(Hobbes p.1) What Hobbes I believe means by this is that the Leviathan, or government has been set up to protect and defend its public from harm. ... Thereby showing how Hobbes Leviathan is set up to provide for the good of the public. ... Hobbes concrete meaning entails the idea that the government is an entity that has been set up to protect and defend the public at large. ... John Locke has created a different set of actions that take place in the formation of a common-wealth. ... To avoid these men form societies where they protect each other properties, and have a written set of ru...

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The Federal Government The Federal Government The three branches of the federal government provide a base for the way we live our lives. ... Judicial Branch Our Judicial branch of government is defined in Article III of the Constitution and by Congress. ... Legislative Branch The Legislative branch of the federal government, commonly known as the Congress, is probably the most influential of the branches. ...

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Abstract This article looks at how citizen journalism can have a positive effect towards combating government oppression and the means utilised to do so. I first created a picture of the communication system with our government by looking at a well-known example. ... Released in 1949, the novel 1984 depicts a dystopian future set in former London, Great Britain. ... Four Ministries set the ideas for the citizens of Oceania using the concept of Doublespeak. ... An example in modern media would be; Politically Correct set to insure fairness to minorities but making the minority a minority by do...

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As a consequence, the government became the source for much of the war-related information. ... Aly Colon, Diversity Program Director and member of the Ethics Committee at the Poynter Institute, presents a set of questions to help journalists decide what pictures of casualties to show, if any. ... - He also advises journalists to think about their audience and as a starting point provides another set of questions which are: "1) What will it want and/or need to see to understand such death? ... Journalists ask tough questions to hold agencies -- particularly government -- accountable to th...

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The government should abolish this law for the sake of people's lives. ... The government should not sink to the level of the criminal. That is why the government imprisons the criminals. ... "Government is a teacher, for good or for bad, but government should set the example. ... The government kills the convicted to set an example to those who might consider a wrongdoing. ...

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So in 368 A.D the government made it illegal for independent peasants to go to the landlords. ... This made the Empire very unstable and set a perfect environment for an invasion. ... He said that they were inhuman and vicious; that they were thoroughly unmilitary, being discouraged by any little set back and that they couldn't follow the simplest plan . With all these set backs the military had no chance of defeating anyone. ... They looked after the Empire, the government and sometimes the military. ...

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It also protected all men from the government revoking your land and random arrests and punishments. ... (Kaiser) The clergy felt that the new set of rules, put forth by the Assembly, were harsh, so they refused to take the oath. ... The Assembly justified their actions by saying the Church never really owned the property because it belonged to the government(Kaiser). ...

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However it would take a hardened government supporter to suggest that the government is paying anything more than lip service to reducing car registrations in the UK. ... Government Intervention MG Rover has long been linked to the Government for a variety of reasons. ... The aspect of Government intervention that began so strongly in the 60' and 70's continued through to the nineties has been replaced in this century by a new government attitude. Direct Government intervention is not the force it once was, but as we shall see the Government and its policies still affect MG-Rover ...

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Human rights, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as to race, color or national origin. ... Chinese in Indonesia became the scapegoats for the government, being successful and easy-targeted for any mistakes of the government. ... The government did not attempt to stop the violation, too. ... Also, they were barred from being government servants. ... Then the government should no...

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From them, they borrowed a great deal of their culture, including their ideas of philosophy and their form of government. ... The intellectual response to this instability of the governments produced the forms of government and the emerging philosophies that came to shape the future Chinese government and civilization. Confucianism was one of the philosophies of government that emerged during the warring states period. ... In the late second century BC, an imperial university was established which trained people for government service. ... (Fitzgerald 156) From then on, Confucian doctrin...

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That means that men will always buy it since there are not much substitutes The second reason is the Dutch government and the EU. ... The European Union sets the minimum and the maximum prices for the farmers, it regulates the import and export and the EU is responsible for regulations (e.g. regulations for: animal treatment, prevention of diseases etc.). The EU sets minimum prices for example milk. ... The Dutch government always tries to be a little stricter than the regulations of the EU. ... The government does this because it thinks that the Dutch industry will get a competitive advant...

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Introduction This report was written for the purpose of evaluating a range of development methodologies and technology sets. For methodologies, the report looks in detail over the features offered by The Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Cleanroom When it comes to the technology and tool sets, the report looks in detail over the features offered by these very famous and commercially available products  Java  . ... A conclusion finishes the report with the authors" opinion about which combination of technology, tool sets and methodology is the best for the proposed ...

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Of course with each of these rules and regulations follows groups and parties on either side defending why the decision of the government was right or wrong. ... Citizen and Immigration services, Homeland Security, and the Executive Branch of the United States Government through the creation of policies and vigilant actions, all having a piece of the puzzle but never the full set. ... The legislations that got past that allowed an increase in immigration to the United States came with a few set backs as well. ... The United States government almost always has to be involved if not more than t...

