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    Having our own political thinking is very essential in order to understand the situation in which our country lives. For me personally, I have never thought how important government intervention was until I took these two political tests. The Self Government and the Political Compass Tests helped me expand my political views regarding to any kind of situations. For example, according to the Advocates for Self Government Test, I was classified as a Right Conservative person. A Right Conservative

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    As the world around us has become increasingly politicized, between the rise, and election of Donald Trump and the shock of Brexit and many other events, it has become increasingly obvious that politics have become a much larger part of not only our daily lives, but the minds of the public. These various political issues have become extremely divisive, leading to separate echo-chambers existing and stifling debate and partisan politics. In the New York Magazine article by Andrew Sullivan entitled

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    Edmund Burke was a British statesman who was deeply involved in English public life. He was born in Dublin in 1729. He was a prominent political thinker and took part in many political issues. Burke became a significant character in political theory. He was also a Whig politician and served in parliament from 1765-1794. While Burke served in Parliament, he became convinced that the government responds to the practical needs of the people in which they govern. Burke anticipated that the French Revolution

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    In the article “Do Muslims Vote Islamic Now?” by Charles Kurzman and Didem Kürkoğlu, they discuss possible patterns and phenomena surrounding the lull and brief rise of Islamic political parties following the “Arab Spring”, and as to whether these parties have become more popular with Muslim people in recent years. Throughout this paper, I will be summarizing their arguments and providing my own thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the article. I will begin by breaking down the change in support

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    America is known both conventionally and historically as 'the land of the free'... but is that really the case? In his article titled Freedom and Money, G. A. Cohen addresses this question through the relationship between freedom and money, or more specifically the lack thereof: poverty. As Cohen shows, experts all along the political spectrum agree that the poor are entitled to far less opportunities than their wealthier counterparts. The controversy with the subject thus lies, instead, in the ambiguity

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    The one conception of liberty that offers the most morally defensible analysis of a person in both of these circumstances is Negative Liberty, as it removes the restrictions on one’s ability to make something of themselves and survive. The one conception of liberty that offers the least morally defensible analysis is Positive Liberty, as it above and beyond what is necessary for a person to survive and thrive. Positive Liberty asks that we provide everything that one needs to thrive, while Negative

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    The Reverend claims the very best thing a man can have is to be born lucky. This is true based on his interactions with Scoresby. Scoresby was a complete woodenhead, as the Reverend stated. However, this woodenhead was so successful in the military despite the myriad amount of flaws he made. His personality and knowledge were fraught with stupidity and ignorance but no one seemed to be aware of this fact. They were all unconscious of Scoresby’s fame in disguise. Throughout the story, Scoresby’s

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    -Scarab's This trick was discovered in the trailer on Xbox Live.The only one thing that can kill a scarab is a MAC cannon. So I prepared this strategy. Get some 'Hogs and move them around the scarab so the scarab can not hit them. So as to decrease casualties. Then hit the thing with a MAC Salvo. -Loading Screen Tip I thought that had absolutely no way point system. It turns out, however, that one of the few tips on the loading screen that says you can give a second move cmd by holding "X" button

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    Justin Trudeau has created many political platforms in order to win over the votes of Canadian citizens. Most of the platforms are creative ideas and will help make Canada a better place, but some are not very good and in my opinion will not be the right choice for Canada. The Liberals main party platform has many benefits but it also has many disadvantages. The Liberals have proposed to raise taxes for the Canadian upper class. But lower the taxes of the Canadian middle class. I predict that the

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    The political ideologies of Liberals, Libertarians, Communitarians, and Conservatives all have structured beliefs about government. Each ideology has its own belief when it comes to the scope of government and how far it should go to maintain order, provide public goods and promote equality. However their social and economic policies can sometimes concur or vary with current U.S. public policy Libertarians are opposed to using government to promote either order or equality. They recognize the

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