O’Neill martin.oneill[@]york.ac.uk Lecture 2: Positive and Negative Liberty 1. William E. Connolly: Liberty as an ‘Essentially-Contested Concept’ • See Connolly‚ The Terms of Political Discourse (1983)‚ and the relevant excerpt in CKS (i.e. Freedom: A Philosophical Anthology‚ ed. Ian Carter‚ Matthew Kramer and Hillel Steiner (Blackwell‚ 2007).) • The idea of an “essentially contested concept” – a concept that cannot be specified in detail in advance of normative debates. • The meanings of terms
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Ethan Wieland Mrs. Trickel 2nd Period Social Studies 12/16/14 Loyalty vs. Freedom You have just returned home from a day’s work in the shop‚ when all of a sudden your door is kicked down. The dust settles. Four British troops enter‚ weapons drawn. One of the troops comes and points his rifle at your chest‚ bayonet stabbing your skin. “Are you loyal to England‚ or are you a rebel traitor‚ a patriot?” You look towards your family‚ cowering in the corner. You know that your decision will mean life
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IN MY opinion‚ our teenagers nowadays are enjoying too much freedom compared to those before. Freedom helps teens feel more powerful and self-confident. But too much freedom can easily backfire‚ leaving a teen floundering. Some of them start taking advantage of too much freedom. Although teenagers might be reluctant to admit it‚ they still need the stability that parental authority can offer. Some parents remain so busy with their work that they forget their responsibilities towards their children
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Freedom? Or Restriction? Mr. Musselman Cheongna Dalton School Class Section A Hyun Jun Han Theoretical Psychology Experiment Title: Freedom? Or Restriction? Name: Hyunjun Han Institutional Affiliation: Cheongna Dalton School Class section: A Introduction For long there has been a surplus of controversy regarding the human race’s choice between freedom and restriction. Do people excel in a environment where they are restricted‚ or do they excel when they are completely free?
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Understand the individual elements of the extended marketing mix 3.1 explain how products are developed to sustain competitive advantage 3.2 explain how distribution is arranged to provide customerconvenience 3.3 explain how prices are set to reflect an organisation’sobjectives and market conditions 3.4 illustrate how promotional activity is integrated toachieve marketing objectives 3.5 analyse the additional elements of the extended marketing mix Products Place Price
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their children thanks to the additional guidance and assistance of their extended families. In my opinion‚ whether it was the wisdom or the insight they gained through life experiences‚ the lesson that our extended families shared with us were priceless gifts that continue to benefit us to this day. Having the support of an extended family can help parents through many tough times with raising a child in my old country. Extended families play an important part in parenting and education of a child:
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EXTENDED RESOPONSE John Doyle’s Changi episodes are about the struggle of the Australian prisoners of war. The series mainly focuses on six young Australian men giving an insight of each character’s deepest struggle within the camp. There are many themes evident within the episodes‚ Seeing is believing‚ Curley‚ Private Bill and Pacifying the angels. Some of which include power and atrocities of war. These themes are also apparent throughout Edward Zwick’s 2006 film ‘Blood Diamond’‚ which is about
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Absolute Freedom: Why It Doesn’t Exist What is absolute freedom? If one defines it as the ability to make a choice and act on it completely detached from the input‚ control‚ or otherwise influence of persons or society‚ then absolute freedom is an unattainable goal. Gerry Spence‚ author of the essay “Easy In The Harness: The Tyranny Of Freedom‚” asserts that “freedom is like a blank‚ white canvas when no commitments‚ no relationships‚ no plans‚ no values‚ no moral restraints have been painted on
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[IB – ITGS EXTENDED ESSAY] “An investigation into the Video Surveillance System at Indus” Name: KAPADIA SIKANDER IBCN: 002272-045 Subject: ITGS Supervisor: Mr. Mohan Robert Words: 3‚866 2010 Date: 21st Jan 2009 [INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BANGALORE] Abstract “An investigation into the Video Surveillance System at Indus” The increasing motive of safety and security for students in schools today has enforced many schools to have video surveillance systems installed. I have chosen the topic‚
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Prepare for and carry out extended feeding techniques. 1.1 Explain the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract in relation to extended feeding. every part of the gastrointestinal tract is designed to help in the digestive process in a specific way. The mouth is involved in chewing also know as masticating. The purpose is to break down food into small enough pieces to pass through the esophagus and enter the stomach. The food is moistened with saliva helping turning it into bolus in
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