A good biography of French Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, his philosophical writings and his influential idea of a 'Social Contract' between people and their ruler.

This site features the author Jean Jacques Rousseau including a biography and the full text of the nonfiction work, The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right.

This website lists and describes different types of "Intentional interference with person or property": battery, offensive contact, false imprisonment, abuse of process, and breach of contract.

Thomas Hobbes was one of the first of his era to discuss the idea of the social contract. Explore his views on government and his famous book, Leviathan.

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Explore the ideas of Enlightenment thinker, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His writings on natural and social freedom, the social contract, and democracy shaped the American system of government in a variety of ways.

An image of "Marriage Contract", created by Jan Steen, c. 1668 (Oil on canvas, 65 x 83 cm).

A sample employment agreement form, a contract document that outlines expectations and obligations between a new employer and employee.

A complete biography of the philosopher John Locke. It discusses his contribution to philosophy and his social contract.

A good biography mostly on Rousseau's political philosophy of "The Social Contract"

An image of "The Marriage Contract", created by Jan Jozef Ii Horemans in 1768 (Oil on canvas, 112 x 108 cm).

An image of "The Marriage Contract", created by Jean-Antoine Watteauz (Oil on canvas, 47 x 55 cm).

This biographical sketch makes use of quotations from Rousseau's works. Provides a bibliography of his work as well.

Does your hair go crazy when the weather turns damp? Did you know that strands of hair can relax and lengthen when the humidity increases and then contract again when the humidity decreases? In fact, hair strands can be used as the basis...

Many materials expand when heated and contract when cooled. What do you think will happen to the elasticity (stretchiness) of a rubber band when it is heated or cooled to various temperatures?

Students learn about how medicines work in the body, and find out some information about dosing and packaging. The challenge is for student teams must produce a number of boxes to be used as packaging for a new medicine. Then they must...

The empresario system in Texas provided a contract between settler and state. Find out the terms and responsibilities of each party in this site from Texas A&M University. Keep reading to find the duties of an epresario as outlined...

This site contains a question and answer format on the theories of Locke and Hobbes. It answers questions about the political system and social contract, as well as theorizing about the state of nature and rights of man.

This nonprofit charitable organization maintains the nation's organ transplant waiting list under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes a fact sheet,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out how the sliding filament theory explains the way muscles contract.

This module is written for a first-year algebra-based physics class, though it could easily be modified for conceptual physics. It is intended to provide hands-on activities to teach the overarching concept of energy, as it relates to...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how muscles contract according to the sliding filament theory.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry lesson allows students to critically evaluate their classroom textbook's account...

Details on how Age-Related Macular Degeneration is contracted and what types of foods can aid in fighting against it. Includes ideas on how to organize to compensate for lost vision abilities.