A Great Philosopher

After reading “What we have to lose” By Theodore Dalrymple, I can conclude that it is a defense of civilization from barbarism. Dalrymple puts forward his main arguments which many come from his own experience with details and examples. Also, the article helps convey to the reader that the greatest threat to our great society comes from within. Dalrymple's article helped enlighten me that today's society has grown so used to civilization that it seems impossible to conceive that it is actually a delicate thing. Dalrymple’s article gives us an important lesson that even though we have countless amount of resources and technology in today's world, society is not unconquerable, and it can vanish.

(Document C) The religious dissagreements of the Roman and Christian church lead to the determining of the leader of the Orthodox

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”. I think this quote is an explanation of a lot going on right now, and I will show that by using my own experiences as a guide. To grow even more you need to push past mastery. This could include sports, by pushing yourself even harder, and life by stepping out of your comfort zone.

Rousseau believes that even when one votes in the minority they can obey the law and still be free. But, “how can the opposing minority be both free and subject to laws to which they have not consented?” (Rousseau, pg. 153) Rousseau’s response is that citizens must consent to all the laws because “ to inhabit the territory is to submit to the sovereign.”(Rousseau, p.153) In accordance with the social contract, when a citizen votes they should completely surrender their personal interest and vote for what they believe to be the general will. The general will of each individual is considered to be their real will when it comes to social policy. The majority vote will depict the general will, and the

The freedom of choice is humanity’s defining characteristic. Man possesses the ability to prioritize and manage, the capacity to consciously ignore or to focus, and the foresight to plan and shape its future. Limit or constrain man’s ability to freely think, and one destroys the very nature of humanity itself, that is, unless such limitations derive from tradition. Ever since the early days of human civilization, some traditions have been facades, excuses to hide more sinister motives and practices; customs such as human sacrifice, genital mutilation, and child brides continued on for civilizations, largely accepted by the populace due to the belief that such practices “ran in their blood.” Similarly, in the 19th century, family feuds

An American born philosopher, Thomas Paine, was a strong adherent for independence and was agnostic in the government. Born on January 29, 1737, Paine lived what we would now call a tough life (http://www.britannica.com). At a young age, Paine had to withdraw from school to help his father with work. He attempted many jobs such as a hunting smuggler and a collector of tobacco and liquor taxes (http://www.britannica.com). Paine failed at those other jobs he tried and in 1774, moved to Philadelphia where he got a job as a writer for the Pennsylvania magazine (http://www.britannica.com). Paine was a successful writer for the Pennsylvania Magazine. His first article of the Pennsylvania Magazine was about the African Slave Trade and was called

St. Gregory VII was born in Sovana, Italy around 1020, and his original name was Hildebrand of Sovana. He received his education at a monastery in Rome; since one of his teachers was Pope Gregory VI, he followed the Pope to Cologne where he was exiled. After Gregory VI died, he entered the monastery at Cluny and became a Benedictine monk. Pope Leo IX named Hildebrand as the papal administrator and the treasurer of the Church. His commitment and ethic became distinguished among his peers. Hildebrand was elected pope several years later and took the name Gregory in honor of his former teacher (Catholic Online).

George Washington Carver was the brilliant scientist who changed farming for everyone. When he was a little boy, he was stolen in the middle of the night by slave raiders.

Gregory the Great is a man of great quality because he has “self-confidence and a strong will, and it was his desire to make the Roman Church powerful” . He gave up his “brilliant political career to enter a monastery” . “He then became Pope in 590 A.D.” . Gregory the Great was very wise and made something called a “Pastoral Care” , it was a book for the men that worked in the church that were unfamiliar with their duties and it would tell them what to do and how to do it. Gregory had made a very strong foundation for the

In the novel Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee, this controversial question is examined through the war between the Empire and the barbarians. Colonel Joll of

Pope Gregory VII was born to an upper middle class family. He grew up under the roman church which was led by St. Peter at the time. He was taught by roman nobles at the Lateran. Historians believed that Pope Gregory VII was a monk. He became a collaborator of Pope Leo IX. Pope Leo IX named Pope Gregory VII a rector of the Benedictine abbey of San Paolo Fuori le Mura in 1050. In 1058, Pope Gregory VII was named

Throughout history, the barbarism has reigned over men’s reasoning and logic. From Hitler's genocidal and imperialist acts towards other nations, and the countless lives lost to the diabolical and unimaginable wars, the thought of peace on Earth was inconceivable. When all else is lost, the age of reasoning re-emerged from the shadows of the Renaissance, in a form of alliances has delivered the minds of men from the grips of genocide and imperialism. The source establishes the fragility of men’s vexation by depicting that no nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others, suggesting the precedented events from World Wars. It heralds the fact that no man can survive alone, and the path to a prosperous, stable and secure nation

Topic #1 Jean-Jacques Rousseau makes the provocative claim that the transfer of sovereignty involves in the election of representatives signifies a loss of freedom: "The instant a people chooses representatives, it is no longer free." (On the Social Contract, p.103) Do you agree with Rousseau?

The bishops and other figures of the church attempted to resolve these conflicts through large gatherings called councils which collaborated to bring about an agreement over such theological controversies. One council, the Council of Nicea, did just this and brought about a new age of Christianity that led to a greater agreement across the church and a new method in which these agreements would be

Socrates,the philosopher from ancient Athens and arguably the true father of western thought. He is the son of a stonemason, and a midwife born around 469BC. Socrates was famously odd. In a city that made a cult of physical beauty the philosopher was disturbingly ugly. Socrates taught that beauty and goodness should be determined by usefulness and fitness of function, rather than by mere appearance or personal feelings of delight. Socrates had a pot-belly, a weird walk, swivelling eyes and hairy hands.