Founding Course Works Samples For Students

Has religion been marginalized from the public and civic spheres?

According to laws, the lawmakers of our country have been discouraged from passing amendments that concern religion .This is seen in the first amendment which states that the congress shall make no law respecting an establishment on religion ,or prohibit the free exercise thereof (Novak 304). President Jefferson shows that the state and the church were intended to be separate bodies. Although it is not written in the constitution it carries a lot of weight in that it declared that the American government would not have a national church.
This is a direct indication that religion has been marginalized. At this ...

Liberty is a contentious political and moral ideology that intends to define the manner in which a population governs itself. There are several conceptions to the extent in which a people relate in the society and the relation with the government. However, liberty is generally regarded as the kind of freedoms citizens of a country enjoy. It may also refer to the active exercise of rights as provided by the state or a constitution. The United States is regarded as one of the countries that enjoy a liberties as enshrined in the constitution. From 1600-1800, in the North American Colonies and new U.S. nation, perceived ...

America is a unique nation (Madison 35). Its beginning can be traced back at an exact in history-July 4, 1776. It is one of the few nations in the world, whose citizens, apart from Native Americans, all came from someplace else. America is a nation of immigrants, and a truly diverse nation. The Americans believe in certain core principles, perhaps most succinctly expressed in their Declaration of independence. Americans believe that all men are equal and each of them is most multi-ethnic and multi-racial society (Mason 34). These values and beliefs hold them together and unify their nation. America’s founding principles ...

HUM1500 W3 Discussion Question: What major world events contributed to the founding of Rome? & What was significant about the Roman government that allowed it to flourish?

One of the major events that contributed to the founding of Rome is through a mythological account. In 753, Rome was named after its founder – Romulus, a historical figure that killed his half-god twin Remus . During the time of Romulus, the place has little interruptions. Another major event to the founding of Rome is the creation of the 12-month calendar by King Pompilius, emergence of the republics and empires, embracement of Christianity (specifically, Roman Catholicism), Roman alphabet and numerals, existence of huge variety of talented/gifted individuals, and so on. Moreover, other major events were associated with the Roman government. There ...

The sculpture of Figure 1 is located over a doorway on the Wheelock College campus, 200 Riverway, Boston, Massachusetts. Wheelock College is an institution specializing in the education of teachers. This sculpture depicts Friedrich Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten movement and a founder of Wheelock College. The sculpture shows the teacher surrounded by a group of his pupils of the ages before, during, and after kindergarten. A number of the children are playing with blocks and balls, indicative of the Froebel’s philosophy of the role of creative play in the education of young children (Bultman, 2008). In particular, the ball ...

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The strict father model and the nurturant parent models are two paradigms suggested by the political thinker George Lakoff. If one views the government as the parent of the family-nation, then the strict father model is a metaphor for conservative politics.

There are several tenets that undergird the strict father model. One is that children gain knowledge through a system of rewards and punishments, also known as operant conditioning. Another is that strict parents yield children who are more self-disciplined and more self-reliant. The third is that the father’s job is to deliver rewards for “good” behavior and negative ...

- Is Andrew Jackson a hero or villain? Gives examples or reasoning’s to support your answer.
In my opinion I would label Andrew Jackson as a villain. First and foremost, after the battle of New Orleans, President Jackson was viewed by the majority of Americans as a “hero”. This didn’t last long however. The reason I see him as a villain is because he often acted as a king instead of President. President Jackson sought to eliminate the US bank, and eventually contributed to its down fall decades later. Jackson also sought political policy that would make the role of ...