Liberalism worldwide

It was a humid and quiet day with my dad. Sitting in the woods waiting for one thing and only one thing. The only thing to hear for miles was the wind whistling in your ear as it passed. It was the last wednesday of the month, November 29, 2016. The second day of rifle season at the same time the last day of rifle season. A lesson came in as the bullet hit, a lesson that will never be forgotten. Sitting in the wood’s did not smell delightful, smelled like dirt and that’s it. Freezing sitting…

The white now-deformed cylinder clung to the carved stick as it melted. Before it could fall to its hot, fire-induced death, I whisked the stick away and carefully scraped the marshmallow onto the graham cracker square laden with delicious chocolate. As I delicately placed the camping creation onto my lips, the background noise of the wind and not-so-spooky stories calmed me as I watched the flames lick at the logs, slowly transforming them into ashes and embers. Everything was too perfect. I…

December 18, 2016 was a nice friday until, I lost everything in a fire. I was having a great day because I finished my last test before Christmas vacation. I after school waiting for the basketball game to begin so I could cheer. I had been cheering for two years. I only did cheerleading because my bestfriend shei didn’t want to try out by herself and I actually enjoyed it . Then out of the blue I got a phone call from my older sister Desiree saying my house caught on fire. I was devastated…

One of the most prominent distinctions between classical liberalism and New Deal liberalism is the level of government intervention that exists within a particular society. Ultimately both practices attempt to assist and promote the endeavors and economic prosperity of the individual, but one requires more government aid and assistance than the other. Classical liberalism advocates the idea that the government should remain hands-off during economic exchange, as it coercively hinders an…

The Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution changed political expectations for self-government and individual liberty worldwide. Between 1215 and 1791 five documents, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, US Bill of Rights and Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens, where written. These documents built upon the democratic ideas of self-government and individual liberty by consent of the governed and promoting value of the…

The American and French revolutions were two of the most significant revolutions in history. These revolutions introduced several ideas that are still in effect today, bringing democracy among other ideas to both France and the United States. During the 1700s, America was under the rule of the British and France was under the rule of a king. After being ruled on unfairly by the British for decades, a revolution sparked in America. This was the case for the France, as well, which was ruled with…

contradictions within liberalism? (45) Liberalism is an ideology which places its main focus on individualism: the belief in the utmost importance of the individual over any social group or collective body. A key tenet within liberalism is that of universalism, the belief that a person is worth one and no more than one. This, coupled with the belief that humans are innately rational beings, encourages a tolerant, diverse society which focuses on maintaining social justice. Liberalism is split…

parliament in England. Magna Carta got bigger over the centuries and represented the church, who were wealthy barons and noblemen, and commoners who were from the middle class. 11. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau both advocated the political liberalism and religious tolerance of today, but their concepts of the human nature significantly differed. Locke eventually led to human freedom while Rousseau led to death. Rousseau was blamed for the bloody ending of the French Revolution, which…

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.” Philosopher John Locke had no problem expressing his beliefs and new ideas to the world. For this reason, he is one of the most influential idealists and writers in history. His strong ideas about politics and the government influenced a major intellectual movement in Europe. These ideas, along with his strong,opinionated writing, have laid out the principles the United…

more realistic as each year passes and more anti-western governments reform. Citizens in countries yet to adopt liberal democracy hold protests in hope that their government will one day admit defeat to an unabashed victory of economic and social liberalism. In the countries that allowed for liberal…