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nature, society, and the government, and Bentham and Mill, as that of utilitarianism and its impact on society and government. The Origin of Thomas Hobbes Hobbes was an English philosopher, born on April 5, 1588, in Westport, England. He attended Oxford University, and was interested in mathematics and philosophy. In 1651, Hobbes wrote his best-known work, Leviathan, which was inspired by political events…

Having a local farm within a community can contribute positively to the community and the environment. In particular, Oxford College’s local farm run by Daniel Parson the farmer can serve as a nexus for community relationships to develop between individuals and the environment. Local farming has many benefits to the surrounding community including building relationships between people, cutting the costs of transportation and middle-men, connecting the dots between food on the farm and food on…

continued to stay involved with drugs and crime. The opportunity to get an education is the driving factor in the difference between these two mens’ fate. Education is a serious decision that could effect your whole life. I was born and raised in Oxford, Mississippi. Naturally, most kids who grow up in a college town end up going to the college in their town. For me, this college was the University of Mississippi. My whole life I planned on going to Ole Miss and following in my family’s…

Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis, is one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. He was a British author and noted Christian apologist, meaning defender of the Christian faith, and is most well known for writing the “Screwtape Letters” and The Chronicles of Narnia series. Known as the ‘Father of Modern Fantasy’, Lewis was an author of many talents and was able to write anything, from fiction to nonfiction, from children’s books to adult novels, there was…

resemble a better person that his once was. When Nick and Gatsby are driving to town, Gatsby opens up about his past, which ends up being false. Gatsby claims that he “[is] the son of some wealthy people” (Fitzgerald 65) and that he was “educated at Oxford, because all of [his] ancestor [had] been educated there” (Fitzgerald 65). Yet, later on, Nick says that all of these statements “weren’t even faintly true” (Fitzgerald 101) and that Gatsby really grew up with parents who were “unsuccessful…

This is because they believe that “young children are not…able to confess their faith” Reference: (Virtual Museum of Protestantism, 26/8/14). However, in place of an infant baptism, a naming or dedication ceremony can be held for a baby (Oxford Studies Of Religion, 2010). Baptists do not strictly follow how baptism was done in the bible. They use it as only a model and they believe that it is only meaningful and significant when the person being baptized is fully aware of their promise and…

racial equality raise from segregated Southern towns? Timothy Tyson tells the story of murder that occurred in Oxford, North Carolina. Tyson shows the transformation of a town with a cruel death of a black man, Henry Marrow. Timothy Tyson’s, Blood Done Sign My Name, discussed racial conflict in North Carolina, as a matter of fact, both of which was a racial motivation for the killing in Oxford. Tyson was just a young boy at the time of the town killing, although he does confess to have been…

One of the honoured accomplishments of my life was earning my undergraduate degree, in spite of the struggles I faced during my early adulthood. My future seemed to point in the opposite direction of success due to the financial problems that my parents faced in sending me and my four siblings to school. I managed to get part-time jobs at local retail stores during the vacations so as to help my parents with my tuition fee. I saw a changed world opening up to me, seeing a motivating environment,…

have actually read the definition of the word “life.” The definition to the word “life” according to the “Oxford English Dictionary” is “The condition that distinguishes animals, plants, and other organisms from inorganic or inanimate matter, characterized by continuous metabolic activity and the capacity for functions such as growth, development, reproduction, adaptation to the environment” (Oxford 2015). With this definition one might notice that a fetus has many of the qualities required to…

Peer-review processes The international health journals are known for publishing articles that have been peer-reviewed. (Oxford journals, 2015d). This tells quietly clearly that the article was peer-reviewed. If it had not been peer-reviewed, it may not have been published. Also, information on the article given shows that it was first received on 20th March 2014, revised on 4th July 2014, accepted on 11th July 2014 and published on 24th September 2014. This whole process tells that the…