Even though nature may be a state of true liberty, it does not give one the right or allow another to harm these rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. ... Locke gives three reasons for giving up complete freedom. ... Those are the three main reasons for individuals to give up their right to absolute freedom, but there are also two powers that humanity as a whole must give up in order for government to work properly. They are; people must give up the right to do whatever they feel in the struggle for self-perseverance and people must give up the right to personally pu...

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Authors often show how humans select this stronger person, in order to give an understanding of the different powers that some people can posses over others. In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies Ralph though not the stronger person, demonstrates a better understanding of people which gives Ralph better leadership qualities than Jack. ... When Ralph says, "I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. ... (Golding 36) by making such rules as these, and by giving the boys the stability of an authority figure, mainly himself, he enforces his role of leader. ...

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Perhaps the most troubling part of all this is that Shakespeare gives a little reason to believe that he disagrees with Prospero. ... He gives false meanings to things, just because he does not know or understand the real meaning and reason for occurring events. ... Caliban is ready to give up his freedom and be a slave to stay alive, better to fear one master than to fear everyone and everything. ... The only way to escape from the state of nature is to give up the right to govern oneself to the. ... In order to have a peaceful and strong society people need to give up some of the rights...

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Only the human animal can do this and this gives us real freedom. ... The law gives us this protection and enables us to deal with all problems of mankind and reach a solution for what is the law but a way to conduct ourselves and be able to ascertain the good against the bad. ... So we must realize that we as human beings determine the fate which gives us the freedom to conduct our lives in a civilized society and be governed by man made laws. ...

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In this work, Machiavelli gives each piece of his advice a chapter. ... In the following paragraphs, this paper will not only discuss the advice Machiavelli gives in The Prince, but will compare it to the way he led his own life. ... He writes that "it would be good to be considered generous, nevertheless, generosity, used in such a manner as to give you a reputation for it will harm you; because if it is employed virtuously and as one should employ it, it will not be recognized and you will not avoid the reproach of his opposite" (Machiavelli 41). In other words, he is saying that if you ...

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Rousseau also believes that all people should give up their individual will for the rights of the general will. ... I don't think you can always give up your individual will for the general will. This sounds good if you don't give up your freedom to only one man or one group, but give it up to society or all people. ... The general will does make a common ground for all people, but if someone does not agree or like the general will, must they always give up there individual freedom? ... The purpose of giving up your individual will for a general will is so that no one person is the...

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Freedom of is known as liberty and gives a person the right to do something without constraint. ... Freedom is extremely important because it gives individuals certain liberties they require while placing limits on the power of government at the same time. ... Political equality gives each person one vote, but is interfered with by the ability of certain people to influence political decisions by wealth or social status. ... Equality of opportunity gives each person the same chance to succeed in life. ...

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In exchange for a government, the people may give up some freedoms for protection. ... Hobbes looked at it as giving up rights for protection. ... For Locke, the contract worked both ways; if the people agreed to give up some freedom then, the government would protect everyone's rights. ...

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Men give up some of their rights to enter into a social contract with a government whose purpose is to protect their rights (property), life, and liberty. ... They control property and money which gives them the power in other situations such as politics. ... In order for the protection of their property, man must give up some of their freedom. ... People give up some of their freedom to enter into a social contract with a form of government. ... Locke insisted that in order for the protection of man's property, they must give up some of their freedom to a government to make laws. ...

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One way that Americans can try to keep America free is to find out some of the bills in congress that give or take away freedoms. Following this they could tell their congressperson to vote on the bill in a way that would give Americans the most freedom. ... Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined." ... I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!...

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Hobbes - founder of modern social thought - tried to explain nature of man and society w/out recourse to assumptions of Greco-Christian tradition - born 1588 - Only certain principle of human conduct was self preservation - Descarte- humans could still know reality even if no resemblance between our sense experience and external world - Elements of Philosophy physics, psychology, & political implications sections, basis of work - Theory hold that all social relations are artificial & are products of calculation rather than impulse or affection - Humans must give their consent to absolu...

