Positive liberty

Civil liberties include the freedom from torture, freedom from forced disappearance, freedom of conscience, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to security and liberty. Civil liberties are individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference. The Red scare is the rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This “scare” was…

As a child, I was taught that we take history classes so that we don't repeat it. In Skolnick's article, she covers revolutions of the 60s and 70s. She starts off by talking about a big scandal of the 1960s it involves that "limiting" a women's rights. Back then the government tried to put a limit on a woman's rights, in today's society the government still tries to limit them. For instance, the recent rape case with the Stanford student, he got to go free while the girl has to live with his…

issues such as slavery, the Civil War represented a critical turning point in the history of United States. For some, the Civil War was seen as a fight to uphold states rights while for others, the Civil War was seen as a fight for inherent civil liberties and the emancipation of the slaves. While the political reforms following the Civil War theoretically should have brought about significant improvements in the rights of Black Americans, it would take over a century…

Society as a whole has faced many challenges when it comes to diversity, it hasn’t always been something that was accepted and looked at as good. Throughout the years there have been many movements to change this and to make it so everyone is treated equal and as a whole. In the past diversity may have been looked at as a bad thing, but over the years things have changed. Diversity has helped improve our society, even though there is still some problems that need to be worked through. People…

While there are many qualities that are desirable in the leader of a business team, the top qualities I would look for are leadership; motivation to excel; and creativity, self-reliance and adaptability. These qualities are powerful on their own, but combined they make for a strong leader. Leadership would be the first and most important quality I would seek in the leader of a business team. The key factor that led me to choose leadership as a top characteristic for the leader is his team…

people who claim that happiness is not the key to happiness rather it is living an excellent life, which is the key. Positive psychology is the name of this concept which was founded by several people. Founding principles, critiques and common grounds of positive psychology are to be discussed in this synthesis. As stated by Csikszentmihalyi,…

happiness (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/happiness/). Of all theories of happiness I have researched through the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, I agree the most with the life satisfaction theory. This theory states that happiness is a positive outlook on a person’s whole life not just a few selected…

Becoming a great leader thankfully is something you can grow into, although it will be hard work. We have studied how leaders need to be self aware and have emotional intelligence, building on strengths and realizing that there is no one way to lead is a great place to start. From our text Strengths Based Leadership I learned that attributes of a leader can be sorted into four categories and I will look at each of these one at a time. In this essay I will explore my top 10 desired attributes of…

Personality is a topic so complex and intertwined with both itself and outside factors it’s difficult to pinpoint any one specific cause for a trait, especially on a personal level. Ultimately, the fact that personality is a multiplicity of different factors and effects all intricately combined is the only thing we can really seem to be sure of. Luckily, this hasn’t stopped those in the field of psychology from trying to explain it. It’s complexity may even be the reason so many people find it…

How often have you heard the comment, “He or she is a born leader?” There are certain characteristics found in some people that seem to naturally put them in a position where they’re looked up to as a leader, and whether; in fact, a person is born a leader or develops skills and abilities to become a leader is open for debate. There are many different types of leaders ranging from the out-spoken leaders, to the lead by example leaders. Each person has a different type of leadership, but at the…