Amendments To The Constitution Kathleen Sullivan writes about the recent increase in proposed amendments to the United States’ Constitution and how this could possibly be detrimental to our government in the future. She begins by mentioning how little the constitution has been amended in its history (only 27 times). This, she writes, is due to the level of difficulty that is attributed

Animal Farm All of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in the Russian Revolution, and some types of animals represent different types of Russian citizens. The book carries out much like the actual revolution. I

Communist Environmentalism Communism, at its most idealistic base, is a contingent of gown up responsible people that have free access to information and can therefore self govern, except for the transitional period required for the establishment of the required infrastructure. In this light, it would seem that communist countries would be on the forefront of environmental progress, for

Gender Gap The Gender Gap I believe that there is somewhat of a gender gap in areas of politics and public policy, but it is by no means the most prominent factor in determining the political agenda. Studies show that women regularly giving more support to Democratic candidates and causes than men do; it shows no signs of expanding or shrinking. Differences between blacks and whites

Freedom In The Internet Age Freedom in the Internet Age The bill of rights protects our freedom and guards our rights to say, write, and ultimately share whatever we want without government interference and censorship. Censorship is the most dangerous action that a government can impose on a free population. In the aftermath of Napster, the recording industry has pushed the government

Future Of EU The link between internationalization, governance and democracy is a central problem for politics as well as for political science. Even if clear evidence on the nature of this link is not yet available, the literature seems to support the view that internationalization both undermines the capacity for governance and puts into question traditional forms of democracy. Because

African American Experience Log Two This lab had to do with stereotypes. Each member of the group was to bring in an artifact that represented them. With the rest of the group unaware as to what the artifact was, we were supposed to guess who each artifact belonged to. I was very interested in this lab beforehand. I thought it would teach me a lot about stereotyping and generalizing

Hate Crimes: Reverse Discrimination Hate crime legislation is discrimination. That's right, pure discrimination. But you're probably thinking this is ironic, as you've been told hate crimes are supposed to fight this very thing. And after all, this is America, the land where we're supposed to be of any gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation and not receive any bias. So what could

International Relations Theory This week in international relations discusses the enterprise of international relations theory and the realist model of international relations. When reading the book International Relations Theory, the area that I took particular interest in was the excerpt by Robert Gilpin and his book War and Change in World Politics(Viotti and Koppi, pg145-153). Dis

Genocide in Rwanda Genocide in Rwanda The definition of genocide as given in the Webster’s College Dictionary is “The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.” This definition depicts the situation in 1994 of Rwanda, a small, poor, central African country. The Rwandan genocide was the systematic extermination of over eight hundred

Health Care Data have shown there are about 43 million people a month that do not have health insurance, which is an estimate of one to six people without health insurance coverage. Furthermore, there are one in three citizens between the age of 18 and 64 that are uninsured. Nevertheless, the statistics also indicates that citizens lacking good health insurance coverage are at risk to sp

Hero Francisco Goya, considered to be “the Father of Modern Art,” began his painting career just after the late Baroque period. In expressing his thoughts and feelings frankly, as he did, he became the pioneer of new artistic tendencies which were to come to fruition in the nineteenth century. Two trends dominated the art of his contradictory; they actually were not. Together they rep

Hidden Wars Of Desert Storm Hidden Wars Of Desert Storm “Oil is too important to us to allow the Arabs to control” a statement made by Henry Kissinger, Secretary Of State during President Fords Administration. It is a phrase that would be the hidden agenda behind the invasion of Iraq, which led to the Gulf War. Our so called great Democracy and Country has bullied its way to the top

High Stakes HIGH STAKES How the war may affect global economies, U.S. politics, and diplomacy The war in Iraq has had and will have lasting effects on economies throughout the world. “The U.S. and world economy are extremely fragile,” says Allen Sinai, Chief global economist of Decision Economics Inc. consultants. “A prolonged war would likely trigger a full-fledged global reces

History: Cheers And Jeers History: Cheers and Jeers Throughout history we see that continuity and change have characterized the history of the world. Also, history ultimately repeats itself. In many instances throughout history we see the rising and falling of many nations, leaders, militias, etc. Many of these stick in my mind, such as the Rationalist’s (John Locke, Voltaire, Mont

