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Logical Behaviorism and Common Sense, 2005.
This paper discusses the theory of logical behaviorism and looks at the concept of common sense.
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In this article, the writer looks at the philosophical theory of logical behaviorism. The writer explains that this theory claims that a mental state does not actually exist and there there are just observed behaviors. Further, the writer points out that there are those that claim that for a theory to be believable, common sense should be applied.
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It is argued that in order for a philosophical theory to be acceptable, it should be reasonably consistent with common sense. Logical behaviorism is a philosophical theory that posits that there is not really any such thing as a mental state. Using terms such as "angry" therefore make no sense. All such words describe not mental states but simply observed behaviors. Logical positivism reduces people from beings with complicated inner states to simple collections of observed behavior. It thereby negates the existence of inner consciousness.
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?Common Sense? and Common Language, 2006.
An examination of the impact of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," which pushed for America's independence from England.
1,833 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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This paper details the main themes in Paine's renowned pamphlet "Common Sense", written and published in 1776. It discusses Paine's main goal, which was simply to convince the people of America that a revolution was needed, which would result in the establishment of an independent nation. Paine's publication was generally met with considerable interest by its audience and more than a little ill-humor by academics who considered his writing style to fall far short of the neoclassical ideal. It examines the main themes in "Common Sense" as well as the author's unique method of appealing directly to the highest sentiments of the most common people and the simplest convictions of the most literate. It also discusses the views of various critics who found and continue to find fault with the content and style of writing in Paine's work.
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"The original publication of Thomas Paine's work was generally met with considerable interest by its audience, and more than a little ill-humor by academics who considered his writing style to fall far short of the neoclassical ideal. One contemporary said that his style was"so coarse, that you would think he meant to degrade the language as much as the government." Even a relatively sympathetic colonial magazine, The Monthly Review, recorded in 1791 that Paine was "desultory, uncouth, and inelegant. His wit is coarse, and sometimes disgraced by wretched puns, and his language, though energetic, is awkward, ungrammatical, and often debased by vulgar phraseology."
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?Common Sense?, 2002.
A review of Thomas Paine?s treatise ?Common Sense.?
828 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 42.95
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This paper examines how Thomas Paine?s in his treatise ?Common Sense,? argues persuasively that it is only common sense for the American colonists to rebel and to fight for freedom from England. It discusses how he acknowledges that no matter what choice the colonists make, they will face many difficulties. It analyzes some of the points put forward in his argument such that England is so far from the colonies and has so little real knowledge of them and therefore cannot rule the colonies intelligently.
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"Reflecting the philosophies of John Locke and others who argued for minimalist governments, Paine sees in the colonies? struggles the struggles of people all over the world. He says, ?The cause of America is, in a great measure, the cause of all mankind.? We hear in this phrase hints of what will come in the Declaration of Independence that ?all men are created equal? ? not that the colonists have some special right to freedom and independence above other peoples of the world, but that the right to live freely in a representative government is basic to living in organized society. He lays out the many abuses of power England has committed against the colonists as the main theme throughout his treatise."
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Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense', 2007.
A discussion regarding the document 'Common Sense' by Thomas Paine versus the practical genius of George Washington.
1,513 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 71.95
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This paper takes a look at 'Common Sense', a document by Thomas Paine and compares it to the thinking and action of George Washington.
The paper argues that Paine's 'Common Sense' was not practical, whereas Washington's view of government was necessary to create a united nation that could do business with the world, and also keep popular forces under enough control so that true freedom of speech could be enjoyed by all, not simply the democratic majority.
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"Paine wrote his document in 1776, during the first flush of American enthusiasm over war against England, and during one of the most sustained periods of rage against the increasingly prohibitive British system of taxation upon the colonies. Washington, however, saw the American colonialists as potentially overmatched, especially as the war drew on in the years afterwards. Of his minutemen, in comparison to the more systematically trained British soldiers, Washington wrote: "Place them behind a parapet, a breastwork, stone wall, or anything that will afford them shelter, and, from their knowledge of a firelock, they will give a good account of the enemy, but I am as well convinced...they will not stand up at a plain." (Morgan, 1982, p.42) This is why Washington deployed guerrilla tactics when fighting the better-trained English army, who also outnumbered the colonists."
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Common Sense and the American Crisis, 2008.
A review of the paper "Common Sense and the American Crisis'' by Thomas Paine, in which he outlines his views on the government's relationship to society and the need for patriotism.
1,247 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 61.95
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The paper discusses the fact that the actions of men of honor manage to change history, the lives of the people, and the culture of the nations. The paper further states that such men are well remembered and celebrated each year and that Thomas Paine is one such character. The paper continues further that Paine's most famous pamphlet, "Common sense and the American crisis", comes to prove the importance that one document may have in the writing of the history of a country. The paper discusses the point that the pamphlet represented the first clear request for independence from the British crown. An annotated bibliography is included with the paper.
