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Democracy and Education

believe. Deweys central thesis is rather controversial, but is seemingly valid, and has withstood the test of time. Indeed, Deweys...

What Schools Are For by John I. Goodlad

administrators and staff; and effective/efficient operation. "...All aspects of [teacher] preparation programs, from mission to e...

Twenty First Century, the U.S. Electorate, and Democracy

color and female people were patently excluded. Despite the many changes that have taken place in Americas democracy, especially i...

Decision Making and EU Democratic Deficit

need for a democratic country to exist. However, this is at national level and not international level where decisions are made ...

Caribbean Revolution and Democracy

states was that new governments that came into being as a result of the dissolution of the Soviet block, such as East Germany and ...

Contemporary Democracy in the United States

and if they were not happy with the political leaders they could do something about it. This all sounds incredibly powerful and...

Korean Mindset and the Impact of Democracy

form did not escape criticism. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle each condemned the form of democracy used and suggested that it was d...

Democracy and Republic Differences

rule over another. We must recognize that those individuals that flocked to the Americas were not just the most destitute of Euro...

Overview of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

light of that, what would Tocqueville say about democracy in America today? Likely, he would say the same things but would be much...

Ancient Athens and Democracy

became the law of the land (Rempel). While such a system may seem chaotic, and perhaps even very close to...

U.S. Constitution and Classical Liberalism

for all citizens of a nation. Then we have Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher whose focus was on morals. He was, interestingly ...

Washington Community's Importance According to James Sterling Young

that is often referred to with awe and reverence. The framers are still held high in esteem. In fact, they are called "framers" wi...

US' Diminishing Democracy

freedom was only for themselves. Anyone not agreeing with the religious tenets of the Puritans was ostracized from all Puritan co...

Russia and Oligarchs as a Possible Force for Democracy

manage Russias vast territory, the awkward administrative structure inherited from the failed USSR, and hundreds of divergent ethn...

Political and Social History of Greece

in ancient Greece comes to us through their stories, their tragedies. "Greek tragedies dealt with universal themes that are still ...

Democracy, Bureaucracy, and Political Domination According to the Theories of Max Weber

influences we first need to consider aktuelles Verstehen and erkl?rendes Verstehen. The first of these is aktuelles Verstehen is o...

Practicality of Democracy Everywhere Assessed

It states, "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representative...

Corrupt Officials in the World

The UN reported there was an inverted U-relationship between democracy and corruption in public officials. Numerous reports do not...

Democracy, Asian Style

In five pages this paper argues that Asia does indeed have its own style of democracy with the example of Singapore provided. Fiv...

Reforming Boston Secondary Schools in the Early 20th Century

In eight pages the radical reforms to Boston secondary schools generated by a 1918 recommendation that placed emphasis more upon a...

Is the Future Predictable after the 2016 Presidential Election?

This paper attempts to answer three specific questions regarding the government's role in promoting cross-cultural understanding, ...

American Individualism According to Emerson, Bellah and de'Tocqueville

This 5 page paper examines various types of American individualism by analyzing literary works. The pitfalls of individualism were...

Secondary School Reforms in the Early 20th Century Debated

In seven pages Boston's secondary schools are examined within a context of a 1918 organizational and structure alteration proposal...

Cuba and Democratic Government

In six pages the possibility of a democratic government in Cuba after the death of Premier Fidel Castro is examined in terms of U....

The Exposition Speech of Booker T. Washington

The writer discusses the speech that Booker T. Washington made in 1895 at the Atlanta Exposition. The writer reveals that the spee...

Criticism of the Individual Regarding Democracy

In five pages Ayn Rand and Alexis de Tocqueville's perspectives are applied to the problems of the individual as the result of dem...

The Aftermath of the First World War

themselves embroiled in a grinding war of attrition against a powerful coalition of opposing states (http://fas.org/man/dod-101/op...

Self, Legitimacy, and Democracy in Habermas and Connolly

I. HABERMAS The social, political, economical and religious activities experienced in everyday life represent the very esse...

US Democracy, Pragmatism and Virtue

In eight pages this research paper on US democracy includes the connection between pragmatism and virtue, the differences and simi...

Social Democracy and Globalization

democracies continues, while at the same time doing so in a divergent manner as compared with golden age of post World War IIs rap...