He feels that since man, as individuals, strives for happiness, then man, as a collective group, should strive for the happiness of the state. ... The main city of the state should be positioned so that it is easily accessible from both sea and land. ... Aristotle explained that the Ideal State should be able to establish itself as a formidable power, or be able to render aid on both land and sea. ... As the citizen grows older and wiser, he will begin to take on more of a role in the civil duty of the state, or choose to serve the gods and be appointed to priestly offices. ... Aristotle belie...

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Very close and friendly relations between the goldsmiths and the painters existed in that time, so that Sandro, who was a creative young man and devoted to drawing, became attracted to painting, and resolved to take it up. ... He remained adamant in his determination to stop working and due to this he became so poor in his old age that if he had not been helped by friends and many wealthy men who admired his genius, he would practically have died of hunger. ... Either he himself, or one of his learned friends, probably explained to the painter what was known of the way the ancients had represe...

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Christopher Columbus was not a man of great integrity as the history books have alluded him to be. ... He entreated the King and Queen to grant him the title "Don" and "Grand Admiral of the Ocean Sea and Viceroy and Perpetual Governor of all the islands," (Halsall). ... The old adage, "money is the root of all evil," applies to the conquest of Columbus in the Caribbean. ... He speaks of it in awe, making note of its wildlife population, the vast pastures ready for cultivation, and the incredibly stunning geography that was a beauty to behold. ... Christopher Colum...

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An example of one of Basser's arguments concerns the three separate yet similar stories when Jesus cured a man, or woman depending on the Gospel writer, who had a "withered hand" on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:10-13, Luke 13:14-17, Luke 14:3-5). ... To Jesus, the man or woman's withered hand was worth over-riding scribal law for, however, it may still be possible to assume, like some Pharisees did, that the charge against Jesus for healing on the Sabbath was one of breaking divine Torah Law, as it says in Exodus 31:15, "When it is possible to do a commandment on another day, the Sabbath...

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Renowned men from Socrates to Aquinas contemplated the world over in a question/answer dialogue deliberating ideas of man, gods or God, and the relationships to the seen and unseen. ... Moreover, Genesis 1:21 states: "God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good" (NASB, 1995). ... From this premise, arise such concepts of an "Old Earth Theory" and the "Big Bang Theory". ...

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