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Thomas Hobbes
<view this essay>.... and not on the devine right of monarchs. That is the modern notion of government, which is not like medieval thought believing that the monarch ruled by devine right.
Likewise, Locke shared Hobbes concept of the consent of the people. But unlike Locke, Hobbes rejects the arguement that government must be limited by certain legal constraints.
Hobbes felt that the state or government had final control. To Hobbes the state of nature is a state of war because human beings cannot control their lust for power. So if a person keeps any power not given to government in the social contract, the person would use the power to oppress others. He felt that men mu .....
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Abigail Adams
<view this essay>.... a wing that was bigger than
the original building to make room for the children, servants, and visitors.
When I say servants it means that they were probably slaves but were called
servants to avoid the dehumanizing effect that the word 'slave' can mean. Their
house was a sight of luxury in the eyes of the common folk in the parish.
Though they lived well, the Smiths had no fortune. Abigail's father often
worked with his own hands, planting corn and potatoes, gathering hay, sowing
barley, or making sure that his sheep received proper care. Abigail, with the
help of her family grew a very religious bond between each other and a long
lasting friendship. .....
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Clara Barton
<view this essay>.... taught her things such as spelling, arithmetic, and geography. Her brother even guided her in athletics. Growing up one trait, which Clara possessed, was her extreme shyness.
’s adult life was filled with success. Barton had a long career of public service. At age seventeen Barton became a teacher in Massachusetts. She taught many years and then decided that it was time to establish her own school in North Oxford where she was born. Eventually teaching began to loose its zest and she wanted more from life. She decided to further her education and attend the Liberal Institute. The Liberal Institute was located in Clinton, New York; it was an advanced sch .....
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Evita: Saint Or Sinner?
<view this essay>.... leaving him with nothing. Thus, early in her life, Eva learnt the
humiliation of poverty.
The Duartes were further put down by the stiff Argentine caste system,
which divided the poor from the wealthy. Being a bastard child, Eva and her
four sisters were seen as 'brats,' and were stopped from associating with the
other village children. Rejection, thrown upon young Eva through no fault of her
own, would not be forgotten nor forgiven.3
At age fifteen, Eva Duarte set out to become a radio actress. She knew
she could be like the women in the movie magazines she either stole or borrowed
from her friends. Eva met singer Agustin Magaldi, and, packed her bags a .....
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Chistopher Reeves
<view this essay>.... was like a home to me." At the age of 16, Reeves already had an agent. While touring the country, Chris decided to pursue a college education. And, thanks to an understanding agent was able to continue his work as a professional actor. "Scheduling gigs around my classes."
By nineteen-seventy-six he was starring with Katherine Hepurn on Broadway, and had become in such demand that he gave up his last year at Julliard. After screen testing for the nineteen seventy-eight movie Superman, he was given the lead role as Clark Kent/Superman. Reeve was an outstanding Superman both on and off the screen. He made Clark Kent/Superman a believable character, says .....
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Martin Luther King And Malcolm X - Two Views, One Cause
<view this essay>.... both strong representations of two different approaches to a
common goal. Perhaps their different approaches of violence and
nonviolence stem from their original opinions of how capable the whites are
of being "good".
Not all of the whites involved in the problem of racism supported it.
Some were actually trying to help fight for the blacks. Unfortunately, it
took Malcolm X a long time to figure that out. Malcolm's paper, "The
Ballot or the Bullet," makes that clear. In his paper, he is constantly
criticizing whites as a whole. He does not consider, even for a moment,
that a white could actually support equality for all men. "Usually, it's
the white m .....
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John Lennon
<view this essay>.... 16, 1962, Pete Best, the drummer was suddenly fired
from the group. Ringo Starr was inducted into the Beatles two days after Best
was fired.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney shared the credit of songs written by
either one of them. The credit simply read Lennon-McCartney. The two as song
writers were a perfect mix. John had a quick artistic sense and he was easily
excited by new challenges, he projected a sarcastic and rebellious tough-guy
personality, who was actually a vulnerable romantic. While Paul projected the
sweet image and who was underneath an injured, controlling, perfectionist.
By 1964, The Beatles arrived at JFK Airport. They were greeted wi .....
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Jane Addams
<view this essay>.... focus on her life-long contributions to help the poor.
was born on September 6, 1860, in Illinois. Her mother died when she was only three years old leaving her with only a father and 8 siblings. Her father became her backbone of her life and was responsible for her learning of the harsh conditions that many less fortunate people were forced to live with. He was the first thing that made her want to help others. “She was devoted to and profoundly influenced by her father, an idealist and philanthropist of Quaker tendencies and a state senator of Illinois for16 years” (Gale 54).
Her determination was seen early in her life. Even though many women were advis .....
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