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"Despite the shape of the discourse, the public it takes into account or the personal background of the author, Thomas Paine's "Common sense" is above all a text meant to educate people in terms of freedom, equal rights and democracy. At least, this is the general idea promoted by the US as its national creed. However, there are those that deny the existence of such lofty goals and question the truth behind this demagogic formula. Kaye points out that "Paine's Common Sense explained to the Americans, north and south, urban and rural, high and low, enlightened and evangelical, what they were fighting against and what they were fighting for (...) he firmly believed that America possessed extraordinary potential but he did not see that potential as belonging to America itself."
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"Common Sense", 2005.
A summary of Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense".
1,394 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper examines how "Common Sense" is a pamphlet written by American patriot Thomas Paine that urges Americans to take a stand against the British and fight for their independence. It looks at how Paine cites that King George is guilty of many wrong doings, and that the laws passed by England are neither rational nor necessary. Paine believes that England does not have the right to restrict the trading and other economic freedoms of the colonies, and that America should not be oppressed by its British leader.
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"According to Paine, society is everything good that comes out of people living and working together. He defines it as the state of affairs where people collaborate to accomplish positive goals. However, Paine is not fond of government, but realizes we need it, calling it a necessary evil. To Paine, government is an institution that's purpose is to protect us from our own vices. Paine says that government's purpose is to protect life, liberty and property, and that a government should be judged only on the how it accomplishes its goals. "Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one" (Paine). By calling government an evil, he sets the stage to begin persuading others to rebel against their government, which at the time is controlled by King George in Britain."
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"Common Sense?, 2002.
A review of the book "Common Sense? by Thomas Paine.
953 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper introduces and analyzes the book "Common Sense," by Thomas Paine. Specifically it discusses whether British Imperial policies were responsible for the coming of the American Revolution. It examines how tariffs and taxes and the inability to trade products with countries in Europe other than England were certainly some compelling reasons to break ties with the mother country and form a own nation but they were not the only reasons Americans chose revolt. It shows how Paine's writing clearly indicates that the American public felt the English government and king were tyrannizing them.
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"Perhaps Paine's most compelling argument is one aimed toward those who wanted to reconcile with England because of their defense capabilities, which were much greater than the colonial defenses. "Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others the most improper to defend us" (Paine 40). True, a country that wants to control her child will only defend them so far ? their main goal would be to subdue and subjugate them. Clearly, the society in America had grown and prospered until it was time to break away from the chains of colonial rule. Britain's Imperialistic controls on trade, politics, and taxes all led to revolution and revolt in the colonies. In today's language, the people were "mad as hell and not going to take anymore.""
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"Common Sense", 2002.
An analysis of Thomas Paine's hereditary monarchy theme from his pamphlet "Common Sense".
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This paper examines Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense", and discusses the theme of hereditary monarchy. The author analyzes Paine's attack on hereditary monarchy and the reasons his arguments were so compelling.
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", 2001.
This paper is a critical analysis of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense". A look at the main themes of the novel.
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This paper is a response to Thomas Paine?s Common Sense. It shows three in depth points on how he successfully persuaded Americans of his time to rebel against England and take action in the revolutionary cause.
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Paine used many effective arguments to persuade his audience to act on the immense task at hand of the rebellion against the corrupt, unjust, and deleterious ways of English rule. He expressed three major arguments to convince his fellow Americans to take action against monarchy. He pointed out that any enemy of England became an enemy of America?s, how the English monarchy was crooked, and that England only protected the colonists for its own interests. Through Common Sense, Paine attempted to give his readers a sense of what was really going on in the world, because many people were ignorant during those troubled times as to how England was merely a holdback from what America could potentially become, ?I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to shew, a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain? not a single advantage is derived? (89).
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", 2005.
Analysis of Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet "Common Sense".
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This paper explains the reasons Thomas Paine had for writing "Common Sense", the focus of the pamphlet and why it was so controversial.
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"Thomas Paine in 1776 wrote the explosive pamphlet that was meant to offend British imperialists and to quash any hopes of reconciliation with American colonies. This documents reflects the thoughts and views on a person who is seriously concerned about the future of America and wants to convince the American revolutionaries of the righteousness of their cause. On the eve of the American Revolution, many people must have wondered if they did the right thing by throwing the British out. Was independence really worth it? Would survival now be difficult-especially without the aid of British wealth and experience? These questions must have plagued the minds of many who quietly watched the birth of a new country- a country that was destined to be bigger and more powerful than every other in the world."
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?Common Sense? and ?Letters from an American Farmer?, 2006.
Compares colonial experiences in these two texts by Thomas Paine and Hector St. John de Crevecouer.
