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    Doublethink Analysis

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    A more effective tactic invented by the Party is doublethink; it resides in the minds of every citizen and party member, influencing every action and decision unconsciously and destroying one’s ability to understand the truth of their reality. Doublethink is an insidious tactic the Party designed to betray the thoughts of the individual. The Party convinces the citizens of Oceania to accept all ideas originate from the Party, and they use the ever-present threat of survival to bring the…

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    the concepts between the three spheres namely, politics, government and governance, it is very important to discuss the concept of state because without a state, none of the three spheres mentioned above would exists because they all function within a state. A state, according to Cloete (1993:147), is an independent territory with clearly established boundaries that are recognized by the people of that territory, and the people and governments of other recognized states. A state has permanent…

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    powers, checks and balances, and what each branch needs to do in order to be successful. James Madison, displays the classical appeal logos, when, in the first sentence of the second paragraph he states that the different and distinct powers of government are "essential to the preservation of liberty." (Pg. 113) Along with that, it is said that, "it is evident that each department should have a will of its own; and consequently should be so constituted." (Pg. 113) This duo of quotes shows…

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    Citizen Being a citizen to me means the goals, hopes, and the responsibilities of those that live in a particular city, state, or nation. A citizen upholds the law of where one lives. One has rights to live and prosper, where one feels at home, and a sense of belonging. This is not the legal definition of a citizen but what being a citizen means to me. My definition and the textbook definition are quite different in many aspects. The definition of citizen according to Merriam-Webster is a…

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    Democracy Pros And Cons

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    Democracy is a system of government in which its citizens’ are greatly considerate as it is a government chosen by and for the people. The main purpose of the government is to make decisions that benefit the people who give them the power that they have. When the Founding Fathers constituted the government, the constitution was divided within three different branches that have roles within. The division was purposely done with the intension to avoid any corruption inside the roles of someone…

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    American people. In order to understand the Court’s role in today’s government, one must understand its history. The Court’s origins are deeply rooted in the philosophic…

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    Edmund S. Morgan was a biographer that sought to explain the complexities of Puritan society(1628-1680 ). His book, The Puritan Dilemma; The Story of John Winthrop gives the reader insight as to where American exceptionalism comes from-by discussing the threats the Puritans faced towards their communal ideas. Edmund S. Morgan boundlessly talks about the Puritan paradox of individualism and how it affected their society. In order to understand this paradox one must understand where the Puritans…

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    American Colonialism

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    been critical to long-run economic success in the region. In developing these arguments, the author focuses on the 15 mainland territories of the Spanish colonial empire that later became nation-states of Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. This population represents a domain of comparable cases for which one can hypothesize that…

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    Political Ideology

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    which it has been demanding from opposition during their reign. It’s now more than four years since PTI took hold over the governance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Some positive changes during this PTI era are as follows; • The PTI-led KP government has completely depoliticized the police and by no means, a minister, chief minister or any person can interfere in the activities of police. • Health system has improved significantly. Patients say that doctors are always there in the hospitals…

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    In his discussion "Civil Disobedience," Henry David Thoreau begins by saying, “I heartily accept the motto, that government is best which governs least” (Thoreau 305), and after that reveals that his actual conviction is “That government is best which governs not at all” (Thoreau 305). In Civil Disobedience, Thoreau declares that the government as an establishment prevents the work's achievement for which it was made. It exists for the sole motivation behind guaranteeing individual flexibility.…

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