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  • Modern Plato’s Cave

    Modern Plato’s Cave

    In the Allegory of the Den written by Plato. In his writing he explains human beings live in an underground den, here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move. Being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. The three areas in modern American life that relate to Platos cave are school, community, and home or personal issues. One of the areas of

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    Essay Length: 549 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Religion in Our Justice System

    Religion in Our Justice System

    There are three main ways that gays and lesbians are raising children and acquiring families without the courts becoming involved. The first way, which is also the most common way, is when heterosexual marriages dissolve after one parent apparentl y "comes out." With this situation, as long as there isn't a messy custody battle in court most often the child is raised by the gay or lesbia parent, and is also fully aware of his

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Justice Vs Charity

    Justice Vs Charity

    Justice versus Charity Generally speaking there is a moral distinction between an act and an omission. In dealing with euthanasia, it is rational to think that the active euthanasia is further morally wrong than passive euthanasia. One would never be able to create a morally absolute rule that could address all life and death situations. Conversely, what if it is in one's most immediate interest to be relieved of their life, but they choose not

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    Essay Length: 1,480 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mike
  • Pope John Paul II Leadership for a Modern World, and Advocate for Social Justice

    Pope John Paul II Leadership for a Modern World, and Advocate for Social Justice

    We speak of a culture war. John Paul II fought a cultural war against the communist and won. Indeed, countless images of this momentous victory filled the screens of televisions around the globe last month. The crumbling of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union were sure signs: The cold war was over. Now, people in their twenties have little more than vague memories of a nuclear threat. Who discusses the possible

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mike
  • Justice in Book I of the Republic

    Justice in Book I of the Republic

    The Republic of Plato begins in a similar fashion that many other Platonic dialogues begin, with that of a question. The conversation between Socrates and the aged Cephalus becomes a philosophical discussion of what advantages money has brought to Cephalus' life. Cephalus replies that money has allowed him "to tell the truth and pay one's debts" (331 b). Nevertheless, Socrates believes this does not portray an accurate description of what justice is. The rest of

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Plato: Five Dialogues

    Plato: Five Dialogues

    Plato: Five Dialogues The Dialogues start out with the entrance of Socrates who was traveling to King Archeon's court for he was under indictment by a character named Meletus for corrupting the youth and not obeying city appointed gods. Socrates, the protagonist of the Dialogues, is characterized to be a very simple man, not having many material possessions and speaking in a plain, conversational manner. However, his plainness is all a part of the Socratic

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Jon
  • Absolute Justice

    Absolute Justice

    Does absolute justice exist or not? This essay will present arguments for the existence of absolute justice. Many people disagree that absolute justice exists. Thus they argue that justice cannot be derived from nature since contradictory and different forms of justice exist in nature; and one cannot derive the greater and perfect from the lesser and imperfect, also they argue that the idea of absolute justice is the ideas of different cultures and times. That

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Top
  • Plato

    Plato

    In Philosophy there were many philosophers that made a difference in society nothing more than Plato. Plato was a public figure to society and had a major contribution to our society and medieval philosophy, through his ideas and works. Plato helped to lay the philosophical foundations of Western culture through Plato definition of forms and his contribution to society and the virtuous life Plato had a major impact on the philosophical foundation of Western Culture

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Supreme Court Justice

    Supreme Court Justice

    The United States Constitution mandates the President to nominate upon the “advice and consent of the Senate” and appoint the judges of the Supreme Court (Article II, Section 2, U.S. Constitution). The nominee’s name shall be submitted by the President to Senate Committee on the Judiciary and thereafter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for background investigation of the nominee (Judiciary web site, n.d.). The Committee shall also conduct hearings to assess the suitability of

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: regina
  • Plato

    Plato

    Plato has a concept of the ideal city and he thinks that society should be ruled by a king who knows a lot about philosophy. He also believes that there is a need for strict division of labor. Some people ask "is this the best way to run a society?" This essay will be answering that question and any others that happen to come up. Plato argues that it is very important to have a

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    Essay Length: 2,112 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Critism in Plato

    Critism in Plato

    What is life? This is the one question that to this day still cannot be answered. Over the years millions of people have had there own interpretation of what is means to live. However the quest to answer this rhetorical question goes back to the golden days of Greek civilization when the worlds greatest philosophers first attempted to find the answers to this question. "As his position takes form in the Republic, Plato claims that

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Aspects of Criminal Justice

    Aspects of Criminal Justice

    There are many different aspects of criminal justice policy. One in particular is the different theories of crime and how they affect the criminal justice system. The Classical School of criminology is a theory about evolving from a capital punishment type of view to more humane ways of punishing people. Positivist criminology is maintaining the control of human behavior and criminal behavior. They did this through three different categories of Biological studies, which are five

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jon
  • What Society Expects of Its Criminal Justice System

