can decide to “sign a contract in February or wait and opt out in July.” When asked the question Melo responded with a statement that would “soothe” the nerves of New York‚ Melo stated that he’s “not going nowhere” February comes Melo will most likely “opt out of his Knicks contract” then come July he’ll “sign a five-year deal for $129 million and happily resume his role as the prince of Broadway”. Melo has every reason to stay with the Knickerbockers. He’s got “the money‚ the market” and my personal
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it was an unjust war. The Melian Dialogue described a pre-contextual situation of a war between Athenians and Melians. The Athenian historian Thucydides depicted the negotiations between the emissaries from Athenians invaders and the leaders of Melos in “History of the Peloponnesian War”.
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occurrence. In his argument‚ Walzer gives the account of the Peloponnesian War according to the writings of Thucydides‚ a realist. In this re-telling‚ there are two Athenian generals that determine it is “necessary” that Athens establishes rule in Melos (a Spartan state)‚ in order to preserve order and avoid put an end to the rebellion there. They rationalize that a show of force is the only option to ensure these objectives are met. The Melians are faced with a situation in which their safety is
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MELOS AND INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Fear‚ honor‚ interest--Thucydides could scarcely have phrased it better. The classics can help American business leaders sort out situations of power balance. In 416 BC the leadership of the Greek city-state of Melos opted to fight the mighty Athenian empire rather than accept vassal status. Athens had been at war against Sparta‚ to the south in the Peloponnesus‚ more or less continuously since 431 BC. Athens had been unable to make much headway on land against
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island of Melos.
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several years before in the peace treaty‚ Athens moved cautiously‚ but aggressively in establishing alliances‚ albeit coerced‚ and strengthening its empire. It was at this juncture that it made its move toward securing the small‚ weak island-state of Melos‚ which in its neutral independence suggested danger to the Athenian empire. In a move not of fairness‚ but of survival‚ Athens offered the Melians an ultimatum: to be subjugated under Athenian rule as a colony‚ or be utterly destroyed. It is the Melian
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Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his work in desegregation and the end of of the most well known racial equality activists ever‚ and he lived during a period of time that had many unjust laws that created many problems for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. agreed with St. Augustine that a law that is unjust is actually not a law after all. Martin Luther King Jr.’s belief in this idea was seen in his letter from a Birmingham Jail when he says‚ “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility
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Throughout the Peloponnesian war‚ the island of Melos had managed to remain neutral‚ while refusing to become a subject of Athens. However‚ as the war progressed‚ Athens closed in on the island‚ which responded with hostility. The Athenians the in a frank manner suitable to their bold nature‚ offered the Melians an ultimatum that was essentially to surrender and pay tribute to Athens‚ or be conquered and destroyed. Throughout the dialogue that commenced between the Melians and the Athenians‚ the
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Elijah Anton Askov‚ Ralph Hussey‚ Samuel Gugliotta‚ and Edward Melo were charged with attempting to commit extortion against Peter Belmont. The following men Askov‚ Hussey‚ and Melo had existing charges on possession of weapons‚ pointing a firearm‚ and assault with a weapon. The defendants had been in business with Belmont for supplying exotic dancers to licensed premises. Belmont was offered to pay 50% commission to run a business with Melo and Gugliotta in the Toronto area. However‚ Belmont refused
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Dialogue”‚ drafted during the Peloponnesian War‚ Thucydides brings into question the role of power in relation to statecraft and international relations. As the Athenians continue to expand their Aegean Empire‚ they come into contact with the island of Melos‚ an isolated colony of Sparta. The Athenian generals send representatives to negotiate with the Melians rather than immediately using sheer military force to conquer them. In the resulting dialogue‚ Thucydides manages to articulate the complexity
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