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- 1411: Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence
- ... as the final Judge. The Declaration of Independence is a document co-written by the founding fathers in order to declare their independence of the Crown of Britain. They belived this to be within their rights indowed upon them by their Creator. Believing that they were under religious persecution and certain forms of "absolute tyranny" from Britian the founding fathers felt it was necessary to break the bonds that connected them ... you compare this quote with one from The Declaration of Independence , "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." The founding father's saw the deliberate purpose of a Creator in nature where Aristotle sees mankind on par with plants and animals. Aristotle explains that we have a natural desire to leave behind an ... than about the state and man is created in the image of God in the first place. The Declaration of Independence states in order for the individuals to secure their unalienable (that is God given) rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Of Commonwealth could only be related to the thinking of the ...
- 1412: Boris Yeltsin
- ... of the USSR, where he held the position of Chair of the committee of construction. More importantly, he became he became a co-leader of the inter-Regional Group of Deputies, which stood for Human Rights and Democratic reforms. Boris was elected speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in May 1990. By that time, he was known for his harsh criticisms of Gorbachev and ... and the lease of Sevastopol naval station. Boris has continued with Gorbachev's stance of reducing tension with western nations. Boris has had many meetings with the United States, including ones with George Bush and Bill Clinton. He has also cultivated relations with Germany, France, and Great Britain. In 1997, he aloud former soviet countries to be admitted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Boris has promoted trade and cooperation with ...
- 1413: The Declaration Of Independenc
- ... important step to the foundation of a new government was to gain peoples ambition by showing how the government would be run if a new party took over. This goal was achieved by stating the rights of man. We hold these truths to be self evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This statement made people hopeful and feel kindly toward this new government. The final step in the preparation for a new government was separation from the old government. This was declared twice in the Declaration of Independence. In the beginning, That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, driving their just powers from the consent of the governed, and in the end, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; ...
- 1414: Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead
- ... Saturday nights, and it was in those hours, Garcia would later say, that he developed his fondness for country-music forms-particularly the deft , blues-inflected mandolin playing and mournful, high-lonesome vocal style of Bill Monroe, the principal founder of bluegrass. When Garcia was ten, his mother, Ruth, brought him to live with her at a sailor's hotel and bar that she ran near the city's waterfront. He ... rather limited and uninteresting to Garcia and many of the other band members, and before long the ensemble was transformed into the Warlocks. A few dropped out, but they were soon joined by two more; Bill Kreutzmann, and Phil Lesh. It was around this time that Garcia and some of the group's other members also began an experiment with drugs that would change the nature of the band's story ... the time was "There's nothing like a Grateful Dead show," and this claim was very much justified. On those nights when the band was performing, propelled by the double drumming of Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, and the dizzying melodic joining of Garcia's gutiar along with Weir's, and then Lesh's bass; the Grateful Dead's imagination proved matchless. It was this dedication to live performances, and ...
- 1415: The Road To World War II
- ... hostility towards the British, but continued diplomacy with Germany. The underlying cause of this friendly nature was not to remain neutral. Wilson thought that if the Americans werent going to stand up for their rights to the seas, that this would be the way to reduce the submarine warfare. Wilson promoted peace at every turn, but both sides disliked the idea, in fact the Chancellor of Germany predicted that peace ... cession back. Merchant ships had begun to arm themselves. A policy of [anything] to protect American lives and commerce was begun by many sea-going traders. But the president never authorized any of this. A bill was passed by Congress that allowed the President to wage an undeclared naval war. Then, in March of 1914, three American merchant ships were sunk by the Germans, later the Lusitania and Sussex would be ...
- 1416: Feminists
- ... different forms of feminism in which a woman can believe. Though there is not a accurate definition of what a feminist is, there is three basic meanings: those who fight for women to gain more rights, also known as woman power, those who just want women to be equal as men, and those who believe in true, natural beauty. Every woman wants to be placed higher in the world than she ... respected as his equal. This battle has been happening before women had the right to vote. When women were allowed to vote, just the same as a man, they started to slowly fight for more rights. The battle has been a slow, tiring one, but women in the 1960's made the battle a bit easier. Many men are not thrilled with this movement either. Some still feel that women deserve ... woman. With many a woman involved in feminism, the belief of being the equal to a man instead of the inferior, the world is no longer a man's world. Women may be gaining their rights slowly, but the world has already seen the changes, especially with those who are in the work place. It has been a long journey for strong women, but the power of feminism is still ...
- 1417: The Symposium: A Philosophers Guide to Love
- ... which was identical both front and back. Aristophanes has said that they were divided like an apple or an egg which even the mathematical oriented philosophers would agree are symmetrical. So why then are the rights of the women less than that of the rights of the man if they were begotten from the same being? This idea is unsettling due to the fact that in most of the articles that have been written on human and social cooperation, the idea of female inferiority never seemed to be a problem. If the philosophers truly thought that beings were identical in creation then why are the rights of one half greater than those of the other? Eventually Socrates begins to convey his philosophy on the idea of love, yet he goes about it in a different way than his predecessors. In ...
- 1418: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
- ... Oysington Conservative Association. Margaret won in a Tory landslide at Finchley, a suburb of London in 1959. Her parliamentary career had begun. A stroke of good luck gave her the opportunity of presenting her first bill almost immediately. This bill was to allow the press to attend the meetings of the local councils. The bill was eventually passed and it greatly enhanced her reputation. In 1964 she was part of the opposition and saw the other side of politics. Between 1970 and 1974 Thatcher was the Secretary of State ...
- 1419: Following A Dream Toward Freedom
- ... still is the dream of every American. Freedom is defined as the liberty of choice or action, self-determination of rational beings, the right to enjoy privileges of membership or citizenship, and independence. The natural rights of all men have been stated as "life, liberty, and the puruit of happiness." In order for freedom to exist, people must take on the responsibility to pursue and maintain their dream. The dream of ... towns present to this day. The officers and soldiers of our great country followed their dream toward freedom by fighting and sacrificing their lives for the freedoms which are enjoyed and greatly appreciated today. Civil rights and women's rights leaders followed their dream toward freedom by achieving equality among all american citizens. As President Frankin D. Roosevelt stated in 1941, these four freedoms are still essential today. Not just in our country, "but ...
- 1420: Abuse Of The Innocent
- ... group, either way, an animal will be grateful for the chance of a happy life. 656 End Notes 1. Loraine Kay, Living Without Cruelty, (London: Sidwick & Jackson, 1990), p.15. 2. Laura Fraser, The Animal Rights Handbook, (Los Angeles: Living Planet Press, 1990), p.9. 3. Kay, Living Without Cruelty, p. 121. 4. Kay, Living Without Cruelty, p.119. Bibliography 1. Fraser, Laura. The Animal Rights Handbook. Los Angeles, Living Planet Press, 1990. 2. Kay, Loraine. Living Without Cruelty. London, Sidwick & Jackson, 1990. 3. Jasper, James M. and Dorothy Nelkin. The Animal Rights Crusade. New York, The Free Press, 1992. Word Count: 809
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