Economic liberalism

history. The three are conservatism, liberalism, and moderate. There have been multiple government documents written that helped get us to the most important one we have now. That document would have to be the United States Constitution. I will be focusing on the ideology of conservatism and how it influenced parts of the U.S. Constitution that we now know. Conservatism is the idea of following the “traditional” way of conducting our government. Liberalism supports the freedom and equality of…

Bibliography David-Fox, Michael. “What is Cultural Revolution.” The Russian Review 58:2 (1999): 181-201. Daly, Jonathan W. Autocracy Under Siege: Security Police and Opposition in Russia, 1866-1905. Northern Illinois University Press 1998. Harison, Casey. “The Paris Commune of 1871, the Russian Revolution of 1905, and the Shifting of the Revolutionary Tradition.” History & Memory 19:2 (2007): 5-42. This book elaborates on the precursors to Russian Revolution by examining the link between the…

The French Revolution lasted from 1789-1814. The French Revolution was a huge turning point in France and world history. It impacted France physically and mentally. This conducted many changes in France and countries that bordered it. There were many causes and these causes led to many effects. There were many causes and effects during the French Revolution. One cause was “Louis XVI had full control of everything.” and “He levied taxes and spent the people’s money as he saw fit.” ( document 1).…

The Enlightenment introduced new forms of thinking as well as new philosophers who wrote especially on the topic of liberty and freedom as well as equality. During that period of time, writers wrote to reform the view on the rights of men and for the search to create a better society. Their ideas focused on the power of the people and the search a non restrictive government. These writers provided arguments for new reforms and policies in society and politics. Writers that wrote about this is…

Liberty can be defined as an individual’s power or right to act, think, or speak. We are lucky to grow up in a world where we have just that. We have so many liberties and freedoms where we can express ourselves and ultimately be who we want to be without government interference. Well, not everyone has always been this lucky. When it came to the colonial and new nation time period not every person, of every race, or gender, or religious belief were granted and allowed to experience the same…

change, thus does art. "As early as the 1750's, the philosophes had begun to challenge the art and society of France" (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) The French revolution was slowing accumulating, as "the economic and political inequities of the ancien regime, accompanied by a general opposition to the status quo; objection to the absolute power of the French monarchy, acerbated by the shortcomings of Louis XV and XVI, and the government's possible…

Growing up in a family that has dealt with mental illness first hand, it is apparent that people who suffer from mental disorders are treated differently than people suffering from other illnesses. However, I became more aware of this issue when the criminal justice system and society mistreated my uncle. My uncle Patrick was diagnosed with sever bipolar disorder and showed some symptoms of schizophrenia when he was 30 years old. He found taking his pills difficult and would occasionally not…

Finally, the philosophers of the Enlightenment and their liberal ideas played a crucial role in influencing the citizens of France to take defiant actions against their dictatorial king and corrupt government, so as to create a just and fair societal system. The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason, symbolizes a period when European philosophers stressed the use reason as the best method for learning the truth. Well known enlightenment identities like Voltaire, Locke, Rousseau, and…

Patriot's Pen Essay “What Freedom Means to Me “What freedom means to me”. Freedom to me means that I get to wake up to take a shower, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, and go to school. “What freedom means to me”. Freedom means that I get to go to school and learn things that I question “when will I ever use this later on in life”. “What freedom means to me”. Freedom means that I get to watch netflix and chill. “What freedom means to me”. Freedom means that I get to play video games on my $500…

Introduction John Locke’s Social Contract influenced The Declaration of Independence in many ways. The Social Contract included ideas about Rights by Nature, Roles of the Government, and the Right to Rebel. The Social Contract was a contract published in 1689 that gave all people certain rights, laid out how the government is supposed to be run and the responsibilities of the government. The Social Contract also gives rights to people to rebel when the government is becoming destructive. In…