Politics by region

Legacies of Social Change: 100 Years of the Profession of Social Work in the United States, is a video that tells a story of how the profession of social work began and the continuous change it has made during the past century. The battle for social justice, civil rights, and welfare programs for the poor are expressed and viewed through the minds of social works greatest pioneers. It begins explaining the ethics, struggles, and success, in the journey of social work and how the war on poverty…

Interest groups are the decisive factors in an election, and are prominent at every level of American politics swaying and influencing voters. They use tactics and send out messages that seem to be for the voters, when actually it’s the contrary. Interest groups seek to influence political processes in ways that benefit their members. In doing so, however, they may not act in the overall public interest. Still while acting for their own self improvement these interests groups continue to be…

thought that these wealthy corporations were divulging too far into politics, “[claiming] a power without control, exercised through forms which make it secret, anonymous, and perpetual.” (DOC D) This sentiment was carried into the twentieth century, and the resentment was a common theme in popular media such as anti-trust cartoons (DOC F). The opposition to trusts was no longer just a philosophy, but it began to effect laws and politics as well. For example, the things that progressive…

Throughout politics, a need for everyone to work together towards a common goal arises. Without this cooperation of multiple parties, nothing is accomplished. Collective action, the efforts of a group to reach and implement agreements, takes place not only in everyday life, but also within politics. People utilize collective action by observing the variables in place and making a plan as how to effectively achieve the purpose. Although collective action appears to be an easy decision to make,…

Teen Titans In the world, people are often confronted with different problems. Each individual, however, chooses to either disregard those problems and leave them for others to deal with or take initiative to positively influence his or her community and others’ communities. Those who decide to wake up and make a difference for good in the world are called activists, but some are young teenagers still growing in their youth. Particularly, three teens, Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Iqbal Masih,…

A linkage institution can be described as a structure within a society that links people to the government which helps set and further the political agenda of the American people. There are many different types of linkage institutions and many different ways that they can link people to the political process. Political parties and interest groups are two examples of linkage institutions that link people to the government. Political parties are groups of people that influence government by…

Corruption and bribery took place prior to the Civil War, during Reconstruction and still does today. Many post-Civil War acts influenced the twentieth century but one of the biggest changes were how African-Americans were treated. African Americans have a long history of fighting for the right to vote and using that right to fight for their freedom. Fredrick Douglas profound words, “There is no progress without struggle”. It took a Civil War to defeat slavery and when the slave system was…

These charts clearly illustrate that there a large amount of donations through PACs as well as individuals. As mentioned in the Interest group/ PAC section that groups are made up of individuals who also contribute one example of this is the Koch brothers. Donate large sums of money as well. This chart clearly shows that PACs and interest groups are finically involved in elections by donating hundreds of millions of dollars to federal elections. PACs and interest groups can influence other…

Will you ever be a teen activist? Will you try to make a difference in the world? A teen activist is someone who wants to make a difference in the world, by doing everything they can. A teen activist is someone who faces big challenges to accomplish something beyond some of their abilities, yet that doesn’t stop them. A teen Activist is someone who is a teen and makes a difference. They will keep going as long as they live just for a difference in our beat down rotten world. Since we were just…

to discuss the idea of the influence of politics on people’s lives in the novel ‘the kite runner’, and on people’s lives today and in the past. This idea is highlighted in the novel ‘The Kite Runner’ written by Khaled Hosseini. The influence of politics on people’s lives is a major idea in the novel ‘the kite runner’ this is evident when the soviet invasion takes place and ruins the calm country Afghanistan once was. In the past the influence of politics on people’s lives has had a huge impact…