Sons of Liberty

In his seminal work, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke visits the ideas of power and freedom amongst other fundamental philosophical debates. The primary description of Locke’s views regarding the aforementioned topics is found in Chapter XXI entitled “Of Power”. Locke's language may be difficult to decipher in regards to his criteria for freedom, and the differentiation between freedom and voluntary. In his writing Locke explains what freedom is to him by foremost explaining…

Liberty can be defined as an individual’s power or right to act, think, or speak. We are lucky to grow up in a world where we have just that. We have so many liberties and freedoms where we can express ourselves and ultimately be who we want to be without government interference. Well, not everyone has always been this lucky. When it came to the colonial and new nation time period not every person, of every race, or gender, or religious belief were granted and allowed to experience the same…

William Whaley 14 October 2015 Political Theory On, Experiments of Living One of John Stuart Mill’s biggest contribution through his writings was his idea of the “experiments of living”. Mill made this contribution in his classic 1859 book, On Liberty. By “experiments of living” I believe Mill is saying to live life like a test tube; in Mill’s exact words, “different modes of life should be proved practically”. In other words, the ability to be able to do whatever you want, until it causes…

It’s Our Right, Not Yours The government controls what is supposed to be individual rights without American citizens being fully aware. As a liberalist, Balko strongly believes individual freedoms should be the center focus of the government. He disagrees that the government is doing a good job of sustaining and encouraging a healthier America. His concerns about these issues point toward the idea of fairness because little things like what we eat affect us all. Balko’s argument is that the…

their perspectives: one’s beliefs shape their identity, and influences the choices they make for themselves. Henry Kreisel presents a short story “The Broken Globe”, which demonstrates the impact of different beliefs on the relationship of a father and son. Even though Nick Solchuk derives from an agricultural family where education is limited, he is passionate and adamant about pursuing an education on science. On the other hand, Nick’s father’s beliefs and values are strongly rooted in…

today that means I have love and truth and justice and character. A few years ago, I lost a high paying job; I worked very hard to get to that leveling/ position “behavior interventionist”. In short I had problems paying my rent I ran home, with my son; not because I wasn’t working or didn’t have money,. I had lost my courage; I thought something was wrong with me as a woman of God and as a person. I started to make wrong decisions (vision) after wrong. Although I was much younger and still…

Walter’s stories, “Please” and “We Live in Water” from a book of the same name We Live in Water. In “Please” the son in the story lives with his mom, Carla, and her druggie boyfriend, Jeff in an environment where drugs come first. Tommy, the absentee father, has little control regarding the safety of his child. In “We Live in Water”, it is the father Oren’s moral corruption that places his son Michael in harm’s way. While the each father’s story is different, their intentions are the same,…

Throughout the father and the son’s journey, the constant snowing is used to represent those who have died from the destruction in the “dead landscape of ashes and gray snow.” (Madsen 1-2) The father and son experience death of a peer everyday, but they never properly mourn for those who have died, since they have to keep moving on their journey. The only person who was mourned was the father when he died and the boy “slept close to his father that night…

Baldwin’s Relationship with his father The excerpt from the book “Notes of a Native Son” discusses the relationship between Baldwin, and his father. Throughout the story, Baldwin states his honesty in his opinions regarding how he viewed and interacted with his father. In which Baldwin despised the characteristics of his dad and how he inherits unwanting features…

The bond between father and son is an important aspect in the life of a young man. That bond, so sought after, may not always be one of love, but one filled with hurt and disappointment. In some cases, the son may not live up to the high expectations set in place for him. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, Amir and Baba’s relationship is highly based upon these expectations. Amir loved Baba, as Baba loved him, but Amir wanted to feel more love and attention which in return causes many pleas…