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    1.xxx The life of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte can be described as a revolutionist, brilliant military strategist, fearless solider, charismatic speaker, and tyrant. One thing that is undeniable is that Bonaparte was an astounding leader. He was a Corsican born soldier who as a child was teased for not being able to speak proper French language. Napoleon showed fearless determination on the battle field and an astonishing ability to lead that enabled him to become the emperor by the age…

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    The First Martyr of Free Speech Socrates is commonly known as the first martyr of free speech, fighting for personal freedoms, and whose actions can be compared to that of Jesus. Although it is difficult to find accounts of this trial, the primary sources are that of his two students Xenophon and Plato. The latter of whom wrote works such as Meno and Apology. These two books, although argued to be biased towards the author’s former teacher, provide historical insight into the trial of Socrates.…

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    The Good, Moral and Just World War II Since the Old Testament days, society has tried to define what determines war as good, moral and just. Examining the causes of war, this paper will investigate how society labels acceptable and inacceptable wars. The purpose of this paper is to discover if there is are any good, moral or just wars. Through eyewitness testimonies to historian research this paper will consider all perspectives. Further this paper will work to determine if the label types of…

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    The Great Compromise consisted of votes in both houses “in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants of every age sex and condition, including those bound in servitude… and three fifths of all other persons… except Indians not paying taxes in each state” It still followed the bases of The Virginia Plan, but small states did not feel like it was fair. A New Jersey attorney general by the name of William Paterson proposed The New Jersey Plan as a substitute of…

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    Adriana Wright Don Oliveira Greek Project Rough Draft October 05, 2017 So what do you know about Plato, Aristotle and Socrates? Anything? No, well just read this essay and you will find out a lot of different facts! Just like how Socrates was Plato's teacher and Plato was Aristotle's teacher and them when Plato died Aristotle opened his own Academy. Anyways read along and find out even more facts about these ancient philosophers and their families. Have fun! Socrates was born in 399…

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    Caligula During the Roman era it was a time of innovation, brutality and with a great dynasty flourishing the emperor would take credit for their success. However, not all emperors of Rome were the essence of a great leader, like Augustus, but instead ruled with fear, and corruption. Furthermore, Around 30 AD there was an emperor named Tiberius who was putting the stability of Rome in question; for example, his judging was questionable, he raised taxes, pocked the profits, cut back on festivals…

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    In 399 B.C Socrates, a Greek Philosopher, had been sentenced to death after being found guilty to heresy and corrupting the minds of the young. This trial heavily depended on the unpopularity of Socrates, due to him having wounded the pride of many prominent men in Athens. Plato’s writings of Socrates on Trial displays Socrates’ criticism during his trial of both Athenian society and democracy by highlighting the biases of the people, and the flaws in the democracy of the time. Socrates was a…

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    the implementation of the Rome Statute in 2002. From the beginning of the organization; African countries have served as valuable members of the International Criminal Court. Many African leaders pushed for the organization’s founding and today over thirty African nations are members (Roth). However, in recent years, Africans have become restless with the International Criminal Court with some nations, including South Africa, threatening to resign or outright…

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    someone dead, they would die. this is the case with the Rhine River massacre. As is shown, by Theodore Dodge (1892) in the book Caesar when he writes, “All including Women, Children were indiscriminately butchered to the number of four hundred and thirty thousand souls.” (p.155) Gaius Julius Caesar was a murder, he killed those who were in his way. Women, men, children,…

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    from it. The natives claimed that land was sacred and cannot be owned by man and his ancestors. This does not justify Andrew Jackson’s soldiers coming and killing the tribes and people who refused to move. The native perspective Andrew Jackson was a tyrant who had violated the sacred rules and wanted to change their…

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