Geno Belantes
Ms.Pak and Ms.Bell
Humanities 10, P. ⅔
9 October 2015
Battle Between the Governments
Throughout history, there have been numerous influential leaders. These leaders developed our many different types of government. Within this essay, we will focus on how one government reigns supreme to others. Not just through efficiency or effectiveness, but also through the amount of power, control, and freedom one has within these governments, along with its capability of success and survival. We will also be utilizing the “Lord of The Flies” to analyze the characters, and the governments that they represent along with philosophers and their opinions upon these governments coming to the conclusion as to why constitutional democracy reigns …show more content…
This due to their beliefs that a constitutional democracy is susceptible to becoming corrupt. One who would say this would be Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine is an English-American philosopher, and he rejected the idea of mixed governments. His reasoning is that he sees them as being corrupt, with nobody to blame. Another philosopher that would not only disagree with my claim of constitutional democracy to be supreme, but they would state dictatorship to be the most effective would be Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes believed that people were naturally greedy, selfish, and cruel."The condition of man [in the state of nature]... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.” This shows how Hobbes had believed people were bad naturally, and this is why he had supported dictatorship. A dictatorship is a form of government where the power lies directly in one person; the dictator. A dictator is a ruler who has absolute control over a country, typically gained through force or manipulation. One example of dictatorship would be the character Jack from “Lord of The Flies”. In this novel jack represents dictatorship constantly throughout the book due to his actions. “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!”. This quote clearly shows how Jack hints at the fact that there could be a beast. With him just having killed a pig, he knows his capability is known and is using the fear of the littluns in order to gain more respect and power. Similar to a dictator, Jack is using fear in order to suffice his thirst for power and
Ms.Pak and Ms.Bell
Humanities 10, P. ⅔
9 October 2015
Battle Between the Governments
Throughout history, there have been numerous influential leaders. These leaders developed our many different types of government. Within this essay, we will focus on how one government reigns supreme to others. Not just through efficiency or effectiveness, but also through the amount of power, control, and freedom one has within these governments, along with its capability of success and survival. We will also be utilizing the “Lord of The Flies” to analyze the characters, and the governments that they represent along with philosophers and their opinions upon these governments coming to the conclusion as to why constitutional democracy reigns …show more content…
This due to their beliefs that a constitutional democracy is susceptible to becoming corrupt. One who would say this would be Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine is an English-American philosopher, and he rejected the idea of mixed governments. His reasoning is that he sees them as being corrupt, with nobody to blame. Another philosopher that would not only disagree with my claim of constitutional democracy to be supreme, but they would state dictatorship to be the most effective would be Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes believed that people were naturally greedy, selfish, and cruel."The condition of man [in the state of nature]... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.” This shows how Hobbes had believed people were bad naturally, and this is why he had supported dictatorship. A dictatorship is a form of government where the power lies directly in one person; the dictator. A dictator is a ruler who has absolute control over a country, typically gained through force or manipulation. One example of dictatorship would be the character Jack from “Lord of The Flies”. In this novel jack represents dictatorship constantly throughout the book due to his actions. “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!”. This quote clearly shows how Jack hints at the fact that there could be a beast. With him just having killed a pig, he knows his capability is known and is using the fear of the littluns in order to gain more respect and power. Similar to a dictator, Jack is using fear in order to suffice his thirst for power and