The Social Contract Theory: You Forgot Something The social contract was an idea first introduced by Socrates‚ who used it as a third and final argument for reasoning with the Athenian government. Socrates believed that society rests on an agreement in which each of us gains enormous benefits‚ and in return we agree to support the institutions and practices that make those benefits possible. This “social contract” would later be the basis of morality after being further developed by Thomas Hobbes
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most people cringe. If you can imagine someone kicking in the door to your home‚ tying up yourself and your family‚ dragging them to a vehicle for transportation‚ and then sold to the highest bidder in some land you know nothing about. Even worse‚ your family was sold to another person whom‚ unbeknown to you‚ lives miles away. After being sold‚ you are forced into severe manual labor‚ being harshly punished for any miniscule mistake‚ with you existence as a slave ending when you either die‚ or are freed
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Batman: a Fictional Hero “Something Terrible” is a masterpiece by Dean Trippe which tells about his own trauma when he was a child. He overcame the darkness in his heart through the world of fiction and the help of one of the most well-known superheroes in the world‚ Batman. In the story‚ his life was terribly ruined by a teenager who threatened and raped him‚ which is shown in page 4‚ panel 1 and 2. Even
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Amanda Linn PSY 107 JOURNAL LETTER #3 5/8/12 What are you passionate about? Many of my earliest memories as a young child were of playing with my dolls and taking care of them in one way or another. I could often be found playing with my friends and starring in the lead role of either doctor‚ school teacher‚ or mommy. Through the years‚ I have been in the role of a babysitter‚ a camp counselor‚ a leader and mentor of youth organizations‚ a daycare provider‚ a tutor‚ and a teacher
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In the future‚ when your children ask you what you have done in life that you feel must most of proud of. What will you answer be? In my life‚ I overcame many obstacles‚ achieved more success and had defeats. Up to now‚ I do not care about what I do best. Once‚ my children asked me what I have done in life that I feel must most of proud of‚ I recognized that I have not thought about it before. But I know some things that I never forget and I always feel proud of it because I did it well. That is
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The Three Objects That Represent Something Important About Me Everyone must be having at least one important object in his or her life. It could be a jewelry‚ photograph or clothing. However‚ the three objects that represent something important to me are my laptop‚ my phone and my glasses. I really can’t live without them. They give me a hand in everything doing my school homework or connecting with my friends. My current computer is my first and only laptop I got from my parents. It was
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favorite beverage‚ after water independent scientists also place leaf tea second only to water as the most ideal beverage in the world all leaf teas are naturally zero calories and so can help with your weight management program Lipton tea provides you with flavonoid antioxidants. Antioxidants are thought to help keep our body healthy by preventing every day wear and tear by free radicals Lipton is the global market leader in both leaf and ready-to-drink tea‚ with a global market
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opportunities and resources- There’s only so much everyone can do. But even after we figured out what we rationally can do and will do‚ how do you be ‘yourself’? There are factors affecting our lifestyles‚ thinking‚ habits‚ social interactions and expectations- How do you make your own independent choices or are your choices really your own? Pondering about these intellectual‚ social and lifestyle barriers; I think as the lives become faster than ever before in the history [in post-modern societies]-
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than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and 24 of those 200 people who were accused were killed. The evidence didn’t have to be reliable; it hardly had to be there! All it took was someone to point a finger at you and you would find yourself in the middle of a trial‚ for something you didn’t do! If I were back in Salem Massachusetts during the time of the infamous Salem Witch Trials and I found myself in the middle‚ I would do whatever it took to save myself as well as the ones I loved even
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“Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County” is a book‚ written by Kristen Green‚ documenting her discovery and acceptance of the dark and grey history of her childhood hometown. The book is widely known and used to provide examples of extreme racial prejudice and segregation that were still present in the late half of the twentieth century. Kristen Green started the novel with the intent to discover her town’s past and how her family was involved in the issues of that time. I think that
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