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    Common Sense “Society in every state is a blessing‚ but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil;” From the outset of Common Sense‚ Paine reveals his view on government as a cornerstone of his argument: America should challenge the British government and push for its independence. He asserts that governments are inherently evil‚ but yet ‘a necessary’ evil‚ to restrain the inevitable defects of human nature by enforcing the law upon fallible people. According to Paine‚ purpose of

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    represents the political and economic control‚ but also the ability of the dominant class to project its own way of seeing the world. Those who are subordinated by it accept it as ‘common sense’ and ‘natural’. However‚ it is also said that this condition would not be possible without willing and active consent. Common sense‚ suggests Geoffrey Nowell-Smith‚ is ’the way a subordinate class lives its subordination’ (cited in Alvarado & Boyd-Barrett 1992: 51). Production was a feature of capitalism.

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    Anne Frank- Primary Source Paper The Diary of Anne Frank is a remarkably moving book about the short life of a young girl and her family. The Holocaust was a horrible time for Jewish people and Anne and her Jewish family’s lives were completely turned upside down as a result. The war resulted in the deaths of countless people‚ mostly innocent people. Before the invasion on D-day and the end of the war not too long after‚ the rest of the world didn’t know the real disaster going on over seas. Anne

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    Philosophy and Common Sense As famous historic figures‚ Buddha and Socrates may be known as the smartest men on earth. They have set the standards in understanding religion and common sense. Both were respected leaders who many like to think started a revolution. Writings based upon their lives used to be and still are considered the basis of life to some people. As different as they are on the outside‚ they could be exactly the same from the inside. In Plato’s writing‚ Apology‚ Socrates defends

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    Common Sense and Integrative Thinking Introduction This article is a discussion about Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. It discusses about the connection or role of Common Sense in Integrative Thinking on the basis of “Common sense and Integrative thinking” by Joy Ben and Sally Dresdow‚ 2009. I will be discussing about their arguments. This paper will show the link between Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. In general Common Sense does not seem to play a great role in Integrative Thinking

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    Tradition v.s Common Sense

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    Traditions over Common Sense Francisco Montanez English 1302 Professor Duncan April 24‚ 2014 Francisco Montanez Professor Duncan English 1302 24 April 2014 Traditions over Common Sense Traditions are a very important aspect of human life. They are seen as another way of life. Many traditions teach things of value to children‚ things which parents hope will be passed on to future generations. In many societies however‚ traditions have taken over the common sense of the people

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    Psychology vs Common Sense

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    “psyche” when we look at the above definitions‚ in the sense of mind‚ thought‚ and emotions. Most would also agree that they have a soul‚ this relates to man’s moral‚ mental or emotional nature. Regardless of the different notions about what these ultimately are‚ few could hardly disagree they exist. Psychology then is the scientific study of the human mind. (The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus Second Edition‚ p. 671). What is Common Sense? Good Judgment‚ sound practical judgment derived

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    “Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires and that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate” is a quote by Edward W. Said. During the 19th century‚ Western nations started expansion into territorial imperialism to collect resources from colonies to benefit economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Jules Ferry‚ a former French prime minister‚ created a colonial policy to colonize territories for France’s benefits and to civilize the people

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    Ever wonder what it would be like to invent something that would be used for hundreds of years to come? That’s what Galileo Galilei did. Galileo Galilei belongs in the house 8-1 Genius Hall of Fame. Born in 1564 in Florence‚ Italy‚ Galileo was the oldest of six children. In 1583‚ he attended the University of Pisa to study medicine but became fascinated with many other subjects‚ particularly mathematics and physics. He performed studies and tests on falling objects and then wrote a manuscript about

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    Thomas Paine Common Sence

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    Thomas Paine’s Common Sense The pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine with its commentary about government and its views of man helped shape the attitude of the colonist in the time of the revolutionary war. Paine begins by making the correlation that individuals have a predisposition to correlate government with the society as a whole. However‚ argues that society is something we are to strive to attain‚ in contrast to government which is "a necessary evil." Paine argues that Society encourages

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