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Defining a Fair Society

Some values to emanate from democratic societies include the right to be heard, the right to the pursuit of happiness, and all the...

'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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Democracy and Education

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

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...

Fascism and Individualism

see the connections and/or positive aspects of the other. During the Cold War, it is unlikely that the citizens of the State of Ge...

Industrial Society and Democracy

In seven pages the argument that for the agrarian society that existed prior to the Industrial Revolution, democracy was a logical...

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...

Ancient Athens and Democracy

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

Freedom According to Smith, Mill, and de Tocqueville, Mill

In a paper consisting of 8 pages these 3 theorists and their concepts of freedom are contrasted and compared with de Tocqueville's...

Totalitarianism Indictment in Animal Farm by George Orwell

a committed socialist. And yet, Orwell might have been the only one who considered himself to be a socialist. However, because of...

Liberal Democracy of Japan

the Japanese people would like to believe they have the power to enact such significant change, they are actually incapable of doi...

Democracy and the Internet

an active part in the democratic process. And it certainly will not assure that the results of an election, campaign, or ideologi...

'Dream' Speech of Martin Luther King Jr.

In five pages this paper examines the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 in terms of its m...

Civil Society and Democracy

the people. The educational or integrative aspect of civil society then allows for organizations to be carefully examined in the ...

Politics and Society in Argentina During the Thirties and Forties

increasingly corrupt, set the stage for the Army revolt that occurred in September, 1930 (Alexander 3). A predecessor of the 1943 ...

Analysis of Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

In five pages this important educational text is analyzed with the emphasis being liberal democracy. There are no other sources l...

Economic Success, Developing Countries, and Authoritarian v. Democratic Governments

for decades. The institutions of authoritarian governments most often do not have the stability nor did the cohesiveness as part o...

Connection Between Democratic Freedom and Arts Education

long held beliefs, intellectual theories, and works her way deep into the root causes, in her opinion, of much of the social and r...

Democracy as Viewed by Aristotle

and it was on this that Plato based his philosophical oeuvre (1994). He was not only a disciple of Socrates but a diehard adversar...

Democracy and the Peaceful Transition of Spain

Franco y Bahamonde of Spain died on November 20, 1975, he had been the chief of state and the commander in chief in that country s...

Democracy Theories

on this subject might want to explore various opinions on democracy and society. Socrates claimed that democracy--because it is ...

Experience and Education by John Dewey

its time schedules, and classification systems and rules (18). Here, due to this, Dewey points out that schools are therefore mark...

Class Roles, Political Changes, and Their Impacts Upon Socialism, Monarchies, and Democracies

people and it is the people who decide the issues through elections. Theoretically, democracies should be formed for a long term b...

Social Life and Intellect in Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

and find neither peril nor advantage in the free interchange of their thoughts. If they meet by accident, they neither seek nor av...

Women's Contributions and Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

to drop, though it often seems to hold them loosely." He admires them for these qualities and then discusses how the American peop...

Topics of Sociology and Theory

for a time. It appears that Marxs ideas come from life experience and his own prejudices as well as sociological observations in t...