... thinking that he has become just like Peter. The second chapter begins with a conversation between the same two adults, who apparently approve of the way that Ender dealt with Stilson, comparing his actions to those of someone named Mazer Rackham. However, they are worried about Peter's reaction. Their concern, however, is ... the nets to communicate political ideas, Valentine as the radical Demosthenes and Peter as the moderate Locke. Their ideas begin to spread, and Peter has lots of patience. Back at Battle School nine year old Ender is the top ranked soldier and a platoon leader in P...

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... journey talks about how one person seeks adventure in their life but many things happen in that journey. Just like in the novel by Orson Scott Card Ender's Game, Ender has one of the weirdest childhoods because of growing up as a third but the Earth gives him one of the greatest missions he will ever have. ... The heroes journey relies on three stages those three stages are departure, initiation, and the return. A few days after Ender beat up Stiltson, Ender was asked to go to battle school by Colonel Graff. When Colonel Graff first tells him this he says "My name is Graff ... room is [...

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... . Petra Arkanian, the only female mentioned at Battleschool, is promoted just as were many of the guys, showing there had not been prejudice against sexes. On the other hand, upon Ender's arrival at Battleschool, Petra states, ""I"m a girl and you"re a puissant of a six-year-old. We have so much in common, why don't we be friends?""(79). Among the other children ... , he had been disrespected and underestimated for his abilities. Petra compares herself to him, claiming because she is a girl, she is also treated with disrespect. Ender's Game contains many epic aspects. The story tells abou...

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... of him for having it, and being a third child (strictly forbidden in these times) makes matters worse. Being watched al the time takes it's toll on Ender, and when his monitor is finally taken away, many children come after him, because he is not monitored anymore by some all seeing eye. He is quickly ... , and he kicks the snot out of a boy named Stilson. Because of this, and the reason he does it, he is recruited into Battle School. After Ender is just starting to fit into his Launchie group, and gaining some respect, he is pushed up, and is placed into an army, way underage, and with ...

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... . They seem to be his only friends at times, and his worst enemies at others they train him to be strategic and ruthless and perform at his top military level. Ender throughout the book has very many encounters with games, for instance towards the beginning of the book when he ruthlessly kills the giant by gouging out its eyes, or later ... is dependent on a boy, of 6 years who plays computer games as if they are reality . But really is this what the world needs? At the end of the book when Ender beats the "computer" And finds out that it was really a bugger planet do you honestly believ...

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... and Philosophy in addition to that he studied medicine. Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first earl of Shaftesbury in the future, was an acquaintance of John Locke had a strong influence of his philosophical method and thought. He then latter became a friend, doctor, and an adviser in 1667 he had ... of simplicity and moderation and the love of liberty. John's father's influence of devotion to liberty in particular would carry on to Locke's philosophical beliefs. John Locke studied at Christ College Church,Oxford University where he studied rhetoric, grammar, moral philosophy, geometry, and th...

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... state can get too hostile and people willingly give their selves, their possessions, and their rights to the greater good of the population. Locke and Rousseau similarly believe that mankind does not want naturally chaos and hostility, but instead prefer peace, cooperation, protection, and respect. Ultimately, ... of government. Not just the creation of government, but the role of government also varied according to the different ideas developed by Locke and Rousseau. Locke and Rousseau are both liberal in their political views, either one focusing on equality amongst the population and ...

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... Englishmen Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes stated his belief that the worst government was better than no government, liberty brought only chaos. That right or wrong, people owed allegiance to their ruler. Locke wrote a letter in October of 1656, expressing his approval that Quakers (members of a religious society devoted to peaceful principles) - whom he referred to as "mad folk " -were subjected to ... this, he replaced sheriffs and Anglican Church officials with Catholics. He turned Oxford University's Magdalen College into Catholic seminary. He even staffed the army with Catholic officers. Wh...

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... the most important distinctions between these two philosophers on their views of the rights of the sovereign? What was the novelty of Hobbes and Locke's theory with respect to the sources of the legitimacy of political power (Sovereign) and political institution (the state)? It is often said ... that our thoughts mirror the environment to which we are exposed to. With Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, one could certainly argue this point. Both were exposed to a tumultuous time in England history and lived through a civil war. Experiencing this ... man from natural rule to governmental rule...

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... we must use our senses for philosophy. Empiricists believed that one had to use his or her senses in acquiring information, and therefore could not use only reason. Locke believed that when we are born, our mind is a clean slate of sorts, and that the only way to add to this slate was to acquire ideas ... from sensual experience. Locke said that we do not experience a whole object at once, such as an apple. Instead, we experience one aspect of the apple at a time, ranging from taste ... we must use our senses for philosophy. Empiricists believed that one had to use his or her senses in a...

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... society should run. He attempts to devise an argument that will define the limits of political power while establishing the rights of resistance. Locke has many points that come together to create his argument. These are primarily based on the basic principles that natural equality when combined ... with legitimate authority will lead people and their property, out of a state of nature and into a better, stronger, and more stable society. Locke's main point on property is that all human bodies are property of that person. He illustrates this view when he states, " Through the earth ... ....

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... arbitrary power over himself or over any other", thus no man can transfer absolute arbitrary power over to another or a government (p.70)." Also, Locke pointed out that an absolute or arbitrary government would not preserve the most important intentions of a society, being the protection of life, liberty, ... the state of nature. Hence, political sovereignty comes from the consent of the governed, rather then a partriarchial or absolutist theory suggested by Bodin. Locke believed that individuals needed a government to keep them in check, but "it must be with his own consent, i.e. the co...

