O’Neill martin.oneill[@]york.ac.uk Lecture 2: Positive and Negative Liberty 1. William E. Connolly: Liberty as an ‘Essentially-Contested Concept’ • See Connolly‚ The Terms of Political Discourse (1983)‚ and the relevant excerpt in CKS (i.e. Freedom: A Philosophical Anthology‚ ed. Ian Carter‚ Matthew Kramer and Hillel Steiner (Blackwell‚ 2007).) • The idea of an “essentially contested concept” – a concept that cannot be specified in detail in advance of normative debates. • The meanings of terms
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negotiative methods of reaching peaceful conclusions to a war. Millions of Canadians have served the country for many peaceful resolutions. Canada is initially known for its peacekeeping nation as it illustrates some main points such as‚ preventing war conflicts in the Suez Crisis which is the main point on how Canada as as nation became a peacekeeping nation‚ Canadians have participated in the
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The Canadian Identity “To achieve an identity you must stop working on whatever you are working on‚ and concentrate on who you are” A society’s location in space may inspire its sense of character and identity. To be located in a strange and new land may imply to become more fully alive of the responsibilities one has as the representative of a special and chosen
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The effectiveness of charter schools has been hotly debated since their inception more than 20 years ago. A portfolio of research comparing Charter School Students’ test scores to those of students in traditional public schools has proven inconclusive. Most researchers agree that charter schools‚ on average‚ are equally effective as traditional public schools. But as Author Stephen Lawton points out‚ “very little research addresses the question of greatest relevance”: what factors explain different
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Developing Personal Skills: Compulsory PDHPE lessons that focus on the short and long term effects of smoking on the body. Healthy Harold vans which visit primary schools to educate young children about the effects of smoking. Education through school’s pastoral care programs on how to not be peer pressured by friends to smoke at parties. Information in magazines such as ‘Woman’s Days’ and men’s health about the impact smoking can have on the body. Information in newsletters and university
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Project Name Core Router/Switch Refresh Project Number 1111 Project Manager Your name Prioritization Medium Owner(s) Your name Start Date: October 2014 Scheduled Completion Date: July 2014 Mission/ Purpose The current data network is 10 years old‚ EoL and out of warranty. We can still maintain the network with a premium service package‚ but the cost is 4 times what last year’s maintenance cost was. Our plan is to replace the network over a 2 year period. This refresh will
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Canadian English (Course project in Introduction to Varieties of English) Introduction Every language has several varieties which differ from each other in terms of vocabulary‚ grammar‚ and pronunciation. Different speakers use different varieties depending on their regional provenance‚ individual social background‚ or educational level. Even the same speaker may use several varieties according to different situations. This paper will focus on the varieties of English used in Canada. Canadian
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Midterm Case Analysis Problem Statement 1.Situation Canadian Solar which is a traded solar cell and module manufacturer has experienced recent strong growth. Despite 2009 fluctuations in the solar industry namely for PV technology‚ the growth has been fuelled by Government incentives programs to encourage solar PV technology. The Solar industry is now highly competitive and companies follow an industrial organizational model. This is because they all compete mainly in PV technology‚ and this
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such as seeking safety from war or prosecution in your country‚ better job opportunities‚ or to reconnect with family members. The source suggests that the increase immigration coming to Canada is causing us to lose our identity of what makes us Canadian. The source is against immigration and feels that it is destroying our way of life. Some people would say the source is 100% correct. There are thousands of immigrants coming to Canada every year and the major cities that these immigrants are
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The curriculum made sure to include black history‚ the philosophy of the Civil Rights Movement‚ and leadership development. The Freedom Schools had hoped to draw at least 1‚000 students that first summer‚ and ended up with 3‚000 (“Freedom Schools”). Freedom Schools left a positive legacy. They instilled among African Americans a new awareness and a new self-assurance in political action. As Fannie Lou Hamer later said‚ "Before the 1964 project there were people that wanted change‚ but they hadn’t
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