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This is a pattern that he uses throughout the book, an example is Machiavelli doesn't say how to take over other lands, but gives pieces of uncommon advice for a ruler to obtain and maintain their power. ... This is why "The Prince" has lasted for so long, Machiavelli leaves such a large hole in his story but gives the reader a different way of thinking which lets them draw their own conclusions and eventually filling in those holes with their own knowledge that they took from Machiavelli. ...

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Due to their ignorance of the political world, women voted as their husbands did, thus, just giving away their vote rather than voting for what they believed in. today this still seems to have little change. ... Women had devoted themselves to the movement in order to give their lives meaning. ...

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The first reason I give for thinking democracy is best is that we have a chance to vote for what we want to happen. Although this can sometimes be unstable, because of the differences in what the majority wants and what the minority wants, it still gives us the opportunity to voice our opinions and take action to get what we want to happen. ...

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Bored out of my mind, I scanned the cluttered area of my bedroom, hoping for a clue that would give me something to do on a Saturday morning other than stare at the cobwebs dangling from the ceiling. ... It's just that the information we need is packaged into mind-boggling terms we don't understand and dreary delivery of news that simply doesn't give us the appetites to listen. ... And this huge boost could give journalists something positive to write about, for a change. ...

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In their book "Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics" Jacobs and Potter give an example about a man in his 20s who has burnt a wooden cross and is in prison now for ten years. ... An example: in one side of town a man gets beaten up because he is gay, and on the other side of town a man gets beaten up because he would not give his money away. ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of hate crime more value and more protection than victims of "ordinary" crimes, while every citizen should have the same value and protection. ... It is not fair to the victim ...

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He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. ... Therefore when you give up these rights to the government you do so with the believe that the government will be given these rights to you as well. ... But that I believe does not effect the principles he lays down because punishment aries from the fact that, that individual enters into that society with the knowledge that he is giving up his personal individual freedoms, for those freedoms and rules given to him by the government. ... He says " the Sovereign, being formed who...

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Machiavelli's gives many good points on the prince regarding to the militia. ... He gives great pointers on many different areas such as, techniques for the militia, liberality or niggardliness, and fear and love. ...

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The royal authority, otherwise the ruling power over a country, can decide how to rule the country. During the period between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, historians label this period as the "Age of Absolutism" in the Discovering the Western Past on page 38. Absolutism is defined as b...

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It gives the image that the Capitol is permissive, forgiving and easy to challenge, while in case of preventing a revolution, those images are ones to be avoided the most. ... The people who lived in these 12 districts have to work and give all of their districts' resources for Panem Government, and get paid a very small wage that barely cover even the most basic needs. ... Therefore the government would not have to be worry about any uprising against the state.10 Furthermore, the impact of the cruel punishments given to the law-breaker by the peacekeepers also could give a sense of det...

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Love is usually not what it seems like in movies, few people will just willingly die with the person they love, or give their life to save him/her. ... You don't give a damn what they suffer. ... Fear is what gives a leader all his power and control over his people. ...

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The reason for this protection is clearly defined by John Locke, " When men enter society they give up the Equality, Liberty, and executive power into the hands of Society or Legislator"(Sourcebook 64). It is vital for the state to protect its people, because nobles have given the state its trust by giving up there Natural Rights. ... If the people have freedom, the will give loyalty. ...

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It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority and the segregated a false sense of inferiority ... If you follow this plan, you are suppose to have an A for that paper, but what if you do your very best to answer the essay question the best you can and feel as if you have done a great job and the teacher gives you and f? ... Also, participating points are only given if you give an increddible question to the class, or discussion of that topic that happenned that day. ...

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If Niccolo Machiavelli was still alive know he would probaly give advice to such leaders as Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein, and Slobodan Milosovic. ... Niccolo would tell Saddam Hussein to stay in the same path and keep fighting and never give up no matter what. ...

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Power is when you are personally giving an individual or in this case a State a threat. ... They would like to see this program, No Child Left Behind, set up and installed as soon as possible, but they are not giving the education budget the money they need to see this plan become a reality. ...

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