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U.S. Foreign Aid Past and Present

In thirty five pages this paper examines the history of foreign aid with a consideration of the Third World debt crisis and includ...

Individual Choice of Democracy

In seven pages various definitions of the elusvie term of democracy are examined with the representative type mentioned as the pro...

Dahl/A Classic Study

equality that are assumed to be the bedrock of the American political system. However, the empirical premises examine the reality ...

Critically Reviewing the City State of Athens in Ancient Greece

In a paper consisting of seven pages the Athenian democracy represented by this Greek city state is considered along with an asses...

Indonesia and Early Democracy

In five pages early Indonesian democracy is considered as it was enacted by President Suharto and how Sukarno's earlier presidency...

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...

Religion According to Alexis de Tocqueville

replete with meaning, should be required (Smidt 176). That statement is rather strong but Tocqueville did not mean that the govern...

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...

Overview of Opposing Economic Perspectives

developed in order to help those who cannot help themselves. Further, this position suggests that the rich run the country in real...

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...

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 Philosophers on Democracy

for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...

Ancient Athens and Democracy

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

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...

China and Concept of Democracy

In eight pages the interpretation of democracy by China is examined in terms of its political structural reflection and its influe...

Comparison Between John Locke and Plato

He saw the changing world and the things within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, e...

Democracy Threatened on September 11, 2001

Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It was not the only attack against American citizens and property since 1941...

Internet Effects on the Contemporary World

In five pages this paper examines the contemporary social effects generated by the Internet with such issues as the law, data usag...

Alexis de Tocqueville According to Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper speculates on how Tocqueville's Democracy in America may have been reacted to by Emerson. Two sources ar...

Brazil's Urban Life

Emilia Viotti da Costa's The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology is referenced in this consideration...

U.S. Democracy and the Civil Rights Movement

In six pages this paper examines the impact on U.S. democracy registered by the civil rights movement that considers its significa...

Democracy versus Republic in 2001 America

The differences between a democracy and a republic are the focus of this paper containing five pages and examples illustrate how A...

Japan, Germany, Democracy and Industrialization

In five pages this paper examines how Germany and Japan were impacted by industrialization and democracy following the Second Worl...

AFL CIO and Democratic Elections

In twenty pages the factors leading towards the AFL CIO's first democratic election are chronicled with a discussion of the Wagner...

Process of Democracy and Public Opinion

In seven pages this paper discusses democracy and the growing importance of public opinion's role. Eight sources are cited in the...

Snakes and Ladders Glimpses of Modern India by Gita Mehta

In five pages India as featured in this 1997 text by Gita Mehta is discussed in terms of democracy, improved financial conditions ...

Knowledge and Self Government

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of democracy knowledge in self government. Seven sources are cited in the bibli...

Faith Based Initiative of George W. Bush

In a paper consisting of seven pages President G.W. Bush's faith based initiative provokes many questions regarding democracy prin...