Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and Sectional Divisions In the 19th century, the United States of America believed that it had the divine right to expand and take over the continent. This paper aims to discuss how the citizens of the United States thought in this expansion, which they termed as Manifest Destiny, and how it led to divisions among the citizens based on their beliefs and politics (Shi and Tindall). The paper further goes ahead to discuss how events such as the second great awakening, American transcendentalism, and American romanticism have affected the development of the so-called American mind. The paper discusses in detail how these events affected American development back in the 19th century. When discussing Manifest destiny, often, expansion tends to be touched. Manifest Destiny was a belief back in the 19th century by the Americans that the country and, more specifically, a race within the land known as the Anglo-Saxon race was destined to expand across the continent (Shi and Tindall). It was a political doctrine held by the United States, especially in their expansion. It was a…

 parallels that exist between the history of the Copernican Revolution and the history of the development Abstract The era of renaissance brought about various changes in the field of arts and scientific inquiries. Scientists explore as well as travelers, gathered knowledge from all corners of the world. Vestiges of classical philosophy that were preserved by religion were unraveled. Different scientific inquiries came to light as they battled through resistance from religion and other beliefs. The experimental hypothesis Aristarchus’ heliocentric was debated for the first time in educational levels. Scientists, especially the astronomers, took bold steps to ensure their discoveries have come to light. They presented undoubtedly evidence to prove the existence of the universe through the scientific point of view. This paper, however, examines the parallels that exist between the history of the Copernican Revolution and the history of the development and impact of special and general relativity. It also explores ways in which these two scientific inquiries differ from one another. Introduction Over five centuries ago, when the Middle Ages began paving the way for the renaissance, people lived…

Crito by Plato Introduction Crito is a discourse drafted by the traditional philosopher Plato. The discussion talks about unjust, just and suitable responses to injustice. It happens between Socrates, who was a conventional Greek philosopher, who gets imprisoned to death accused of heresy, and his wealthy ally Crito who plans to escape him out of jail. Crito believes that Socrates condemned conviction is unjust. He further claims that justice lacks by following unfair regulations.While Socrates thinks that injustice cannot be responded to with another wrong, and rejects his friend’s suggestion of breaking away. Summary Crito entirety occurs in Socrates jail cell, where he is waiting for a death penalty in the morning for heresy accusation. An old ally, Crito, pays him a visit at night. He has ordered plans to sneak Socrates out of jail and take him in exile place where he can live safely. However, Socrates does not appear interested in the arrangement. Crito argues that Socrates’ killing will appear badly on his allies since they will think they did not put in any efforts to rescue him.…

The Bing Bang Theory For centuries, people have often looked at the sky and most specifically the starts and wondered how the universe came to develop into its present nature. The result has been a philosophical, religious and scientific discussion. Different scholars such as Edwin Hubble and Albert Einstein have made significant efforts to uncover the mystery of the universe development into its current state. One of the most common beliefs that human beings think that the universe developed is the Bing Bang theory. Unlike what many people presume, the Bing Bang theory does not explain the origin of the universe but it describes its development from a tiny dense state to its current form today. Logically, according to the sentiments fronted by famous philosophers such as Edwin Hubble postulate that the Bing Bang theory came as a result of earth expansion from a minute to a larger state. In this regard, this essay paper primarily discusses about the Bing Bang theory in depth. The Bing Bang theory is an astrophysical model for the observable features of the universe from…

How Noddings’ argument fits Guttings’ According to Guttings, a majority of popular articles tend to provoke comments from the audience which challenge the view of the relevance of philosophy, especially among non-philosophers. In particular, there are complaints concerning the validity of philosophy and compares it to an ivory-tower practice that is typically useless in relation to those interested in logics. The perception of these popular articles, according to Guttings, is that philosophy is merely an essential ground for the beliefs which guide daily life. Guttings asserts that humanity preceded philosophy. However, other opponents reject the fundamental idea of philosophy, what he refers to as the foundationalist idea of philosophy. As such, rejecting the concept mentioned above implies human beings have a right to clutch onto basic beliefs which by philosophical consideration, are not legitimate. However, there are other numerous ways which exemplify the practicability of philosophy. In as much fundamental beliefs with regard to religion, ethics and politics do not need philosophical validation; they still require what can be called intellectual maintenance that essentially constitutes philosophical reasoning in itself. Incremental…

