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    Early on the morning of August 22, 2010 in rural Port Colborne, Ontario, three masked men were captured on a surveillance camera, shouting death threats and attempting to set ablaze a farmhouse while the owner was trapped inside. Fearing for his life and the destruction of his property, owner Ian Thomson, a licensed gun safety instructor and firearm expert, fired several warning shots in the direction of his assailants with a legally owned .38 caliber revolver. The perpetrators, who were known to

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    Hobbes writings of political and moral philosophy remain some of the most influential and important reference points in contemporary affairs. One drive in human nature, fear, is a central theme in his works regarding political thought. His thesis works with ideas that order consists of existing harmoniously through avoidance of both danger and the manipulating fear of civil conflict, which can be achieved through our entire faith in single, unaccountable sovereignty of a person or group. Firstly

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    on democracy. Democracy means that all citizens from all races, classes, and sexes should be represented. Even though women have made great progress since they were granted suffrage n 1920, they are still underrepresented in government. Women’s political participation since the suffrage was basically just voting and being able to participate in secondary party organizations. Women still face several obstacles which prevent them from participating in politics. These barriers are structural barriers

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    activity with many of the nation’s political leaders, and her book offers readers a look at what actually goes on inside the government. The book was published in 2001 by PublicAffairs. It is 228 pages but has an additional 30 pages describing Greenfield’s personal background and career written by one of her colleagues. This gives readers understanding of Greenfield that is imperative to understanding her book. Summary: Washington gives a look at the sociology of political Washington, D.C., from the perspective

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    VERY IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER,PLEASE READ. You turned the camera off and got up. "Aye Movie night?" You picked a chicken nugget up off the floor,along with your plate. "Sure,what do you guys want to watch?" Mark picked up the clicker and went to Netflix. "You guys like supernatural?" Mark asked. He was scrolling through the 'what to watch ' list but then stopped on a show titled "Supernatural". You picked up the other then threw it in the trash. You got really excited

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    In Game Name: MF4 Where are you from ? (E.g US or EU & timezone): EU, London Timezone Age: 14 (Male/Female): Male Do you have Slack/Teamspeak/Skype?: ( A working Mic are required) Yes, I have skype and ts I also have a working mic / headset. Please provide Skype: Tha.bomb4 should pop up with MF4 if it doesn 't (sometimes it can be hard to find) hit me up ingame and I will add you Have you been staff on any other server?: No,But isnt their a 1st for everything? Can you record?: Yes, I also

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    Rights of Man Thomas Paine, a revolutionary, intellectual, and supporter of American independence from England published a book titled, “Rights of Man” which deals with the government shielding the natural rights of its people. Initially, the book captures the diverse aspect of this nation, but it fails to reveal the struggles that arise to preserve and adapt to such a society. Paine expresses his optimism towards the supposed perfection of American society, as one “made up...of people from

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    Jacques Bossuet the writer of “The Theory of Divine Right” lived from 1627 to 1704. He was known by many as a famous public speaker and a vivid scholar. He believed that kings ruled by divine right, and that monarchy was the political system intended by God. Monarchial government is the most natural, tough, and from that the sturdiest. It is also most against to separate, causing dreadful evil of states, and the main cause of their ruin. Which gives us the meaning of this quote, “Every kingdom

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    Michael Gilmore Mrs. Sauter World History 15 December 2014 People over People John Adams once said, “Fear is the foundation of most governments.” Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Karl Marx all grew up in a time of war and witnessed the same events that caused them to create their idea of government. Hobbes learned that people are naturally wicked, Locke learned that people all had natural rights. Karl Marx thought that the social order did not matter. All of them concluded that their governmental

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    Dominic Bressi Prof. Catherine Chaput CH 201 15 October 2014 When comparing the political theories of two renowned philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, one must first focus on the merits of each of their own theories in depth. Plato is often considered as the first writer of political philosophy while Aristotle is considered the first political scientist. Though Aristotle was once a student of Plato, the two differ on the topic of how to best improve society for the benefit of mankind. Thus

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