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…hero. Usually, gods do not aid the common man. Mostly, they concentrate on heroes such as Perseus. Obviously, the protagonist is worth enough of their attention and therefore must be considered a hero in the epic story. At another point in the story, Perseus…

…, for the welfare of the community. "Those communities", he wrote, "which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members would flourish best, and rear the greatest number of offspring" (2nd edit., p. 163)." -Peter Kropotkin, Mutual Aid: A Factor…

…it. While emergency food aid should be provided in response to disasters such as the Ethiopian famine or the floods of Bangladesh, it must not be viewed as a long term solution. Despite enabling some lives to be saved, it fails to remove the underlying causes…

…percent among California citizens. In Arizona, a similar act was passed called Proposition 200. Many people, like doctors, law officers, political officers, cancer, and AIDS patients argue for the proposition. They say that cannabis is very effective…

…uniforms, and at schools where uniforms are adopted, parents will have the final choice on whether their child will wear a uniform. For those who can't afford the uniforms, financial aid will be available. Board of education member Carol Gresser thinks…

…States. Chicago was home to notorious gangsters like John Torrio and Al "Scarface" Capone. The geography of the city helped promote and import alcohol from Canada, thus aiding the Mafia in their growth. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre made the tension…

…in October of 1962. I see the Cuban Missile Crisis as a power struggle. Take the small island nation of Cuba. Cuba, since the 1930’s had been on a steady downward economic fallout. Along comes the Sovereign nation of the USSR and begins to aid a country, lying…

…of American policy led to an escalation of U.S. involvement. President Eisenhower increased the level of aid to the French but continued to avoid military conflict, even when the French experienced defeat at Dien Bien Phu in early 1954. Afterwards, an international…

…many farmers to drop the idea of small, individual farming plots and take in the idea of communal patterns of open-field agriculture (social and political evolution aided these changes as well). During the 13th and 14th century, with advances…

…. Areas such as Elwood attract a lower class compared with the area of Lorne. Social structure aids a sociological understanding, by acting as a "heuristic device". When addressing the question "What would have happened if Adolf Hitler had not been born…