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- 1401: Freedom In The United States
- ... refused to take action. The defendant was acquitted on the basis that in cases of libel the jury should judge both law and the facts. James Alexander was the first colonial writer to develop a philosophy on the freedom of speech. He founded the American Philosophical Society and masterminded the Zenger defense. Alexander's chief conviction was "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free government: when this support ...
- 1402: Immigration To Canada
- ... prospected immigrants. They targeted wealthy farmers, agricultural laborers and female domestics, preferably from Great Britain, the United States and Northern Europe. Canada's first immigration legislation, the Immigration Act of 1869 reflected the laissez-faire philosophy of the time by not saying which classes of immigrants should be admitted but , merely that the "governor" could prohibit the landing of pauper or destitute immigrants at any Canadian port. The Chinese, who were ...
- 1403: The 1960s
- ... sour crums. The 60's was the first time they ever ate things that were healthy such as salad, and other vegetables. Usually I would eat meat, meat, and just meat... eheh. What was your philosophy of life? Do you remember any old sayings you can tell me? To do my best for others and respect their thoughts, stay honest, single, and young. I remember teenagers saying things like "don't ...
- 1404: Alexis De Tocqueville (1805-18
- ... the family returned to Paris so Herve de Tocqueville could assume his position in the royal court of the Bourbon king Louis XVIII. In 1820, Tocqueville was sent to Metz were he studied rhetoric and philosophy in secondary school and the college royal. He then returned to Paris to study law in 1825. He was then appointed as a juge auditeur (mediator) in Versailles were he met Gaustave de Beaumont, who ...
- 1405: American Two Party System
- ... In most states it is required to have a significant percentage of the registered voter’s signatures, well in advance of the election, to get a candidate on the ballot. With the winner take all philosophy that most states have adopted for the Electoral College, it is virtually impossible to get even one of the state’s electoral votes for a presidential candidate. Even if a third party candidate was to ...
- 1406: Alcoholics Anonymous
- ... taken over four years to produce 100 sober alcoholics in the three founding groups. That same year, the Fellowship published it’s basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous. The text, written by Bill, explained A.A.’s philosophy and methods, the core of which was the now well-known Twelve Steps to Recovery (Pitman 75 & 76). The book was reinforced by case histories of around thirty recovered members. From this point on, A ...
- 1407: Aquinas And Hobbes
- ... and hell, so they can only learn of it through God's revelations in the Bible. Vernon Bourke analyzes Aquinas' moral psychology because he believes that it is an important basis for the Aquinas' entire philosophy and that it was an essential component of Aquinas' bringing Aristotelian ideas to the Christian world view. Bourke states that Aquinas' moral psychology can be broken down to three distinct human functions. The first function ...
- 1408: Aquinas’ Fifth Way Of Proving
- ... soulmaking? And is soulmaking supposed to be good for the individual, for the world at large or just for God? If I could answer these questions, there would be no need for the study of philosophy, as they have no correct answer. I do believe in God, but I do not know why except for a feeling inside which may be inborn or the result of my environment. David Hume’s ...
- 1409: Organized Crime Wthin The Unit
- ... and social discriminatory implications. “Although there must be a likelihood of criminal wrongdoing to allow a civil suit, it is clear that RICO, as criminal law, has departed from the traditional ‘innocent until proven guilty’ philosophy” (Miller 1999). Whereas typical white-collar crime entails asset forfeiture once criminals are convicted, organized criminals must forfeit their assets once an accusation is made. Congress ensures that “the need to preserve the availability of ...
- 1410: Orwell And Marx
- ... disapproval or even doubt might have stalled, if not thwarted, Napoleon's bid for sole power² (Twayne, 94-95). Boxer's trust in his leader is faulty because it is a trust in an orthodox philosophy of society such as Marxism, according to Orwell. Orwell's view on society is that of moderate Marxist. It is true that many faults are found in old Major's (Marx's) Animalism, but they ...
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