Democracy Essays and Term Papers
Filial Piety In ChinaE-mail: liew_hwee_min@hotmail.com
Introduction Xiao, the Chinese word for filial piety is the defining feature in Chinese culture as filial piety was extolled as the highest virtue in China for centuries. I subscribe to the school of thought that filial piety is the root of Chinese ethics and ...
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Legacies: Roman, Greeks, And HebrewsIn the ancient days, when culture, as well as civilizations were
developing, many things came to be known as options for later cultures.
Civilizations had different ways of doing things and therefore each of their
cultures differed considerably. The Romans, the Greeks and the Hebrews ...
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Fidel Castro 2In 1959, a rebel, Fidel Castro, overthrew the reign of Fulgencia
Batista in Cuba; a small island 90 miles off the Florida coast. There have
been many coups and changes of government in the world since then. Few if
any have had the effect on Americans and American foreign policy as this
one.
In ...
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Mancur Olson’s The Logic Of Collective ActionIn 1965 an intellectual bomb was dropped on the field of interest groups, in the form of . In this seminal work Olson details the dynamics of group formation. The central theory is that men and women are rational, correspondingly they maximize benefits and minimize costs; because of this ...
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Inside The IRA“This morning, another IRA kills 1 and injures 40.” This statement is all too familiar in the news of Britain and Northern Ireland. The IRA, or Irish Republican Army, is a terrorist paramilitary group that opposes the connection between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and refuses to recognize ...
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Cold War 2The start of the cold war was due to many aspects that were present during this time period. Because of these aspects it is dificult to say one specific issue was responsible for the start of the Cold war. To say which one of these aspects played the major part in starting the cold war perhaps we ...
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The Coming Of AgeChildhood is a time where children learn about the world around themselves. They see and experience many factors that influence their everyday lives, which help them grow stronger when they become adults. In “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara ...
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American Exceptionalism; The PJoshua Cohen and Joel Rogers illustrated, in American Exceptionalism: The Politics of Fragmentation, that although collective action is the most effective means of being heard, our country has become structured to prevent this from happening. The nation has been fragmented in several different ...
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The Jungle 3The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, clearly depicts the socio-economic strife and political turpitude that ushered America into the 20th century. While telling the story of Lithuanian immigrants struggling to survive in Chicago, Sinclair illustrates how avarice and ruthless competition were driving ...
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Facism And PatriotismIn the minds of the masses the concepts of Fascism and Patriotism are dichotomized, even polarized, but without an understanding of the meaning of such strong emotional response. Many of those now living have very little personal memory, if any, of the period preceding World War II. What is ...
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Plato Vs. AristotlePlato and Aristotle, two philosophers in the 4th century, hold polar views on politics and philosophy in general. This fact is very cleverly illustrated by Raphael's "School of Athens" (1510-11; Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican), where Plato is portrayed looking up to the higher forms; and ...
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Nuclear Weapon DisarmamentNuclear weapons are the ultimate evil. They are the invention that humanity wishes it could un-invent. Their existence puts the entire world at risk. There are several attempts to limit nuclear weapons technology, testing, and possession, but all have fallen short. The world must shift its ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: ThemesThe world had witnessed the atrocities of World War II and began to
examine the defects of their social ethics. Man's purity and innocence was gone.
Man's ability to remain civilized was faltering. This change of attitude was
extremely evident in the literature of the age. Writers, who through ...
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The Transition Of Power From President To PresidentThroughout time there has been a transition of power from one
individual to another. This has been a time honored tradition that takes
place every four years. This remarkable tradition is formally known as the
United States Presidency.
Every four years there is an election to guarantee that ...
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Liberalism And FreedomLiberalism is a force that has produced change from the birth of this
nation to the politics of today. Liberal tenets have been a basis of thought
and action in American politics since well before the signing of the
Constitution. Certainly, liberalism has had to transform in order to remain ...
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First Philippic Against MarcusIn Cicero’s, “ Antonius,” he is offering his view on the political situation after the death of Caesar. His purpose for coming before the Senate is to drive them to the realization that Marcus Antonius and his actions are slowly breaking down the unity of the country. He ...
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The Life Of Mao ZedongDressed in the drab military uniform that symbolized the
revolutionary government of Communist China, Mao Zedong's body still looked
powerful, like an giant rock in a gushing river. An enormous red flag
draped his coffin, like a red sail unfurled on a Chinese junk, illustrating
the dualism of ...
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Cuba, Castro, And The United StatesHow One Man With A Cigar
Dominated American Foreign Policy
In 1959, a rebel, Fidel Castro, overthrew the reign of Fulgencia Batista in Cuba; a small island 90 miles off the Florida coast. There have been many coups and changes of government in the world since then. Few if any have had the ...
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Johnny Got His GunThis anti-war novel is written from the point of view of an injured World War I infantryman (Joe Bonham). As the plot progresses we realize how severe the injuries are (most of his face has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the ...
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The Role Of Citizen Political Participation In Hong Kong And SingaporeBoth Hong Kong and Singapore are city states that traditionally have
lacked broad political participation, instead political decisions were left up
to a small group of leaders. Historical factors were critical in determining the
role of political participation in both city states. Hong Kong's ...
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