MAJORITY OR INDIVIDUAL Throughout the history‚ philosophers have emerged new ideas about how society govern and how people can be free two of these philosophers are that Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Stuart Mill who are significant philosophers in our world because their ideas about liberty and general will have shaped today’s world. Actually‚ these philosophers have a contrast about liberty since Rousseau has an idea about general will what he explained as majority’s ideas ignores minority’s
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even thought the government ordered by the rule of majority. 4. Thoreau states that‚ “no government would be best”. However‚ as a citizen what does he call for at once? Why? He states‚ “ But‚ to speak practically and as a citizen‚ unlike those who call themselves no-government men‚ I ask for‚ not at once no government‚ but at once a better government. Let every man made known what kind of government would command his respect‚ and that will be one step toward obtaining it” I felt that there
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Introduction The NBA is a billion dollar business and known as one of the largest and most prestigious organization within American sports today. It is also home to one of the most controversial rules in all of sports‚ which is known as "the one and done rule." The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA draft out of high school and going to straight to the NBA. According to Article X‚ Section 1 of the NBA’s 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA)‚ the
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Love means many different things to many different people. Some people think of love in a romantic or sexual way. Some think of love from friends and family or even a pet. There are many different kinds of love‚ but what is it actually? The American heritage dictionary defines love as an intense affection based on familial or personal ties. If this is so‚ then how can someone feel love for random strangers. Like when someone sees a picture of a starving child and they want to help or the recent shooting
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In today ’s society‚ we use certain objects such as machines every single day to perform jobs and tasks that would require human intelligence and judgment. Artificial Intelligence allow machines to send information in a matter of seconds‚ regulate ground and air traffic‚ guide missiles‚ and can perform any human task‚ but what if machines are create more like humans in the near future. Would we welcome them into society as one of the guys ’ or would we discriminate their kind? The excerpt on Machine
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Reading Journal This journal covers chapters 13 to 16 of Divakaruni’s novel One Amazing Thing. PLOT: What happened in these chapters? Give a brief overview‚ chapter by chapter‚ especially noting any events that surprised you or confused you. CHARACTER: Which characters appear in these chapters? List each one along with what we learned about them in these chapters‚ especially noting any developments that surprised you or confused you. KEY PASSAGE: Choose what you feel is a key paragraph
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In the essay “The Tyranny of the Majority”‚ Lani Guinier expresses her concern that the will of the majority may trample the rights of the minority‚ which I completely agree with. Guinier speaks of the Golden Rule and the idea that if the Golden Rule is not applied‚ the majority will lack in recognizing‚ and taking in account the desires‚ let alone consider the ideas of the minority‚ representing how this is in no way a democratic process. The Golden Rule is simply stated as “Treat others as you
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then the lighting of the lamps. II The morning comes to consciousness Of faint stale smells of beer From the sawdust-trampled street With all its muddy feet that press To early coffee-stands. With the other masquerades That time resumes‚ One thinks of all the hands That are raising dingy shades In a thousand furnished rooms. III You tossed a blanket from the bed‚ You lay upon your back‚ and waited; You dozed‚ and watched the night revealing The thousand sordid images Of which
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winter coat helps to trap the body heat against the skin. Also‚ tiny muscles in the skin raise the hairs‚ creating tiny air pockets that heighten the insulating effect. Flatten this ‘fluffed-up’ coat by adding layers of light blankets‚ or even one heavy one‚ can actually make the horse colder. If a horse is not accustomed to being blanketed‚ it can put the horse at increased risk. If it becomes overheated‚ it will begin to sweat. The dampness causes it to become chilled later‚ which then increases
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Chitra Divakaruni’s novel‚ One Amazing Thing‚ serves as both a mirror and a window; it affirms some of my own thoughts and beliefs and permits me to see new perspectives‚ understand different cultures‚ and encounter new ideas. A major theme that is discussed in the novel is fate and endeavoring to exert and influence the predetermined fate and destines. This novel serves as a mirror because fate frequently regarded to as determined by a supernatural power‚ beyond an individual’s control‚ and can’t
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