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Unfortunately, all was a moot point by 1801 when the British enacted the Act of Union, bringing the business of Ireland's government firmly under English control. ... Yet, it was reported in 1847 that the starving Irish where willingly foregoing food and using English charity money to buy arms, and that continuing to give them relief would only "make the people think that the government should do everything-. ... This was a small enclave around Dublin, which became the area of English rule. 1507 Accession of Henry VIII. 1515 Anarchy in Ireland. 1529-36 Henry VIII made his great breac...

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Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. ... To the springing forth of the federal government to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs. These efforts by the government were followed by the education of America about the dangers of drugs. ... In essence the government wanted to change the public's attitude toward drugs. ... This led to efforts in 1972 by the federal government to stop the drug trade. ...

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This in turn, is what the government wants to happen, so that one is oblivious to their surroundings... Professor Beatty represents the mastermind behind governments censorship. ... This shows the government's hypocritical attitude towards certain things such as war. ... Beatty is the depiction of how the government starts fires and can't end up putting them out... This represents government, and its elim...

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It was his wish to set down a blueprint of how to manage the state efficiently while taking into consideration the nature of man. ... Luther's premise is that God's word sets forth good Christian behavior. ... In essence, the secular Sword and laws are set forth for the unjust not the just. ... He needs no law of man, only the law of love and nature, to set his path aright and to live in the service of God. ... Laws must be set forth and adhered to in order to prevent the anarchy that would erupt from an endless state of competition. ...

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This set the scene for much conflict between the strict Russian Orthodox priests who ran the school and the radical Georgian student body. ... The intellectuals of the time opposed the strict control thrusted upon them by the ruling government and embraced violent ideologies to bring about political change. ... Stalin then set his site on entering the world of politics. ... Lenin worked most closely with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik take over of the government. Within a few months, opposition to the new government developed in many parts of the country. ...

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During the summer of 1869, the Canadian government sent John Stoughton Dennis to the Red River to survey the land. ... He set to go claim and take control of the North-West Territory for Canada. ... On November 23, Riel proposed the formation of a provisional government to replace the Council of Assiniboia. On December 10, Riel's Provisional Government's flag flew on the flag pole at Fort Gary. ... Louis set out for Batoche with his wife and two children, arriving there around the beginning of July 1884. ...

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Despite its entertainment value, gangsta" rap misleads our impressionable teens by showing them that violence, and aggressiveness is acceptable behavior; and unless government officials decide to make a change, gangsta" rap will continue to influence the behavior of adolescents for the worst. ... Due to the negative influence of this popular music among youth that are struggling for popularity in school and among peers, the government should produce new regulations to involve the parents on what kind of music their children are listening to. ... Rap music has b...

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Political Reasons: - People wanted more representation in government and more civil liberties... The "Roundheads" lead by Oliver Cromwell fought for more voice in government. ... It outlined a set of predetermined rules and regulations that all settlers would abide by. This became the first example of government with the consent of the governed. ... It created a new government for the colony. ...

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The Army ordered Hitler to join and build it up and Hitler duly set about increasing the organisation of the DAP. ... All the support was found in Bavaria and so Hitler set his bid for power in Bavaria. ... In 1922 it was a disastrous year for the Weimar government. ... The Bavarian State Government plotted against the Weimar Government, which led to Gustav Stresemann being appointed as Chancellor of Germany in August 1923. ... The Bavarian Government has been removed.? ...

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This set specific limits on the amounts and types of strategic arms each nation could maintain. ... After the Nicaraguan Revolution got rid of Anastasio Somoza, the United States accused the new government of aiding Marxist rebels in El Salvador. ... As a result of the Iranian hostage crisis, congress had marked Iran as a terrorist nation and had outlawed the sale of weapons to the Iranian government. ... He also believed that his rivals in Moscow respected strength over anything else, so Reagan set out to build up the American military capabilities. ... The Soviet government began to reduce...

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This system is loosely regulated by the government. ... The role of the government in authorizing the operations of corporations creates still another disadvantage. They are often expensive to establish and complex to run because they are strictly regulated by the government. More government regulations are applied to corporations then any other form of business ownership. Just simply reporting to the government so that they know all regulations are being followed can be timely and complicated. ...

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Although the Union set up many useful committees for the purpose of exchanging information, the Latin American nations regarded it as an instrument of American influence, or even domination. ... The company, which also had large interests in Cuba and Colombia, came to exert great influence upon the policies of the American government towards the so-called "banana republics" in Latin America. ... But in 1889 the Germans, who also had economic interests in the islands, sought to undo this agreement by overthrowing the Samoan government. ... In the same year, seeking still greater control, Ame...

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