Oligarchy

Ever since the beginning of humanity, people have tried to govern themselves in manners. Humans have already tried various economic systems, such as communism and capitalism, along with many different types of government, such as democracies and oligarchies. (history.com) Around the world, each country has their own preference in government and some strive to make it popular. The political rivalry between capitalist and communist nations during the 1900s, commonly referred to as the Cold War,…

Rhetoric of American revolution and Abolitionism 5 Reflections: 6 Conclusions 7 Introduction American Revolution was a political battle that had taken place between 1765 and 1783. In this time the 13 colonies of America, rejected British oligarchy and wanted to become independent. It was from this action that the United States of America was formed. The American Revolution is also known as the Revolutionary war that originated in 1775. It was fought between the American patriots and…

In Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People, a recurring subject that causes issue is the subject of power in the country. In the time in which the book is set, Nigerian politics was ripe with corruption following its independence from Britain, who had been its territory since 1885, and with independence came greed for power from the elite of Nigeria. Although the book is set in an unnamed country, Achebe is most likely basing the events of the book on events that took place in postcolonial Nigeria.…

Revolution The road to a revolution is never a quick nor easy one, and the outcome is always the same; blood, war, superficial peace, and then a new means to revolt. The means to revolt is also never made in a day, but is the result of a snowball effect of iniquities. Many people seem surprised when a revolution happens, but neglect to realize it is the oppressed who feel revolution is necessary. This is illuminated in the revolution for Latin America because it was a series of chain reactions…

The United States Constitution is not a contract because is the supreme law of the land. Which means it was written to bring order and structure. Order is the first reason why the constitution is not a contract due to its two influences: government staying alive and the tyranny of the majority. Then the second reason why they united states constitution is not a contract because it was created to have a structure in the government. The third reason that United States Constitution is not a…

First, we will take a look at chapter 6 of Plato’s Republic, Socrates discusses the three parts of the soul: reason, thymos, and passions. The reason represents the mind with the ergon of thinking and arête is wisdom. The reason part deals with knowledge, argument, and persuasion, to be able to drive the soul by controlling the other two parts. As expected the reason focuses on what is in the best interest of the self in matters of the soul. The thymos represents the heart; its ergon is will and…

The world underwent many changes between 200 C. E. and 1000 C. E. In the region of the Americas, Teotihuacan fell in 750, while the Anasazi culture flourished and grew from 700 onwards. The Tiwanaku and Wari controlled the Peruvian Highlands in the Andes between 600 and 1000. Between 800 and 900, the Mayan centers were abandoned in the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Mississippian cultures began to develop in the 900’s in North America. The Toltec founded their capital of Tula in 968. In India,…

Indeed, it is neither philosophy and the seeking of an ideal nor politics and the pursuit of practicality that bring about the less perfect regimes of oligarchy, timocracy, democracy, and tyranny – rather, it is human nature and the need to form factions. “‘ Once faction had arisen,’ I said, ‘each of these two races, the iron and bronze, pulled the regime toward money-making and the possession of land, houses…

States are the structures of governments in a nation, which usually have enough power to enforce its court orders, a legitimate authority. The state is a nation considered as an organized political community all controlled under one government (Oxford Dictionary). States have full administration over their territory and have the authority to announce laws. It maintains the rights among its society and people, with also the power to oblige taxes on citizens. Today, many types of states exist…

The Similarities and Differences of The American Revolution and The Egyptian Revolution Comparing the Enlightenment Revolutions with the Egyptian Revolution, there are many more similarities in ideas between the two historical events than differences. However, these similar ideas led to two drastically different outcomes. The Enlightenment Revolutions, such as the American Revolution, were inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment Era: reasoning, equality, individualism, and skepticism. In a…