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Did World War I Make the World Safe for Democracy?

treaties were thought with some justification to be "partially responsible for World War II," the tremendous suffering caused by W...

Le Guin/Left Hand of Darkness

eyes," but finds this awkward as he "self-consciously" sees a Gethenian "first as a man, then as a woman, forcing him into those c...

Is Democracy Possible in Libya?

lifting economic sanctions against the country (Thompson, 2006). The renewed ties, however fragile, between the U.S. and Libya mea...

A Local Smoking Ban: Controversy Verses Reason

to do so. Those of us that do not smoke resent the fact that everywhere we go we are confronted with second hand smoke. When you...

U.S. Government System and John Locke

of God, nor can they deny the rights of individuals to their separate and distinct beliefs. Locke also argued that man sho...

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville and Objects

a true democracy, de Tocqueville noted, quantity or reproductions of objects are necessary to satisfy equal need. In his consider...

Promoting Democracy Through Imperialist Power?

to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural persp...

Morocco and Democracy

15). An examination of political commentary pertaining to the development of democracy in Morocco shows that while some progress h...

Is Islam Compatible With Democracy?

political values," which are necessary in order for representative democracy to flourish, values such as "separation of religious ...

Democracy of Lithuania and the Church's Role

the "mechanical" society grows out of social cohesion, which derives from similarities between individuals in a social group, and ...

Philosophical Similarities of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Senge, Matsuda, and Freire

life. As the regulator of the universe that embodies balance, Tao is the primary cause of the universe and all that is contained ...

Most Effective Approach to Political Democracy

exists between the two speaks to the necessity of such reasonable policy. What became necessary was a more scientific approach to...

Globalization and Undermining of Democracy

equal access and to and say in the distribution of the wealth and resources of a country."3 Clearly the U.S. is not an economic de...

Freedom Losing Out to Democracy in 2014 America

has been solicited by the government in return for security. The US has seen a fear that associated with Islam, it has suited the ...

A Personal Narrative on Moving

in just a week and I didnt know anyone - no teachers, no other kids, no one. My fear turned into resentment as I focused my panic...

Criticism on the Democracy Objections of Friedrich Nietzsche

he had the same words of contempt. Under an absolute monarchy, he believed, the military or law-enforcing caste was unduly exalte...

Putnam: "Making Democracy Work"

Yes. Putnams introductory pages clearly explain his reasons for using Italy as his "laboratory": two regional governments, one in ...

Constitutional Guarantees

the majority rule. Other nations which are considered incredibly different, and which further illustrate the complexity of constit...

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...

De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"

customs, and morals which was necessary to render such a revolution beneficial" (de Tocqueville, Introduction). The result of this...

Media Monopoly and Democracy

the press that acts as a check and balance on the way political power is wielded, able to questions decisions and policies and inf...

Media Concentration and Democracy

TV" (Turner). The commission wanted the entrepreneurs to thrive; they wanted competition to arise so the audiences would have a ch...

Impacts to California Water Resources

occurs during rainfall and snowmelts as well as from atmospheric deposits. Nonpoint sources can include everything from stormwate...

Designing a New Political System

can stand for election, telling the electorate what they stand for any their policies. The electorate will then vote for the perso...

The Evolution of American Democracy

James Madison and John Jay (Federalist party, 2005). Opposition to a strong federal government was known as anti-federalism, and ...

Personal Ethics Awareness Inventory

good. It is essential to do the right thing with the right consequence. For instance, debating about processes or procedures or ev...

Wright/Armageddon in Waco

presents views that see the tragedy at Waco as entirely due to the mistakes of government agents in handling the situations and no...

Social Justice and Democracy in Education

important because school systems have not kept pace with society. Change is needed and sometimes reform and renewal are vital elem...

A Consideration of a Non-Binding Resolution to Prevent the Dispersal of More U.S. Troops to Iraq

As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just observed, the key to effective decisions in regard to Iraq and other critical issues is biparti...