similar occupations‚ but very different opinions about government. The first philosophers name was Thomas Hobbes and he wrote the social contract. His social contract talked about giving the government total power. Whereas the other philosopher called John Locke had a different view on things. He disagreed and stated just the opposite. Locke is a little more practical with his philosophy. Hobbes believed in a monarchy over the people for more control in the city. He thought that a ruler should have
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How Does Edwin Muir Portray Childhood In Horses? At face value‚ Horses is a poem about Edwin Muir and it’s a nostalgic view on the distant memory of how he felt about the horses as a child compared to now. The way Muir describes the horses is in awe-struck tone‚ but this varies as at times he seems to be quite fearful of the horses as he looks back in a child-like state of mind. One of the major themes of the poem is how as a child he saw the horses as powerful‚ which isn’t how he views them now
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theme in writer John Keats’ odes is the idea of permanence versus temporality. They investigate the relationships‚ or barriers to relationship‚ between always changing human beings and the eternal‚ static and unalterable forces superior to humans. In John Keats’ poems‚ "Ode to a Nightingale" and "To Autumn" Keats longs for the immortality of the beauty of the season and of the song of the nightingale but deep down he knows he can not obtain it. In the ode "To Autumn" author John Keats longs to have
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke represent the beginning of political science in the seventeenth century‚their ideas on what government should or shouldn’t do would be refined by Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers thus becoming the basis of the constitutional democracy of the United States. Hobbes took a very different approach than Locke in what he thought of humans in general;the same goes for political matters. He thought people were savages when born and only under someone else’s leadership
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Tennessee vs. John Scopes: The monkey trial It was the year 1925 and in the town of Dayton‚ Tennessee a trial that would decide whether evolution would be taught in public schools. The trial was titled as Tennessee vs. John Scopes and is commonly known as the "monkey trial". This trial took place from July 10‚ 1925-July 25‚ 1925 (Douglas‚ On-line). The event the created this well renowned trail was the infringing of the Butler Act. This act‚ passed by the state of Tennessee‚ prohibited the teaching
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was necessary to reign in man’s true natures of desire‚ greed‚ and vengeance. In that vein‚ he felt that it was the obligation of the people to surrender certain rights to the will of a sovereign to ensure the well-being of society. His contemporary‚ John Locke‚ while agreeing that people had an obligation to be governed‚ countered that the state of man was generally good. Man was endowed with natural rights and that no sovereign should have the ability to take them away‚ and government should exist
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The Crucible‚ John Proctor Vs. Abigale Williams I think the best case scenario for John Proctor is he is a man and for a long time his wife was sick‚ and could’nt give him what he desired so their love grew apart and he had to look elsewhere and he did’nt have to look very far and he looked toward his maid Abigale Williams for she was attracted to him and it made the whole incedent all the more harder to refuse and and then he realized the mistake he had made as his wife was getting
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A Summary of Past‚ Present‚ and Future Tense by Gregor Muir This article is a look at technology’s effect upon artist and the style or medium of art that can be developed and produced. Author Gregor Muir working with others hoped to create and exhibition that showcased the work of those artists who contributed to the advancement of “digital practice”‚ along with their attempts to identify the intricacies of the digital spectrum. I think this article for the most part explains how his selections
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Realist vs. Opportunist Life is filled with opportunities; some are life changing however most are not. An individual faces opportunities everyday of their life actually‚ but what makes them decide whether to follow through with it or simply keep going about the life they have? That is the difference between an opportunist and a realist. Realist defined as: one who is inclined to literal truth and pragmatism (dictionary.com). Opportunist being the opposite of that as someone who is inclined to
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Conflicting Views The first Puritan people arrived in America in 1630 and with them they brought their puritan traditions. Their key beliefs were that people were inherently evil‚ personal salvation depends on God’s grace‚ and the Bible is the supreme authority. However‚ over time people began to forget Puritan tradition. As a result‚ Jonathon Edwards‚ a prominent minister wrote “From the Sinners in a Hands of Angry God”‚ the eminent sermon used to scare people into piety. In the late 17th century
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