Simka reads "Empire State Building" by J. Patrick Lewis and realizes that New York City is surrounded by water. Which line(s) from the poem most likely helped Simka make this connection?

“I am an American boy . . .”
“We dream / the riveter’s dream, held island-fast.”
“I sleep, the city sleeps.”
“Wait here on my doorstep, Central Park, / while I look over Harlem.”

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

what class is this for i can then

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.