NUCLEAR DETONATION BY INDIA While some countries are racing to develop nuclear weapons, other like United States are finding the ways to improve methods to secretly detecting those nuclear tests. Such incident took place in India in 1998. First I will explain what nuclear detonation is, how and where usually carried out and the ways to hide it. Nuclear detonation is testing of nuclear

Objective Journalism: Oxymoron Objective Journalism: Oxymoron Allegations of a liberal media bias have plagued journalists for years. Journalists have been crying "foul" for the last thirty years against those who would throw the bias flag. Through the development of more and more sophisticated mass communications, the news has become an immediate chronological record of societ

The Origin of Trust and Its Impact on Technology On by Steve Abrams The essential feature underlying all psyops and perception management operations is trust. Gaining a victim's confidence, establishing credibility with the victim, or even creating an environment conducive to the willing suspension of disbelief on the part of the victim are all

Our Schoold And The Country In our school election, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman of the Democratic Party beat George Bush and Dick Cheney of the Republican Party in a landslide. Of the 845 students and staff who voted, 56% voted for Gore, 22% for Bush, 17% for Ralph Nader of the Green Party, 3% for Libertarian hopeful Harry Browne and 1% for Pat Buchanan of the Reform Party. Seven hundred n

Position Paper Term limits have provento be a valid and successful part of our government for nearly three centuries. The Constitution of the United States addresses this issue in firm response. The twenty-second Amendment of the Consitituion states: "...no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice...". The document also addresses term limits on a local level, al

PLO P.L.O’s Claim to Statehood There are four conditions for “Traditional Statehood.” The first, a permant population, second a defined territory, third a government that has control over its population, and finally a capacity to enter into foreign relations. Question 2D asks, did the P.L.O. satisfy these conditions' In 1919 Palestine was provisionally recognized as an Independen

Pluralism The dictionary defines pluralism as “a form of society in which the members of minority groups maintain their independent cultural traditions.” Pluralism can also be described by the phrase the “melting pot,” in which a place where races, theories, and cultures are blended together. The United States of America is now a current melting pot and has been for a along time. Current

Polarization In The Political System Polarization in the Political System On Tuesday, November 14, 1995, in what has been perceived as the years biggest non-event, the federal government shut down all "non-essential" services due to what was, for all intents and purposes, a game of national "chicken" between the House Speaker and the President. And, at an estimated cost of 200 m

Political Parties When the Founders of the American republic wrote the U.S. Constitution in 1787, they did not envision a role for political parties in the governmental order. Indeed, they sought through various constitutional arrangements such as separation of powers, checks and balances, and indirect election of the President by an electoral college to insulate the new governmental o

Political Satire: An Exploration Of Stylistic Elements Ambrose Biere, in his publication entitled The Devil’s Dictionary, defines the term ‘politics’ as “A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principals; the conduct of public affairs for personal advantage” (Bierce 95). Bierce’s bitter remarks concerning the avaricious nature of civic institutions is an example of satire

Political Science Human Rights as a Common Concern The doctrine of human rights has come to play a distinctive role in international life. Primarily, the doctrine is a standard of assessment and criticism for domestic institutions, a standard of aspirations for reform, and a standard of evaluation for the policies and practices of international economic and political institutions. Some

Political Science When the United States was founded, the founding fathers stated that all men were created equal. This has been, and continues to be not the case though. Since the United States started people have been discriminated against and not given a fair chance. From forbidding women to vote, to slavery, to limiting the number of certain immigrants, the U.S. has been far from

Political Theory Comparison MASTERWORKS OF POLITICAL THEORY Midterm Essay Niccolo Machiavelli, Martin Luther, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke were four political theorists who shared a like mind in the need for the foundation of government and the extent to which its power and authority should reach. Furthermore, although they differed in some of the fundamental arguments, they were

Poltics In The High Court Of Australia The High Court has been criticised from time to time for what is termed Judicial Activism. Is this criticism of the court accurate' In order to answer this question properly the term judicial activism and the role of the High Court must be defined. Dr Paul Johnson (1994-2000, date accessed 30 May 2001) defines judicial activism as: The view t

Post September 11th Political Fallout Post September 11th Political Fallout On Tuesday the 11th of September 2001 the United States of America suffered a series of catastrophic terrorist attacks. These attacks were organized and calculated to inflict large amounts of civilian deaths and symbolic damage. The economic timing could not have been more perfect, sending an already ailing ec

