Egalitarianism

the conquer the rest of the Italian Peninsula and by 168 B.C.E. they conquered Greece. Roman society was ascriptive because when Rome conquered new lands the conquered people were given what social status the Republic saw fit. Yet the seeds of egalitarianism were planted when people with municipal status were given the opportunity to gain full citizenship by moving to Rome. Also, allies were offered the possibility of improving their status in exchange for loyalty. These opportunities created…

their own decisions. If he wants to express equality and if he were to give up his assumption that certain people are unfit to occupy certain social position, he would not divide his society into three social classes. Instead, he would spread egalitarianism by giving people the freedom to do…

Health care is expensive. There are more patients than health care resources concerning the delivery of health care in the United States. Everyone has access to healthcare in the United States, and it tries to maximize its distribution of resources in society. Utilitarianism is the best representation because everyone in the United States receives health care whether or not they can pay at the time of service. Utilitarianism takes concern for society as a whole and tries to satisfy the…

Introduction “The Great Gatsby” and its eponymous protagonist offers a poignant portrait of NY in the Roaring 20’s where the narrator, Nick Carraway is seduced by the idealized society and the American dream for more. Fitzgerald explores the uniquely American tragedy of Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for love and wealth eventually becomes obsessive and illegal, and his downfall parallels that of a society who were corrupted by their desires. Fitzgerald depicts universal and classical themes, relating…

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is usually acknowledged as a turning point in an individual’s life and is often marked by a coming of age ceremony. In Hinduism, this ceremony is the Sacred Thread Ceremony (Upanayana). Although this ritual shares some fundamental values with Australian adulthood, it only somewhat prepares someone for the transition into contemporary Australian adult life. The disregard for gender and caste rights strongly opposes the Australian value of equality,…

We pride ourselves in being the country that offers a fair go for all, the country that was built upon egalitarianism, opportunity and the hope of a better life, the country of mateship where multiculturalism and diversity is embraced. These values act as the cornerstones of the Australian identity as we know it, and placed Australia on the map for the rest of the world to see. However the mantra of acceptance does not hold true for all. Whether born in Australia with foreign heritage or…

Introduction The past few decades have witnessed an exponential growth in the number of companies operating across borders. The workforce has thus become more diverse as there is not only exchange of goods and funds, but most importantly transfer of talent, i.e. human capital. In order to gain and maintain the edge over competitors, multinational enterprises (MNEs) are hiring experts from all over the world to work either in global virtue teams or to be assigned in other countries. These…

Cultural Capitol and Privilege Cultural Capital Bourdieu defines cultural Capitol a “Cultural knowledge (art, vocabulary, history,music0 gained through access to certain opportunities. Distinctions used to signal certain status dispositions and can be found anywhere from the elite to the wealthy, from hip-hop toe the person standing on the corner dealing drugs or committing other crimes. E.g Dominant Social Capitol is measured by one's knowledge of Classical music such a Beethoven or Bach,…

Such words in the American consensus tend to be counters in a game rather than symbols of impassable divisions of principle.” In his 1840 book Democracy in America, Alexis De Tocqueville, a European immigrant who was fascinated by America’s egalitarianism and freedom, examines the principles of what he considers to be an essentially liberal society (America) in contrast to the conservatism of Europe. He says, that in Europe, conservatism has traditionally been tied to feudalism, while…

Throughout the novel “Blackness in the White Nation: A history of Afro-Uruguay,” George Reid Andrews provides an extensive outlook on the historic plight of the Afro-Uruguayan, originating from the colonial period to the present. Deriving out of the genesis of the reading, he presents the irony in the “2002 Llamadas, the annual parade of the African inspired Carnival comparsa. (Andrews, 1)” These comparsas which mainly composed of white or Euro-Uruguayans temporarily identified themselves as…