The Civic humanists promoted the idea of living a ‘vida activa’‚ an active life. They did this through using one’s learning for the advancement of the state and contributing to the public. Thomas More references the civic humanist idea of vita activa in Utopia numerous times. When ‘More’ and Giles first speak with Hythloday‚ they recognize his intelligence. Therefore
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town. They also controlled how trade was conducted in the town. Once a member joined a merchant guild‚ he was able to achieve a much higher social status. Just as with craft guilds‚ the members were well respected. The guilds were separate from the civic government‚ but the chief spokesman of the merchant guild was usually the mayor of the town. (Linda
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functions. a) f(x) = 2x-3 b) f(x) = x3-1 c) f(x) = x2-1 Graph f‚ f-1 ‚ and y = x on the same coordinate axes. Problem 4: The price p‚ in dollars‚ of a Honda Civic DX Sedan that is x years old is given by p(x) = 16‚630(0.90)x a) How much does a 3-year-old Civic DX Sedan cost? b) How much does a 9-year-old Civic DX Sedan cost? Problem 5: When you drive an Ace Rental compact car x kilometers in a day‚ the company charge f(x) dollars‚ where Describe Ace Rental’s pricing policy
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because of their historical knowledge that comes with literary reading. This information provides a logical reason for readers to find credence in the author’s claims. Dana goes on to state that it is very hard to ignore how literature is important to civic‚ personal‚ and economic health. The decline of literary reading shows serious long-term social and economic‚ and Dana believes it is time to bring literature and other arts into public policy. Addressing the reading issue will help the leadership of
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were important to the wealthy patrons in Florence; they were to bring new life ideals to present civic humanism. Patrons kept artist in their court to rebuild churches‚ hospitals and any other civic art works. This created a new view that people were attracted to come to Florence. Florence’s was an encouragement to people to be different. With freedom being more flexible‚ feudalism began to rise. Civic humanism guided new artist to create new life through modern
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Who ’s voting for the president? Not you. We live in a society where your vote doesn ’t directly count during a presidential election. This is due to an antiquated system called the electoral college. The electoral college (EC) was founded in 1787. The founding fathers set up the system so that the president is chosen indirectly. This was done so that "popular passion‚" wouldn ’t factor in as much. Basically they didn ’t want presidential campaigns to become purely advertisement campaigns.
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Social Capital: Social capital refers to the institutions‚ relationships‚ and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society’s social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable. Social capital is not just the sum of the institutions which underpin a society – it is the glue that holds them together. Social Capital Concept: Horizontal Associations A narrow view of social capital regards
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In contrast to civic nationalism‚ ethnic nationalism is when a nation is decided by birth‚ blood‚ and other contributing factors to a person’s ethnicity (Auer). An example of ethnic nationalism is the Ku Klux Klan. According to The Journal of Southern History‚ the Ku Klux
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Apply the theory of social justice proposed by John Rawls to analyze the social and economic system of Hong Kong and assess whether the system in Hong Kong meets the basic principles proposed by John Rawls. Introduction In this world of high income and social disparity between countries‚ cities‚ or even within the domestic territory‚ social justice seems remote and unachievable. To John Rawls‚ however‚ social justice is in fact realistically utopian and it is achievable. The most influential
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What is social studies? * Social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Social studies provides coordinated‚ systematic study drawn upon such disciplines as anthropology‚ archaeology‚ economics‚ geography‚ history‚ law‚ philosophy‚ political science‚ psychology‚ religion and sociology as well as a appropriate content from the humanities and natural sciences. The goals of social studies 1. Fostering attitudes and identifying values
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