Media democracy

Intellectual Contribution to Epistemology John Locke has published various intellectual work that promoted the ideals of philosophy and government. His essays critically analyzed human understanding that has shaped modern day thinking about self-worth and society ideals. Additionally, Locke presented concepts that promoted a democratic style of government in which people are able to oversee each other. Consequently, for a democratic style of government to be successful, Locke emphasized the…

Often people in society blame others for non acceptance, when in reality they are inflicting their own struggles upon themselves. As of 2016 there are approximately 325,719,178 people in America-- 126,053,322 non white Americans compared to 199,656,856 white Americans (“Quickfacts”). Based on the statistics, there isn’t a huge gap between the numbers of non white and white Americans in the United States. Nowadays the United States has become a very diverse mixing pot of cultures. Which allows…

A Clockwork Orange Project Society is structured on a system of laws meant to protect the innocent and punish the perpetrator. Without these laws, nations would be without their moral compass, with nothing pointing to true north. Citizens would fall into the practice of performing actions only to benefit themselves, not caring about the greater good of the community. Therefore, it is one’s system of government which sets in stone the notion of right and wrong, good and bad, and the laws which…

In the beginning of 20th century India was imbued with the spirit of patriotism. The people were coming out of their houses; even the women were also taking active part in struggle for freedom under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a man of action. He practiced what he preached. When he asked the people to speak the truth, he himself became the embodiment of truth. He spoke the truth, whatever the cost. The acknowledged his weakness by writing “My Experiments with Truth”. He believed in…

“Imperialism” stems from the Latin root word imperium, literally meaning supreme power. Throughout history, all imperialistic pursuits required the establishment of a “supreme power,” overturning the balance of power, giving one group of people greater authority. As a result, social checks and balances are disrupted, leading to exploitation of the colonized, yet the public is often unaware, falling victim to a socially induced misperception of social life. This misperception is termed “false…

The Leviathon was written as a political fiction establishing the notion of a political community, establishing itself coherently with the social contract argument, which is “a clear device that connects three aspects of political theory: a specific view of human nature… of problems that would arise in the absence of political authority … of government best suited to solve such problems” . Hobbes addresses all three, which we will see by answering the problematique: How does Hobbes justify…

The two main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding are the protagonist Ralph and the antagonist Jack. Even thought they are English schoolboys who are around the same age and they both want to gain power, they have very contrasting leadership styles, personalities, and thoughts about what are the most important things on the island they were stranded on after their plane crash. In the novel, both Ralph and Jack want to be leaders on the island; they want to be in…

After doing careful research, Nicolas Panotto, a theorist author, realized, ¨The problem of power affects the most sensitive parts of any social institution” (Panotto 45). As said, power greatly impacts how successful a society is able to be; however, a strong combination of politics, laws, customs, and traditions, would make a society perfect, or a utopia. In the contrast, a dystopia would lack these characteristics, and even though it presents the illusion of a utopia, the society is under…

to be hopeless will help you not only believe in yourself, but to believe and a positive solution which may end up sparing your soul likewise it did to James. Many today leave the broken to stay broken without trying to resolve it. Current social media and news stations prove that many feel lonely and isolated from the rest causing the feeling of depression, and the need to be heard, relying on ‘Quick Fixes’ to bring them up. Arthur motivates to strive to gain yourself back however small the…

The French and American revolutions were two revolutions that had the mind to change the government and to set up a democracy so that everyone could have equal rights. These two revolutions had many similarities and differences. One similarity being that both wanted to escape the rule of their king. Second, is that both revolutions momentum behind their uprising’s was unfair taxation. Even though these two revolutions started out similarly they also had many differences, Some of the main…