a) Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are philosophers who came up with different philosophies concerning political authority (Huhne, 2013). John Locke advocated constitutionalism and the belief that every human had a right. He set forth the belief that the state has a responsibility to protect the rights of its citizens and if it does not the citizens can withdraw their support or rebel. Thomas Hobbes, on the other hand, believed that the only correct form of government was an absolute monarchy (Wikipedia, 2013). Having lived through the English civil war, his experience led him to believe that to maintain peace and prevent another civil war there was a need for absolute power. I support Hobbes philosophy since I view Locke’s as having a number of limitations. I agree with Hobbes that the only government strong enough to hold human’s cruel impulses in check is the absolute monarchy. Lack of a sovereign power leads to war and lack of peace (Sherman, 2013). Therefore, it is important that individuals are freed from control, especially because human beings are naturally powered seeking and entirely submit to the sovereign power. Observing this will ensure that peace is maintained. Allowing individual control will lead to war and therefore a sovereign government would be better as burdens of even the most oppressive government are “scarce sensible, in respect of the miseries, and horrible calamities, that accompany a Civil War”. I entirely concur with Hobbes philosophy as I consider what life would be in a condition without a government. Perhaps the liberal way of John Locke is more desirable, that is, each person decides for herself how to act, and is judge, executioner, and jury in her own case whenever disputes arise. However, this is a dangerous state as there is no agency with recognized authority to arbitrate disputes and effective power to enforce its decisions. A state without subjection to Laws, and a coercive Power to tie the hands of its citizen from rapine, and revenge, would make impossible all of the basic security upon which civilized, comfortable and sociable life depends. On the other hand, I discount John Locke’s philosophy as often times, freedom corrupts people (Finnis, 2013). Locke’s philosophy assumes that all people are good and they make the right decisions all the time but this is inconsistent with the reality. It is a fact that in every society there is at least a violent bad person and this person may corrupt the entire society. In the liberal society that John Locke suggests, it will be hard to tame such a person as people are free to act how they please and there is no authority to control their actions. Therefore, having a sovereign authority will be more beneficial in taming people in a given society. John Locke’s philosophy also has its setbacks since allowing people to rebel to authority may lead to warfare. The philosophy states that the government’s task is to preserve the natural rights of its citizens. When the gov.

1. a) Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are philosophers who came
up with different philosophies concerning political authority
(Huhne, 2013). John Locke advocated constitutionalism and the
belief that every human had a right. He set forth the belief that
the state has a responsibility to protect the rights of its citizens
and if it does not the citizens can withdraw their support or
rebel. Thomas Hobbes, on the other hand, believed that the only
correct form of government was an absolute monarchy
(Wikipedia, 2013). Having lived through the English civil war,
his experience led him to believe that to maintain peace and
prevent another civil war there was a need for absolute power. I
support Hobbes philosophy since I view Locke’s as having a
number of limitations.
I agree with Hobbes that the only government strong enough to
hold human’s cruel impulses in check is the absolute monarchy.
Lack of a sovereign power leads to war and lack of peace
(Sherman, 2013). Therefore, it is important that individuals are
freed from control, especially because human beings are
naturally powered seeking and entirely submit to the sovereign
power. Observing this will ensure that peace is maintained.
Allowing individual control will lead to war and therefore a
sovereign government would be better as burdens of even the
most oppressive government are “scarce sensible, in respect of
the miseries, and horrible calamities, that accompany a Civil
War”.
I entirely concur with Hobbes philosophy as I consider what life
would be in a condition without a government. Perhaps the
liberal way of John Locke is more desirable, that is, each person
decides for herself how to act, and is judge, executioner, and
jury in her own case whenever disputes arise. However, this is a
dangerous state as there is no agency with recognized authority
to arbitrate disputes and effective power to enforce its
decisions. A state without subjection to Laws, and a coercive
Power to tie the hands of its citizen from rapine, and revenge,

2. would make impossible all of the basic security upon which
civilized, comfortable and sociable life depends.
On the other hand, I discount John Locke’s philosophy as often
times, freedom corrupts people (Finnis, 2013). Locke’s
philosophy assumes that all people are good and they make the
right decisions all the time but this is inconsistent with the
reality. It is a fact that in every society there is at least a violent
bad person and this person may corrupt the entire society. In the
liberal society that John Locke suggests, it will be hard to tame
such a person as people are free to act how they please and
there is no authority to control their actions. Therefore, having
a sovereign authority will be more beneficial in taming people
in a given society.
John Locke’s philosophy also has its setbacks since allowing
people to rebel to authority may lead to warfare. The philosophy
states that the government’s task is to preserve the natural
rights of its citizens. When the government fails at this, the
citizens have a right to rebel against it. Often times the
government may fail to meet all its citizen's needs and therefore
allowing citizens to rebel will contribute to warfare due to the
continuous disagreements. This would have been avoided if
there was a sovereign power that individuals completely submit
to. In such a government, the rebel will be unheard of and
therefore there will be peace within the state.
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both philosophers have theories
found on social contract theory. John Locke’s belief is
perceived to be the liberal one. He states that the government is
based on consensus and the citizens should battle for liberty in
the face of an overpowering government. On the contrary,
Hobbes believes that to maintain peace and a state of
lawfulness, a sovereign government should exist and citizens
should submit to it. For this reason, I strongly agree with
Hobbe’s philosophy as opposed to that of Locke. Observing that
Locke’s philosophy has a number of assumptions, such as, that
all individuals are good and that freedom may not corrupt them.
This assumption is not consistent with the reality.

