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John Rawls is an Egalitarian, which is someone that stresses the importance of equal access and opportunity to primary goods, such as shelter and education. They believe that the income gap in today’s world should be reduced to the extent that justice is present in society; this requires all people to have a fair opportunity to fulfill their fundamental needs. Rawls argues that people can distributive justice can be obtained if everyone obtains basic liberties and fair equality of opportunity.…

John Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, Steinbeck dropped out of one of the most elite colleges and worked as a laborer before he became a successful and well known writer. He wrote immensely about the economic problems faced by the hard working and lower class during the Great Depression. He was also a very successful American writer, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Grapes of Wrath, which was written in 1939, that…

If he was weak, he wouldn't have been unfair to people (according to other sources). This means that parts of Shakespeare's play is definitely untrue and exaggerated. It cannot be used to judge what King John did and acted like during his reign because it isn't a real example of who King John was. They may have kept thinking he was not a good person because he was thought to be someone he wasn't…

How John Snow’s Skepticism and Open-mindedness Influenced His Method of Conducting Research At the beginning of the 18th century little was known about cholera transmission or disease communication in general. The miasma theory was in full force. Most of the science world accepted the miasma theory and completely rejected any other theory for disease transmittance. This greatly hindered advancements in research of communicable diseases because miasmas were understood as a fact and no…

In the exhibition “Take an Object” shown at the Museum of Modern Art, many works of art by particular artists featured. One specific work, placed right at the beginning of the exhibit, was by artist Jasper Johns called Flag. Flag is a piece associated with Johns’ theme of repetition in his artworks as well as influenced by personal and historical contexts. Flag was made between 1954-55 with encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood in three panels. The formal aspects combined…

Person of the Year: John Brown, Abolitionist “I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for.” (1) John Brown, Kansas Territory, 1856. The drive, passion, empathy and controversy regarding abolishing slavery in the South is the reason why John Brown has been chosen as “Person of the Year”. John Brown, an abolitionist, is viewed as a hero by some and as a villain by others depending…

the case with a man named John Proctor. This story goes back to the time of the Salem witch trials, where telling the truth was rare, and accusing innocent people was at an all time high. John Proctor happened to get in the middle of all this drama and eventually was accused of witchcraft. He tried to tell the court he was innocent and they wanted to believe him, but they wanted to keep their reputation more. So they weren 't going to just let him off the hook. They told John…

misinterpreted is in the Gospel of John when he is referring to the “Word”. When some discuss the Bible they talk about the word as the scripture, but these are two very different things. Scripture in itself are the words written by God, but the “Word” spoken of in the Bible is the divine entity, Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Johns…

Even though John Adam’s was not widely well known or popular, he is one of the most patriotic and dedicated men throughout American history. His strong character and patriotic passion gave him one of the longest lists of contributions to the success of America. He worked behind the scenes along with many other excellent founding fathers to set up an efficient government that will last for centuries. His strong moral compass and gifted intellectual abilities made him an essential part to the…

of people agree with the saying that “ Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.”- Erich Fromm. The novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck shows the reader a glimpse of the dreadful world of a greedy soul. John Steinbeck conveys this message by showing the reader the life of somebody who has been conquered by the sharp thorns of insatiableness. Throughout the story, we follow a character named Kino, who found a…