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    Claudius's Downfall

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    Josephus claims when the Senate discovered the strength of Claudius’ position, they sent two tribunes as ambassadors to demand his immediate withdraw from the Praetorian camp. When the tribunes saw Claudius’ obvious military superiority they decided they had no choice but to support his ascension; however, they informed him it would be best to let the Senate give him the power. For his part…

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    One of America’s greatest novelists, John Steinbeck embedded himself within the military as a special war correspondent and wrote New York Herald Tribune articles chronicling his experiences overseas in 1943. Articles by writers like Steinbeck provided the only record that was not tented with propaganda, nationalism, and glorification of the military. In 1958, Steinbeck’s articles were gathered together for the book Once There Was a War. The unedited life of military personnel during World War…

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    Authors are influenced by catastrophic events such as political upheaval, natural disasters and even war. As people live through these events opinions are molded and talents are discovered. Stephen Crane born in New Jersey on November 1, 1871 experienced all of these things in his young life. In his most famous novel The Red Badge of Courage, war was the prominent theme throughout the story. Having never fought in a war, Crane used research to write a novel that would reflect the struggles…

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    knew the risks of her leaving but when the children were involved she plotted her escape. Just shortly before her flight from the marital home, David murdered the neighbor and the charges were dismissed under the law of “make my day law” (Chicago Tribune, 1988). . One could assume that David’s power soared when looking at the situation and getting away with murder and assault. What he was doing to his wife as no different, instilling fear and domination of power of her and the family unit…

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    Women's Rights Debate

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    Everyday men and women debate over controversial topics like; medically assisted suicide, the death penalty, gun control laws, or even where to eat dinner. These topics are ones that once your personal opinion is set it is hard to change, just like abortion laws. Being pro-life or pro-choice is an opinion that some may not understand or respect. But how they came about doesn’t change and who made these amendments still stands. No matter your stance, no matter your gender, the majority of society…

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    The whole world is making fun of the way she talks and just the way she says stuff isn’t intelligent. Thomas’ article was published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Cohen’s article was printed in the Washington Post, which is practically on the opposite side of the nation. Both are pretty liberal papers. You wouldn’t think that the Salt Lake Tribune would be such a liberal paper since it is in the conservative state of Utah. In the past few years it has even become more liberal causing it to lose…

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    School Exit Exam

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    E. Houchins. "Computational Fluency Performance Profile of High School Students With Mathematics Disabilities." Remedial & Special Education 28.5 (2007): 292-303. Academic Search Premier. Web. 18 Jan. 2017.Weyer, Jake. Duluth News-Tribune (MN). N.p.: Duluth News-Tribune (MN), 2006. Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 11 Jan. 2017. Accession…

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    Navarun Atraya, 20131778 1. Why does plato insist that philosophers must be kings? Discuss it in the context of the Socrates’ death. (10 points) Plato considered that knowledge is absolute power and that only the “best” should rule. Political rule should be the rule of knowledge. Plato’s definition of a philosopher-king was a king who would have a grasp of the true and enduring, would not fear death, would be fair-minded, gentle and sociable, brave, temperate, and would work to preserve the…

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    United Nations. Bolton agrees that "Barack Obama stabbed Israel in the front" by supporting the Palestinian story and reducing possibilities for "land for peace." Fields leaves out the reasoning behind Obama’ decision. In an article from the Chicago Tribune, called “Obama Administration Declines Veto on UN Condemnation of Israeli Settlements,” it outlines the key points that influenced Obama’s decision. “In a statement, Secretary of State John Kerry said the vote was guided by one principle: ‘To…

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    our society that bills have been proposed saying that any person of “questionable gender” should be forced to flash their genitalia before entering a public restroom; that is absolutely ridiculous, not to mention borderline sexual assault (Chicago Tribune). There is absolutely no reason for you to look at someone (especially a stranger!) and feel the urge to ask them what their genitals look like. Everyone goes to the bathroom for the same thing-to go to the bathroom. All transgender people want…

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