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The ethical issue that Antigone faced can be viewed through a multitude of philosophical perspectives, but only one theory provides the best lens. Antigone is faced with the moral dilemma of choosing to honor her dead brother, Polyneices, or to let him rot in the presence of scavenging animals. With the burying of Polyneices, Antigone would dishonor the government and put her life at stake, but also let Polyneices soul be at rest. When the situation is viewed through the Golden Rule, the…

she went through the process of self-discovery. In the article it tells how Maya’s childhood showed the lack of self-confidence and unimportance she felt. On page four she explained how awful it was to wear hand-me-down clothes, and was a “too-big Negro girl with nappy hair, broad feet and a space between her teeth that would hold a number two pencil” (Gale 1999). Being black in a segregated society Maya looked down on herself and felt small. This is why Maya found it encouraging to make her…

A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent American minister and civil rights activist, argues that the combination of a tough mind and a tender heart is essential to end segregation and racism (King, Jr. 13-14). King defines a tough mind as one that is able to think sharply and decisively and make realistic judgments (King, Jr.14). Having a tough mind gives one the ability to discern what is true from what is false on their own instead of blindly accepting what they…

In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. addresses eight of the most respected clergymen in Alabama about their inaction and failure to support a movement that they should. King also points out that the white moderate, who say that they agree with him, have become too comfortable in the current system and because of that do not truly want the change that they call for. One of King’s biggest grievance with the white moderate and clergymen that he addresses is that they are not…

Introduction Since, the introduction of Andy Byford as CEO in 2012 he has implemented a five-year corporate plan that incorporates many aspects of the TTC’s operations with the hope to modernize it and focus the attention of the TTC on being customer oriented. Through the TTC’s vision and mission; “Our Mission - To provide a reliable, efficient and integrated bus, streetcar and subway network that draws its high standards of customer care from our rich traditions of safety, service and…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed April 4th 1968, while in Memphis, Tennessee. The night of King’s death, Robert F. Kennedy addressed a rally between 17th and Broadway in Indianapolis, Indiana, informing them of King’s untimely passing. Kennedy, who had been in Indianapolis for the Democratic Presidential Nominations, went to the rally, which was set in the heart of Indianapolis’ African-American ghetto. Kennedy makes the claim to this captive audience, “we have to make an effort to…

In a small run-down motel room, with the sound of rain hitting the window, sits a tired man. “I’ve seen the promise land," he says. Despite including powerful words of a strong leader, the play The Mountaintop is disappointing. The play, The Mountaintop written by American playwright Katori Hall, performed at the Cleveland Playhouse, is based off what could have happened between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Mountaintop speech and his assassination. All taking place in his Lorraine Motel room. No…

University of Tennessee, 8(1), 139-148. As told by Brown, T. M., & Fee, E. (2008). Spinning for India's Independence. American Journal Of Public Health, 98(1), 39.Gandhi was taken in 1931 as he traveled to London to attend a high-level roundtable conference with British officials.[ 1] Gandhi was an Indian leader force in the drive for independence led a successful nonviolent civil disobedience and tax resistance campaigns against British rule. Brown, T. M.,…

For as long as there have been opinions, people have been trying to deduce ways to convince others of their viewpoint. Over time, these strategies have been condensed into what is now known as rhetoric, which is defined as the art of effective or persuasive speaking and writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Rhetoric as a whole can be condensed into three categories: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos, which is the greek word for “character”, can be…

A LECTURE PRESENTED BY REV'D RICHARD ADELANI ADETOLA OF OTUN BAPTIST CHURCH, SAKI AT THE EDUCATION CLINIC OF OKE OGUN BAPTIST CONFERENCE HOLDING BETWEEN JANUARY 21-23 2016. TOPIC:- BUILDING THE BRIDGES BETWEEN THE NOBLES AND THE LESS PRIVILEGES TEXT:- ACTS 4:32-37; MATTEW 25:31-46 INTRODUCTION There is a saying that the rich is a friend to the rich. While the poor is a B to the poor. This statement is further expanded…