Aristocracy

political corruption and mafias that existed in major American cities, the huge homeless proletariat, and the evil misuses of capitalism. Of these horrors, the one that most surprised and appealed to me was how capitalism was abused by the American aristocracy to steal and feed off the less fortunate social affiliations such as immigrants and African Americans. Sinclair describes the evils of capitalism in many ways. One way Sinclair demonstrates…

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado (The Cask) is a dark story, like many of those for which he is known. However, this one varies slightly from the others in some subtle ways. The Cask is told from the perspective of an antagonist, like a handful of other stories, and features an unreliable narrator recounting his actions and, in some cases, transgressions. While The Cask features a murder, a common theme in Poe’s works, it does leave one important element to be discovered. While the…

The historical fiction A Tale of Two Cities set in London, England and Paris, France depicts the French Revolution. The novel by Charles Dickens is understanding towards the overthrow of French aristocracy, but very harsh towards the Reign of Terror that followed. From the title and throughout the book, Dickens uses the motif duality to highlight his themes and to connect the past and the present which is demonstrated through the connected cities of London and Paris, contrasting female…

Few events loom as large within the consciousness of the United States as the American Revolution. It has been endless debated and mythologized from the moment of its occurrence. By the same token, here are few topics as studied as the American Revolution. This seminal event has been examined and deliberated by generations of historians to the point there are few historiographies as extensive as that of the American Revolution. This has led to endless biographies of the founding fathers,…

The disorder pertaining from a chaotic state of society can function as a medium for individuals to undergo the process of discovery. Such revelations can greatly alter the perspective of individuals, which can ultimately lead to them developing a greater understanding of their own context and wider human society. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities each involve the structure of society becoming fluid due to the onset of chaos. They examine the…

SPARTAN POLITICAL ORGANISATION: Additionally, the Lycurgan reforms brought forward a new system of government. Ancient historians Plato and Polybius, described this new form of government as a mix of democratic, monarchist, and oligarchist systems, comprised of multiple organs. The government consisted of the Ekklesia, an assembly for all Spartiates over thirty years of age; the Gerousia, an exclusive body of thirty senior Spartiates; the Ephorate, consisting of five ephors elected by the…

He says Monarchy first changes into its vicious allied form, tyranny; and next, the abolishment of both gives birth to aristocracy. Aristocracy by its very nature degenerates into an oligarchy. Therefore, democracy comes into being when the commons inflamed by anger take vengeance on this government for its unjust rule. In due course, the license and lawlessness of this form of government…

One of the unique features of public service in the Roman Republic was the delicate balance between refining Rome and gratifying the aristocracy that overpopulated every legislative body. Those courageous enough to defy typical conventions and the hierarchy of Roman politics encountered delightfully diverse methods of death. The most notable examples of Roman politicians who died in infamy were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, tribunes who encouraged populist land reforms and repeatedly flouted the…

great emphasis on the importance of individual rights and liberties. The central value of the party stressed on making the country sovereign and strongly rejected any form of governance that was seen to be associated with those of a monarchy or aristocracy. Jefferson’s party began as an opposition to the Federalist Party which was seen to share aristocratic attitudes because their policies gave the national government excess power that only served to benefit the wealthy in the country at the…

area. Thus, having to deal with constant external threats to their resources, they were more open to forming an allegiance with the British till the mass deportation of all French peoples in 1758. As a result, all available land went to British Aristocracy while the remaining French who hid turned to fisheries; the British clearly inexperienced in their farming endeavours. However, the British did begin to have success with potatoes, as the later government of the province instated objectives…