Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic By the late 1780’s most Americans were not satisfied with the deficiencies of the Articles of confederation. In 1787‚ they created the Constitution. It derived most of its principles from state documents. Americans agreed that the document was nearly perfect‚ but disagreed on how to interpret it. Framing A New Government Advocates of Centralization People thought that they had fought the war to avoid tyranny and now they wanted to keep
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In The Republic by Plato‚ a meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that
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In Plato’s The Republic Socrates seeks to find what the underlying principles of a just society are. By doing this‚ he virtually created what he thought was a perfect society. It is a utopia where every person has their place‚ has a future set out for them‚ and because there is no room for expansion‚ there is reasonable stability. There are several contradictions and flaws within this contrived society that is supposed to be so seamless‚ and this seems to stem from the fact that he seems to have
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September 2015 Education Not having any knowledge in this century gets somebody nowhere. However‚ gaining knowledge for some could be easy or difficult depending on their desire. Plato is well known Greek philosopher and writer. In the book‚ “The Republic: Book Vll” Plato and Socrates discuss about what would happen if people were prisoned in a cave chained their whole life and how a prisoner would act once outside the cave then force back in. Plato believes without having any education‚ one will
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In Book III of The Republic‚ Plato addresses the basic principles of education and the role of censorship in a just nation. He begins by compiling that education should consist of music‚ and poetry for the rational part of the soul‚ and physical education for the spirited part of the soul. Both together generate a harmony in the soul which is‚ the ultimate goal of education. Plato then states that education in music and poetry begins before the physical training. He then describes that beginning
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Notes on the Early Republic Along w period of political democracy was the 2nd party system‚ 1st was Federalists and Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans‚ the new were the Whigs and the Jacksonian Democrats 1830’s‚ foundation for modern day democrats The federalists became the Whigs govt has an active role in promoting freedom govt programs in economy to secure freedom this is referred to as the American System by Henry Clay he was for tariffs‚ Jeffersonian Republicans become the Democrats believe
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 4200 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE WIRE TAPPING AND OTHER RELATED VIOLATIONS OF THE PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATION‚ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person‚ not being authorized by all the parties to any private communication or spoken word‚ to tap any wire or cable‚ or by using any other device or arrangement‚ to secretly overhear‚ intercept‚ or record such communication or spoken word by using a device commonly known as a dictaphone or dictagraph or
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people; I had a good feeling about this guy. He called two days before Memorial Day and ordered a silk cemetery piece for his mother and one for his father. Not too unusual‚ since my sister and I owned a small flower shop in our hometown and it is common for out-of-state customers to have us deliver their orders to graves they are not able to visit. The fact one piece was to be delivered 25 miles away‚ wasn’t a request we had every day. His mother was buried in our town’s largest cemetery‚ but
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Anzac Day is Not an Excuse to Party The Anzac Day is now become an excuse for the ‘yobbos’ to have party and get drunk. Last Tuesday night at two different hotels‚ Colonial Hotel on Lonsdale St and Royal Melbourne Hotel in Bourke St‚ many idiots were lured to attend ‘Plastic Anzac Day Eve!’ by a poster which bragging “Cheap as F*ck Drinks” and “Free Anzac Biscuits”. This kind of event should not take place at the same time with Anzac Day when people should be commemorating and not celebrating
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Unforgettable Day 16 years have passed since my mother‚ a 37 year old woman‚ left her five poor children behind. Death brutally took her away from our world in a motorcycle accident which happened in Vietnam. I‚ her second daughter‚ was the only person to witness her sudden fatality and was helpless to do anything to save her life on that stormy night. May 20‚ 1992‚ on which my mother breathed her last breath‚ is the most unforgettable day of my life. That day‚ same as every day‚ while my
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