“The liberty of thought and discussion” By John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)‚ British philosopher‚ economist‚ great liberal (or libertarian)‚ moral and political theorist‚ and administrator‚ was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. His views are of continuing significance‚ and are generally recognized to be among the deepest and certainly the most effective defenses of empiricism and of a liberal political view of
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Civil Liberties are a negative impression an individual’s freedom. They ensure essential rights and freedoms to the American individuals by confining the administration’s power‚ which is recognized inside the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. For instance‚ by ensuring American natives the privilege to rehearse their decision of religion. This is found within the First Amendment of the Bill of rights. By ensuring American natives this freedom‚ it enables Americans to have the liberty from the administration’s
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The Statue of Liberty is among one of the most renowned landmarks of America. Standing 305 feet tall‚ it is truly a beacon of accomplishment of Americans. It was built in the 1880s‚ and still stands today on Liberty Island. There are empowering words at the base of the Statue of Liberty that state “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore” “Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden
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THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty by award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is only one hour long‚ but is one of the most powerful films that I have ever watched. It’s a part of a series that Burns has done entitled “America.” Because our society today is struggling with how to respond to refugees and how to uphold the values that the Statue represents‚ the film really resonated with me. I chose the film to study the way that Burns uses archival imagery and narration‚ but the film is
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The accomplishment of total liberty can not be achieved without the complete satisfaction of equality. Sir Isaiah Berlin once said "If you have maximum liberty‚ then the strong can destroy the weak‚ and if you have absolute equality‚ you cannot have absolute liberty‚ because you have to coerce the powerful... if they are not to devour the poor and meek... Total liberty can be dreadful‚ total equality can be equally frightful." The yin and yang of freedom’s political society; a nation conceived in
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action must take place for the United States to continue on its present path of stability and prosperity. The quandary is that the U.S. has‚ from its birth‚ been known as one large melting pot. In fact‚ there is a poem written upon the Statue of Liberty indicating that this country stands for freedom and the admission of those seeking refuge. The answers to these very prominent issues do not lie in creating a large wall or creating more restrictions‚ but they lie in strictly adhering to the laws
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EXAMPLE OF A CRITICAL COMMENTARY OF A RESEARCH THESIS A critique on the research design of the thesis: Tseng‚ Yu-man (2009). A Study on Job Stress to Job Performance：Counseling as a Moderator. Taiwan: National Sun Yat-sen University‚ http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search-c/view_etd?URN=etd-1103109-054940 (Retrieved April 1‚ 2013) Table of Content Introduction ………………………………………………………..………………. 1 Overview of the research thesis ………………………………………..………….. 1-2 Critique of the
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Euthyphro Philosophy A Concise Introduction – PHI 208 Euthyphro If everyone took the time to discuss holiness / piety (reverence for God)‚ there would always be many different interpretations or perceptions on what it really is and just how to determine that it is being done. The best philosophers in the world have engaged in many conversations about this subject for decades. Socrates has been one of many that discussed this subject. Socrates was a man that was accused of impiety and
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argument that if an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God were to exist‚ he would not condone the apparent suffering and evil that takes place. This argument was first proposed by the Greek philosopher Epicurus who devised: “Is God willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” One explanation for this is that the evil
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Universities‚ governments and industry: Can the essential nature of universities survive the drive to commercialize? Simon N. Young Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Having spent 40 years in universities‚ I have had sufficient time to consider some of the idiosyncrasies‚ foibles and problems of these academic institutions. The purpose of this editorial is to discuss the current state of university research and explain why I find some aspects of the current
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