Writing Project 1. Literature and Language Essay.

Writing Project 1
February 25, 2020
A central authority is an organization built to govern the entire population. It is usually composed of the people from the top levels of the organizational structure, and it is where all or most of the decisions and orders concerning the whole masses come from. Whenever there is an issue concerning the entire organization that needs to be resolved, information flows up from the ordinary people to the top level, where it will be analyzed and tackled. Those at the top level of the organization remain in control to monitor and assess all necessary activities and ensure compliance with the order. Having a central authority enables standardization and flexibility in the activities and tasks, which makes the goal faster to achieve and implement for the benefit of the nation and its people. Due to the strict conformity and goal-focued nature of this type of organization, it is also prone in stifling innovation, limiting quality communication from the people to the top of the hierarchy, and promoting dictatorship. In my opinion, every organization should elect and must be governed by a central authority for the people to have a standard rule and therefore, will avoid chaos. I believe that, in order to maintain peace, the entire population should be managed by a group of people whom they have selected out of their free will.
Equality and independence should be practiced by everyone who is part of the nation. It is the protection of one’s life, health, freedom, and possessions (Locke, 2015). I am in favor of chaving central authority for the protection of the people’s rights versus the state of nature where every person is in war with another due to the beliefs of having the natural right to everything, not regarding if this is overstepping the rights of another. Although humans are said to be equal and to live free from an outside rule, I think that a joint authority is suitable for everyone as long as the leaders have been elected by choice and not by force. With a central authority, the society will be at peace, everyone will be treated equally, and the people’s welfare will always be considered. One example of a social contract in the US that shows how the government cares for its people is the provision of unemployment insurance to eligible workers who lost their jobs due to layoffs, retrenchment, or other forms of termination of which they have no-fault. They must meet specific eligibility requirements, which, when granted, the insurance will be their source of income until they find another job.
The theory of social contract shows that each member of society is obliged to comply with society’s rules, institutions, laws, and principles. Compliance with these enables the people to live morally by their own choice and not because a divine being requires it. One social contract that I think will benefit all citizens is the promotion of equality in the workplace, which i...