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    The 1954 novel Lord of the Flies encompasses the aftermath of World War 2 and draws heavy parallels to a post-World War 2. Written by Robert Golding, the novel is set on a dystopian island and illustrates that with the absence societal responsibilities, civilization degrades into fear and chaos by Jack’s dictatorial reign over the island. His rise to power originates through his evident denial of taking on his societal responsibilities. Naturally, human nature objectifies the strong and turns to…

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    George Orwell’s 1984 depicts a futuristic society in which government and technology evolve and create a oligarchical utopian society equipt with a figurehead, Big Brother. As the top tier of a strict class system, the Inner Party uses Big Brother’s persona to enforce mechanisms used to maintain power and influence. Any distinction of an individual most likely will lead to his/her condemnation and vaporization, in which the individual is erased from official documentation and ceases to exist.…

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    Is Chivalry Needed Do you believe that we need chivalry in the world? Because I believe that we need chivalry, if we don’t have chivalry then the world would be crazy. Chivalry is how people act towards other people and how it is different between countries. The modern knight ,Police, help enforce laws that uphold chivalry. The ways chivalry is around the world, and what laws are enforced around the world. (1) Some people don’t think that we need chivalry or that it is dead. But do you think…

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    Denise Chai Tommy Tompkins Honors English 10 25 September 2014 “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” This quote from John F. Kennedy still resonates in the hearts of the billions of lives carrying the burden of conformity around the globe. While each of us came into the world with a unique mind, our society teaches us from the start that to act “normal” and “appropriately” means to act like everybody else. In science classes, our educators teach us to accept scientific…

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    feel towards the government and how they should act about the government. • Moral Political Culture. The society in this culture is of more importance compared to the individual. Political activities are more concerned about the society as opposed to the individual. Moral political culture has the following characteristics; more emphasis on the concept of common wealth as the basis of democratic government, the promotion of public good measures the degree of goodness of the government, the…

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    of the largest CCTV system in Great Britain is installed, as an example crimes such as shoplifting, prostitution, graffiti, and other nonviolent crimes have decreased by 25 percent between 1994 and 1997. (Nieto, 1997, p.7). According to British government reports (as cited in Nieto, 1997, p.7) burglaries fell by 69 percent in small towns, too. CCTV is also a source of precious mine that enable us to obtain evidence. If an undesired event happens, video records are first and the most reliable…

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    George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, depicts a society under a corrupted political state. The corruption leads to a totalitarian regime. In the book society is divided in three classes. The proles, which represent the proletariat, they live in poverty and they are denied any access to information, education and they must abide by the rules that are dictated by the party. The outer party members, who are middle class. They work within the party however; they do not have any access to the wealth…

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    In this essay I will compare Marxism and Liberal Pluralism and discuss their role on shaping the publics opinion. I will look at some contemporary examples of how the media can be viewed on both perspectives. I will explore the areas of the role of media as the fourth estate, Gramsci’s theory of Hegemony and medias role in a democratic society. “Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.” (Greg…

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    " In his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke writes “no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” In this book Locke so perfectly describes the role that government should take in its citizenries lives and this quote is often simplified to mean the government should protect three basic natural rights: life, liberty, and property. John Locke wrote these everso impeccable words long before the Declaration of Independence was signed and the…

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    A SHORT REVİEW ABOUT DELİBERATİVE DEMOCRACY AND MULTİCULTURALİSM By considering the historical development, it can be seen that the concept of democracy which bases on the governance of the public by public itself, has been given different meanings depending on the level of progress of the societies in all fields of the social life. Literally, democracy is a Latin word. It comes from demos which mean people and krotos which mean power or rule. Since Ancient Roma, democracy has introduced…

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