Dictatorship

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing”. This statement is a quote from Socrates, a philosopher that had lasting effects in Greek history. It began with Peloponnesian Wars, which ended with the desecration of Athens’ main source of pride, their democracy. Ensuing the loss of their government system, Athenians felt intimidated by Socrates and his beliefs, which eventually led to his demise. Athens executed Socrates after the downfall of their democratic system following their…

How would an actor playing the part of Bernarda Alba in Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba use Duende, knowledge and understanding of Franco’s Spain when preparing to play this role? The House of Bernarda Alba is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. It has always been related to a group of other plays such as Yerma and Blood Wedding, labelling them as a ‘rural trilogy’. However Lorca did not plan to include it in his trilogy of the Spanish earth, which he did not finish when…

Marco Rubis, the senator of Florida, once said “The American dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn’t really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.” In some sense, Rubis’ words shed some light on the ideology concerning the American dream; people often perceive wealth and fame as the sole testament in acquiring the American dream, and due to these misconceptions, believe the death of the American dream.…

According to Merriam-Webster, totalitarianism is “the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority”. In other words, this is a government in which citizens living within have fewer rights and are controlled by an absolute power, and whatever the power demands goes. In some cases, the “government” can be one person (Kim Jong-Un). For example, if the government feels that workers are getting paid too much, they will use their authority to lower wages…

three estates in France. All in all, the French Revolution lasted from 1789 to 1814, seeing changes in constitutional rights and government structure. The changes made to the government allowed the transformation of a monarchy, democracy, and dictatorship. The changes during the Revolution helped further the country’s development and assist the large majority receive their equal vote. These changes helped allow France adopt the Enlightenment Principles from Locke, and Hobbes and a motive…

the animals land themselves in a dictatorship of pigs, which were the brightest of the animals. The seeking of power to do good only to find that once a person receives power, they take advantage of it is a message that is used even today and is reasonable in many situations showing how the world had to overcome and create new political problems for the past, present, and future. According to the commandments the animals had…

the the people not uprising against the General. Because the people are so limited, they have no way of uprising or challenging the government. Essentially the country is in a dictatorship. A quote from Evan Esar summarizes the situation very nicely. The quote reads, “In a democracy you believe it or not. In a dictatorship you believe it or else.” If one replaces the “believe” with “use and obey the handicaps” one has the 2081 scenario. At the end of the quote it mentions, “or else.” The…

Set in 1948 and published in The New Yorker, the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes an annual ritual, in a small village that leads to death for an unlucky winner. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” follows the genre conventions of a classic dystopian short story through the use of symbolism and connection between specific themes from the story to many common, yet profound and complex characteristics of dystopian literature in order to implicitly and thoughtfully convince the…

Character Development of Minerva Mirabal The Mirabal Sisters were Dominican Republicans who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. They were well known for their patriotic actions. They were four sisters, three of which were active in the revolution, Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa. They were known as the “Mariposas”. Minerva was the most active in the revolution against Trujillo. She was the third child of Enrique Mirabal and Mercedes Reyes. She was considered the brave one, or at…

uncodified? There are many arguments for and against codifying the UK’s constitution. Arguments in favour of codification include: the increased stability this would bring to the constitution; it would bring an end to the possibility of ‘elected dictatorships’; citizens’ rights would be more effectively protected and the constitution would be judicable, allowing its provisions to be protected by neutral judges. On the other hand, there are counter arguments such as the benefits of the…