... and church in Genesee County held regular water donation drives. Other communities in Michigan continue to donate thousands of bottles of water as well. Recently, 300 licensed plumbers descended on the city going door-to-door assisting residents to install water filters and new faucets, all volunteered time and donated supplies. Semi-truck loads of water are delivered daily from other ... states as far as Texas and California. Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and Pepsi are a few of the many corporations helping with water donations. Celebrities have also become increasingly involved includi...

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... republics would quickly have to tackle factions, and they would go extremely powerful faster than the states could respond. Madison takes over the discussion from Hamilton's #9 on how factions can break up the republic. Madison, on the other hand, discusses how the law-abiding citizens can avoid the negative effects of the rebel groups. Part of this is to acknowledge that factions emerge from a diversity of opinion ... way to stem its spread was to ensure that there was a large federal government in power with small political units that governed their limited land areas. For Madison, th...

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... who people become is a product of their environment and a total of past experiences. Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher, masterfully combines Helvetius's blank slate theory with the blatant optimism of the Enlightenment creating a movement called Utilitarianism. Bentham believed that society could teach individuals to be rational by giving them an ideal environment to learn proper behaviour in.Utilitarianism ... in areas like prisons, law codes, and public health. Voltaire, Helvetius, and Bentham were all respected individuals in philosophy in the time and used the optimism of the age ...

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... is our business to make sure the focus is the product. He points out that the product, or the end result of the educational business is the students. They should be the focal point of education. Not the unions, not what teachers gain through employment, not changing the lessons taught, not changing the food served, not sex education, ... quot; (Beck 135). Government does help those in need by providing services, but Beck makes it seem as though they are telling the people that they want you to need them to parent your children. They want you do depend on them, which many families do bec...

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... that corruption and maintain stability or show disproval and orchestrate a revolution. Propaganda can prevent a society from flourishing and succeeding; however, it is the will of the people that will ultimately decide the fate of those governments. Niccolo Machiavelli looks at the topic of corruption in a society; that analysis can be based on lack of leadership or rather lack of mental capabilities. According to Machiavelli ... governing it's important to hear other people thoughts, to know whether what you're stating is a good idea or a flawed one. If there is no dialogue or debate, ...

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... . In fact, he emphasizes that only "in a well-governed society" that division of labor can yield "universal opulence" (Smith, 11). Smith acknowledges the progressive influence of government who understands their role, not as market intruder, but as contributor through appropriate institutions, regulations, and resource allocation. Many thinkers have casted doubt on Hobbes's ... structure, as Engels reveals, will not produce general welfare. This insight leaves today's American society, which is recovering from a serious economic shock, a very important economic lesson. The most recent fin...

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... a way to attack or bully vulnerable individuals by imposing Acts that will prevent these individuals from posting inappropriate materials perhaps. Because without its imposition anyone can bring dirt to the country. The voice of the people stand against this matter. "Restrict access to certain Internet content that is likely to cause offense to a reasonable adult, and to protect children from exposure to ... -IP and SOPA, you are a criminal for using these content without permission. And now, you will be sentenced for your crime which you can't really deny because it was on the internet...

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... Adults are constantly having to work to live. In 2012, there was a study done on how much money people had left after they had paid their rent. The study found that "49% of their monthly income was spent on rent, leaving $4.40 per family member per day for food and everything else" ( ... a college education. There are many things that can help Americans and their life in poverty, but there isn't enough to stop it. One thing that helps the struggling Americans is food stamps. Food stamps are tokens, or coupons, that are given to people with low income, which can be exchanged for food. Som...

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... a private system and accessing that system with its own password. All of this can be done unknown to the developer and user of the program. In addition to the thirty million surveillance cameras; the NSA can activate any camera that's connected to a network. Your phone camera can be activated without you knowing ... representation. No more right to a speedy and public trial either. Pre 9/11 policy ensured some innocent Americans freedom, but because of policy change the American government can jail Americans indefinitely without a trial. All of these atrocities are policy changes and we...

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... western scientist don't approve of these medicinal virtues. Also, the wealthy in Asia like to give rhino horn daggers to the male children as a traditional gift at puberty, and the demand for the handles exceed supply (Raloff 346). In the 1970s, more than 2000 horns were used to create handles ... an animal's life combined with a lucrative market for the rhino horn makes it difficult to stop the activity (Raloff 346). The Black Rhino is critically endangered. For most of the 20th century the Black Rhino had a population of several hundred thousand. The decline of the Black Rhino has alar...

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... ), owns nearly all hospitals and directly employs almost all doctors. Because there are very few private insurance and private hospitals their health care is often referred to as socialized medicine. The NHS focuses on preventative health care and non life – threatening conditions. Elective care - such as a hip replacement is considered a low priority. Such procedures require patients to go on a waiting ... higher taxes. Somewhere between 3 – 5 million could lose their existing company – sponsored health insurance if those companies decide to let employees buy their insurance on th...

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... States also started to expand on its empire, showing that these "new" countries wanted to, and strived to be bigger superpowers than the countries that founded them. Guatemala and the surrounding provinces however, didn't allow for Mexico or any other country to gain control of it again. "A Central American convention declared Central America independent on July 1, 1823, ... , that ended up sounding too good to be true, because the different people living in the region of Central America were all very different. The conservative Spanish elite, who had most of the control in the United Pr...

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... in person. This is why technology is mainly involved so that it is easy to access information to find out who you are. Many people in the world use technology and people can strain information out of a person through social media. There are also services given to dox one another's life ... not. There are positive and negative outcomes of being able to wiretap into societies personal and most private lives. Many people in the United States may disagree that allowing the government to look into peoples lives may be beneficial. Even though this sounds crazy, this may be able to protect an ...

