Hi!
The central idea of the metaphor was that the people in the lifeboat are the rich nations, whereas those that are drowning are the poor nations.
This metaphor is known as lifeboat ethics, and is used to illustrate the distribution of resources.
The metaphor depicts a lifeboat which is boarded by 50 people (the wealthy nations), and 100 people swimming in the surrounding water at risk of drowning. The 'ethical issue' is stirred by the fact that there is room for 10 more people on this lifeboat, and if the surrounding people should be taken aboard -and if so, what would be the conditions of such an act.
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Paine says that this argument fails to acknowledge the fact that America has already evolved and no longer needs the help of Britain. Some argues that Britain has protected America and deserves allegiance, but Paine says that the Britain only did this to secure its own economic well-being. Moreover, Paine says that the Britain recently attacks them, and are therefore lacking loyalty.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed December 10, 1898 and was very generous to the winners. The United States was awarded the Philippines, and the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico. Cuba then became independent and Spain was given $20 million for its loses.
