Liberal Democrats

Robert Flick 9/14/14 Liberal Arts Degree vs. Specific Program of Study With today’s employers focusing largely on technology, liberal arts degrees can still be very valuable. Liberal Arts degrees tend to focus on building skills that are necessary for any job/career field. These include: the skill to communicate effectively, the ability to analyze a problem and come up with a solution, and the ability to work together effectively in teams. These are all skills that employers love to…

The Struggle for Democracy: An Analysis of the Arab Spring On December 17, 2010, a solitary act of protest ignited a fire that would engulf the Islamic world, and usher in a period of democratic struggle that would radically change the political landscape of the Middle East. In her book, Rock the Casbah author Robin Wright clearly correlates the comprehensive struggle for democracy in the Middle East with this single act of protest, the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia, as the…

system that tries to distribute the power fairly within a country. A government that has multiple parties is called a democracy. Different parties represent how the government should be run best for the people. It has been proven in the past that a liberal system protects individual freedom. There is also not one source of power compared to an illiberal system. Everyone will not always get what each person desires in order to satisfy the people’s needs. The great philosopher and creator of the…

Christian studies of the Holy Scriptures and stressing a faithful relationship with God while still teaching intellect and rationality are the basis for curriculum. Curriculum consists of all the liberal arts such as the following: mathematics, philosophy, history, geography, sociology, languages, physical and life sciences, political sciences, literature, fine arts, and humanities. In order to complete the curriculum of the perennialist, peoplemust…

priority, though the definition of practicality was altered. Medicine and law continued to serve the country as a whole. As students left family farms and “went out into the world,” normal schools supplied teachers for those students (Thelin, 2011). Liberal arts colleges helped emphasize the formation of character and intellect for those same students (Turner &Bernard, 1993). As a result of the Morrill Act of 1862, fields such as agriculture, mechanical education, engineering, mining and the…

want to force people into one area early on, and, that a liberal arts degree creates an informed, and engaged citizenry. However, it is possible to efficiently integrate liberal arts learning into vocational training. Combining the two paths would be very beneficial to a world that requires one to be able to think critically, and for…

In modern thought, democracy is considered as the ideal form of governance; it is a tool to usher in freedom and progress to citizens of a state. While the term “democracy” is used liberally to describe a wide array of governing systems, it is assumed that most “democratic” governments share similar principles that highlight individual freedoms. Robert Dahl, in On Democracy, makes his case for the democratic system. Dahl argues throughout the book that democracy should not just be viewed as…

Humans love adventures, sports and many varieties of working out and competition. For example, hiking is one of the most painful exercises that men and women can practice. However, hiking provides an incredible joy and appreciation at the end of the effort. So as hiking, many challenges that humans faced seem to be difficult and request a lot effort and sacrifices. One of those challenges is going to college. Different people, with different nature and different ideas lead to multiple choice and…

Despite Hugh Hefner’s belief and early support of equality for women, Playboy has been constantly denounced as exploitive of women and their bodies. Are the centerfolds exploitive? Do they lead to casual misogyny? A 1993 study by researchers at The University of Western Ontario examined centerfold models in four hundred thirty issues of Playboy from 1953 to 1990. How explicit are the centerfolds? Playmates were only photographed with genitalia partially visible in six percent of all centerfold…

Dr. Q Honors English 17/3/23 The Fundamental Actress of The Importance of Being Earnest- Dame Judi Dench “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a British comedy written by Oscar Wilde, which was transposed into a movie by the director Oliver Parker in 2002. Lady Augusta Bracknell is a dominant character which has a profound impact in both play and movie; her role is essential. She symbolizes the stereotypical upper-class woman during the Victorian Age. She is the tool through which Oscar…