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separation from parent country and on heredity Monarchy in British Government. The strength of his work lied in his ability to reach out to his audience with ordinary language, his usage of religious scriptures, and of the deconstruction of certain historical aspects of Britain’s government. Paine stated that society was a blessing, but government was a necessary evil. Men, he believed, give tribute (land/wealth) to their government in exchange for safety, security, and the wills of those in…

Filippo. Utopian societies are like airing up a popped tire; nothing is getting any better or worse. While - the complete opposite of a Utopia - dystopian societies are in a state where people have no control over anything and are “slaves” of the government. There are places today - in the world - where people live in conditions that are like a dystopian society. Dystopian texts like The Veldt and Fahrenheit 451 show futuristic societies that are controlled by everyday things. Dystopias being…

expertise of the forest. Before the US Forest Service was formed politicians managed the land that belonged to the government and this was the first time something was not managed by politicians. Today the US Forest Service is regarded as a useless organization that uses too much money and is not helpful to America anymore. As with any other organization that is managed by the government…

Crime control strategies constitute the backbone to the unscrupulous methodology of authoritarian power establishment within the political scheme of 1984 by creating consequential fear. Particularly, one dominant area is the adoption of prejudiced crime prevention methods, akin to those utilized by authoritarian regimes throughout history. Furthermore, the political regime aims to incarcerate citizens based on what will result of their behavioural patterns, which is achieved through use of…

This passage was written by Herodotus and is found in his work Histories 3.80. In the passage, a character named Otanes is arguing against monarchy and proposing that the Persions adopt a democratic government. He outlines a variety of issues concerning monarchy and explains how democracy creates equality while preventing problems associated with one ruler. Although democracy didn’t exist until 508 BC, after the time period in which this text is placed, we can still compare the ancient and…

Loggerhead Turtles In this image, there is a beach and there is a large caution sign for people to know that this area is restricted. Some letters are in bold and in all caps, while other writing underneath this is in a smaller font and all lower case. Underneath the smaller font it says,” Protected by Federal and State Laws.” With it being protected by the Federal and State Laws, there must be a fine if someone does bother these turtles. It seems like it is near some housing areas. On this…

perspective about government and how much power it should hold. While some people believe in the saying “power to the people” and that government should play little to no role in the lives of society other’s believe all the power should be given to one specific person like a dictator. With these different beliefs, there is also those people who stand in the middle agreeing that the government should play big roles in society but the people should have just as much say as the government. After…

social destiny”. The motto of the BNW, “Community. Identity. Stability” is in alignment with communist beliefs and therefore draws links to a society devoid of free thought, dissuading individuality and giving rise to an almost fascist style of government. Through the removal of the concept of a ‘mother’ and ‘father’, labelling it “gross viviparous reproduction”, Huxley succeeds in removing intimate emotional attachment from those that live within the BNW. This lack of emotion is in…

The book 1984 is a story where the society is based on a controlling power “Big Brother”. A society is possible to strive on a monarchy or oligarchy, because it has happened before. Some examples that have happened recently is the presidential election, many believe that 1984 resembles what will happen if President Trump continues to be in office. CNN made an article named “We’re Living In 1984 Today”, they talk about the telescreens and facebook similarities. Surveillance and privacy are the…

There are many disputes debating on whether the Patriot Act should be legal or not. The Patriot Act’s purpose is to “[make] it easier for the government to obtain the orders and allowed for greater coordination among intelligence agencies and law enforcement”(Philadelphia, par 14). But at what point is obtaining information from the American citizens too far? The issue for this debate is does the Patriot Act violate the people's rights. This debate has been going on since 2001 as some view the…