Federalist/Anti-Federalist positions.

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Imagine it is 1787. Like many people living in the United States, you hold strong beliefs about the ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution and have concerns about how this proposed government will affect your community. Being a civic-minded citizen, you have decided to compile and distribute information about the proposed U.S. Constitution.

Apply your skills of influence and persuasion to create an informational pamphlet or brochure to help the people in your community decide whether or not to oppose or support ratification.

Your pamphlet or brochure should:

Differentiate between the Federalist/Anti-Federalist positions.
Identify 2 concerns each side deemed important.
Explain why the Federalists did not want a Bill of Rights, but the anti-Federalists did.
Defend your viewpoints on the issues.

 

Sample solution

Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Sample Solution

Welcome fellow citizens of the United States! As you may know, the proposed U.S. Constitution has been presented to us and it is our duty as civic-minded individuals to decide if we should support or oppose its ratification. In order to make this decision, it is important for us to understand both arguments – those who support the Constitution (the Federalists) and those who are against it (the Anti-Federalists).

 

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Welcome fellow citizens of the United States! As you may know, the proposed U.S. Constitution has been presented to us and it is our duty as civic-minded individuals to decide if we should support or oppose its ratification. In order to make this decision, it is important for us to understand both arguments – those who support the Constitution (the Federalists) and those who are against it (the Anti-Federalists).

 

The Federalist position believes that a strong central government is necessary in order for our country to remain stable and prosperous. They argue that with a strong federal government, large projects such as roads can be built more quickly and efficiently while also providing protection from foreign powers. Additionally, they do not believe in having a Bill of Rights because they feel that it would limit the power of the federal government too much and weaken its ability to act on behalf of all citizens.

On the other hand, the Anti-Federalist position argues that a strong centralized government leads to tyranny as there will be less opportunities for people’s voices to be heard when decisions are made at a higher level. Furthermore, they believe strongly in having a Bill of Rights included in the Constitution which guarantees basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, religion etc., so that these liberties cannot easily be taken away by any governing body regardless of their political leanings.

I personally stand with the Federalists on this issue as I think that our current system works just fine without needing drastic changes or additions like those proposed by some anti-federalists. Though I agree with their point about protecting individual liberties through inclusion of a bill rights ,I think doing sets bad precedent potentially lead more laws being passed subsequent weakening federal governments authority carry out tasks required ensure safety well being all Americans . We have seen this happen recently number states pass legislation limiting access certain resources based upon socioeconomic standing . Therefore my opinion ,ratifying constitution currently form best path forward security prosperity United States .

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