Political Essay

Political Socialization Many people in the Unites States chose to be a part of the different political parties. The reasons may vary, but, generally, joining a political party is about being a part of the government. Americans have to choose what party to be a part of by establishing their political beliefs and values. These certain beliefs are typically shaped by personal agents of socialization. These agents include family, school, religion, community, peers, media, and peoples ' opinion.…

Political Corruption Political corruption is the art of illegal and unethical exploitation of the position one holds in office or in politics for his or her own gains and interest. The individuals misuses the resources meant to be shared and distributed equally to the public in order to make personal profits (Gyekye, 2013). Campaign spending and donations in exchange for favors In campaign spending and donations involves the wealthy donating funds and make large campaigns for particular…

Stephen Colbert, he sheds his political persona and interviews the guests with his true feelings instead of being a puppet and doing the routines as he is told. He emerges quickly and successfully as a mouthpiece who is very influential on social issues and current affairs over the mass media. This phenomenon can be analyzed…

inequality of women, including the systemic violence they face in our contemporary societies. Political theory has given me a framework in which to pursue the desire I have, to understand these issues in an educated context. This has led to my fascination with the writings of political thinkers, frondeurs, philosophy, international law, and the freedom of sexuality. I intend to purse feminist political theory, especially in context to Islam. Theses bodies of writing are leading me to seek to…

Political culture within the United States is dramatically varied from one state to another due to the origins of each regions’ source of affluence and immigrating communities. Political scientist, Daniel Elazar, categorizes these political cultures in his publication American Federalism: A View from the States as moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic. Moralistic regions like the New England states grew from a Puritan culture that now views the government’s role is to work at public…

Almost anyone with television or Internet access can report feeling irritated by negative political advertisements. Although the targets are different, all negative ads aim to dissuade citizens from voting for a certain candidate by presenting negative information on him or her. The information may be factual, such as controversial policies they enacted, or closer in nature to high school gossip. Many argue that although messages of fear and negativity are persuasive, negativity can also…

Political Parties: All For The Naught Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s most prominent Founding Fathers declared in 1789, "If I could not go to heaven but with a [political] party, I would not go there at all,” However, against their wishes, the United States is divided into two major parties today. The Republicans and Democrats are leading this country into collapse. The best solution: get rid of them. The United States should work as one of the first few partyless democracies. “It used to be…

Political Tension in the 1800s The 19th century has stood out as a critical transition point in the social, economic, and political state of the entire world. This century was the genesis and acceleration point of nearly all the fundamental changes and developments that we see today. It was during that time that the subjects of racial and gender parity got more into the mainstream. Political tensions were a common occurrence, and they were quite hot. They involved a lot of bloodsheds;…

Categorizing a political position according to some simple left-right scale of values leaves something to be desired. Political views cover such a wide variety of issues that it is impossible to describe adequately any one person merely by identifying where he sits on a lone horizontal line. Use of the single left-right scale makes impossible a satisfactory description of libertarian (and classical- liberal) attitudes toward government. Libertarians oppose not only government direction of…

evident in Guevara’s The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Becker’s tragicomic film Goodbye Lenin! (2003) where both protagonists and their environments undergo a process of political-self reflection. As Guevara encounters Latin American poverty he embraces communism and similarly, the protagonist in Becker’s film experiences political discovery as he preserves life in the GDR in order to keep the fall of the Berlin Wall as a secret to his ill mother. Although in differing contexts, both experiences…