The Chinese government imposed the "17-Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" on the Tibetan government in May 1951,"(Banerjee). The Chinese government believes its claim to Tibet to be valid for three main reasons. ... Second, the Chinese government has traditionally been imperialistic. ... The government believed, and still believes today, that Tibet needs the Chinese government to help maintain a successful society and to prevent Buddhism, one of many religions to which the Chinese government brutally opposes, from influencing Tibet's culture. ... At first Jews were dism...

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(" There is, however, one major problem with television as such a strong method of communication - it is based on visualization. ... Based on the First Amendment to the Constitution, which states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances," government is powerless against any instance of religion (House.org). ... With so much negativity in the governmental attitude a...

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Darnton mentions that mesmerist writing carried the tone of "injured innocence and opposition to the scientific establishment.""7 This excerpt portrays an avenue in which this scientifically- based group evolved over time to include a strong aspect of radical politics. The Mesmerists wrote numerous pamphlets sharing their distrust and affliction towards the scientific academies and later the government. ... As Darnton recalls, "the government offered Mesmer a life pension of 20,000 livres and another 10,000 a year to set up a clinic."" ... Finally, Westfall points out that Newton was elected ...

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The government in result established numerous laws to settle these issues. ... The government does a great amount of work to protect the animals, without giving them the same rights as humans. Any unwarranted harm inflicted upon the animals is seen as unacceptable by the government and offenders will be persecuted. ... Peter Singer, an Australian Philosopher argues that yes, animals do have rights basing his arguments on racism and speciesism. ... Experimentation on animals is also shunned by Singer and is also based upon the principal of speciesism. ...

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What is meant by this, is that government should stay out of the church's business. ... Tyrannical government causes conflict in society and that was what was happening in Europe. ... Faith groups and institutions require the involvement of government in order to help them accomplish their tasks in society. Churches have the same goal as government does, which is to serve the people and to protect them, so why not work together to achieve these goals. ... People are allowed to think or share their opinions, as well as form different groups, whether for social or political groups withou...

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The government's main job is to serve and protect the people in society. Morality is based off of following natural law, which is a fundamental duty in Locke's society. ... All this put together allows for a more free society and limited government. ... In Locke's society the government has no sovereignty of it's own; therefore, if society and the members feel as if the government is impeding their individual rights and moral code, they have the ability to dissolve the government at any time. ... Locke's system is based upon individual rights, but it also relies on the...

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Bangladesh is characterized as a mono-national Bengali state by some, which also becomes more vivid in the remote rural areas, especially when killings based on religion is not an unheard issue. ... In political terms, secularism is a movement towards the separation of religion and government (often termed the separation of church and state). This can refer to reducing ties between a government and a state religion, replacing laws based on scripture (such as the Bible, Torah and Sharia law) with civil laws, and eliminating discrimination on the basis of religion. ... Caste based discrimination...

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The Chesapeake's measure of success was financially based, and their goal was to establish a wealthy colony. ... The New England colonists' measure of success was religiously based, and their goal was to establish a pious colony. ... This caused a great division among New England colonists based on their beliefs, as the Puritans would not stand for any other religious notions and practices, than that of their own. ... Each of the regions' opinion of a successful colony shaped whom ruled their governments and what these government officials set in place for the colonies to rea...

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Aristotle and Niccolo Machiavelli agree that human nature predisposes men to serve their own interests, and that we need government to control our innate desires, and yet the two disagree on the origin of government and its purpose. ... Although Aristotle's government operates in the pursuit of human excellence, it is based on an optimistic notion, that men will choose and continue to seek moral advancement. ... Machiavelli argues that extraordinary men founded political societies, and that any government's primary purpose should be to preserve itself. ... Machiavelli suggests tha...

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The prominent role it has in the construction of laws and a government makes it clear to see why the type of religion that a society follows will reflect in the actions of that society. ... The few rules they did abide by were all based off of ancient tradition. ... The fact that there are other Gods that Zues consulted with before he made his decision is the theory behind a council or government. ... In conclusion, there are many governments that govern the land and the people off morality presented directly from religion. From the Mesopotamia civilization to the Greeks, it is evident th...

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Hobbes' and Machiavelli's political philosophy are still used and utilized at the present day because of their good insight in the role of government and morality in society. These thinkers are the reason why religious authority and government power are separated. ... According to Hobbes, people cannot coexist without an authoritarian government. ... Both also believe that a strong central government is necessary to protect people from harming each other. ... In conclusion, Machiavelli and Hobbes based their thinking on a materialistic view on life and humanity. ...

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They were no political ads, just speeches on the radio which everyone ignored, he got most of his news from the older people at work who would talk about it in a secretive manner, and anyone speaking against the government was considered a communist. The Catholic religion was very closed to the government at that time so they were not any religious programs to listen to on the radio. ... Now he feels that the news is very often created and based mostly on speculation based on rumors. The media feeds itself and bombards most people with news that is either speculative, or manipulated accordin...

