will argue that Locke’s notion of consent‚ especially consent of the governed makes revolution more likely to occur within society. Locke promotes the right of the people to overthrow leaders who betray them. Furthermore‚ the executive and legislative entities coexist autonomously to keep each other in check (this can be seen as an early form of checks-and-balances). Locke insists that if a leader breaks the community’s trust‚ the people can and should replace him immediately. Correspondingly‚ if the
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Enlightenment John Locke (August 29‚ 1632- October 28‚ 1704) was a British philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists‚ but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy‚ and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau‚ many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers‚ as well
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The human life has been an appealing topic lately. People are trying to find out different causes of this. My writing will carefully present the major of this phenomenon. First and foremost‚ what I put in my priority is living condition. It cannot be denied that every aspects of our life have been improved. Instead of sleeping on the wet and cold ground‚ keeping an open eye for dangerous predators‚ people now can live in peace and independent‚ they can pursue their dreams freely without anything
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John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are important characters in the play of the crucible by Arthur Miller. There are important similarities in their characters which will be compared and contrasted in the following paragraphs. John Proctor is a well respected farmer who works hard for the living of his family. He provides a home and food for his wife Elizabeth and his three children. He is well respected for being honest‚ a truthful Christian and of good morals. Rebecca Nurse is the wife of
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Comparing & Contrast Fresh Foods instead of canned food Eating is what us humans would love to do we eat maximum three times a day. We live in a world on where we have a variety of foods and we are responsible of what we eat. We make the decision on eating certain types of foods and we know how it would affect our body. I’m compare and contrast the differences between eating fresh food instead of canned foods. These are the main differences are flavor‚ health benefits‚ and cost. The difference
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On account of the boys failing to implement this basic fundamental into their society it soon results in war. John Locke believed that in order for a government in prosper‚ it is necessary to bring down the government when it does not protect the rights of citizens. Locke believed that a government is based upon the bond of trust between the people and their authority. The people gave up their freedom‚ and in turn‚ they expect the authority
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Compare and Contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views on the Family Functionalists argue that societies consist of inter-related social institutions such as schools‚ mass media‚ political systems‚ the Church and the family each of which contribute positively to the maintenance of stability of society as a whole. Broadly speaking it is assumed by functionalists that societies operate in the interests of all of their members so that there is no reason for fundamental conflict in society. Instead
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Compare and Contrast Two Business Leaders——Li Ka-shing and Bill Gates Due to tremendous disparities in historical background and civilization between Chinese and Western countries‚ there exist remarkable differences between Chinese and Western business leaders. However‚ both of them still have similarities. This essay will take Li Ka-shing and Bill Gates as representatives to illustrate the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western business leaders. One obvious difference is
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happy in public‚ how would other people see and interpret your emotions? People’s’ reactions really highlight the human condition and give us new views on it. A book that really displays this is the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. A theme that I found to identify and shape the human condition is: Throughout Steinbeck’s story‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he pushes to show that we humans and our different perspectives shape how we treat certain people‚ whether with kindness and empathy‚ dislike and loathing
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Summary of Property In the chapter five of The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration‚ John Locke expresses his opinion about property. According to the Bible‚ all human being is the descendants of Adam and Eve‚ which mean that this world is common to all humankind. However‚ in order to that the property is significant to people‚ the property must be your own private property. The individuals are different from the land and other properties. Everyone is entitled to the
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