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... Nature consisted of. Rousseau argues that this state was and still is the perfect state for man, where he is free, autonomous and virtuous. Locke agrees with Rousseau, that man is free naturally, but also adds that people are entitled to three undeniable rights: life, liberty and property. ... someone else's apple, I am being competitive by nature. Then competition does exist in Rousseau's State of Nature and this basically discredits his theory. Locke's essential argument is that people are born equal, with natural rights in a state of nature in which they live free from outside rule. ...

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... confidence of the people. Although Lock states that this is a separation of convenience this really seems to be a side issue. What is certain is that Locke makes it clear that the separate bodies do not share equal power. He show's the legislative power as being "not only the supreme power of the ... commonwealth, but sacred and unalterable in the hands where the community have once placed it" (Locke para 134). This highlights the limitation of power that the executive is subject to. Once the legislature has interpreted the Law of Nature into it's own ... with the people, rather rests u...

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... confidence of the people. Although Lock states that this is a separation of convenience this really seems to be a side issue. What is certain is that Locke makes it clear that the separate bodies do not share equal power. He show's the legislative power as being "not only the supreme power of the ... commonwealth, but sacred and unalterable in the hands where the community have once placed it" (Locke para 134). This highlights the limitation of power that the executive is subject to. Once the legislature has interpreted the Law of Nature into it's own ... with the people, rather rests u...

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... confidence of the people. Although Lock states that this is a separation of convenience this really seems to be a side issue. What is certain is that Locke makes it clear that the separate bodies do not share equal power. He show's the legislative power as being "not only the supreme power of the ... commonwealth, but sacred and unalterable in the hands where the community have once placed it" (Locke para 134). This highlights the limitation of power that the executive is subject to. Once the legislature has interpreted the Law of Nature into it's own ... with the people, rather rests u...

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... within society people develop a social contract. The differences between them derived from how the social contract is established, and what exactly constitutes a social contract. Despite these differences, Hobbes and Locke agreed that certain freedoms had been surrendered for society's protection and that the government has definite responsibilities to its citizens. In order to understand how the contrasting views adopted by ... Hobbes and Locke in relation to how the "state of nature" is reflected in the state, the various factors surrounding each theory need to be examined. Hobbes beli...

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... Parliamentary forces battled King Charles I over matters of taxation, political power, and true religion. His father argued and fought with the Parliament, and showed his Puritan religious views. Before college, Locke reviewed a basic education from his father before entering the Westminster School. There he studied, and prepared for Oxford college, because his family was wealthy enough to send him there. At ... all, denying the claims of privileged groups, localities, or religions to special treatment and requiring the equality of all citizens before law. These concepts originated from t...

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... objective manner. This is why a neutral judge or "umpire" is needed to enforce the law of reason and equality between human beings. Locke then discusses the importance of property and how property alters human nature's equal freedom. He argues that "property is his own person" (287 ... in a way putting a piece of yourself into that property. Your property is then "protected by government" (299) because property is private liberty. Locke argues that "Government has no other end than the preservation of property." "The government takes on this integral role because liberty is impossible wi...

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... developed theories on human nature and how men govern themselves. With the passing of time, political views on the philosophy of government gradually changed. Despite their differences, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, all became three of the most influential political theorists in the world. Their ideas and philosophies spread all over the world influencing the creation of many new ... philosophers all recognize that people develop a social contract within their society, but have differing views on what exactly the social contract is and how it is established. Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau ...

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... -determined being, who acknowledged his racial and historical background with pride. Two of the many African Americans who tried to overcome centuries of prejudice, segregation, denial and forgetfullness were Alain Locke and Aaron Douglas, both of whom stressed the central position art and culture were to have in helping the black community with defining themselves as Americans who were contributing their ... same time however, it was necessary to accept ones historical backgrounds, both the African and the American one, and understand that one could not separate one from the other. (Loc...

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... belong to a political society. The individuals will do their part in that political society as long it's a government that is for the people. Locke jumps from "State of Nature" to "Law of Nature" which justifies killing an individual in self-defense if that person is invading the freedom of ... a liberty to destroy him; God and nature never allowing a man so to abandon himself, as to neglect his own preservation" (P.93). One of Locke's most intriguing chapters is Chapter 5, on property. He uses a good example with fruit describing how one comes upon individual property. For example the a...

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... was a strengthening of the idea of liberty. The Middles Ages led to the revolution in understanding called "The Scientific Revolution" preceding the Enlightenment. This is a time were many of John Locke's ideas were formed and created from. The Scientific Revolution was a vital time period that led to the Enlightenment. Scientists made many important discoveries. One scientists, Sir Isaac Newton, scientific ... and open debate, religious tolerance, jury trials, and especially legal protection of individual rights. Unlike Hobbes, who believed that a government was necessary to control the...

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... believe that certain people should be treated any better or any worse than the average man, that everyone should be treated equally. When it come's to Locke, he believes that in his state of nature there should be not have laws or a sovereign that controls the people, that people are free to ... person confronts another is a state of war present because anyone can kill anyone else without the fear that they will be punished by a higher power. Locke also believed that men could live together appropriately and live under reason with his state of nature that there was no reason to have a so...

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... what was best themselves. Since he thought that men were capable of making responsible choices, one could conclude that on the topic of smoking, Locke would say that smoking was a personal choice. However, he would probably also add that smoking should only take place in private since he believed ... the right to decide if they are going to own a firearm, and that it is their responsibility to look after, and use that firearm responsibly. Locke would not make everyone register their firearm, keep records, or invade privacy, he believed in life, liberty and property, not strict law and o...

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