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Democracy and Education

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

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

Cuba and Democratic Government

In six pages the possibility of a democratic government in Cuba after the death of Premier Fidel Castro is examined in terms of U....

Democratic Process and Interest Groups

In seven pages this paper examines the process of democracy in a consideration of the benefits provided by special interest groups...

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...

The Aftermath of the First World War

themselves embroiled in a grinding war of attrition against a powerful coalition of opposing states (http://fas.org/man/dod-101/op...

Comparative Analysis of Voting Democracies in Europe and the US

the past is staging a comeback, and its presence is not comforting" (Jackson 50). This slow but steady fascist reawakening has be...

Self, Legitimacy, and Democracy in Habermas and Connolly

I. HABERMAS The social, political, economical and religious activities experienced in everyday life represent the very esse...

Secondary School Reforms in the Early 20th Century Debated

In seven pages Boston's secondary schools are examined within a context of a 1918 organizational and structure alteration proposal...

Democracy, Asian Style

In five pages this paper argues that Asia does indeed have its own style of democracy with the example of Singapore provided. Fiv...

Religion According to Alexis de Tocqueville

replete with meaning, should be required (Smidt 176). That statement is rather strong but Tocqueville did not mean that the govern...

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...

Indonesia and Early Democracy

In five pages early Indonesian democracy is considered as it was enacted by President Suharto and how Sukarno's earlier presidency...

Reforming Boston Secondary Schools in the Early 20th Century

In eight pages the radical reforms to Boston secondary schools generated by a 1918 recommendation that placed emphasis more upon a...

Overview of Opposing Economic Perspectives

developed in order to help those who cannot help themselves. Further, this position suggests that the rich run the country in real...

The Exposition Speech of Booker T. Washington

The writer discusses the speech that Booker T. Washington made in 1895 at the Atlanta Exposition. The writer reveals that the spee...

Democracy and Negative Political Campaigning's Impact

In seventeen pages this paper examines the destructive effects of negative political campaigns upon democracy in a consideration o...

Social Democracy and Globalization

democracies continues, while at the same time doing so in a divergent manner as compared with golden age of post World War IIs rap...

Post Unification Germany Political Party Competition and Voting Behavior

Kohl found equal voter support in both East and West Germany. Kohls electoral success proved to significantly reinforce his compr...

Virtuous Republic Ideal

In six pages this paper examines America's historic concepts of democracy and the importance placed upon the virtuous republic con...

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...

Year 2031 and the U.S. Government's Strengths and Weaknesses

In thirteen pages this paper examines the year 2031 in an evaluation of the U.S. democracy and government's strengths and weakness...

Reflections of Democracy in Henry David Thoreau's Life Without Principle, Resistance to Civil Government and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance

In five pages a comparative analysis of democracy as it is represented in these essays is presented. Four sources are cited in th...

US Democracy, Pragmatism and Virtue

In eight pages this research paper on US democracy includes the connection between pragmatism and virtue, the differences and simi...

Conservative and Political Ideology Divisiveness

In five pages this paper considers Democracy for the Few by Michael Parenti and Moral Issues by Shaw in a consideration of politic...

Democratic Stability, Instability, and Barrington Moore's Class Analytic Approach

In five pages this paper examines Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Barrington Moore in a consideration of France's ...