Intelligentsia

Indeed, according to Marland, “a democracy is only as strong as its ability to engage the electorate beyond the intelligentsia and the attentive public” (2016, p.358). By asking people to sign petitions as well as share, like, and comment on posts, Kellie Leitch can somewhat assess what her followers think of her proposals. Many have also spoken out about what they think…

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author in the early 1800s (Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life 2015). She published more than 30 books in her lifetime, but it was a anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which turned her into an international celebrity and also secured her place in history(Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life 2015). But Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not her only work that she did. She had a broad range of interests. Harriet Stowe wrote children’s text books, advisatory…

Civil war was caused by discontent. Some resented the closure of the constituent assembly and the growing severity of the Bolshevik regime. Kadets and right socialist revolutionaries were angry having lost their livelihood. These were made up of intelligentsia and middle class. Deputies from the Constituent Assembly felt their summary dismissal was unfair, and sought redress. Many nationalities had held…

Brown Girl”. Later on in 1926, he graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree, and eventually joined the editorial staff of Opportunity Magazine, writing the column "Dark Tower," which was a review of works from the African-American intelligentsia. Cullen later worked as a high school teacher, but recognized as a noted novelist, playwright and children's author. Finally, he died on January 9, 1946. Countee Cullen wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. This Literary Movement is…

Since Kemetic Civilization, the African-Worldview has allowed the African people to utilize Ma’at within education to strive for the greatness while relating to God. Scholars such as Cheikh Anta Diop (as cited in Azibo), praises the fundamental elements of ancient Kemet, and how “[the worldview window on Kemetic classical African civilization knowledge] must be at the foundation of our humanities [and sciences, i.e., our Black Studies]” (p. 72). However, although Kemetic values have influenced…

Pol pot, whose real name was Saloth Sar, was the Cambodian revolutionary who lead the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until 1997. He became the leader of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, when his forces captured Phnom Penh. At first his politic of anti-Soviet got a lot of other countries supporting, like China, U.S, Thailand and some European countries. After he began working for the Far-left police and massacred a lot of innocent citizens, he was condemned by the international society. Pol Pot had a really…

African culture is said to revolve around the celebration of life. Life being not merely a physical life, or the health of tissues and proper functioning of the body, but also sharp senses and intellect that strives for the pursuit of truth and goodness in the context of a community. This in some way approximates the American Constitutional phrase, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". However, the only difference is that in African tradition, this is a communal pursuit, whereas in…

Educated people have power. The oppressors know this so they try to eliminate education. The Nazis applied this strategy to their takeover of Europe. When they invaded Poland, one of their first goals was to eliminate the Polish intelligentsia, “The Germans shot thousands of teachers, priests, and other intellectuals in mass killings in and around Warsaw” (ushmm.org, “Polish Victims”). The Nazis perceived the threat posed by those who were educated. They would be able to articulate…

In 1917 Russia experienced a revolution that was one of the most prosperous political events of the twentieth century. With this revolution came the end of Russian Imperial rule. Vladimir Lenin, a revolutionary leader obtained control of Russia and eliminated the typical Czar rule. The Bolsheviks, a part of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which was led by Lenin, seized control of the government in Russia in October 1917, and became the dominant political power. The Bolsheviks later…

The resumes of the Great Socialist and his cabinet colleagues in The White Tiger exemplify Bernard Shaw’s dictum. Politics has indeed become the last resort of the scoundrels. In India, it will remain so until the middle class with its acute sense of political morality starts participating in it more actively. Political thinker Pavan K. Varma observes that “politics is dirty because good people do not enter it, and because good people do not enter, politics is dirty” (154). In the Inheritance of…