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Slaves In Rome: Low Level Servants Or Overlooked Mental Force?
921 Words - 4 Pages.... dealt and traded like used cars, "and slaves were, it appears, sold, as cars of nowadays, with equivalent of a logbook, initiated at first sale and attesting successive changes of ownership" (Gardner 206). The Romans went as far as to sell "guaranteed" and "not guaranteed" slaves to the equivalent of buying a car "as is". Slaves were dealt in outrages numbers, "Delos, a major trade center, could handle 10,000 slaves a day in its market" (Spielvogal 118).
The treatment of Roman slaves is hard to generalize. Stories of kind treatment and even times slaves would fight to defend their owners are numerous. Then there are those cases of horrendous treatment towards slaves, to ....
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V-Chip And Television Censorship
331 Words - 2 Pages.... values preset by the viewer. If the rating codes are higher than the preset values, the television signal would be blocked, and a blank screen would be displayed.
The ACLU's responce to the v-chip is as follows."Although its supporters claim the v-chip gives parents control over their children's viewing habits, in fact it will function as a governmental usurpation of parental control. Under the legislation, it is the government (either directly or by coercing private industry),and not the parents, that will determine how programs will be rated. If a parent activates the v-chip, all programs with a "violent" rating will be blocked. What kind of ....
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Car Accidents And The Elderly
675 Words - 3 Pages.... to mid-aged drivers (persons between the ages of 25 and 64 years). They not only reduce daily driving, avoid driving at night and during busy hours, and avoid driving on highways, but also drive at lower speeds (about 4 MPH slower) and carry fewer passengers (about 5% fewer).
“Despite their increased effort of self-protection in their driving habits, the elderly still show a higher risk of crash and injury than the mid-aged drivers”(Thrive Online. News Poll. 1999 ).
When the elderly adjust their driving habits, they consider the risks they face, but not the external risks they impose on others when they drive. If the elderly are forced to adjust their driving hab ....
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Natural Hierarchies In Society
2100 Words - 8 Pages.... of Aristotle's explanations. He mentioned hierarchies between the family and state; body and soul; man and woman; and freeman and slave. Aristotle explained that the state was prior to the family. After all, Aristotle stated that "man is by nature a political animal." (Aristotle, 556). The state is established for the good of everyone as whatever man produced was for a benefit. The state also brought the good out of man. Without the state, man would be "either a beast or a god." (Aristotle, 557).
The soul was naturally higher than the body as it naturally governed the actions of the body. People whose bodies were in control could be hurtful.
"… Although in bad or corrupte ....
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Skinhead Violence
713 Words - 3 Pages.... others.
They get support from so called punks and football (soccer) hooligans known as
"hools" to create riots and violence. From the creation of this cult until
today it has supported violence, starting with beatings with boots and small
weapons, evolving today into a terrorist like cult armed with deadly military
weapons.
Just like gangs in the U.S. skinheads also fight among each other. These
fights are actually where most deaths by skinheads occur. And just like gangs
skinheads have several different beliefs and methods of expression. These
types of skinheads range from racist and violent to groups which are political
but against racism and violence. The ....
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The Problem With Affirmative Action
1337 Words - 5 Pages.... are quotas or slots that are set aside for minorities. These reserved slots sometimes go to minority students that meet minimum qualifications but may not posses the some of same high grades or test scores as whites. ("Regents argue over challenge to UC minority police"- Los Angeles Times)
On July 27, 1995, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole introduced broad legislation that would end all race and gender based federal affirmative action programs to the extent they require quotas, goals, or timetables, allowing only recruitment outreach efforts into applicant pools provided no numerical objective is associated with such efforts. (Source - "Some thoughts regarding the prese ....
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College Fraternities
710 Words - 3 Pages.... fraternity is a life-long experience that helps its
members develop social, organizational, and study skills, and also teaches true,
everlasting friendship. As a matter of fact most of our presidents were
members of a Greek organization.
"The first fraternity was founded for literary and social purposes at
The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776."
(Klepper 1937:24) Throughout the nineteenth century many new fraternities were
founded, but none of these were permanent. By the end of the nineteenth century
there were over thirty general fraternities in the country.
Today's fraternities still have the characteristics of ....
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Why Everyone Should Have Different Rights
318 Words - 2 Pages.... different rights. But they should have less
than they have now. The felons should not be able to walk the streets in plain
clothes. They should have to wear a bright red or orange. Most of the felons
when released go back to what they do best. The felons are not supposed to have
a firearm in their possession some abide by this rule and some do not. There
possession should be searched through on a regular basis.
Illegal Aliens are a big problem in the United States at the time being.
If they do stay they should pay taxes like the average citizen. And should not
be able to draw welfare. The laws restricting illegal immigrants should be
enforced. And all ill ....
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