Government 1B: Lesson 20 Here's why an elderly lady can stand out on her lawn and shout at people "You are not allowed to look at my flowers!" and not be labelled as the town's crazy old lady. Public goods have been used as a government tactic for decades, and we certainly have many examples … Continue reading My Flower Garden is not a Public Good
Government 1B: Lesson 15 Does the state have the right to redistribute wealth from some people to others? Why or why not? The quickest way to answer this question is by saying no, absolutely not. But I assume you will want a little more detail and reasoning behind this answer, so I will elaborate. The … Continue reading Moral Manipulation and Magna Carta
In this essay I discuss the arguments of government, consent, and slavery put forth by the three philosophers below. John Lock (1632 to 1704): an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". Lysander Spooner (1808 to 1876): an American individualist anarchist, also an abolitionist, entrepreneur, … Continue reading Voting is not Consent and we are still Slaves
Government 1B: Lesson 5 In the first week of the Rob Paul Curriculum Government 1B, the issue of Natural Rights Theories was discussed. The phrase, natural rights, has been thrown around the political arena for years and most people, including myself, do not have a good understanding of what that means or where it comes from. … Continue reading Locke & Rothbard on Self-Ownership & Private Property
English: Lesson 180 My plan to put my knowledge of literature to productive lifetime use. Books have been a huge staple in my education. Before finding the Ron Paul Curriculum, my parents homeschooled me with the Charlotte Mason method. One of her mottos is, “Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life." Books and good … Continue reading A Life Full of Living Books
English: Lesson 175 Studying American literature: print vs. movies. The Ron Paul Curriculum American Literature English course has been divided up into two parts; classic books, and second, classic movies. Most English courses that I have taken before the RPC had me read a total of 4 books and a couple of news articles to … Continue reading The Study of Books and Movies
English: Lesson 165 Quiz Show did not tell the truth about key historical figures. Did this break the commandment, 'Thou shalt not bear false witness'? Quiz Show (1994), directed by Robert Redford, is a movie based on the 1950s Twenty One television show scandal when it was discovered that the producers of the hit game show were feeding correct … Continue reading Good stories deserve a little embellishment
English: Lesson 160 In what ways are both movies about grace: gifts unearned by the recipient? Tender Mercies (1983) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) are films about two people who didn't expect grace from the world but are given it. Both films won an Oscar for best lead actor and actress; Robert Duvall in Tender … Continue reading Unearned Grace in Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy
This week in the Ron Paul Curriculum physics course was about the wave nature of light.This was the last week of the course! The next 4 weeks are going to be spent in review. Diffraction: This occurs when waves pass through a narrow opening or around an object. The amount of diffraction depends on the … Continue reading Physics: Week 32
Economics: Lesson 165 If Americans 'buy Asian,' what can Asian exporters do with the dollars? Politicians have trained the public to believe that a manufacturing country is more wealthy. This is true, and the Industrial Revolution is the perfect example of this. But what happens when a nation gets exceedingly rich? It shifts from manufacturing … Continue reading Manufacturing to Services
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