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John Locke's State of Nature


            In the Awaga Canyon after we got our five main concerns under control. We right away formed into a society with a government. We knew that this would be the best way to live their but we didn't know why. .
             According to Locke, man is willing to "part with his freedom, this empire, and subject himself to the dominion and control of another power. But why would man rid himself of freedom and put himself into to a society with government and laws? The answer - for his property. In the state of Nature man has freedom and property, but in this state, man is unable to use his property because it is insecure and unsafe. .
             Property is the main issue to why man would leave The State of Nature to enter society but there is another, Safety. Man cannot live without laws he would always be watching out for his life in constant danger. Men would kill each other just to take someone else's possessions. No man would live a life of fear and would rather live under a government's control. .
             I agree with Locke's Idea of leaving the State of Nature to form society because I would rather live with the use of my belonging, while under the control of a government, than live in the state of Nature where everything that I have can be quickly taken away from me. Living with no laws would cause chaos and everyone would work only to benefit himself in any means possible. In the Awaga Canyon disaster we were soon to realize that if each person did as they pleased, we would not be able to survive there. It was only when we decided to form a society where we could share the work load we would be able to thrive there.
             In Conclusion, when man lives in the State of Nature he will abandon this state and enter a society for two reasons: to be able to use his property, and to live a life without fear. This is why in the Awaga Canyon Disaster we were so quick to form into a society with a governing body.
            


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