Cara Chancellor Davis- Fall 2014 “Explain and discuss the reasons for the rise of the old party machines. What were the essential components of the old party machines? What sorts of benefits did they rely on? How were the old machines good and how were they bad?” A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses who receive rewards for their efforts. The machine's power is based on the ability
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Son of Lycortas, Polybius was born in Megalopolis, Greece in 200 B.C.E. The Greek historian was an outstanding Archean legate and political leader. He developed a strong interest in history and military topics. At a young age he was elected as commander of cavalry of the Archean league. In the midst of the Pereus of Macedonia war, the Greeks were held captive by the Romans including Polybius. He was forced to become part of the Roman society. Over time Polybius converted to the Roman military assisting
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In the Carl M. Miles, et al. v. City Council of Augusta, Georgia, et al. 551 F. Supp. 349 Plaintiffs contended the Augusta, Ga. Ordinance No. 5006 requiring them to obtain a business license for “Blackie – The Talking Cat”. It is undisputed that Blackie the cat is the main source for their income and requires them to spend most of their days soliciting money for Blackie’s performance. In the case Broadrick, et al. v. Oklahoma et al., 413 U.S. 601; 93 S. Ct. 2908, state employees appealed a district
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Initially, a rhetorical situation is where the writer or the speaker is trying to persuade the audience on a certain topic. Lloyd Bitzer explains the rhetorical situation in great detail, in his article “The Rhetorical Situation.” He broke it down into three parts: the exigence, the audience, and the constraints. The exigence is the reason or situation that needs to be taken care of. The audience is the people to whom the writer or the speaker is trying to persuade. The constraints are the obstacles
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Lecture starts with a group exercise: Explain to your neighbour which poem you find most beautiful and why. YouTube clip with an opera singer (tutor finds this beautiful) Explain to your neighbour what is the most beautiful piece of mathematics you know and why do you find it beautiful. Slide Beautiful mathematics A lot of mathematics is not as accessible as this example of the proof that √2 is irrational. Often the proof in mathematic is long and complicated – and people might think that this
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When addressing the first question, "Rhetoric," as A Handbook to Literature defines it, is "the art of persuasion. It has to do with the presentation of ideas in clear, persuasive language." The Revolutionary writers and human rights advocates all depended upon rhetoric to persuade their audiences of the rightness of their cause and move them to action. For this essay, choose two authors, writing in support of the Revolution, abolition, women's rights, or Native American rights, and discuss their
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What is the rhetorical mode? What is it about the essay that demonstrates that it is that mode? Explain. In the essay the rhetorical mode is Classification, the author speaks about three boys into categories based on their differences that they have. In Updike's point of view, the way he views each person he met was very different than the other as he compares analysis all his significant friendships. In the essay, John uses not the characters names, but he calls them by A, B, and C which the author
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If you were to ask a person’’What is living life to the fullest?’’ Chances are they’d say bungee jumping ,cliff diving,traveling or something to that effect. Hardly anyone would say growing mentally and becoming more self-aware. Right before Socrates was put to death , he stated that,“The unexamined life is not worth living.’’ This was directed towards the athenians because they lived a very acquiescent life.They obeyed the Gods without any questions and there was nothing beyond serving and pleasing
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Question 9 Micropolitics is simply efforts by individuals, companies, and communities to ensure government action. Those with more resources are more likely to become more affect by micropolitics. An example of micropolitics is how congress enacts private legislation every year, an insurance company seeking a favorable tax code comes up more often than not. The more bill passed, the more complex the government programs get. Resulting in more benefits, in addition to more restrictions and mandates
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2.2.3. Aristotle Aristotle (384 – 322 BC), in the book Rhetoric, spoke widely about the punishment, and this book can be considered as one of the most influential books on the western modern law. Chapter XII and XIII of the first book of the mentioned book is used in this thesis. In these chapters, Aristotle spoke about different themes which is related to the law, prosecution and defense; such as: the various states of mind in which a man sets about doing wrong to others, the causes of wrong actions
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