Essay about The Four Agreements

| If everyone really believes in this hope, then they will be able to achieve their goals. Everyone needs to stay faithful, and as

There is not much that separates our kind from lower species of life. Our intellect, communication skills and opposable thumbs are a few of the many advantages to being a human. Human’s ability to construct a deep and rewarding lifelong friendship is no less incredible than any of the previously mentioned traits. These friendships are an integral part of our lives each and everyday, and friendships that last can certainly help lead to ones success later on in life. I have had many very close friends in my life and they all have helped me in their own way. Their strengths and abilities have immensely helped me in areas that might otherwise be weaknesses. In The Pact, three youths relied on each other’s guidance and strengths

I found it difficult to relate with the book, The Pact, for near the first half of the story. The three boys, Rameck, Sam, and George all grew up in impoverished neighborhoods in New Jersey. They were surrounded by drugs, violence, theft, prejudice, and death. None of the 3 had a father figure within their home while growing up and discovered that it was extremely difficult to find any positive role models within their area. As kids, Sam and Rameck both caved under the peer pressure and became entangled in immoral activity. Rameck had even let adrenaline take over during a fight and stabbed a man in the thigh with a switchblade. As a result he spent 4 days in jail, some time on house arrest, and faced attempted

The novel The Pact which was read over the summer by Penn State students was considered interesting to some and dull to others. I personally enjoyed the book since I could relate to the book in more ways than one. The story takes pace in an inner city setting with three young men who become doctors and plan to give back to the community in any way they possibly can. The three young men are known as Sam, George and Rameck. Each of these characters posses a different personality which contributes to the book as a whole.

When Andrew Jackson was denied presidency in 1824 due to “the corrupt bargain” between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, he was furious at the lack of democracy in the election system. He became determined to institute a new age of genuine democracy in America where the voice of the people wouldim being monarchal, Andrew Jackson was a very democratic president evidenced by his drive to give the people more representation and also his attempted transfer of power from the few to the many.

Some of the things that Rameck, Sam, and George, the three boys in The Pact, were tempted with have occurred with my friend named Paul. Things such as temptations involving drugs, family issues, and the ways of life of the family. Paul's parents both dealt and did drugs, this made it hard for Paul to deviate from this kind of life. As time progressed he soon picked up the “family business” and started heading down the wrong path in life. These temptations to follow in the path of Paul's parents footsteps were very much the same as the temptation in which George, Rameck, and Sam had, which were the constant pressure from society and family.

Isaac Asimov said, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” Everyday people perceive things based on assumptions. Why is that? Is it because of the norms, rules, or stuff we see on television? You could probably say that. Society over the years has taught us many ways to see eye to eye on different issues. Clifford D. Simak illustrates many ways to differ perception from reality in “Desertion”.

The Four Agreements is a “Toltec Wisdom book” written by Miguel Ruiz. Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican author who is best known as part of a “New Age” movement which binds ancient teachings with spiritual enlightenment. Ruiz is known as one the most spiritually influential peoples alive in 2014. The Toltec religion (or culture depending on how you view it), originated in Mexico in around 900 CE. Aztecs viewed the Toltecs as their predecessors and think that Toltec-ism is the essence of civilization. While Toltec teachings can be spiritual and eye opening for some, historians believe that majority of the teachings and stories are all mythological and not so real.

Treaty No. 2 was the second of the eleven treaties to be signed and established during Canada’s infancy. Also known as, “Manitoba Post Treaty”, named after a post of the Hudson Bay Company where the treaty was signed on August 21, 1871 at Manitoba Post, located on the northwest shore of Lake Manitoba. Treaty No. 2 was signed on behalf of the Ojibway by Mekis, Sou-sonce, Ma-sah-kee-yash, Broken Fingers, and Richard Woodhouse. Commissioner Simpson, accompanied by Lieutenant-Governor Archibald, James McKay and Molyneux St. John, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly signed on behalf of the crown. The Ojibway inhabit the area included within the treaty boundaries of approximately 92462 square kilometers located in central southwestern Manitoba and a small portion of southeastern Saskatchewan. Every first nation of Treaty 2 is located in Manitoba and these include: Dauphin River, Ebb and Flow, Keeseekoowenin, Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin, Little Saskatchewan, O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, Pinaymootang, and Skownan.

The topic of my propaganda poster is the Lateran Accords, these accords game the church their own country. Mussolini gave the Pope the city of the Vatican to get on the pope’s good side. This wasn’t the only thing Mussolini did to gain the pope’s trust. Mussolini shut down many nightclubs and wine vineyards. He even baptised his children and got married under the Catholic church. Mussolini looked at the Catholic church as an army of 400 million scattered around the world. If he got the church to accept fascism then he could draw many other Italians and catholics to accept their message. This accord also meant that the Pope favors Italian Fascism and allowed many people to embrace it

“Do not be concerned about the future; keep your attention on today, and stay in the present moment. Just live one day at a time. Always do your best to keep these agreements, and soon it will be easy for you. Today is the beginning of a new dream.”

"The current federal system of government in the United States is failing to meet its social contract obligations to the American people." There is nothing closer to the truth than this statement. While some may argue that the government is following the guidelines of a social contract, many aspects of the government have outgrown their britches and taken over.

The Versailles treaty was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied powers that eventually ended world war one. Even Though it ended this war the treaty of Versailles was hated by many American and Germany. Germany made many threats to the Allied powers. The passing of the Treaty of Versailles resulted in unpopular backlash from both Germany and America.

The quality of your individual life would greatly improve in utopia. The burdens you face from corporate monopolies, the overwhelming weight of the devaluation of your currency and the lack of faith in your neighbors to achieve a civilization of peace and mutual respect has taken its toll for too long. Although this sounds as if it was taken directly from George Orwell’s book (1984) itself, the propaganda of a utopian government rule and the current everlasting war breathes as it’s on self-reliant organization today. Weary of the multiple political parties that are emerging every three seconds, we are faced with a question that has been proposed since the beginning of logical thinking. Is it

     Rousseau's principal aim in writing The Social Contract is to determine how freedom may be possible in civil society, and we might do well to pause briefly and understand what he means by "freedom." In the state of nature we enjoy the physical freedom of having no restraints on our behavior. By entering into the social contract, we place restraints on our behavior, which make it possible to live in a community. By giving up our physical freedom, however, we gain the civil freedom of being able to think rationally. We can put a check on our impulses and desires, and thus learn to think morally. The term "morality" only has significance within the confines of civil