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Others argue that religious freedoms are much too loose in public schools and that religion should be totally left behind when entering government property. ... Supreme Court ordered that all government sponsored religious activities be removed from public schools.... (Religion) Some groups of Christians still believe that this law should be furthered to where there is government sponsored prayers in class.... They argue that while God-based religions have been removed from schools, non-God religions such as Darwinism have filled the void.... The atheist community is constantly trying to push ...

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Based on the same concept as mathematics, the idea of having a purely logical and rational knowledge became very important. ... Likewise, if one opens the book itself, he or she will find that on the first few pages of the first edition preface, Kant tells us morality is not based on religion; rather, religion is based on morality. ... Kant considered religion, together with language, as the most important obstacle to attaining world government as a condition for establishing a lasting peace. ... From this primitive force rise conspicuous cultural institutions that we mistakenly perceive...

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A "hundred schools" of thought arose, each wanting to provide a base for social and political life and each wanting to achieve the adherence of rulers and governments. ... He was, however, thought highly of in his guidance in government to rulers. ... Along this, a man must also be respectful to and recognize these hierarchical divisions, since, according to Hsun-Tzu, a stable society is based on them. ...

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The emergence of human rights debate can be seen as a 'Western' response to 'Western' conflict, which sought to see an end to such violations and acts of violence toward human beings, at the hands of their governments but also at an individual, civil level. ... In their book Human Rights: Cultural and Ideological Perspectives, Adamantia Pollis and Peter Schwab (1979) present a view of the UDHR which asserts that it is based upon only one interpretation of human rights, and that interpretation is 'Western'. ... To conceptualise the idea of 'human' a g...

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The wisdom and experience gained by elder members are invaluable, and serve as a base for promoting the values of my religion. ... The building itself would be government funded however it would not be allowed to influence it from within. The government's role with my religion would have strong ties. ... The law of religion would be applied to the law of government. ... Neighbor will begin to start helping neighbor and the government will only have its focus on its people and their struggles instead of looking abroad. ...

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If the government can pray in their sessions, why cannot the governed pray in their school sessions (Condon 50)? ... Our government was based on religious principles from the very beginning. ... Also the first Amendment does not separate God and government but actually encourages religion. ... It declares that the federal government cannot establish one religion for everyone. ... The second clause of the amendment insists that the government should do nothing to discourage religion (1). ...

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Then, tying the races to beliefs that don't coincide with one's personal beliefs, a person could feel compelled to make judgments based solely on physical characteristics. ... The Constitution of the United States, the foundation of our country's government and general populace's rights and liberties, begins "We the people- It doesn't begin "By God's grace we establish- or "through he who instruments all things, we establish..." ... Our school systems, being subordinate to the government established and, thereby, being subordinate to the Constitution itself shou...

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That party is the government. ... In these cases the physician may treat the child, but only after taking temporary custody of the child based on neglect. ... In my opinion there needs to be more steps taken by the states and the federal government to get the laws off the books that allow parents to not be tried for abuse or neglect for refusing medical treatment to their children. ... I think that it is our duty to look out for the well being of children in this country, and I think that duty crosses all boundaries, whether they be religious, cultural, traditional, or ignorance based....

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It is way to understand why it is important not to judge a people based on ones own pre-disposition of morals and cultural norms. ... The cultural relativist would boast that since it is culture itself that defines morals, there is no comparison to which one could base morality on. ... Rachels make the point that we cannot draw the conclusion that there is no universal moral truth based on the fact that the subject is merely disagreed upon. ... Would child pornography be morally right in a country because the government decides that it stimulates the economy? ... To believe that moralit...

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Other religious groups, mainly the Jewish, feel threatened under the religious government, which defies accepting different ideas than those of the Islamic. ... These governments think they own the entire country and at best see the oppressed religions as second-class citizens. This translates as open discrimination in economics, government, development, labor, equal distribution of wealth and such like." ... The autobiographical based movie, "Anne Frank," directed by Robert Dornhelm, reflects the importance of religion throughout the most difficult situations. ...

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This paper is meant to allow a person to see the benefits of cloning and to show that the fears are unfounded, as based on history and facts. ... Already, most of the major world health organizations and a number of governments have moved to ban such cloning in order to prevent a reoccurrence of the kind of wrongheaded thinking which would use cloning to build armies or create a super-race. ... There are two general possibilities in today's society for cloning abuses: first is the abuse, which would be fostered by groups or governments and second is the abuses, which would be don...

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Thus we owe our social civility to religion because it has laid down in our hearts the basic rule of law, which is another foundation of government; every law and every constitution is based on these simple beliefs. ... In the past, there was often no real clear distinction between religion and government, and this accounts for the numerous religious wars and religious repression that was rampant at the time. ... During the Middle Ages, religion was often an inherent part of government. ...

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Instead, it was believed the people needed a resilient government and a carefully formulated code of law, along with a regulating power that would strictly implement these rules and punish harshly even the most minor violations. Li Ma states that, "among the Chinese Legalists the foundations of obedience rest upon the fear of punishment, based on a very strict application of penal law. ... Therefore, the ruler had to be picked based on establishing order and persevering it. ...

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