Power Of The President I feel that the President of the United States is too powerful. Some people may agree with me while some don't. I think the government has given too much power to just one man. It's sort of like having a king or some other type of monarch. This type of situation makes the possibility for corruption too great. Haven't we learned anything from the Watergate inci

Purpose Behind The Constitution The Purpose Behind the Constitution During the scorching summer of 1787, the Philadelphia Convention organized itself to create a successful, acceptable, and strong government for what would become the United States of America. With the exception of Rhode Island, delegates from each state attended bringing with them the intention of revising the pre-ex

Presidents From Ohio The state of Ohio is commonly known as the Buckeye State, for its once vast expanse of this tree with in its confines. Yet a more striking characteristic about this state is that it has produced more presidents than any other in the nation. Ohio can lay claim to eight of the forty-two presidents this country have known. Although these presidents have served in varyin

Print Vs. Press Print vs. Press In today’s elections the Media is one of the biggest influences in most elections. Throughout the years the Media has changed quiet a bit. As in most cases, today’s technology has revolutionized the Media and the way we get our information. Not only do we hear about elections through the media, we learn of updated news pertaining to our everyday lives

Prison Over Crowding Introduction This paper will focus on the correlation between the war on drugs and the current problem of prison overcrowding, along with the social issues that accompany these two subjects. Prison overcrowding results from the direct effects of the racist war on drugs and the lack of rehabilitation available for drug offenders. The topic of prison overcrowding

Prison Rap We all know that our prisons are the final frontier for the socially rejected criminals and violent offenders. We know that our prisons are so overcrowded that the Supreme Court of California issued a court order to reduce the number of inmates. We know that since there are more inmates in prison the chance of getting rehabilitated is very slim. And we also know that the ratio

Quebec The Quebec Sovereignty Movement Since the fall the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the theme for international politics has been redefined. In the wake of the BI-polar conflict ethnic battles have come to shape the international political landscape of the 1990’s and early 21st century. Example of this change can be found all over the world in places like the former Yug

Realist And Neoliberal Views On International Regimes Realists and Neoliberal Institutionalists have radically different views on the role played by international regimes in international politics. While neoliberal institutionalists believe that role is great, realists believe that institutions do not effect the actions of states. The fundamental disagreement concerns whether institution

Reasons For The Cold War At the inception of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was on the verge of amassing a great deal of power, and it was this possibility that frightened the United States and brought about the Cold War. Any Soviet act of aggression was countered by the United States, further raising diplomatic tension. One such act of aggression came when the Soviets attempted to gain

Reawakening The Giant “We need to reawaken this giant.” -Ronald Reagan. When Ronald Reagan entered office, the American economy was in a state of decline. Economists were doubting the American system of free enterprise, and some thought Russia’s command economy was the answer. The Keynesian school of thought figured that the economy had reached its limit and could advance no further.

Religious Fundamentalism Compare and contrast Jewish, Christian and Islamic Fundamentalism. How far can each be understood as a reaction to liberal-capitalist modernity' Fundamentalism: The belief in old and traditional forms of religion, or the belief that what is written in a holy book, such as the Christian Bible, as being completely and literally true. The Cambridge International

Republicans Vs. Democrats Republicans vs. Democrats The first two political parties in America are the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Several political parties were formed under these two first political parties. However, despite several groups of political parties exist, two groups of political parties are popular: the democrats and the republicans. Different than the view of the

Response To Revolution Response to Revolution Response to Revolution, by Richard E. Welch Jr., is an honest and unbiased look at America’s policy towards Cuba during the Cuban Revolution. It covers the general history of and preconceived notions about the revolution in depth and gives ample attention to both sides of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. In addition to this W

Rip, Mix, Steal, Burn After a dramatic federal court ruling that has shut Napster down, will have an effect on sharing music files on the internet. Napster has been one of the hottest sites on the internet in the last eighteen months, with more than fifty million users. Napster allows anyone with a CD burner to and a modem to download free music and burn it to a CD. The main purpose o

Romanovs Introduction The following historical inquiry looks at the key reasons for the fall of the Romanovs dynasty in Russia. The issue will be discussed, as it is one of the most important events during the 20th century in Russia. “It is history that provides a stimulating new approach to an understanding of pre-Revolutionary Russia.” (Sydney Harcave). The royal family reigned f