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... Federalist No. 10, which explains the Framer's reasoning for the emphasis on economics in the Constitution, ultimately undermining the validity of Beard's claim that the Framer's personal economic interests influenced the outcome of the Constitution. When drafting the Constitution, the Founders hoped to veer away from traditional political activity consisting of the more dangerous sources of factions and, with the implementation of the Constitution, started to focus on ... . It is normal for people to have opinions and passions. However, not all passions are influenced by economic opinion...

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... devices, and license plates. Whistleblowers in this situation could share government documents showing how they are spying on americans, and what we can do to avoid them from doing so . The U.S. has been doing it wrong by marking millions of documents as secrets . These documents need to be open for everyone to see in order to have a firm democracy . According to ... with Edward Snowden . This shows whistleblowers benefit americans and everyone worldwide, along with proving that americans appreciate when someone leaks secret government documents . Many people argue wikileaks is harmful ...

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... would hold all power, whether it be political or economic. Machiavelli states, "Well-ordered states and wise princes have studied diligently not to drive the nobles to desperation and to satisfy the populace and keep it contented" (Machiavelli, pg. 297). Machiavelli explains that power should be acquired by any means possible, but in order for a ruler to contain his power ... decisions, especially for sake of self-interest. Men are distinct, he says, in that they are concerned with glory – wherefore bees and ants there is no difference between the public and the private gain, men are ...

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... Fight Aristocratic and Nondemocratic Governments While studies agree militant democracies are likely to start wars with aristocratic governments and non-democratic, Seung-Wang Choi states that "Israel, the United States, India, and the United Kingdom tend to initiate wars with aristocracies to preserve international law, to terminate massive breaches of human rights, or to democratize resistant dictatorship " (261). ... Choi's studies are relevant since they help explain the concepts of democracies wanting to fight aristocracy governments. John M. Owen agrees with Choi overall, but expla...

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... many people stranded and fighting for their lives. Post-Katrina New Orleans was a war zone with looting, shootings, robbery, and people desperately needing help from the government. Help was slow to arriving though. People went days and days without food or any kind of help at all. Many people died from all sorts ... over their lost home or hear an account of someone who comes home to their dead mother. Lee undoubtedly does a good job of evoking emotion from the audience. Lee interviews a melting pot of people in this documentary. It seems like there is an interviewee from almost every ...

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... is put on a pack of cigarettes, pass laws that limit what images and sounds can be placed in an advertisement, and at what age citizens of the United States can begin using tobacco products. The taxes that the government puts on cigarettes and other tobacco products are called excise taxes. A study done by Richard McGowan (1995), author of Business, Politics, and Cigarettes, revealed ... reason someone smokes a certain brand. Almost everywhere cigarettes are sold in a pack that consist of twenty cigarettes. If you are not satisfied with one cigarette, then Camel Wide will do the trick f...

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... at his time and his place. Therefore, unlike Plato, Aristotle sees state as a nature community. He agrees with Plato that men cannot live without a society, but he thinks state is "the nature and final growth of human relations." (Ebenstein, P76) In other words, state was not created for any purpose or to serve anyone. To Aristotle, all associations are political, but ... be attained and should be rejected even it can be attained. Both Plato and Aristotle favor a state that elite is in the leadership of the government. Plato use the term "Philosopher Kings" to describe this type of lead...

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... myself with cigarettes and alcohol, why can't I sell a part of my body to help someone else live? Surely this affects no one other than the buyer and the seller. If no one is hurt, why legislate against it? The answer is that, despite popular belief, we do not live in a free society. Though we have personal freedoms, there are countless items which are ... non-regenerative or nonrenewable tissues used in transplantation, such as hearts and kidneys, has been prohibited. However, payment for renewable tissues such as blood, hair and semen has been permitted. The National Organ Transplant ...

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... for food and there were riots in many cities. The King, Louis XVI, had almost bankrupted the country fighting the English in the American War of Independence. Most of the rich landowners who were the nobility, taxed the people very harshly. Many people believed that society should be run for the benefit of all the people and not just a privileged few. The French revolution was a series of political acts that ... began in 1789 by reformers in the French Government to take away the absolute power of the King and the rich landowners to form a Government elected by all the people. The new G...

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... God? Yes, I believe God does love us enough to want our world to have order in it. Since God has provided war as a tool for the world, when is it a just cause for mankind to wage war? It is for our leadership to decide this, with whom God has provided for our ... care and to maintain order with his authority. According to Steve Horst in his paper delivered at the November Religion Colloquium at Indiana Wesleyan University, he discusses Thomas Aquinas in his 13th century, "just war theory." This theory aligns itself with what God ... , economic exploitation, or ethnic cleansing. It must...

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... job. Then think about having a family to support and not being able too. Children are society's most important value. Families should be the supporters of children but are not always . I want America to understand what our society is trying to tell us but were not listening. ... or parents who don't have money but that is not always true. "Poor families were considered to be those whose incomes were substantially lower than the country's average level of material well-being" (Mozhina 1). When it is defined like that, I could even see my family as a lower class ... leave him or her withou...

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... to individuality by ensuring these freedoms. Having one group, or various groups, of people violating these rights is unconstitutional. Musical censorship targets musicians who, in the views of some, are promoting offensive ideas to the overall society. These musicians, using their art to express opinions, are targets of this type of censorship. Some musicians hold opinions that may offend others. ... Sheri Waters, author of the web article "Controversial Music: The Beat Goes On" says, Music mirrors the society that creates it. Should we be concerned about our society? Absolutely. Viole...

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