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Vandana Shiva/Earth Democracy

same name to refer to the worldview of Native American and other indigenous peoples throughout the world who have "understood and ...

1916 Text Democracy in Education by John Dewey

the baby chick, that shortly after it hatches makes a few stabs for food, as in beak-eye coordination. Masters that concept and b...

Athenian Democracy and its Influence

In eight pages this research paper discusses how Athenian democracy exerted a significant influence upon contemporary democracy. ...

Pre 1914 Democratic Transition

particular that stood out as more detrimental than the next; rather, as each one occurred -- often on the heels of one previous --...

Ideas and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America

In six pages the history of ideas is examined within the context of Democracy in America in an evaluation of de Tocqueville's argu...

Differing View of Democracy

that country is assuredly America" (de Tocqueville). de Tocqueville discusses universal suffrage, which he says "had been adopted...

International Politics and Issues of Importance

ensure that it survives and operates properly.4 A stable democracy has two sides: "the constitutional aspect, which provides the r...

A Civic Project

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

Transitions in Democracy

to produce was shaped primarily after the ideologies of John Locke but that system also diverged from Lockean ideology to one exte...

Democracy in Arabic Countries

continent, and once again we will not rest until victory is Americas and freedom is secure" (Kyodo World News Service). His point...

Are Democratic Priniciples Universally Applicable?

by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democratic principle...

Deliberative Democracy

in the interest of society and that the democratic process insured that would be the case was held by many of the early figures in...

South Korea Democracy Development

in history by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democrati...

Principles of Democracy and the Autocratic State

differences that exist between these two governmental styles and the autocratic government style. Fortunately, there are ...

Hesiod's Fable and Other Similar Works

Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...

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...

Metaphysical Civilization And Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

In fifteen pages this essay examines Freud's work in a basic overview and then offers a comparison between the society Freud was w...

Works and Beliefs of C. Wright Mills

In a paper consisting of 7 pages American sociologist C. Wright Mills is discussed in terms of his works and beliefs along with hi...

Iraq and Democracy Don't Mix

of the most devout of Islam nations, and so for the people, the notion of equality is ludicrous because a non-believer can never b...

McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom

Civil War. Battle Cry for Freedom McPhersons work covers, as mentioned, a great deal of subjects that directly involved the Ci...

A Review of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

A 6 page analysis of the societal message being presented in this work. Plot and characters are outlined and the emphasis that th...

Ideas from The Social Contract

of sorts, between the people and the legislators. General will, then is the majority desire for a certain way of life or course o...

The Boating Party Painting by Mary Cassatt

the opinion that Cassatt possessed "infinite talent" (Whitcomb 48). In 1893, Cassatt painted a work that signified that she had ...

Leisure and Work in 1900 to 1920 Urban US

This paper discusses early 20th century leisure and work as conceptualized in urban America in a consideration of Kathy Peiss' 'Le...

A Revies of Beyond the Convenant Chain, The Iroquois and Their Neighbors in Indian North America 1600-1800

the Longhouse: The Five Nations in Early American History" Richter contends that the "social crises provoked by the European inva...

U.S. and Social Capitalism's Decline

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the decline in American social capitalism within the context of Bowling Alone by Robert Putn...

Nature of Mental States by Hillary Putnam

In three pages this paper examines the theories of philosopher Hillary Putnam as represented in the text. There are 3 sources cit...

Bowling Alone Message and Data Assessment

In seven pages the text by Robert Putnam that evaluates America's diminishing attention to social capital maintenance is examined ...

Karl Polanyi and Robert D. Putnam

In eight pages this paper discusses the theories of Polanyi and Putnam in terms of the cultural influence exerted by economics and...

Fictional Debate Between Robert Putnam, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Cornel West

Contemporary society is characterized by a common agreement that our society is in an upheaval. Opinions as to the cause...