Elitism

His Political career was one that was based on a decentralized government and wanted to stop the corruption and elitism in government. Once elected as president Jackson made sure to push his agenda of expansion westward and the migration of Native tribes farther west to make room for white settlers. Native tribes such as the Cherokee did not stand idle as they watched…

same time, Communism, which partially integrates Marxism, promotes the idea of civic engagement. These influences have been found to cause difficulties for individuals to accomplish their own self-achievement, and instead reinforces “meritocratic elitism” (Liu, 2012, p. 650). Under these conditions, Chinese culture has become “goal-oriented, emphasizing doing and results” (Liu, 2012, p. 650). At the same time, the neglect of a critical orientation has become one of the biggest issues in Chinese…

secret Facebook group or protected Twitter accounts, or even private forums like I did with my elite Robocity World fans. Why Running A Special Newsletter Is NOT Elitist If you scour forums and blogs enough, you'll find plenty of opinion against elitism. There are people who believe there shouldn't be a set of users that gets more special content than the others, regardless of…

In 2015 a new figurine from Playmobil sold 34,000 units in 72 hours, setting a new record in Germany. This toy was a 3-inch Martin Luther released for the 2017 celebration of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther’s relevance is strange since he was living in the early 16th century and his actions are long removed from the German Nation today. But because of his Church, his Bible and his political use, Martin Luther seems synonymous with German nationalism and specifically that of early 19th…

Homers’ epic, the Iliad, is the earliest written account of Greek warfare composed circa 750 BC. In his epic, Homer describes a style of warfare that, at first glance, appears to be alien to hoplite warfare that was present in the 5th-century BC. However, there is literary evidence in the Iliad that might contest that. Additionally, recent archaeological discoveries reinforce the idea that hoplite warfare may not be as clear cut as convention suggests. While Homeric and hoplite warfare may not…

Semester Project Julianna Consolazio April 11, 2024 The book, Why the Democrats are Blue: Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People’s Party, written by Mark Stricherz, is a political book that delves into the Democratic party. Mark Stricherz has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in social science. He is a political reporter who wrote this book and has another book called The Hero of Jonestown. He has also authored many articles that have been seen in many national…

In the book of Proverbs it is written, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21). This verse contains two important and beautiful images: the tongue and the fruit. The former, endowed with the command of mortality, is symbolic of language; the latter, growing out of the first, representative of speech and the written word. Together these images suggest not only that language has an extreme influence upon the human…

How Does Kim Kardashian Stay in the Public Eye “People are recognizing that I am an entrepreneur and do more than be on a reality TV show.” - Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian’s rise to fame has been a topic of the norm, and more often than not derives from the commonplace opinions of fans and critics who either appreciate her strategic opportunist partnerships that lead her to continuous money and fame or find her entire infamy to be based on a single, less-than-classy event gone viral that will…

Research on Planet Earth Introduction Planet Earth has often been known to us Masonians as a place of gradual change and increased learning. Humans started out living very frugally depended much on the land around them. However as centuries passed, they adapted their lifestyles to fit their growing demands and were able to develop new technologies to increased their efficiency. After traveling through different time periods to observe their family life, I am now able to have a deeper meaning on…

As technology has gotten better and more console varieties have come out, video games have become a huge part of people’s lives. Over sixty-five percent of households in the U.S., play video games. The average time spent people use playing video games is around eighteen hours per week. Though this is the average, there are larger percentages, especially close to the teenage years and younger. What is so off turning about this though, is that there are beneficial educational learnings within…