Its A Restoration and Neoclassical Blog, Dog

Freedom and government are two terms that stay together in the same hand. Without government we would have no freedom... right? John Locke makes mention of the idea that man under government is "having a standing rule to live by" (3015) Locke argues that due to man's inability to feel safe with their property, they resort to joining a group that lives under the rule of government. Their hopes are that the rule of these people will be enough to keep their property safe: that when alone, they can do very little to deter threats away. https://i.imgflip.com/m1rv0.jpg Today, this can be seen quite clearly. Unless you are from another country, it is impossible to truly grasp the concept of living without government. Life in the United States is ruled by laws, codes, and government. More often than not, this keeps criminals from breaking the law. The threat of punishment, years lost in a prison cell, or the occasional death penalty. The majority of Americans have no idea w...

If Jonathan Swift and Henry Fielding were alive today and active users of social media, I would imagine the following situations to play out: Henry Fielding would try and make money, (pg. 2437 of our text discusses his lack of wealth due to his father) and thus would write for someone that pays a good bit. His later founding of the Bow Street Runners would/could potentially get him somewhere, "his literary output" reflecting his knowledge and experience with "nobility" and "street criminals" (2437). I imagine whoever publishes the work of Stephen King so frequently could make do with someone like Fielding. His work reflects different areas of social injustice (the housemaid in Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded ). Lifetime could make some of his stories into daytime movies or perhaps he could work in a theater with his experience. I would see Fielding using social media to observe people rather than use it himself. If he was on something like Twitter, he would...