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Criticism of the Individual Regarding Democracy

In five pages Ayn Rand and Alexis de Tocqueville's perspectives are applied to the problems of the individual as the result of dem...

De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"

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

Tocqueville/His Views of Blacks

of servitude that slaves adopted as indicative of their true feelings, rather than as a behavior adopted for self-protection. He s...

19th Century US' Penitentiary System

more advanced in containing the criminal element than other states at the time. If not, why would the pair go to America to study ...

Economic and Political Freedom Views

In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...

Democracy Benefits and Risks

well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...

The Balance Between Elitism and Democracy in America

In a paper that contains three pages the precarious balance between two extremes is discussed within the context of the Federalist...

America and Democracy

restless even though prosperous is bold. His work is again just as relevant today as it was at the time it was written. In fact, R...

Philosophies and Democracy

In five pages the statement 'Democracy is not a mechanical device, it is, rather, a living organism that can only flourish in cert...

Comparing Americas' Slavery with Roman and Greek Slavery

This is a review consisting of twelve pages that compares and contrasts the institution of slavery in various times and societies ...

U.S. Society and Individualism

In five pages this paper examines individualism as it pertains to American society in a consideration of several authors perspecti...

Individualism and Collectivism

In eight pages basic concepts are first defined before an individualism defense is offered with the incorporation of such authors ...

American Character and Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah

In six pages this paper relates Bellah's text to Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville in terms of charting the evolutiona...

Comparing Socialism and Liberalism

to public hands which would be the beginning of communism. The Communist Manifesto was a statement on how capitalist society exis...

Personal Theories on Democratic Citizenship

to a head. To understand those differences it is instructive to look at writing from the early years of our history. Tocqueville ...

Effective Democracy Developed by Ordinary Americans

so the development of the three branches of government and the distribution of power reduces the chances of too much control falli...

Aspects of Formulating the US Government

majority" (Publius). That is, the largest faction will be able to impose its will on others, whether they are in agreement or not...

Differing View of Democracy

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

Majority Rule, Tocqueville, Olsen

This essay refers to the writing of contemporary author Theodore Olsen and nineteenth century author Alexis de Tocqueville to argu...

Overcoming Slavery in the 1870s

This paper reviews key historical writings like Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln's campaign speeches and the 1848 Declaratio...

Hegel And Tocqueville

the Roman Empire. As such, it was a political power. Hegel seems to be suggesting that God can be Spirit only if the Triune God i...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

The Dreyfus Affair by Michael Burns

which is epitomized by the extreme anti-Semitism of Madame de Janville (Gyp), who comments on Zolas supporters as men who are not ...

L'attente de Vladimir sur Godot

continuellement interrompu par Estragon. Il ne finit jamais lhistoire. En dautres termes, il doit continuer ? attendre Godot, o? G...

Soteriology - Doctrine of Salvation

comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

de Tocqueville and Crevecoeur

However, as Lauter (2004) points out, Crevecoeurs perspective that all nations were represented and that these were being transfor...

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...

Work According to Pieper, Marx, and Tocqueville

In five pages this paper examines work from the theoretical perspectives of Pieper, Marx, and Tocqueville. Four sources are cited...

Social Reform and Karl Marx

In six pages this paper compares the social reform theories of Karl Marx with those of Nancy Chodorow, Simone de Beauvoir, and Mar...

No Contest by Alfie Kohn

In a paper consisting of five pages the advantages to personal and business relationships offered by eliminating competition accor...