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'Song of Myself,' 'When I Read the Book,' and 'One's Self I Sing' by Walt Whitman

With the plain-speaking simplicity that was his trademark, Whitman constructed this poem in such a rhythmic way that it could be s...

The State and Virtue According to Alexis de Tocqueville and Aristotle

Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...

Democracy Problems of Zimbabwe and Zambia

original named Northern Rhodesia while it was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the Un...

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 ...

The Mass Media and Democracy

notion that others are superior to them, and that politicians know what they are doing. Then, the general public does not care abo...

Big Media and the End of Democracy

of indoctrination and brainwashing in place. Radio, newspapers, movies, and all other forms of media were carefully monitored by t...

Democracy in India

Vajpayee wanted a fixed tenure as it respects Parliament as well as the state legislatures1. Why? According to the prime minister ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Putnam: "Making Democracy Work"

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

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...

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...

Madison's Auxiliary Precautions" - Still Serving Mankind Today?

warn of the socially inequitable practice of utilitarianism. The extent to which the majority of a given society typically holds ...

Constitutional Guarantees

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

De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"

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

The Future of Freedom in America

to the basis on which the country is fed monetarily. Yes, it is a rich country and poorer nations might think, it must be nice to ...

Process of Decision Making and Industrial Democracy

create delay and confusion, hindering commercial decision making processes, which need to be decisive and rapid in order to respon...

Third World Countries and 'Democratic Fair Dealing'

economies was structural in nature (Onis). They believed that implementing a development strategy that relied on free market forc...

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...

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...

US' Diminishing Democracy

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

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...

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 ...

Democracy and Media Globalization

of "players" in terms of owners and mega-merger conglomerates, such information becomes increasingly homogenized and increasingly ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...