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    changed and adapted to the people and environments. Many events of the past have made an impact on our current government. A government is created for many purposes‚ has powers allotted to a variety of people‚ and gives the country’s citizens and states certain rights. For generations‚ people have argued about the need for a government. One of the main purposes of a government is to make citizens feel protected. Beyond this factor though is where it becomes complicated. The foundation of a government

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    Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception Baybay City‚ Leyte S.Y.: 2014-2015 Project In Ed.Tech. I (Compilation of lessons 1-6) Submitted by: Pamela P. Sanchez BSEd-II Submitted to: Mrs. Marilyn Roguel Lesson I. History of Educational Technology The Evolving Concept of Educational Technology Ancient Greece = formulated cognitive rules Middle Age = Pierre Abelard introduced the technology of instruction. =Comenius‚ Pestalozzi‚ Froebel‚ Herbart and Montesorri contributed their

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    Conceptions of the Cold War Lisa Harris SS310 February 12‚ 2013 Zachary Funk Conceptions of the Cold War My research began for this paper by seeking out those who remembered the Cold War. I talked to many individuals before I came across anyone who did. The first individual I began to interview did not tell me much‚ what she recalled were the misconceptions broadcasted on television about the war‚ for instance the protestors. She stated that the television made it look like there were hundreds

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    The world we live in today stands by the thought‚ that if we did not have certain rules in our system‚ everyone would always be at war and destructions‚ catastrophes and vandalism would be constantly occurring. Thomas Hobbes was an important philosopher‚ who lived from 1588-1679‚ and proposed many important and thoughtful propositions‚ to make sure and pint out our mistakes. As we look around today‚ we see the corrupt world we live in‚ and the characteristics of people‚ that take us forward in life

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    In the Leviathan‚ Hobbes defines justice through the relationship between obligations and self-preservation. In Chapter 15‚ Hobbes responds to the Fool’s criticism on justice. In the Republic‚ Plato refutes Glaucon’s argument against a just life. Both of their respective challengers claim that people naturally prefer the unjust life in comparison to a just life. I will analyze how Hobbes and Plato responds to their corresponding critics. Through the investigation of how Hobbes and Plato interpret

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    Blank Slates Waiting to be Written On The nature of man is a subject that dates back centuries‚ though it is one that is still highly debated today. Philosophers‚ sociologists‚ and even sociobiologists have brought evidence leading to various conclusions to the table‚ so the question still stands. Mencius said that man’s nature is good‚ while Hsun Tzu argued from the opposite side. Centuries later‚ John Locke published a theory relating the nature of man to a blank piece of paper‚ stating that

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    Cultures differ in time conception and have different ways of organizing and using time. The time conception of westerners is strong and they really cherish time. They believe time is money‚ so appointment should be respected and adhered to and personal ties must be subject to timetable‚ that is‚ nothing or no one can change the scheduled arrangement. In the daily life‚ they often elaborate arrangement and plan early and formed a good habit for appointments on time. In the English-speaking countries

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    There is a variety of theorists who debate about what the ideal conception of development is. In the book Development as Freedom‚ Amartya Sen argues development is the “expansion of… basic freedoms” and the removal of “deprivations such as starvation… and undernourishment” (36). He lists out the five types of freedom: political freedom‚ economic facilities‚ social opportunities‚ transparency guarantees‚ and protective security (Sen 38). These five are interrelated and affect one another. For example

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    The battle between Hobbes and Locke still continues today through their influence on governments and how they believed government should work. Hobbes believed in an absolute monarch where they were to demand obedience in order to maintain order. On the other hand‚ John Locke thought that a Democracy was a better form of government provided that they had the right information to make. This form of government allows the people to keep their natural rights rather than giving them up in exchange for

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    they become enemies‚” stated Thomas Hobbes‚ an eminent English philosopher. One of Hobbes’ masterpieces is “The Leviathan” where he records his thoughts about absolutism‚ and his dissatisfactory view on the nature of man before government. John Locke‚ another well-known philosopher‚ opposes Hobbes’ conclusions about human nature. He wrote “Of Civil Government‚” here Locke speaks of a state of nature where men are free‚ independent‚ and equal. Locke and Hobbes were some of the most influential philosophers

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