  Chief Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Awolowo, or Awo, as most people called him, was a politician and statesman, intellectual, and one of the leading African philosophers of the twentieth century, as such best known for writing his African Platonic tract The Peoples’s Republic in 1968, and his doctrine of ‘Mental Magnitude’. His cardinal social principles were the development of mind and body, in the context of contemporary, developing Africa, free education and free health.   Awo having been variously described as ‘the main issue in Nigerian politics’ by Ibrahim Babangida and ‘the best President Nigeria never had’ by Odumegwu Ojukwu was not only a politician and national leader, but also he was a prolific author and a gifted orator.   In fact, a lot has been read, written and spoken about him, especially since his transition on May 9, 1987.   He was also a man of humble beginning, who, by dint of hard work, self-denial and singleness of purpose, rose to become a legal luminary and an economic wizard; a political organizer, social engineer, reformer and a political…

political theories and respective philosophers/thinkers As part of this research paper, first, you are required to: Select three major political theories and respective philosophers/thinkers. Each theory/thinkermust be from a different historical period (ancient, medieval, and early-mid/modern). Identify the principles/ideas of each theory/thinker. Compare and contrast them thoroughly. Apply each theory (or set of ideas) to at least two contemporary social or political events or issues. Research Paper Structure The paper should follow a traditional essay structure, comprising an introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs. The concluding paragraphs should discuss your findings and incorporate your critical thinking analysis[unique_solution] Research Paper Format The research paper should bein no less than 2000 words, approximately eight (8) double-spaced pages, excluding the title, abstract, and reference pages, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, with 1-inch margins, and no extra spacing or use of bold. You are required to use at least twelve sourcesfor your research paper. At least six of those sources must be academic, peer-reviewed. Non-academic sources should be from reputable sources of information. I urge you to also use theorists’ own publications, which should be available online. The course textbook does not count as a…

relationship between the invading country and the native people Instructions For this assignment, select one of the following options: Option 1: Imperialism The exploitation of colonial resources and indigenous labor was one of the key elements in the success of imperialism. Such exploitation was a result of the prevalent ethnocentrism of the time and was justified by the unscientific concept of social Darwinism, which praised the characteristics of white Europeans and inaccurately ascribed negative characteristics to indigenous peoples. A famous poem of the time by Rudyard Kipling, ″White Man′s Burden,″ called on imperial powers, and particularly the U.S., at whom the poem was directed, to take up the mission of civilizing these ″savage″ peoples. Read the poem at the following link: Link (website): White Man′s Burden (Links to an external site.) (Rudyard Kipling) After reading the poem, address the following in a case study analysis: Select a specific part of the world (a country), and examine imperialism in that country.(unique_solution) What was the relationship between the invading country and the native people? You can select from these examples or choose…

Moral Dilemma and Conflict Situations Introduction to the Situation I have been living with my parents under one roof despite me feeling I need to vacate and look for somewhere else and live away from them. Our relationship has been going on well, and no complaint has ever emerged from any of us. My elder brother was working in another state while my sister was in a boarding school in town. I was the only child staying with mother and father, attending the nearby college, where I was nearly completing my education in mechanical engineering.  At that time, I had no job or any activity to keep me busy whenever I was free, and my leisure time was entirely spent indoors, reading a book, watching movies, or completing assignments. My folks have had an excellent relationship over the years and never did I say there was a time I saw them fighting, or having a misunderstanding with each other. If they had any issues, I assume they were bright enough to hide it from us for their own reasons and…

CHANGE INITIATIVE             Change is an inevitable part of any venture in life and in every venture there is a distinct cause of change. For instance, in my case scenario of community team, change has been fueled by the lack of enough employees as a result of non-replacement of two of the staff members who have left the team. The available staff members will have to work extra hard in order to keep up with the previous situation when the team was full. This has necessitated changes in the working pattern of the available team members in order to coup with the situation (Anderson 2014, p.124). As it is the case with any other organization, this process is not expected to be easy. In fact, I am expecting a large number of staff members to put up resistance towards this process, a step which may have negative effects on the team at large if not dealt with absolute caution. Some of these negative effects include and not limited to lessened efficiency, lower working morale and disruptive working environment (Trader 2012,…