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    into five groups, or factions as they are known in the book and movie. The five factions are Dauntless, Amity, Erudite, Abnegation, and Candor. Dauntless is the faction for all the people who are brave and like to do dangerous things. Amity is the group of people who are very kind and do not like to have conflict. Erudite are the people who like to inform others of the truth. Abnegation is the faction that the main character Beatrice/Tris was born into. Abnegation is the faction that helps…

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    Most Holy Lord Pluto, King of the Underworld. I invoke you to curse (maledictionem) the success of the charioteer on the far right side, called Scorpus of the Green faction, who is twenty seven years old and has acquired many wins he does not deserve. May you bind his body, his mind, his hands, his eyes, his courage, his nerves, his victory, and his legs, so that he may not be able to properly steer his chariot at the Royal Games tomorrow. May you also bind the body, mind, and legs of his horses…

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    Factions are much like the Districts in The Hunger Games but factions live close to one another; every faction completes a different task and provides different things for the government of this new world ‘Chicago’. At birth, an individual is born into the faction of his/her parents. When they reach a certain age, they must take a test to show which faction they belong to; sometimes the test doesn’t work and these individuals are known as Divergent. Divergents do not fit into a set faction, they…

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    whether Americans should embrace their similarities or their differences. While President Obama and George Washington did have a lot of differences in ideals and views they did agree on some things. One of these views that they agreed on was that faction was not a good thing for society to gravitate towards. Both of their views are shown in the speeches, George Washington’s Farewell Address and President Obama’s Inaugural Address. The first difference in opinion that George Washington and…

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    years. Seven factions have been spending all of their time looking for this tablet believed to still be somewhere in Russia. The factions, Vortex, Doom, Revolution,…

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    I believe there is more to the story. Federalist Paper #10 discusses factions (groups of people who have interests not identical to that of an overall society) and how to prevent them from abusing their political power. He believes there are “two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.” Madison realizes that it is truly impossible to prevent factions as they are caused by the nature of man and unequal distribution of…

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    Anti-Federalists. The Constitution formed a large national government and included two houses system where almost everyone was represented, whilst best avoiding dangerous factions. Although the large national government provided in the constitution didn’t ensure that factions would be completely eliminated, it however instilled that factions would have less powers due to how many of them would exist in the government. The idea of a large national government was explained by Thomas Madison and…

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    Analyze and evaluate Rousseau’s argument that public discourse is more likely to lead legislation away from the general will than toward it. Do you agree with this argument? If not, why not? If so, under what conditions? Introduction and Thesis In Rousseau’s On the Social Contract, he makes the argument that public discourse and debate is likely to lead the legislative body away from the general will rather than towards it. This paper makes an agreement with Rousseau’s assertion and argument…

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    Reflection On The Crusade

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    In the midst of chaos and confusion, one leader and one faction restored order and shaped a plan that succeeded in uniting the Catholic churches and moralizing an entire empire. The Imperial faction and I, Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, have brought honor to our Empire and Pope during this crusade. However, questions are asked about our intentions and actions during the crusade. Throughout the March Pact and in the Siege and Sack, my faction’s only goal was to serve our Holy Father and take…

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    Federalist No. 10 Summary

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    Federalist No. 10 Main idea: Rationalizes the choosing of a republic, and then goes to outline the the necessity of factions, and their role in society. Factions are introduced in the paper, and the issues that reside around them. There is no way that all men are going to have the same interests, or same amounts of money or property. Because of this, factions are created. The largest faction will ultimately be the poor. This plays into what Madison believes, stating that if there are a ton of…

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