Essential Existence of Obedience and Liberty Nadia Boulanger the famous French Composer said‚ “A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.” Through this statement we learn that obedience must be coupled with liberty in order to make something or someone great. This will not be an essay supporting disobedience but will in fact show how the greatest obedience is chosen; not forced upon an individual but the joining of obedience and liberty. In the article “The Perils of Obedience”
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A Response to Issue 1 Following the Civil War there was a rapid progression of the role of African Americans in the United States. Reconstruction had given African Americans their freedom along with their rights to vote‚ own land‚ and even hold positions in office. Many historians would soon report about the great success Reconstruction made in the United States for the African American race in obtaining their ‘civil rights’. Even though America had created a society where all men were equal in
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Securing America and Protecting Civil Liberties September 11‚ 2001 was one of the most devastating disasters that our nation had encounter. The fact that we had been targeted on our own land and the fact the terrorist were being trained being here in the United States put fear and a sense of insecurity in our nation. The terrorist attacks upon our nation prompt the Bush administration to make homeland security its top priority. The focus was to make an effort to prevent future terrorist
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Architectural Short Write: Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty National Monument was given to the people of the United States by France in 1886. The Statue of Liberty was first given to us to show a sign of friendship between the French and the U.S‚ and over the years has grown to represent freedom and democracy as well as international friendship. The Statue of Liberty is a woman holding a torch‚ and a tablet that states the date of American Independence. The Statue of Liberty greeted all newcomers to
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Glory John-Kolawole Assignment 3 John Stuart Mill explores the ideas of liberty‚ social control‚ and individuality in his book "On Liberty". At first look‚ Mill appears to support ideas that are in opposition to one another; he opposes restrictive customs while yet supporting embracing diversity. Nevertheless‚ by examining liberty‚ the harm principle‚ and the inherent worth of individuality‚ Mill offers a persuasive picture of actual freedom. He promotes the notion that diversity and the rejection
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The Statue of Liberty is a unique and very detailed monument. The Statue of Liberty is located in New York. This statue is of a woman holding a torch‚ she has a tablet in her hand that has the date when the Declaration of Independence was signed. She also has chains on her feet and a crown on her head. This crown contains 7 spikes and has very detailed patterns and shapes. The whole statue is turquoise. This monument is 305 feet and 6 inches tall‚ it weighs 225 tons. This statue is one of the most
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the white house and the Washington monument but there is one that caught my eye. The statue of liberty in New York is an iconic figure that symbolizes the importance of freedom in America and plays a significant role in the history of the United States. SYMBOLISM: The statue is truly the enduring symbol of America and in many ways one of the important‚ symbols of the world. The Statue represents Liberty‚ the triumph for democratic society over tyranny and corruption‚ and because of its location
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In the political work On Liberty‚ John Stuart Mill forms an argument in support of the freedom of speech and explains in detail why silencing an opinion is wrong. He does this by exploring the ways that silencing an individual’s opinion in a variety of situations harms society‚ whether the opinion silenced is true or false. In The Second Treatise of Government‚ John Locke explains his views on political philosophy but never explicitly states a clear view on free speech‚ it does allude to an attitude
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CHAPTER 18 (484‐509) AMERICAN SOCIETY IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE INDUSTRIAL AGE MIDDLE CLASS LIFE MIDDLE‐CLASS LIFE Families were generally smaller than before Families were generally smaller than before Young people increasingly were able to marry for “true love” rather than purely social reason true love rather than purely social reason Men worked away from home – in shops‚ offices‚ and factories df i ¼ of all urban families employed at least 1 servant Consumerism – fashionable clothes
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running around in the shadows. But all the sudden they stopped. They heard talking. “How do we handle this rebellious group? What do they even call themselves?” Said a man‚ not apart of the suspicious group. “I heard they call themselves the Sons of Liberty. I don’t know how‚ but we need to stop them. They could destroy the British colonies. They’ve already ruined our number one import when they dumped our tea in the ocean.” Replied another man. “They are unarmed. What should we do sir.” A man inside
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