Athenian democracy

The two main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding are the protagonist Ralph and the antagonist Jack. Even thought they are English schoolboys who are around the same age and they both want to gain power, they have very contrasting leadership styles, personalities, and thoughts about what are the most important things on the island they were stranded on after their plane crash. In the novel, both Ralph and Jack want to be leaders on the island; they want to be in…

After doing careful research, Nicolas Panotto, a theorist author, realized, ¨The problem of power affects the most sensitive parts of any social institution” (Panotto 45). As said, power greatly impacts how successful a society is able to be; however, a strong combination of politics, laws, customs, and traditions, would make a society perfect, or a utopia. In the contrast, a dystopia would lack these characteristics, and even though it presents the illusion of a utopia, the society is under…

Train Wreck - James Arthur The Song that Changed Perspectives Billal Lyzzaik In today's society, reality shows, such as The X-Factor, manipulate many to act a certain way on live TV and not necessarily be themselves. James Arthur, a British artist, was one of the many whom were packaged. He participated in The X-Factor during the 2012 season but was eliminated during the final rounds for not meeting the shows expectations. Arthur later exposed the program on its manipulative ways. As a…

The French and American revolutions were two revolutions that had the mind to change the government and to set up a democracy so that everyone could have equal rights. These two revolutions had many similarities and differences. One similarity being that both wanted to escape the rule of their king. Second, is that both revolutions momentum behind their uprising’s was unfair taxation. Even though these two revolutions started out similarly they also had many differences, Some of the main…

of government, wherein the aristocrat will do their art for the sake of their art. Timocracy is the second stage, wherein the timocrat works for the sake of honor. Oligarchy is the third stage, wherein the oligarch works under the sway of greed. Democracy, is the fourth stage, where the democrat is slave to the destructive thirst for freedom. Tyranny is the final, and according to Plato, the worst stage, wherein the tyrant strives for power. Within the public…

Lisa McGirr’s book Suburban Warriors: The origins of the New American Right, published in 2001, examines the history of the conservative grassroots movement in Orange County, California during the 1960s and 1970s. With a “bottom up” lens, McGirr focused on ordinary people behind the grass-roots conservatism rather than the intellectual and political leaders. Historian Richard Hofstadter believed right-wing activists acted purely on their “psychological distress” rather than being motivated by a…

Responsibilities In Brand Command, Marland raises issues about ethics and the responsibilities of politicians in regard to democracy. According to scholar Jennifer Lees-Marshment, “in theory, marketing is a boon for democracy. It increases political elites’ concern for citizenry” (Marland, 2016, p.32). On the contrary, Eshuis and Klijn believe that branding can be negative for governance and democracy as it can “[distort] reality” and cause “anti-engagement, public manipulation, populism, and…

Our world has had many historical impacts nevertheless, The Magna Carta has significantly shaped our world to what is it today. The governments, kings, and dictators, have passed many acts or deeds and so on however, The Magna Carta did much more for citizens than just give them rights. It helped people to understand that their own life is their life and they do not need to be under the control of someone who has a higher power or authority. Citizens desperately needed something to help speak…

The freedom of speech, granted within the first amendment to the constitution, allows the sharing of people’s views and opinions without fear of censorship. This right has been essential for the development of ideas and the success of democracy. It has been discussed; however, that this right is paradoxical in nature making it much more complicated than it seems to be. The paradox of free speech, as some argue, stems within the tolerance it demands the intolerant and has caused much debate as to…

A critique of Aristocratic Democracy Introduction: The widely promulgated, promoted and accepted types of government nowadays is democracy, and that of yesteryears is aristocracy. Aristocratic nations have risen and fallen and this rubble gave rise to democracy - for the people, of the people and by the people. Democracy, however, is not adequate enough to tackle both political and economic problems, much like its counterpart communism - which is by and large more economic than political, but…