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    the qualifications and role of those who embody a state or community when conceptualizing statelessness. Aristotle believe that the perception of citizenship based on state supremacy is flawed due to the difference in governments that exists within these states. Because governments differ and notions of rulership are inconsistent among states, statelessness typically does not mean the same thing to all citizens of all states (Aristotle). He then goes on to explain that a state must consist of a…

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    with his commitments. Additionally, it helps him lead by example because if everyone strived to be as Teddy was, America would quickly be filled by the dutiful and the tough. “Taking a keen interest in the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt left his government post to organize a volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders(Theodore Roosevelt 1)” This shows again his anti-bystander attitude; he felt as if he should avenge the American lives lost in the Alamo, so instead of sitting back and letting…

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    Why Do We Need Government

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    Government has been around for ages. Although there are many theories why government was first established, nevertheless we need government. We need government because of its beneficial purposes such as maintaining order, providing public services, and providing protection. Also through the film “Lord Of the Flies” we’ll see why we need government. One of the reasons we need government is because it maintains order. What this means is that the government makes the rules and keeps us…

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    1984 built upon a negative utopian picture ruled by a rocky totalitarian government with a main male protagonist, Winston. In the novel “1984”, by George Orwell, not only winston but also the whole party look down upon the proles as insignificant, like animals. While in reality the party is the most animalistic.. In the novel, the party have only limited telescreens and spies in the proles because they’re deemed as unimportant. The proles therefore are presented with the secular dish called…

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    It seems as whenever there is a discussion, debate, or civic civil discourse in a room full of people, the room temperature is higher than normal. It is not any coincidence. The temperature rises because of disagreements between bantering groups of people. These days, it seems as if almost every debate or conversation getsgrows heated due to the inability or unwillingness of participants to work together, leading to arrogant guffawing and judging making the environment impotent in disagreements…

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    in the future and in a society where everyone is made equal through the use of handicapping measures used by the government. Harrison Bergeron, the title character of the story, attempts to break free of these handicapping measures and pays for it with his life. Diana Moon Glampers, who is The Handicapper General in the story, shot and killed Harrison in attempt to maintain government control when Harrison set himself and others free of their handicapping devices and declared himself Emperor. …

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    2. Civic Engagement refers to the active participation in “individual and collective activities associated with civic life, such as voting, being a political activist, joining community groups, and volunteering. While old aged people are viewed as if their “time” in society is over, many advocates of civic engagement believe that old adults such as baby boomers who have acquired a vast amount of knowledge are very useful to society. I slightly disagree with part of the meaning of civic…

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    Hannah Arendt traces the origins of the concept of freedom to the practice of politics in ancient Greece. According to her study, the concept of freedom was historically inseparable from political action. Politics could only be practiced by those who had freed themselves from the necessities of life, so that they could attend to the realm of political affairs. According to Arendt, the concept of freedom became associated with the Christian notion of freedom of the will, or inner freedom, around…

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    Rousseau is wrong in his assertion about censorship and trying to control the court of public opinion, as people need freedom of thought and speech to advance ideas and keep ignorance from prevailing. Rousseau makes his argument in The Social Contract where he says we must not let the public opinion be in the hands of the people because it is the base of citizens’ morality and they will corrupt it. However, you cannot tell people how to think and advance a society on a subject because if you are…

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    How the theme that is said in this prompt can be incorporated into the novel is when things get shaky when the administration starts wondering about what caused the suspension of Philip Malloy. In the novel this happened especially when Philip became “world famous” just because of singing the National Anthem. What this resulted was not only getting his justice but he was also getting so many telegrams and letters sent to him just for some patriotism notice that people have in the states.…

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