Political compass

HOOK HERE. The author, Nicolas Kristof, wants to explain Portugal's drug policy and convince us that it is superior than the U.S.'s drug program. He does that by starting his article with personal interviews and tales so that we connect with the drug addicts of Portugal in a compassonate way. Next, he uses that empathy to drive home statistics comparing the U.S.'s drug policy to Portugal's. Finally, Nicolas uses expert examples to make portugal's program hold more water. The first step in the…

“songbun”, meaning that, “North Korean regime has been extremely intentional at creating and enforcing social classes based on political loyalty”(Park). Basically it classifies people in which they live, the higher class has better jobs, housing and more food. To make matters worse, people who disobey, or break the law face, “Public executions and enforced disappearance to political prison camps serve as the ultimate means to terrorise the population into submission” (4News).Kim Jung Un is the…

Each of the three revolutions ended with a difference being made in the government and in the way it governed its people. Although the three revolutions were very different from each other in the sense of physically how they were carried out, they all had one common goal; to be less oppressed and to have more liberty and freedom. Also, much of thee revolutions are connected and may have affected the other revolutions. Chronologically, the first revolution to occur was the Glorious Revolution.…

Durkheim and Spencer had different views about what the state's role in society should be. Spencer opposed all state operations and believed the only reason they were needed was to enforce contracts. Spencer was also in opposition to anything that was public, such as public education. Spencer did not believe the state was needed in order for the division of labor to lead to solidarity. Durkheim's critique on Spencer becomes his argument for needing a state. Durkheim not only believed in having…

Negative Liberty Should Be Pursued Although liberty and equality harbour contrasting ideals, one concept can essentially deliver the provisions of both by prioritizing one over the other. Of the various forms of equality, modern day civilization thrives for equality of rights. This brand of equality endeavors to create a society where all citizens are equal and provided with the same opportunities. Though not entirely different, liberty upholds the belief that each person should have freedom…

concept through various characters but notably through Equality 7-2521’s who initiated the idea for two of his friends. The character decides to venture into unknown idea now familiar for the rest of the populace. The populace resides in a socio-political setting where there is no freedom of expression. People have to abide by the rules set by the Council and if not they risk punishment by death. The author rewards the Equality 7-2521’s brave character and tries to uphold it a virtue for…

When you hear the name John Locke, what do you think of? In your head you probably think, “Oh thank must be the guy who invented the lock!”. But in reality, John Locke is one of the reason you have so many rights. John Locke is a famous philosopher. He was born in 1632, in England. He thought all men were created equal, which many people disagreed then because most males thought they were superior to females and all African Americans. However, the fourteenth amendment protects former…

In Crusaders and Pragmatists, Stoessinger mainly compares and contrasts two schools of thought in American foreign policy: the crusader and the pragmatist. Stoessinger defines a crusader as someone “whose hallmark is a missionary zeal to make the world better, but often manages to leave it in worse shape than before” due to their undying belief in their ideas while a pragmatist “refuses to get locked into a losing policy, changing directions without inflicting damage to his self-esteem” and is…

Summary: The Law is a well written piece by Frederic Bastiat on the defense of liberty, natural human rights, rule of law, and the importance of true justice. The context of the reading begins with a definition and a purpose of law. Law can be defined as the enforcement of rightful defense via a collective force. Bastiat stated that all purposes of law should be used to protect life, liberty, property and punish plunder. Plunder is defined by Bastiat as taking belongings from one inhabitant…

Karl Marx was a German philosopher in the 1800s, and was known as one of the most influential figures in human history. In the abstract from Marx’s manuscript The Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, he claims that “to abolish religion as the illusory happiness of the people is to demand their real happiness.” Marx believes that in order to find real self-happiness, people should not have to rely on religion, and that religion should be completely abolished. In his text, he focuses on the…