Abstract
To substantiate the social contract as a valid justification for the political order, I will primarily examine Locke's social contract between people and sovereign, rather than Hobbes' social contract among the people, because Locke's theory is generally superior and more contemporarily relevant. I will first examine the pre-political state of persons, which is the state of nature, and demonstrate that rational individuals are compelled to enter society by agreeing to the social contract. Secondly, I will discuss the principal advantage of the social contract, which is that the government is legitimized by the consent of the people. Thirdly, I will discuss the principal advantage peculiar to Locke's formulation of the social contract, which is that the sovereign is held accountable for his actions. To more thoroughly examine the validity of the social contract in justifying a political order, I will discuss a possible objection to the use of the social contract, namely, that the social contract cannot oblige any but those who originally formed such a contract.

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"After the English Civil War, justifying political authority became a particularly pressing concern. After all, the nation fought a bloody war to determine whether its supreme authority would be King Charles I, who claimed rule by divine right, or the Parliament. Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan was published in 1651, shortly after the Rump Parliament voted to execute the often-intractable Charles I in 1649. The chaos of the Civil War, regicide, and the establishment of Cromwell's Protectorate surely led Hobbes to favor a sovereign with absolute power. In contrast, Locke's Second Treatise on Government, published in 1690, was greeted by a starkly different English political culture. The 1688 Glorious Revolution, a bloodless coup in which the last Catholic monarch, James II, was finally deposed, allowed for the acceptance of the English Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights finally guaranteed the supremacy of Parliament and the political and civil rights of the people. Granted the historical fact of the Glorious Revolution, Locke embraces the people's right of revolution, and assigns the sovereign reciprocal responsibilities to his subjects that Hobbes does not do. Although Hobbes and Locke ultimately design markedly different states, each justifies the political order with a social contract. The social contract does, indeed, provide a convincing justification for the political order."

Tags:government, hobbes, john, leviathan, locke, on, second, thomas, treatise

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This paper reviews Alan Bennett's powerful book "Talking Heads", a compilation of many intriguing characters incorporated within six highly different monologues. It compares and contrasts the varied techniques employed by Bennett in the crafting and presentation of sustained, convincing and engaging voices for his protagonists. It looks at the use of techniques such as stereotypes, character self-denial, humor and moreover the use of powerful language, i.e. witticisms, idioms, cynicism and colloquialisms.

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"Bennett uses a variety of techniques to show the characters emotions in each monologue, some are the same and others are completely different. A change of subject is quite common. In "Soldiering On" Muriel's remorse and grief are shown quite sparsely but when it is shown, "then I felt a bit choked" the subject is changed immediately, "Anyway the tablet did the trick." She appears extremely distraught about her husbands" death but the way she has been brought up dictates her behavior as "keeping up appearances". Bennett shows Susan's emotions in "Bed among the lentils" with the use of frequent sarcasm towards her husband, herself and others. "Geoffrey praying in that pausy way he does." "For once I got it right." "Fan club running around in small circles" Mrs Frobisher even went as far as to squeeze my elbow." Susan created the feeling of being useless and unloved, and basically being in the way."

Tags:stereotypes, monologue, colloquialisms

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This paper examines two of the audio installation works of Canadian artist Janet Cardiff "The Large Slow River" and "Missing Voice" in the context of creating virtual realities. The paper also looks at aspects of the history of recorded sound and voice. In addition, the writer discusses virtual reality as a personal storytelling device. The first page presented in this article is a research proposal.

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"The creation of virtual reality is an attempt to re-create the world of actual human experiences through digital means, always attempting to make it more and more realistic. Janet Cardiff's work attempts this also, but without using digital visual representations of reality. Instead she uses sounds and words to elicit the memory and pre-existing knowledge of the audience/participant. This process creates an even more realistic "virtual reality," since memory often involves synesthesia, using all five of your own senses and not just the digitally created artificial ones of computer "virtual reality"."

Tags:virtual, reality, cardiff

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The paper discusses the impossibility of reaching an unanimous agreement over the need to act against pollution and gas emissions. The paper explores the elements that define the overall framework of the global environmental policy and discusses the causes and effects of the lack of action, both political and practical, coming from developed and developing countries alike. The paper focuses on the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 and its failures. The paper concludes that to face up to the challenge of protecting the environment, solutions and forums are not the answer, rather, the solution lies in the diligent implementation of the agreements reached.

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"In recent years there have been numerous signals coming from scientists regarding the aggravating condition our planet is in. In this sense, it is considered that man, through its continuous development and industrial evolution represents a constant strain on the limited natural resources. The signal was drawn decades ago, when the level of mechanization of the means of production was somewhat limited. Given the current state of affairs, it can be said that the situation is worsening, especially taking into account the increasing number of the world's population as well as the desperate attempts of the national economies, supported by the transnational actors, to face up to the growing demand of the global society."

Tags:Kyoto, Protocol, greenhouse, gases, emissions, sustainable, development

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This paper examines the research work by Jordan in which he presents a thorough character sketch of King Louis XVI. Jordan shows how through the role of the king, Louis accurately shows the duality that humans constantly face. Louis is at once a tyrant, and a family man; he is both treasonous and patriotic. Jordan presents both sides of Louis' character, and inevitably proves how important public perception of each side is, in evaluating the whole man.

