Conservatism

The term political Islam or Islamism has been adopted by many scholars in order to identify the irruption of the Islamic religion into politics. This movement often characterized by moral conservatism, literalism, and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all spheres of life focuses on aligning government and society in accordance with Shari’a Law. Political Islam can be categorized into two different groups one as being the Islamization…

Chapter Five: Conservatism and Enhancement In chapter five of Allen Buchanan’s book, Beyond Humanity? He attempts to cover the concerns that conservatives have on genetic enhancement. He argues that if conservatives believe that human nature (and cognition) is imperfect then there is room to suggest that we should be finding way to safely improve our cognitive abilities. He begins with acknowledging the opposition’s concern for the topic he further argues in chapter five where he draws on the…

additions of opinions and personal views could give false information to the reader. One particular excerpt that shifted the change of history is “The Siege of Guanajuato”, an excerpt, written after the year 1810 by, Lucas Alamán, an advocate for conservatism and a son of a wealthy family. Alamán writes a secondary source that details, a description of the leader Miguel Hidalgo, a priest who led siege to the city of Guanajuato in 1810, and reflects in a first person perspective of what it was…

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Alexander Hamilton is best known as the principal author of the classic work on constitutional government. However, his enduring influence on American matters of state lies equally with his reports to Congress on the financial affairs of the Federal government. Hamilton is chiefly responsible for the design and establishment of Federal institutions, and above all for the financial system which helped consolidate the states into a…

Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling Americas Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we…

There were many major policy elements of the war on terror in the wake of September 11, 2001. Before George W. Bush had become president, he was the governor of Texas. Bush promoted “compassionate conservatism” and tried to dissociate the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 1990 's from the Republican Party. Bush quickly began implementing a conservative agenda after his narrow margin of victory. In 2001, Bush pressed Congress to pass the largest tax cut in U.S. history. Most of these tax cuts went…

The Progressive Era was a period in history in the United States that was dominated by ideas of change from 1890’s to 1920’s. The historians of this time had many differentiating opinions of how progressivism impacted America. This paper will be covering various viewpoints from historians such as Mowry, Kolko and Connolly. Who were the progressives? This answer to this questions is based on the perspectives on the historians. According to Mowry, in his writes of Progressivism: Middle Class…

Okonkwo The collision of cultures often occurs during Imperialism, which happens throughout the story. The story known as Things Fall Apart describes the African culture through an African’s point of view because many Europeans consider them a lower class. This story is mainly about Okonkwo, a man caught in between the collision of these two cultures. Within this novel, Okonkwo’s life has been deeply affected by the settlement of the colonials, resulting in him falling apart towards the end.…

I was 2,826 miles from my mom and everything else familiar. It was a culture shock to say the least––I was greeted by unfamiliar heat, conservatism, and Lilly Pullitzer galore. This is where the seed of sadness planted deep inside me as a child began to germinate. Heat dissipated into a chilly, dead scenery as I began to starve myself the winter of seventh grade, when, unbeknownst to me at…

Crist came in a second with 30 percent of the vote. The Democrat came in third with 20 percent. Rubio shocked the political world by his unlikely ascent, proving that when articulated by a messenger willing to fight on the battlefield of ideas, conservatism has a broad appeal and can win at the ballot…