A Buffalo Common Metaphor Over the past few decades the High Plains have consistently been losing its population. So‚ in 1987 Doctors Frank and Deborah Popper introduced the idea of Buffalo Commons. They described this project as “A combination of literary metaphor‚ public-policy proposal‚ futurist prediction and ecological restoration project” (The Buffalo Commons: Its Antecedents). The essential focus of this project was to replace the ever decrease population by returning buffalo back to the
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The Development of Common Law and Equity Common Law has been functioning in England since the 1250’s‚ two centuries after William the Conqueror defeated Earl Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became King. It was then in 1066 that Law began to be standardised. There were‚ however‚ problems with the Common Law system and people were becoming dissatisfied with the remedies distributed by the Court. As a result‚ the Court of Chancery was established and could provide whatever
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The Tragedy of the Commons Response Garrett Hardin’s The Tragedy of the Commons raises awareness on and suggests a solution for overpopulation‚ and Beryl Crowe’s The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited is a refutation of Hardin’s work. While Hardin attempts at discussing every aspect of the population problem‚ he has ignored the population trend that has begun from his era and has taken individual freedoms too lightly. He has also made wrong assumptions‚ thus experiencing Crowe’s rebuttal. The following
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concepts of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and the problem of ‘collective action’ help you to understand what politics is essentially about? Your answer should include a statement of your understanding of the two concepts and examples to support your argument. The concepts of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and of ‘collective action’ are ones which are widely discussed in politics. The central issue of debate in this area is whether humans are by nature selfish or act for the common good. This essay shall explore
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Trevor D. 2 February 2014 Writing Project: Sociology and Common Sense Science has helped mankind “correct our seriously flawed cognition and give us an unfiltered view of reality” (Hill). The particular science that studies “society and human behavior” is sociology (Henslin‚ 6). Sociology should be used to better understand why people react to a particular subject. Using just common sense to back up something scientifically is completely absurd. To conduct research on a particular subject‚
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The Common Core Standards Initiative Sharen Michalec MTE/501 January 8‚ 2012 James Paga The Common Core Standards Initiative Educational reform was conceived in the1980’s when Peters and Waterman published a report and noted that focused on the social and economic state of the United States. It was also decided that more studies should be conducted on the excellence in education. It was noted that there is a poor quality of education in the public sector. This brought about a need
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Equity is frequently referred to as a supplement to the common law. Cruzon defines Equity as a system of law developed by the court of chancery in parallel with the common law. It was designed to complement it‚ providing remedies for situations that were unavailable at Law. Because of this‚ Equity provided a dimension of flexibility and justice that was often times lacking because of the common law’s rigidity. This rigidity stems from the fact that‚ while courts sometimes altered their jurisdictions
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According to CommonCoreStandards.org the Common Core Standards is a “state-led effort to develop consistent‚ real-world learning goals” in an “effort to ensure all students‚ regardless of where they live‚ are graduating high school prepared for college‚ career‚ and life.” A contributing factor to the initiative of the Common Core Standards was that although each state “developed and adopted its own learning standards” there was no unification between states on what a “sufficiently educated” student
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Chapter 11 Age of the Common Man period from Jackson’s inauguration as president up to the Civil War is known as the Jacksonian Era or the Era of the Rise of the Common Man. This period constituted great change and issues warranting debate‚ such as slavery‚ Indians‚ westward mobility‚ and balance of power between the executive and the legislative branches of government. The United States had no strict class system. Most Americans identified themselves into the middle class. The common man now had the
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The value of common sense Common sense‚ a mere adaptation on one’s way of thinking and acting. It is described as the knowledge and judgment that most people already have or should have. Many people generalise certain acts as an inconsideration for common sense. In my short period of existence‚ I can certainly say that the practice of this concept can only be perceived as anything but common‚ more like rare or occasional. Common sense has no form of value that would allow it to contribute to
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