To apply an active voice while writing a text, subjects perform an action and expresses it through its representative verb. In other words, the mentioned individuals in a position paper are described as performing certain actions. On the other hand, when using a passive voice, the individuals are acted on by his actions.
Position papers should be written in active voice, as it is the most effective way to for a writer to express his or her opinion and present valid argumentations over his or her statements.
The Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers influenced them through the idea of democracy and people governing through parliaments and assemblies, while the European Philosophers influenced them through the ideas of Social Contract and human rights and things like that. This was mostly from Locke and Hobbes.
