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    based on entitlement claims and property rights. • (i) Analyze Cohen’s essay‚ drawing comparisons/contrasts with Rawls’s egalitarianism and Nozick’s/Hosper’s libertarianism. • (ii) If you were given the choice – from outside the Original Position -- to live your life (presumably with your own family) in either a society based on libertarian principles or one based on Rawlsian principles‚ which would you choose and why? [20 marks] • Note: a copy of Cohen’s essay willl be provided with the

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    John Rawls Vs Nozick

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    compare and contrast them. John Rawls argues that the principles of justice that govern the basic structure of society are the principles that would be agreed upon in a hypothetical fair bargaining position‚ which he calls “the original position.” Throughout his writing‚ Rawls describes the original position and conveys how it would lead to agreement on two principles of justice. The first principle that he describes says that each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive total system of

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    Comparison between style and register By Denis Vasilev It has been a huge problem for the sociolinguists to tell the difference between style and register through the years. All of them have their own theories and ideas about these two notions and certainly there will be many more for the future. To be able to compare the two definitions first I will go through their work and afterwards I will express my personal point of view. Register is a combination of all the parameters of the communicative

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    To what extent do you think the libertarian approach is adequate to explain social justice? To a large extent Abstract The paper mainly discusses to what extent do I think the libertarian approach is adequate to explain social justice. Besides‚ the paper explains the definition of the liberalism‚ libertarianism and social justice. After that‚ the paper discusses how the libertarianism explains social justice based on the definition of the libertarianism and the social justice. Finally‚ if Introduction

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    Position paper “Argumentatively discuss the strengths and weaknesses of John Rawls’ ‘Veil of Ignorance’ method” In John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice‚ he argues that morally‚ society should be constructed politically as if we were all behind a veil of ignorance; that is‚ the rules and precepts of society should be constructed as if we had no prior knowledge of our future wealth‚ talents‚ and social status‚ and could be placed in any other person’s societal position (Velasquez‚ 2008). Through this

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    fairness” and from the theory of justice‚ the liberty and difference principle was derived. Rawls argues that "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions‚ as information is of preparations of thought." From the theory of justice the original position and the veil of ignorance were also developed. These concepts will be explained further. The aim of this essay is to outline and formulate major distinctions between the two theories listed above by stating the similarities as well as the differences

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    Family Story- My Grandpa

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    though he was trying to throw us off. When I said my Pap was a rule breaker‚ I wasn’t lying. He had a van with only front seats‚ allowing for a lot of standing room in the rear. Pap would get behind the wheel while the three grandkids assumed position in the back. We would stand legs spread and arms out‚ as he drove‚ to stay balanced. Sounds easy enough until you factor in the winding back roads and three siblings doing all they could to sabotage the others. If we lost our balance and were

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    abuse it rather use it wisely. Some government officials also become more corrupt because of freedom. When we elect him‚ He can enjoy a lot of benefits without giving too much effort. And because of that‚ he will do everything just to maintain his position or raise it higher. People should also be disciplined enough. Having democracy means having the freedom to rule yourself but‚ not all people can do that. Not all of us possess something that a leader should have. They think that when they have freedom

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    Position Paper-Alcoholism

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    1. Identification of the issue. Alcoholism is a chronic‚ progressive and potentially fatal disorder which leads to physical and psychological harm‚ and impaired social and vocational functioning. It is characterized by tolerance‚ physical dependence and/or pathological organ changes‚ all of which are the direct/indirect consequence of the alcohol ingested (Light 5). Alcoholism‚ also known as "alcohol dependence‚" can be recognized by four obvious symptoms. The four symptoms of alcoholism are loss

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    The missionary position got its name because missionaries reportedly insisted to their heathen flocks that all other sex positions were sinful‚ and that sex only serves one purpose‚ to get pregnant and that this face-to-face coital arrangement was the only acceptable among all sex positions to get pregnant.. In the traditional missionary position‚ the woman lies on her back with her legs spread and both of her knees bent and her feet firm on the bed. The man is on top facing her. There are also

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