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America, the land of the free and the land of a dream we are all here for. Many know our country as a place of opportunity and freedom, which it certainly is. Adams, in his book, describes the American Dream as a land where the life of anyone should be better and richer through the opportunity and the ability of that human being. It is also a place where everyone holds their highest stature not regarding to how or what they were born into, as Adam mentions. Compared to many other countries,…

Racism has been an infestation on society throughout the history of nearly every country. And, due to recent political events, many profess that the declared racism of America’s president elect will be the downfall of this country. However, many fail to realize that politicians well before the birth of the Millennials have implemented a coded style of racism called “dog whistle politics”. Dog whistle politics, in layman terms, is a political movement, speech, or campaign that has one meaning to…

millionaire won election is political ignorance. That is just an epitome throughout 318.9 millions people in America, they don’t really care what is happening to their lives, they have no idea what is going in political, they are being blurred by political parties and political structures; even students who are provided Government and Economic class at school, however, when you ask a basic question “How many political branches in our country?” apparently, it is just like a hit quack their faces,…

In the second point, I believe that social media helped to overcome the “free rider” problem during the Arab spring movement. Because social media was used as a vehicle to gather likeminded citizens for demonstration, to overcome the social problem of the free riders in a the case of collective action, however this is not the case in ever revolution on social media, because there are cases where a person can say that they will be attending an event on social media and decide not to show up or…

Formed in 1776, the United States has been through eleven declared wars, forty-seven recessions, and many elections, but has failed to eliminate the power of the white majority. Even being a country of freedom, the United States continually makes policies that are detrimental to African Americans and maintain the power of the white majority. The political theorists Alexis de Tocqueville, WEB DuBois, and Fredrick Harris observed this line of blacks versus whites in their writings where…

While there has been extensive studies done by scholars, psychologists, and through personal interviews, as demonstrated in this research paper, compared to Holocaust survivors, with regards to the current state of research there has be no incentive to obtain personal information on Armenian Genocide survivors as the Turkish government has denied the atrocities in addition to the fact that many survivors have passed away long before Holocaust survivors. As such, the existing state of literature…

disenfranchised by government officials and party leaders. Party leaders often stop participating in partisan politics because of strict, ideological activists. Therefore, many partisan activists have assumed dominant positions inside political parties. So how do partisan activists cause partisan polarization? Partisan activists cause polarization by holding extremely polarizing political beliefs and effectively sharing those beliefs with the mass electorate, party leaders, and government…

“Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.” This popular phrase, spoken by John Fitzgerald Kennedy on January 20, 1961, was a component of Inaugural Address. Kennedy’s address impacted many lives, which led to Eleanor Clift publishing Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration 50 Years On. As Kennedy’s address is an inspirational call to action, Clift’s writing presents multiple examples of how people felt from his words. Finally, both the address and Clift’s essay…

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is written by American journalist and civil rights activist, Alex Haley. The content of the story was derived from several interviews with Malcolm X, conducted by Haley, beginning in 1963 up until Malcolm’s assassination in 1965. After dropping out from Alcorn State University, Haley enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard at the age of 18. At first, Haley was a steward, because it was one of the only jobs open to people of color. During World War II, Haley had gained an…

In the United States of America, people’s ideology ranges from conservatives to liberals and everything in between. People determine their political views based on what their family’s views are as children typically are greatly influenced by their parents’ views. However, other factors such as ethnicity, religion, gender, level of education, and even the areas they live in can determine people’s political views. I consider myself to lean more to the right on the political spectrum as I consider…