    What Society Expects of Its Criminal Justice System

    What Society Expects of its Criminal Justice System University of Phoenix Criminal Justice Foundations CJA/303 June 11, 2006 What Society Expects of its Criminal Justice System This paper discusses what society expects of the police, courts, corrections, and how they are realized and unfulfilled. In addition, the employees of the system, their goals, expectations, and temptations and the differences in their goals from society’s goals. Last, is to discuss the individuals that are charged

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Communication in Criminal Justice

    Communication in Criminal Justice

    Many criminal justice professions require candidates to possess strong oral and written communication skills. The essence of communication is the conveyance of a message from sender to receiver. Often times you will find that there is interference that may hinder your communication with the receiver. In the communication process, the parties involved engage in certain unconscious behaviors that direct the flow of communication. There is a step by step process that can be broken down

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Victor
  • Criminal Justice Paper

    Criminal Justice Paper

    Case Paper I went to a case in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria County Courthouse. The case that I observed was not the first that I have seen there and actually the first case I saw there was similar to the one that I had saw for my Business Law class. The case that I saw was Sate vs. Wilkers and the charge that was brought to him was 1st degree murder. The first case

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • The World of Hamlet: Providence as a Form of Justice

    The World of Hamlet: Providence as a Form of Justice

    The Kingdom of Denmark has been torn apart with Claudius’ incestuous greed and ravenous desire for power; the whole nation thrust into an utter state of chaos. With the death of the King and feared invasion by young Fortinbras hanging in the balance, Hamlet searches out a way to avenge his father’s death and set things right. Within this turmoil overwhelming Demark, the characters perceive two external forces that mediate the sequence of events in

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Restorative Justice

    Restorative Justice

    Restorative Justice Restorative Justice is an alternative to the traditional system. Even though restorative justice will never replace the traditional system, it has a balanced focus on the person harmed, the person causing the harm and the affected community, rather than just the crime through the eyes of the law. Restorative Justice is always voluntary for the victims, and the offenders have to be willing to cooperate and they have to want to do this.

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Top
  • Plato

    Plato

    Plato LIFE Plato was born to an aristocratic family in Athens, Greece. When he was a child his father, Ariston, who was believed to be descended from the early kings of Athens died, and his mother, Perictione married Pyrilampes. As a young man Plato was always interested in political leadership and eventually became a disciple of Socrates. He followed his philosophy and his dialectical style, which is believed to be the search for truth through

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: David
  • The Essence of Justice

    The Essence of Justice

    Let’s say, hypothetically, that our class was stranded on a deserted island. Also, let’s assume that there is little chance of rescue, so we must find a way to establish civil order. In order to do this, specific rules must be put in place and set as a foundation of our small community. I propose that the equal distribution of vital resources collected by any member of the class be set in place as the

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Rita Kramer’s Juvenile Justice Is Delinquent

    Rita Kramer’s Juvenile Justice Is Delinquent

    Rita Kramer’s “ Juvenile Justice Is Delinquent,” a very well written argument, explains how juvenile delinquents have changed, and are getting away now with almost everything they do without a severe punishment. Kramer writes clearly to make the reader understand her essay. Kramer writes that the Juvenile system is very similar to New York’s Family Court. The New York Family Court was originally sought to protect children who were getting in trouble with the law

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

    Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

    Introduction Gender bias, sexual harassment, and lack of training have been an ongoing struggle for women in policing and it continues in today. I will be discussing this issue and will assess its past, present and future implications as they relate to the Criminal Justice System. I will be discussing my assessment of the past history and present circumstances of woman in policing. I will also include my predictions and recommendation of how these issues'

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Monika
  • Plato

    Plato

    Today many people regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers in regards to, in part with Socrates, being the foundation of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical approaches regarding their philosophical perspectives,

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Jack
  • A Critical Analysis of Hobbes Law of Justice

    A Critical Analysis of Hobbes Law of Justice

    A Critical Analysis of Hobbes' Law of Justice Shawn Olson 2509748 10/10/2004 Introduction to Political Philosophy SW Holtman Of Thomas Hobbes' 19 laws of nature, the first three, which add consecutively up to his concept of justice, are by far the most influential and important, with the ultimate goal being an escape from the state of nature. The first law states that we should seek peace, and if we cannot attain it, to use the

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Top
  • A New Level of Justice

    A New Level of Justice

    A New Level of Justice On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed, killing 168 people and injuring more than 800 people. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were found guilty of the terrorist attack and were sentenced to death. On June 11, 2001, McVeigh was executed. His sentence took six years to be followed through with. On the day he was to be executed, people lined the streets

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • Superiority of Life: Plato’s Just: Individual

    Superiority of Life: Plato’s Just: Individual

    I. Introduction: Superiority of Just Life Under the auspices of Plato it is meticulously established that leading the just, good and happiest life entails living the harmoniously balanced life, which satisfies in proper order the needs of three distinct and integral fragments of the self, as he affirms that a person does not possess a simple essence or form, but is constituted by several elements that comply with their various natural capacities or functions. Within

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: regina

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