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- 4351: Thomas Hobbes
- ... and without government, we would be living in this state of nature. Hobbes ideas that people should decide how they should be ruled set the stage for the "social contract" proposed some years later by John Locke. Society makes a kind of contract with itself to give power to a ruling body. In "Leviathan" Hobbes also said that nations are like people in that they are selfishly motivated, and that every ...
- 4352: Nature Vs. Nurture
- ... can lower anti-social behavior by about forty six percent. Sugar consumption can cause a chain reaction in the body leading to anti-social behavior because the pancreas releases insulin which makes excess glucose. When John Hinckley tried to kill president Regean he was living on a diet of fast food, coffee, and sugary soft drinks. This shows that our biochemical make-up can also contribute to a persons motivation to ...
- 4353: Native American Recognition
- ... misappropriated, or in some cases stolen billions of dollars from some of its poorest citizens. (Billions) This is a sickening display by the government that only further oppresses this exhausted group of people. Said by John Echohawk, director of the Native American Right Fund, "Our people have historically suffered abuse after abuse. We have continuous problems with unemployment, health care and education. It just goes on and on." (Billions) Because of ...
- 4354: Events Leading To The American Revolution
- ... and preserve prpromote a mutually beneficial intercourse between the several constituent parts of the empite"", yet those duties were always imposed with design to restrain the commerce of one part". This statement by the colonist (John Dickinson), shows that th sole rason for new taxes is just for the British gov't to make money, at the expense of the economy of the colonies. Dickinson makes a important distinction between the ...
- 4355: Night Rider
- ... working in three different summer businesses my wife decided to be the rural housewife. She would meet her girl friends at least once a week. They would go to either Bob's Cafe or to John’s Restaurant to talk about subjects girl friends talk about. They loved to laugh at the natives, eventhough she was evolving into one of them. Not a true native of course. A true native is ...
- 4356: Ku Klux Klan The History Of
- ... All members were known as Ghouls. The only thing left to discuss was what the name of their organization would be. Richard R. Reed came up with the Greek word "Kuklos", meaning "circle" or "cycle". John B. Kennedy came up with the word "clam". Using these words they came up with the now known, Ku Klux Klan. They decided to disguise themselves in sheets. They road horses through the quiet streets ...
- 4357: Of Mice And Men
- Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story which shows how weak the human trait of loyalty can be if put through the test of time. It shows how people can turn on their family, best friend, and even ...
- 4358: Of Mice And Men
- In John Steinbeck's classic novel "Of mice and men" the testament of true friendship is the main theme. Steinbeck uses two migrant workers, Lennie and George, to illustrate the main themes of the novel. The novel ...
- 4359: With Malice Toward None By Ste
- ... President Lincoln insisted on attending an evening performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater. Since General Grant was expected to attend the play with President Lincoln, the President's attendance was highly publicized. John Wilkes Booth, a staunch Southern supporter, was a well known and popular actor who felt it necessary to redeem the lost cause of the Confederacy. He had previously planned to kidnap President Lincoln, but when ...
- 4360: Victorian Literature
- ... Several writers wrote nonfiction that dealt with what they believed to be the ills of the time. For example, Thomas Carlyle attacked the greed and hypocrisy he saw in society in Sartor Resartus (1833-1834). John Stuart Mill discussed the relationship between society and the individual in his long essay On Liberty (1859). Later Victorian literature. During the late 1800's, a pessimistic tone appeared in much Victorian poetry and prose ...
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