Politics in Philippines Essay

influenced elected officials to not favor legislations that would place restrictions on guns. Political Elites attitudes on issues influence decisions made by elected officials because of the resources/connections that they obtain. Elites know more about politics and hold consistent opinions about…

Social influences are certainly strong factors to political leniencies of technology; however, to say that technology is indefinitely neutral is an uncritical and unrealistic claim. As Langdon Winner identifies in his writing, “Do Artifacts Have Politics?”, some technologies are “designed to produce a set of consequences prior to [their] professed uses” (Winner 125). They can embody specific forms of power and authority (121), with the potential to be both democratizing and destructive. An early…

It has often been observed that the younger generation has little to no interest in politics. In Chelsea Scherer’s article Civic engagement in a Digital Age the author discusses some tactics to involve the younger generation in becoming informed citizens. This paper will provide a brief summary of Scherer’s article and provide a critique on the strengths and weaknesses of the article. Politics is a deep topic that seems to not interest Canadian youth and this poses a problem for democracy.…

nineteenth Centuries. This essay will examine two books that present very different viewpoints on the nature of that history, Nathan Hatch’s book, The Democratization of American Christianity (Yale University, 1989), and Conceived In Doubt: Religion and Politics in the New American Nation (University of Chicago…

The results from taking the politics match is my Personal Score 58% and Economic Score 39%. To be honest I did not know what to expect from taking this quiz. I felt that if anything, I know that for sure I would not be “Hard core Conservative”. The quiz states that if I were to label myself, I am a Moderate Liberal Populist. To be honest when I began taking the test I knew that some of the issues that were being mentioned so of them I had no idea where I on. As I stated at the beginning of this…

Neither John Locke nor Alan Blinder are incorrect in their ideology, Locke sets the foundation of an effective government and Blinder amends that government to best serve the current climate of politics in America. The extension of power from Congress to an independent body of specialists in a bipartisan climate…

Sir Thomas More’s, Utopia, provides a deep, insightful view into the human character, it is a book I know well and very much appreciate, but I fear what might become of the men of England if this book is misconstrued. For the book is not intended to be a foreground for political reform, or the foundation for a colony in the new world. The intent of this book is purely satirical, and not to be taken seriously as his eminence, Archdeacon of Barnstable, has suggested. To interpret, Utopia, as…

There is a great deal of literature that tries to explain why there are opposing views of abortion in the United States and other countries. The literature cited below helps to explain the variances of beliefs and public opinion. ‘Public Ideas and Public Policy’, written by Yael Yishai in 1993 lists religion, social welfare, libertarianism, and demographics as reasons people have different perspectives about abortion. Many countries in today 's world see some sense of religiosity which sways…

I have a deep-seated passion for fixing injustice in the world, particularly the 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,…

Sirota Shortly before the controversial billboard was taken down just a couple of days later, an article written by David Sirota, titled “ Kenneth Cole Gets Schooled” appeared in the liberal political and current affairs website, Salon. In this writing, he criticizes the fashion designer Kenneth Cole and his company’s use of adopting a slogan that dealt with a national debate over unions, particularly teachers, in hopes of capitalizing off of the public’s reaction and response. By exploring the…