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The Ring of Gyges is a legendary mysterious artifact specified by the philosopher Plato in Book 2 of his Republic. It conceded its manager the ability to end up undetectable voluntarily. Through the narrative of the ring, Republic considers whether a clever individual would be moral in the event that he did not need to apprehension being gotten and punished (MacKinnon, 2012). The ring is used symbolically to indicate the connection the wearer has in his life. It helps in elaborating more about the magical powers. It was through this ring that he manages to take the king’s Continue reading...

Introduction

Have you ever critically thought out some of the processes that occur in nature? Some are exquisite yet not many have seen them. Planetary Nebulae are one of such processes. Scientists liken it to a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. It is easy to imagine this, but it would also be educative to find out what the process entails (Redd).Planetary Nebulae Formation
Stars seem so gracious from the view of the naked eye; the unimaginable fact is that they are very violent and dynamic. They keep changing in form and location, just like human beings do. They take Continue reading...

Question 1

In Miss Columbia’s School House, there are various perceptions of ‘others’ as reflected in the cartoon drawing. The perceptions have depicted the school as being unable to control its quarrelsome charges. Additionally, the African Americans in the cartoon have been represented as small individuals who still use crude weapons. Initially the Hawaii’s had power over their northern counterparts. However times are changing and there is need change. The representations Americans as anarchists, socialists and violent are just the perceptions of the writer. Aguinaldo’s criticism of America’s policies in towards the Philippine is echoed in the Continue reading...

Assignment 6: Model Selection

This exercise on model selection was done using the state.x77 dataset included in R. This dataset contains 50 observations of 8 variables: Population (population estimate as of July 1, 1975), Income (per capita income in 1974), Illiteracy (1970, percent of population), Life Expectancy (life expectancy in years, between 1969 and 1971), Murder (murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 population in 1976), HSGrad (percent high-school graduates in 1970), Frost (mean number of days with minimum temperature below freezing between 1931–1960, in capital or large city), and Area (land area in square miles).
Cleaning the data and selection Continue reading...

Imagine being in a dark house and hearing the eerie sounds of an unknown voice calling out from a far off distance and then the figures of unknown people emerging from walls. The idea is quite scary to many readers and movie lovers, but this scare is exactly what Jackson and director, De Bont attempt to bring out in both presentations of “The Haunting of Hill House.” With the major characters Eleanor, Theo, the doctor and Luke, Jackson and De Bont draw the readers and viewers into a world of ghosts as each storyteller protest the social injustice and Continue reading...

Causes of unemployment

Unemployment is a condition whereby people who are able and willing to work do not have a job where they are actively working. It is also a situation whereby workers who have been laid off wait for a recall to their initial jobs. Unemployment is a major issue affecting the country today and several factors cause it. These include education and training, skills gap, labor unions activities, industry consolidation, employment policies, advances in technology and automation among other factors.
Research has shown that individuals who have attained higher education levels have increased chances of being employed as compared to Continue reading...

Aeschylus and Sophocles are the two greatest dramatists of Ancient Greece. Both of them wrote their works in the fifth century BC, and along with Euripides were the greatest Greek tragedians. The main motive of tragedies Aeschylus' and "Oedipus the King" and Sophocles' "Agamemnon" is idea of omnipotence of fate and hopelessness of the fight with it. These tragedies are also about sufferings, not only sufferings but fair sufferings to main characters. Both authors have used in their texts violence as the punishment for previous crimes. It can be sought in the different episodes from the tragedies. Both tragedies Continue reading...

My main view in this paper is an objection to the opinion that ethical statements and behavior cannot fall within scientific study because they lack objectivity. I will proceed by examining the work of Ayer. Firstly, I will provide the view that I object. Secondly, I will give an overview of the article. Meanwhile, I will provide a succinct description of the article. I will highlight some phrases used in the article that are pertinent to my discussion. I will clarify two main important pieces of jargon and ambiguities. Thirdly, I will provide my objection to Ayer’s article, Continue reading...

Essay Outline

Introduction

White man’s methods of breaking blacks for slavery
Thesis: White slave traders tapped on an already existing practice among African communities and boosted slave trade across the Atlantic with their cruel handling of blacks.

Equiano’s life in Africa

Son of a chief in West Africa
Lived in an isolated village
Never saw a white man until on the slave ships
Equiano’s aspects of slave kidnapping, transport, and sale
Acceptance of slavery encouraged kidnappings
Whites merciless with the slaves
Sale of slaves broke families and the worth of blacks
Equiano’s insight view about economic success and profitability of the Atlantic Continue reading...

Some of the forecasted changes in work were quite surprising. To begin with, it was surprising to note that the recent changes and growth experienced in the world surpass the changes experienced in over ‘5,000 years’. It is also interesting to note just how big an impact these changes have on our work environment and how much they influence our career path. It is evident that one not only needs to map out a career path, but also put into consideration the changing work environment.
Notable is the need to specialize and not just have general knowledge in Continue reading...