Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8.” California Secretary of State Elections Papers, 1911 Special Election,…

During the reconstruction era, as Tennessee worked hard to rebuild, there was a lot of political conflict between the Radical’s and Conservatives. The Conservatives were supporters of President Lincoln’s plan for the Confederate states to rejoin the Union; while the Radicals were those individuals who thought that Lincoln’s plan was too forgiving and did nothing to punish the Confederate states for their treason. After Andrew Johnson ascended to President after Lincoln was shot, William Brownlow…

Caucuses operate very differently from the more common primary elections. During a caucus, a state holds a convention where it chooses delegates. Instead of casting ballots and voting, citizens gather within precincts. The people who attend the caucus vote for the candidates available. For a given period, roughly thirty minutes, participants try to convince the undecided as well as those who decided on another candidate…