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Thomas Paine was a true revolutionary. In his pamphlet "Common Sense," he repeatedly cried for independence from England. He believed the cause of America was the cause of all mankind. The paper shows that Paine depicted a desire for an ideal society; he did not romanticize and idealize colonial life and its society in general as Hector St. John de Crevecouer did in his writings, "Letters from an American Farmer."
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"Paine did not sugarcoat his sentiments. He presents a clear understanding of the affairs of the world in his essay. He does not paint colonial life as a utopian society, however, John de Crevecouer depicts colonial life as an almost communal society, all striving for the same ideals, when in truth, there were a myriad of factions, political and religious. John de Crevecouer writes, "We are all animated with the spirit of an industry which is unfettered and unrestrained, because each person works for himself"."
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"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, 1993.
An examination of Paine's contribution to the shaping of the American value system and democratic government including the revolution, rhetoric, tyranny and aims.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the rhetorical contribution of Tom Paine to the shaping of the American value structure and the legislative frame of change in the development of the democratic form of government. The plan of the research will be to use Burke's dramatistic pentad as the frame of rhetorical exploration of Paine's Common Sense, with a view toward showing the scope and limit of the document's influence on the shaping of social and political values that may be seen as an expression appropriately characterized as reflecting values and ideas that are uniquely or particularly American.
In order to understand the rhetorical significance of Common Sense in shaping the American value system, it is useful to understand the revolutionary context in which the document emerged. What must first be noted about the American Revolution..."
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense, 1986.
Discusses reasons for popularity of book & summarizes major arguments, including Paine's distinction between society & government & reasons for opposition to the British.
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"Thomas Paine's political declaration in his tract Common Sense struck a chord with the Americans of his time. The book was so popular that it went through fifty-six editions in the first year. The book was published anonymously in 1776, and the sentiments expressed in this work by Paine helped direct the energies of the rebels and point the way to American independence from England. What Paine did in this small book was to enunciate important principles of individual human rights and the specific right of the people to challenge unjust laws and an unjust government. If this message found a willing audience, it was because the people of the Americas were ready to hear this message rather than because the message itself broke through some reserve or presented something totally new. What Paine did was to gather together many of the intellectual currents of his time,(...)"
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"Common Sense" ( Thomas Paine ), 1997.
Examines book's political ideas & its intended impact on American colonists in their struggle with England.
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"Thomas Paine's political declaration in his tract Common Sense struck a chord with the Americans of his time. The book was so popular that it went through fifty-six editions in the first year. The book was published anonymously in 1776, and the sentiments expressed in this work by Paine helped direct the energies of the rebels and point the way to American independence from England. What Paine did in this small book was to enunciate important principles of individual human rights and the specific right of the people to challenge unjust laws and an unjust government. If this message found a willing audience, it was because the people of the Americas were ready to hear this message rather than because the message itself broke through some reserve or presented something totally new. What Paine did was to gather together many of the intellectual currents of his time.."
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Gun Control-Common Sense or Violation of Constitutional Rights?, 2005.
Explores the argument for and against gun control within the context of Constitutional rights and legal precedent.
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Gun control is a hotly debated topic, with compelling arguments for and against it. Made more complex by the question of Constitutional rights, this issue is analyzed and discussed in the paper.
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"From a Constitutional standpoint, legal scholars have stated that gun control legislation does not violate the rights of Americans because no portion of the Constitution was ever intended to facilitate the breaking of the law or the harm of others. Purists of the Bill of Rights counter that the Second Amendment provides absolute rights for the bearing of arms, and any law that restricts that is an effort to take away someone's rights. In this context, one can clearly see the paradoxical nature of this heated debate."
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Logical Framework, 2007.
A research paper on logical framework, the method of framing the growth of national and global plans.
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The paper explores whether the use of logical framework during the project cycle in developing countries is because of its intrinsic value or merely because it is a donor requirement. Concerned with the importance, exploitation and launch of the concept of logical framework analysis (LFA), the paper highlights some of the important structural features involved in framing an efficient LFA. The paper discusses some of the essential conditions needed by the LFA and their employees in connection with the project planning matrix. Finally, the paper shows the value and important uses of the logical framework.
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Objectives
Background of Logical Framework
Stages in Logical Framework
Situation Analysis
Strategy Analysis
Project Planning Matrix (PPM)
Implementation
Problems in the Development of LF
Benefits of Utilizing Logical Framework System
Problems With the Logical Framework System
Conclusion
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"Logical Framework (LF) was first established by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to act as a helping tool in the creating, structuring, development and administration of its solitary or joint national/global ventures (Coleman, 1987, p. 251). Its importance lies in its ability to chain and categorize a variety of logical methods and circumstances that could be a result of any plan before its initiation. Due to his efficient feature, LF has been used regularly by organizations all over in tailored outlines (Pfenning and Schurmann, 1999)."
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