HMO “In the United States of America…there are basically two groups of people who can’t be sued: foreign diplomats and HMOs” (Reid, 242). The ability for patients to sue their HMOs is not a guaranteed right. In most cases it’s not a right at all, at least not yet. Several cases have been won and Congress is trying to pass legislation to pave the way for this to change. Patients rely

Hobbes And Locke Comparision Similar to Hobbes, Locke starts his treatise by defining the concept of a state of nature. Their basic aim is to show the nature of man's existence before the establishment of the society and sovereign state and make a rational and reliable point for their philosophical enquiries. Starting from this point, both of them proceed to the abstraction of the human

Hobbes And Rationality One of the earliest thinkers of systematic political thought is Thomas Hobbes, who dealt with the human being as a whole and tried to create one of the first rational accounts of human being. Many authors writing on Hobbes evaluated his conceptualization of human being as a materialistic or mechanistic attempt. However, I think that Hobbes’ whole importance in term

Hobbes And Sexual Contract HOBBES & THE SEXUAL CONTRACT Without doubt, one of the most influential critics of Social contract is made by feminist thinkers, or let put it more correctly, by the feminist thought. As one of the most influential person in the contractarianist tradition, Hobbes got his share from these serious criticisms. In this short commentary, I want to deal with Car

Hobbes Vs. Locke “And in him consisteth the essence of the commonwealth, which (to define it) is one person, of whose acts a great multitude, by mutual covenants one with another, have made themselves every one the author, to the end he may use the strength and means of them all, as he shall think expedient, for their peace and common defense” (pg.109). What is a state of peace and ha

Holocaust THE HOLOCAUST The Holocaust was the destruction of European Jewry by the Nazis through an officially sanctioned, government-ordered, systematic plan of mass annihilation. As many as six million Jews died, almost two-thirds of the Jews of Europe. Although the Holocaust took place during World War II, the war was not the cause of the Holocaust. The war played a role in coverin

We are Our Brothers Keepers We are Our Brothers Keepers It is the moral obligation and duty of the United States to intervene when other countries violate human rights. According to the Constitution of the United States, it citizens preserve certain human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. There are many countries, which do not hold the same beliefs that the

Homeless The Homeless Homelessness is a very large problem that America has come to face with. Millions of people, including children, families, babies, veterans, and the elderly live day by day without food, water, a roof over their head, or love. People that are mentally ill also have to tough it out on the streets, which can be very confusing to them, and dangerous to us. Thi

House Of Representatives House of Representatives The past few days in social we have been viewing C-SPAN on the U.S. House of Representatives. The people in the House of Representatives represent either republican, democrat, or independent. The presiding officer is Michael K. Simpson, and his title was Pro Tem. The meetings start out with a list of rules given. Second, there i

How A Case Researches The Supreme Court The vast majority of cases reach the Supreme Court only as appeals from lower federal court decisions or from the highest state court. These cases come to the Supreme Court in one of two ways – on appeal or by writ of certiorari. A few cases start at the Court because they fall under its original jurisdiction. When petitions for certiorari come

How Democratic Is Andrew Jacksom “How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson'” Andrew Jackson’s belief in Democracy was that all branches and agencies of the government must listen to and follow the wishes of the people. He wanted to change the way the country had been run before he took charge. He didn’t think that the people were really getting there fair say on things. Andrew Jackson was ver

Administrative Reforms Introduction After some 6,000 years of various types of government in different circumstances and locations, it still seems that, despite the vast knowledge that empowers us human-beings, we are still unable to answer the basic question: What is the primary purpose of the government' There is a general tendency to take current practice as the basis for

How Should We Manage Our Natural Resources' An Analysis For the purpose of this assignment, I will assume that I have been hired by a national government agency as a policy analyst, such as the EPA in the United States. I will herein provide a set of general rules my agency should follow in order to address problems associated with environmental commons as well as environmental justice

Humanitarian HUMANITARIAN SITUATION, PROBLEMS, and AGENCIES PRESENT • In the West Bank, UN humanitarian access to most towns and villages, while officially allowed, is often still delayed by bureaucratic procedures. Delivery is made more difficult by the fact that field offices remain short of personnel due to movement restrictions experienced by Palestinian staff members. Bethlehem rem

Human Rights In Mexico Human Rights in Mexico There has been a huge influx of Mexican immigrants both legal and illegal. We look around and the populations in our cities are increasing greatly. This summer while living at home with my father I had the fortune of meeting the Dominguez family from Mexico. The father told me of hardships that he and his family endured. Police brutality,