3. References
Finnis, J. (2011). Natural law and natural rights. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Huhne, T. (2013). "The state of nature" in John Locke, Thomas
Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Place of publication not
identified: Grin Verlag Ohg.
Sherman, P. (2013). John Locke: Philosopher of the
enlightenment. Huntington Beach, Calif.: Teacher Created
Materials.
Wikipedia, S. (2013). English political philosophers: John
Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Bertrand Russell, John Stuart mill,
Jerem y. Place of publication not identified: University-Press
Org.
b) There are three key motives which led an increased number
of Westerners in India, China, and Japan. These motives include
political, economic and cultural. Through colonialism, the
Westerners were aiming at expanding their territory which will
make them more powerful than other colonies in the world.
Since there was a booming economy, there was a need for raw
materials as well as new markets in which they would invest.
The westerners were aiming at building vicinity in China
because China had tea and the British were in need of the tea.
On the other hand, India had a lot of opium which it was
delivered to the Chinese and they were not only aiming at
exchanging it with tea rather they were aiming at making a
profit from the business. The British come in because China had
started the war on medication and thus it was only British which
could make an arrangement of the trade. In this case, it was
British which was selling the opium to China and selling tea to
India and thus make a profit from the trade. To facilitate the
trade, Commissioner Lin Zexu went to Queen Victoria and
pleaded for help. Many people were addicted to opium during
the Queen rein. Since Lin was not pleased with the trade, he

4. collected as much opium as he could and destroyed it something
which led to his differences with British and as a result, the
British started a war on Lin since he was not willing and able to
trade opium. The main thing that allowed Britain to trade and
make policies in China is the fact that China started a war on
drugs and seized over 2 million in goods, 42,000 pipes and 20,
chest of opium. This outraged the British so they began the
attack and killed over 20,000 Chinese and just to make peace
they signed a treaty. One which was the unequal treaty, which I
think was totally unfair because the Chinese were made to pay
21 million silver dollars because the British broke the Chinese
law and the Chinese tried to help their people.
References
Grasso, J., Corrin, J. P., & Kort, M. (2015). Modernization and
revolution in China: from the Opium Wars to the Olympics.
Routledge.
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1750_opium.htm
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/opium_wars_01/ow1_es
say01.html
http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1793qianlong.asp
c) By the time ‘The Story of an Hour’ was written, the place of
the modern woman in the society was a subject of interest. This
discussion will consider Kate Chopin’s ‘The Story of an Hour’
and Mary Cassatt’s paintings. The discussion will highlight the
similarities of the modern woman from the perspective of Kate
Chopin, Mary Cassatt, and their contemporaries.
The main theme in Kate Chopin’s ‘The Story of an Hour’ is on
freedom and confinement. Basically, Chopin illustrates the
struggles of the then modern day woman and how she finally
finds relief in freedom. Through her protagonist, Chopin
highlights how women felt free from the imposition of other
people’s will. Ironically, this freedom is only experienced in
confinement, when the woman is alone. From the story, the
deduction that can be made is that the presence of a man took

5. the freedom and independence of the modern woman away. It is
perhaps for this reason that the protagonist feels free when she
learns of her husband’s death but dies when he returns. This
also highlights the presumed oppressiveness of marriage. Even
the kindest of marriages, according to Chopin, was oppressive.
The same theme is present in many of Mary Cassatt’s paintings.
The American painter essentially highlights the place of the
modern woman in society as one that was defined by
oppression. From her paintings, it can also be deduced that the
role of the woman was limited to childbearing. The underlying
fact is that Cassatt’s objective was to establish that women in
the society at that time had been confined and limited. This can
be paralleled to the message or theme by Kate Chopin in her
story above. Therefore, it can be concluded that the modern
woman strived to be free and in order to assert her place in
society.
ENG101_MH_V5Topic 5: Writing a Good Paragraph and
Researching ...
Descriptive Paragraph Instructions
You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment,
but you may first submit an optional DRAFT. This will allow
you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your
revision. You should always avoid focusing solely on the
grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to
the course lessons and your own revision ideas. Always expect
to revise beyond what the DRAFT grader specifically notes.
Outdoor Experience Description – Detail a real or imaginary

6. experience walking through an outdoor event or activity, such
as a zoo, open-air market, festival, etc.
You only need to develop one paragraph for this assignment,
but it should include many sensory details and directional
transitions. Start with a topic sentence, which will also serve as
the thesis statement, that explains the exhibition you are
experiencing as well as mentions how the adventure ignites your
senses. In the sentences following, describe your journey. What
do you see? Hear? Feel? Smell? Taste? Where are these
experiences located (directional transitions)? To the right? Just
above? The reader should be able to build the environment
around you and take part in the sensory experience you
illustrate as he or she reads along, so be as descriptive as
necessary, touching upon all five senses within the body
paragraph. Finally, complete your paragraph with a concluding
sentence that summarizes your outing, and make sure it has a
point! In other words, what did you take away from this
excursion?
Sample thesis statement: As I walk toward the Brookfield Zoo
entrance gate for my first zoo experience, I notice a flurry of
lively activity in front of me, so on my way to the gorilla den, I
can feel my excitement building, and as I get closer, the sounds
and smells strengthen, making the chill of my cold beverage
much more apparent; I hope I am ready for this.
Notes
· You can use either past or present tense verbs to describe
your experience in this assignment, but avoid unnecessary tense
shifts.
· In addition to directional transitions, be sure to use
standard transitions between sentences where applicable so that
your ideas are fluid from start to finish.
Format Requirements:
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your

7. writing assignment with the following information:
Your first and last name
Course Title (Composition I)
Assignment name (Descriptive Paragraph)
Current Date
Page Layout:
MLA style documentation (please see the tutorial in the course
topic)
Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page
Double-spacing throughout
Title, centered after heading
Standard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
1" margins on all sides
Save the file as .docx or .doc format
Length: This assignment should be at least 10-12 sentences in a
single paragraph.
Underline your thesis statement.