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"Jordan divides the character of Louis XVI into two distinct parts- Louis the Tyrant, and Louis the Man. Louis the Tyrant is the part of the king that deals with the public's political perception of him after his acceptance of the constitution. It is this role that was the key focus within the Convention, for it was here that his "crimes" against the state were examined. The crimes were such that Louis was referred to as a "determined and devious man bent on destroying the Revolution." Among his many atrocities he was accused of having "deliberately obstructed the constitution, instructed his ministers to lie to the Legislative Assembly, sought to bribe deputies, encouraged the emigration of his friends and... tried to reestablish his authority." This form of public thought came about mostly as a result of the enlightenment, a period of time after which it was acceptable behavior to doubt Medieval ideology. Kings were no longer beings with divine rights, and the laws that they made were no longer seen to be the orders of God. These enlightened ideas were what made criticism of the king possible in the first place. Once illuminated thought made its way into society, people began to realize some of the cruelties that the monarchy had been inflicting upon them. They began to see King Louis as a threat to the nation, not their sovereign leader. This view of him came directly from how he appeared when reigning from his throne. As Jordan makes clear, this is not the only side of his personality."

Tags:royalty, character, public, perception

Abstract
I) summary meant to convince local EDD to choose one possible investor over another; rationale; long range plan, and (II)suggestions RE Molson Inc or US pharmaceutic investor in terms of where plant would be located; specific needs; more recommendations RE choosing Molson Inc above other possibility. Flexibility of location RE Molson apart from express U.S. border access need.

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Examining Moncton in Relation to a Potential Molson Inc. Plant Part I Introduction Moncton, New Brunswick, has appealed to Molson Inc. for its location and labour supply, local markets and regional beer market, and significantly, that of the northeastern United States. The city is part of an urban agglomeration made up of Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe, New Brunswick that features a combined population of 117,727. The region promises to be typical of other agglomerated economies in which physical proximity promotes productivity due to input sharing and spillover knowledge, in

Tags:moncton nb, urb ec, two corps

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The movie Simon Birch (Johnson, 1998) features an unusual protagonist, a young boy who is also a dwarf and yet is also the smartest person in his town. He is also convinced that God has a particular mission in mind for him in life, though he does not yet know what that mission might be. Simon is paired with and also contrasted with his friend Joe, who has no idea who is father is because his mother will not tell him. The two boys come together in being different from others, for Joe is called a bastard by some, and Simon is a dwarf.

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Demographic Information The movie Simon Birch (Johnson, 1998) features an unusual protagonist, a young boy who is also a dwarf and yet is also the smartest person in his town. He is also convinced that God has a particular mission in mind for him in life, though he does not yet know what that mission might be. Simon is paired with and also contrasted with his friend Joe, who has no idea who is father is because his mother will not tell him. The two boys come together in being different from others, for Joe is called a bastard by some, and Simon is a dwarf. Joe's mother has a close relationship with her son, though she refuses to tell him about his father, while Simon's

Tags:theories, developemnt, film

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This paper discusses ways that an unbeliever could be convinced of the authenticity of the Gospels, including evidence from history and archaeology and the testimony of witnesses. It also discusses "coming to faith in Christ".

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"Unbelievers often contest the authenticity of the Gospels based on hearsay from those who contend that the Bible is inaccurate. Thus, it is necessary to provide substantiating evidence to prove their accuracy and to refute conflicting evidence that might prevent unbelievers from coming to faith in Christ. There are three primary avenues of proof that can be helpful in this endeavor-the witness of believable people, the historical record and scientific and archaeological evidence that supports the truth of the Gospel. The witness of believable people starts with..."

Tags:Bible, Christian, Christ, authenticity, validity, historical record, archaeology, witnesses, Gospels

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This paper provides an editorial that is written to convince San Diego voters to vote No on Proposition D, a law that would ban alcohol consumption in many San Diego parks and its beaches. A reflection of why the editorial was crafted the way it is also provided.

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"When the U.S. Government enacted Prohibition in the ...s it only served to fuel alcohol consumption and illegal activities like gang warfare associated with it. Recently, over ... college presidents have signed a petition to discuss lowering the legal drinking age to eighteen because abstinence only and prohibition does not stop drinking and increases its dangers among teens. Now misguided citizens of San Diego who support a drinking ban on San Diego's beaches and in public parks have won the right to have Proposition D..."

Tags:prohibition, government, civil liberties, law enforcement, underage drinking, U.S. Constitution, democracy

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This paper gives an overview, including statistics, of bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder that can have adverse effects on the health of pregnant women, and mothers and their babies. The writer sets forth a teaching plan for nurses to open the eyes of expecting and new mothers to the dangers of bulimia. An integral part of the plan is to convince new mothers that bulimia is also considered anti-social, as this may be key to persuading bulimic women to forgo this behavior. The writer draws support for this plan from 10 sources, all from peer reviewed journals.

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"Education on bulimia nervosa is important for Nurses at the Nurses for Newborns Foundation here in St. Louis because bulimia threatens the long-term health of newborns and mothers. Bulimia is two or more episodes of binge eating followed by vomiting or purging for three weeks. (James, 2001, p. 37) Bulimia cam lead to complications which can be fatal. (Bowers, 1988, p. 55) Five million people have eating disorders, 85 % are women. (James, 2001, p. 36) Eating disorders lead to complications in 1 % of pregnancies. (James, 2001, p. 37) Bulimia is two to three times more common than anorexia, especially common in women in late adolescence and...."

Tags:bulimia, anorexia, teaching