Foundations of Mexican Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Core Concepts of Mexican Jurisprudence
Human Rights and the Legal Order
Human Rights Definition
Human Rights are those freedoms, faculties, institutions, or claims related to primary or basic goods inherent to any person, simply by the fact of being human, intended to guarantee a dignified life.
Foundation of Human Rights
The foundation of human rights is the social value of human dignity.
Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights
- Natural Law
- Ethical or Moral Foundations
- Legal Positivism
Supreme Court and
Read MoreDescartes’ Philosophy: Existence, Dualism, and the Mechanical World
Descartes: Existence of God and the World
The Ideas and the Idea of God
Descartes realizes that he is a finite and imperfect being, making his own mind aware of its limitations and imperfections. Ideas, according to Descartes, present thought in a double dimension:
- Objective: Ideas are pictures or representations of things.
- Subjective: Ideas, considered in themselves, cannot be false.
Descartes states that there are three kinds of ideas:
- Adventitious: Ideas that come from outside the subject (e.g., sensory
The True Origin and History of Lorem Ipsum Text
The Origin of Lorem Ipsum
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old.
Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage. Going through the citations of the word in classical literature, he discovered the undoubtable source.
Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.
Read MoreControl and Isolation in The Giver and The Village
The Giver: Chapter Summaries
Chapter 5
Jonas dreams of a strange, emotional experience involving a sled and snow. At breakfast, he tells his parents about the dream. They suggest he might be experiencing “stirrings,” early feelings of desire, and instruct him to take a pill to suppress them—a normal part of life in his society.
Chapter 6
During the Assignment Ceremony for the Twelve-Year-Olds, Jonas and his peers receive their career assignments. Jonas worries he will not get a fitting role. The
Read MoreAnalysis of Structure and Themes in Lazarillo de Tormes
Structure of Lazarillo de Tormes
The book is structured around two literary models: the autobiography and the Epistle (letter).
Lázaro, as an adult, receives a letter from “Your Honor” (Vuestra Merced), asking him to explain “the case.” To do this, Lázaro recounts his life story. The novel is therefore epistolary.
Composition
- Prologue: Explains what motivates him to tell the story.
- Seven Treatises (Chapters):
Treatise Groupings and Themes
- Treatises 1–3: Learning through adversity.
- Treatises 4–6: Improving
Essential Concepts in Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Organizational Success
Self-Assessment and Critical Thinking Fundamentals
Relationship Between Self-Assessment and Critical Thinking
The relationship between them is that we use critical thinking criteria—such as logic, reason, and common sense—to evaluate the quality of our own work in order to improve our chance of success.
The Necessity of PMU Competencies for Study Assessment
We need the PMU competencies because they represent the main knowledge package required to understand and excel in our studies at PMU.