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in ancient Greece comes to us through their stories, their tragedies. "Greek tragedies dealt with universal themes that are still ...

It states, "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representative...

for all citizens of a nation. Then we have Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher whose focus was on morals. He was, interestingly ...

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

that is often referred to with awe and reverence. The framers are still held high in esteem. In fact, they are called "framers" wi...

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

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

light of that, what would Tocqueville say about democracy in America today? Likely, he would say the same things but would be much...

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

manage Russias vast territory, the awkward administrative structure inherited from the failed USSR, and hundreds of divergent ethn...

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

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

form did not escape criticism. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle each condemned the form of democracy used and suggested that it was d...

and if they were not happy with the political leaders they could do something about it. This all sounds incredibly powerful and...

may be agents in the transformation of democracy, but democracy is not something that is inextricable with computer science (2001)...

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...

after close to half a century of communist rule, when communism fell in the Soviet Union, to be replaced by provisional government...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright chairs the Pew Centers ongoing series of worldwide public opinion surveys. O...

labor power (Wikipedia, 2005). Marx was concerned about what people did with their labor power, how they related to it (Wikipedia,...

in the reign of Louis XIV. Referred to as pays detat, they had their own nobility, as well as unwritten constitutions that pertain...

parties is hampering Japans progress towards a true democracy" (Anonymous, 1996, p. 12). While some areas have noted considerably...

claimed that this form of democracy has outlived its usefulness. The question is, has it? If in fact there is something that can b...

were able, through circumstances, to identify themselves with the people. This isnt too far from the campaign run by Bill Clinton ...

In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...

is not clear how the lower classes are expected to live (1993). It is also noted that while Plato makes a case for communism for ...

Lewis and Clark expedition would be on American soil right up to the point it crossed the Rocky Mountains (Fritz, 2001)....

dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depe...

a system of checks and balances. It is designed to meet the needs of as many people as possible (Montgomer, 2003). It seeks to avo...

"aggregate" was benefiting in this period, however, others were flailing desperately in the ever-deepening economic waters just tr...

catalyst and to some extent the cold war would prod Japan to its ultimate height. Still, turning outside of the general traditions...