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    slander or arguments. When Hobbes speaks of human nature, he implies that there are certain elements that people strive for; competition, diffidence, and honor. Without these three components, man would have anarchy, these provide the grounds for a government or third party to watch over and protect a society. Each of the laws of nature described by Hobbes can be directly associated with a right of nature. For example, the first law of nature is that every man should venture for peace. This…

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    William Hudson's book American Democracy in Peril, the seventh challenge to America's democracy is the “national security state”. The national security state started after World War II. With the fear of communism spreading the a permanent military was needed. There were two major factors for the new permanent military which were; it would prevent another comparable threat and increasing the complexity of military technology. This brought about the National Security Act of 1947 and this act…

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    Perspectives on government have long been subjective, depending on culture, environment, and ideologies. Whether it is the belief in the divine legitimacy in government, a citizen’s obligational duty to support and believe in their government, or the likelihood of corruption induced by greed; perspectives on governmental agencies differ. However, some flaws in government are apparent and are equally held by many. These flaws include the corruption in government, the lack of faith concerning a…

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    regulations passed by their governments. Without anyone to speak up and be the voice for others in such a society, nothing would ever change, and people would be forced to suffer silently while their government passed any laws it saw fit. A world where people never exercise their right to peaceful resistance would negatively impact a free society by preventing the society from progressing in a way that is beneficial to the people in it. The true purpose of government is not to prohibit…

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    Morality In 1984

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    of Men directed by Cuaron, is set in an isolated London where the government has manipulated its people into submission. Evidently, these societies are not ones to strive towards, but what are these works trying to tell us? In these worlds, where morality is scarce and integrity is hard to find, knowledge becomes the last tie to freedom. In the novel, 1984, a man named Winston finds himself living in a world where the government “vaporizes” its people, executes them, in the name of conformity.…

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    about in life. No one has any concerns or worry about anyone else, and someone who does care can get killed for being different. (SIP-B) The downfall of going too fast consists of losing opportunities in the outdoor and significant problems in the world. (STEWE-1) The society doesn't have get the chance to take time and look around them, realize they weather and nature outside."’I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly,’ she…

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    single source for the information being told? Interestingly enough, the government has actually been controlling the media and the way the media conveys the news since 1917 when JP Morgan hired high ranking news managers. They were asked to determine the most influential newspapers and media outlets in America, and buy them out. They did this so they can control the daily press and media of the United States. Even today the government can somewhat control what the people of America hear and what…

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    society from different kinds of people. Democracy system basically means a government system which the power belongs to the people and participating in political activities would be an example for one of the great ways of being a good democratic citizen. Examples for democratic political activities that the citizens in the society could participate would be registering and voting for your own country’s head of the government (prime minister or president), attending political fundraising…

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    to dictatorship. At the end of World War 1, totalitarianism, a form of rule in which the government attempts to maintain total control over society, including all aspects of the public and private lives of its citizens, began to rise. These totalitarianism states rose to power due to numerous political and economical conditions while harsh, but effective, methods of enforcement were used by dictators to consolidate their control over the people within the government controlled state. Political…

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    miles apart. Athens became a center for philosophy whereas as Sparta was more war-like in nature. Overall, Athens had a more democratic government, a trade based economy, and a more open society than Sparta which focused on agriculture and isolated themselves from other nations. First of all, Athens had a democratic government whereas Sparta had a mixed government system. In Athens, status was based on merit not class. Athens wanted good citizens, regardless of their wealth, to participate in…

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