4. Hobbes viewed human nature as being inherently troubled. He believed that our nature made man continually try to become better than everyone else so that there would be “no other power great enough to endanger him” (pg. 208). Hobbes argued that our human nature keeps us at continual war with one another‚ particularly when there isn’t a common authority to keep us all in check. Hobbes also believed that two people would become enemies when they desired the same thing‚ they will aim to destroy the
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Is it possible for human beings to act from an apathetically objective point of view? People often attempt to create distance from their subjectivity to achieve goals within the world‚ but they cannot achieve true objectiveness. Engineers‚ natural scientists‚ judges and researchers all put aside their own biases to a degree in order to accomplish their fields‚ however they are not and cannot be entirely objective. Scientists—being the most publicly perceived objective figure—have human biases defined
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The act of Sedition‚ defined as “a revolt or an incitement to revolt against established authority‚ usually in the form of Treason or Defamation against the government” dates back to the late 1500s. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides protection of free speech‚ therefore the number of seditious act actually prosecuted are rare. Yet‚ sedition remains a crime under 18 U.S. Code § 2384. This federal statute was created to punish seditious conspiracy and outlaw advocating the overthrow
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of old style paper food stamp coupons. The amount of SNAP food stamps a household gets depends on the household’s size‚ income‚ and expenses. The first food stamp program was established by virtue of board authority contained in section 32 of the act of August 24‚ 1935 of the public law because of the Great Depression in the world in 1930s. Section 32 permanently appropriated an amount equal to 30 percent of U.S. customs receipts from all sources each year for the secretary
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Depression (Carnes & Garraty). Some saw the New Deal as an invasion of their private rights and thought there was too much government control while others thought it did not address the real cause of poverty (Carnes & Garraty).The New Deal had its pros and cons however; the New Deal helped the wealthy as well as the minorities‚ the farmers and the elderly. It helped those who needed help during a difficult time. The First New Deal took place between the years of 1933-1934‚ and it brought relief and helped
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A huge proponent of the Enlightenment‚ Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws suggested the theory of the separation of powers in order to obtain a political system of checks and balances‚ promoting order and equality. The elected officials are susceptible to use one’s to their advantage in the present climate in society‚ to a greater extent now that they can make sense of
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A positive behavior is that act of discipline to focus on school and softball because of the time provided during the day. Four hours in each weekday is spent working out in the weight room‚ rehabbing from my surgery and then practicing. Another four hours of each day for me is spent
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paid and how they get treated in the workplace. The liberties of the population is not secured anymore due to the new government and the way people perceive the authority of those higher in power. Also‚ the government isn’t a Democracy anymore‚ we’re an aristocracy because people who have more money have more power over those that are middle class or lower. In the constitution‚ it says that everyone has an equal opportunity in decisions and actions‚ but now everyone is treated differently. “Local control
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All the terror attacks that the news broadcasters speak about have gone unpunished because nothing much has been done to fight ISIS. ISIS has many names like ISIL and Daesh. ISIS was a sub unit in Al Qaeda who broke off to pursue their own goals. ISIS’s goal for the past few years have been to create a Caliphate or Islamic state where they enforce Shariah law meaning they use the Qu’ran to make their laws and to decide what to do in times of trouble. ISIS’s members have shown their brutality towards
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The Gold Standard Act The Gold Standard Act put the United States on the Gold Standard in 1900. This means the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold. This act declared that the gold dollar "shall be the standard unit of value‚ and all forms of money issued or coined by the United States shall be maintained at a parity of value with this standard"(Gold Standard). The Gold Standard Act was the pinnacle of Republican monetary conservatism‚ making gold the standard for
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