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…. Friendship and personal responsibility, however, _did_ require that he accede to my plea. As Ayn Rand said, "[T]here is no such thing as 'duty.' There is only choice and the full, clear recognition of a principle obscured by the notion of 'duty': _the Law…

…insanity or other pleas that can save your butt. I am not saying that the U.S. should be exactly like this, but it couldn’t hurt to be a little stricter. People we have got to get more serious about the crime going on in our country today, it is not getting…

…, came home with his herd of sheep and trapped the men in the cave by pushing a huge rock in front of the door. Odysseus said his name was No man, despite Odysseus' pleas for hospitality, Polyphemus grabbed and ate two of Odysseus' men. He then went to sleep…

…to a duel.13 In reply to these charges Lewis replied with the plea of Not Guilty. General Wayne decided to transfer twenty-one year old Lewis to Chosen Rifle Company of elite riflemen-sharpshooters. Here Meriwether Lewis met William Clark. Over the next four…

…much to let them. Further pleas met with the same answer” . Eventually the Kahn gave permission for the Polo’s to go back to Venice, on the condition that Marco would return once more to visit the Kahn. “No one took the Kahn’s condition seriously…

…of his career. Responding to Alabama's and Georgia's pleas for help, Jackson and his 3,500 militiamen moved out of Tennessee and marched through miles of wilderness under very hard conditions. Jackson's forces met the creek forces at a place called…

…is an extremist of passion. Creon is unwilling to put the god's law above his law. He is u nwilling to listen to the passionate pleas of his son to let Antigone live. He instead puts his laws first, and states that if he lets Antigone live after she has broken his…

…by aggression. If criminal actions occur, these victims receive leniency or a lesser sentence through the justice system because of their plea of diminished responsibility. A significant problem for society is highlighted here because in order to avoid over-loaded…

…in their pleas and the United Nations council voted in favor of the partition resolution, thus infuriating the Arab community. The Arabs and Jews, unable to come to a compromise, prepared for war. Meanwhile, on May 14, 1948, Israel declared statehood and the U.S…

…Tybalt's kinsman by marriage, Romeo begs the Capulet to hold off the duel until he understands why Romeo does not want to fight. Disgusted with this plea for peace, Mercutio says that he will fight Tybalt himself. The two begin to duel. Romeo tries to stop them…