Locke and Rousseau were two great philosophers of the Enlightenment. ... If we assume that what he says is true, and that competition is truly a product of society, then there is no reason to question Rousseau's statement that the State of Nature is a better state than present because it is the only time humans are truly free. ... If we cannot trust human nature to reason problems today, how can we expect reason to govern humans in the State of Nature? ... As with Rousseau before, we must question how Locke's State of Nature becomes today's society. ... As mentioned before, thes...

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According to researchers people lived on Bering Land Bridge for thousands of years before they crossed the ice-free corridor, first proposed by Ernst Antevs, 1935. ... The first people who crossed the Bering land bridge to migrate to North America were known as "Clovis People", which were the name archaeologists given to the earliest human culture in the North American continent. Scientists have found new evidence of stone tools dated from 1,000 year before Clovis, there still lack of enough evidence to disproved Bering Bridge theory. ... " (Michael Waters, 2013) The first in...

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Only for the last thousand years or so have humans been living in orderly societies run by technology relative to their particular time period, but before that, humans lived in Earth's completely natural conditions free of technology and infrastructure for tens of thousands of years. ... Regardless of one's origin, humans all share an undeniable attraction to break free from society and return to nature to just be alone; additionally, it's safe to say that the rewarding feeling that is derived from conquering the unknown and unexpected is truly universal. ... My friend Nick, w...

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The elitist minority enjoyed the "finer things in life" while the poorer majority were "left with the crumbs". ... This statement is more apt because many events in international and national history have almost caused the end of the free, democratic world. ... Adam and Eve were "God's children" and were allowed to live in the "utopia", until both Adam and Eve disobeyed. Their ties to "utopia" were cut off as they were both given severe consequences for their disobedience. ... History did exist before it was even written down on any form of paper, before any form of writing was even estab...

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The right to privacy is important for each individual person, and it is believed that an individual's right to reproduction should be free from restrictions. ... There is chance to cure a baby before it is even in the womb. ... It is the same reason why we have certain laws and regulations in our country, so we can preserve liberty and freedom in a controlled and stable way. ... but 'should we be designers of our children in the same way we are designers of our pizza?'" ... Much investigation will be needed before both sides of the argument will be satisfied or come to an...

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It is not our intention to suggest that GM food is totally peril-free, because common sense tells us that benefits always come hand in hand with risks, but just like we cannot give up eating for fear of choking, there is no way we should stop producing GM foods, whose benefits definitely outweigh its risks. ... We should always keep it in mind that it is statistics and science that we rational people should have faith in instead of some unfounded rumours. ... There are reasons why we need GM foods urgently. ... Since the resources such as land and fresh water are limited, the only thing we c...

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While most outsiders wanted to Christianize the Wari', others were eager to make use of the rubber, Brazilian nuts, cassiterite, and other marketable capital in the large territories that were under the tribe's control. ... When one undercover journalist asked a female doctor if they had any for sale, she returned from the operating room holding a fist size glass bottle stuffed with thumb sized fetuses, remarking, "Normally we doctors take them home to eat - all free. ... Before long, the food ran out and the group began eating raw hides of their livestock, leather straps, and bones....

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Personality is the element of ourselves that we chose to expose to the rest of the world. ... Any combination of these factors may greatly influence ones development of personality, but once one is old enough to think and recognize their ability of free-will, they may decide to alter the development. ... We are all born with the same basic good in us, to strive for success, live up to our potential, be happy and find meaning in one's life. ... For example most of us when we were children dreamed of becoming fire fighters, policemen, an actor, or singers. ... Religion often provides ma...

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Both men were in an impaired state of mind at the time of the crime. ... In no way can Hitler's actions be excused or justified, but one must carefully examine the details of his motives before using his character to validate the presence of wicked intentions that surround human nature. ... This anti-Semitic feeling resulted in Hitler's belief that the extermination of Jewish people would lead to "a Greater Germany free from Jews" (ProjectAladin, 2009). ... While we look back at this historical event with revulsion, it must not be forgotten that Hitler's intentions we...

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