Populism

Harmony (An Analysis of an Ideal Leader Using Plato’s, The Republic, and Machiavelli’s, The Prince) History is taught in school throughout the world in an attempt to prevent the repetition of major mistakes. From the past, we can follow the patterns of governments and societies that dwelled harmoniously, and the ones who fell to poverty and overall destruction. “America’s economic history seems to repeat itself endlessly, following irregular and dramatic cycles” (Dornbusch). No matter how…

remembered to use stones.” This was said by the author to inform the reader that many aspects of the tradition were lost yet the part of stoning someone to death still lingers. The reason stoning was part of this society is presumably due to populism. The reason populism works is because the villagers believe that the struggle to get crops will be eradicated when someone gets stoned to death. A quote that portrays this message is ‘Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' This means that the working…

1. The Battle of Wounded Knee resulted from the conflict over Native American assimilation. Conflict between the white views of Native American integration was evident as the rift between Christian reformers and humanitarians grew. Many Christian reformers were adamant in forceful Indian assimilation into white culture and society, whereas humanitarians wanted to take a softer approach—treating the Indians nicely and persuading them to join the white ways. The forceful group overpowered the kind…

Globalization is an economic, technological, social and cultural planetary scale process of increasing communication and interdependence among countries of the world uniting their markets, societies and cultures, through a series of social, economic change and policies that give them global perspective. Globalization is often identified as a dynamic process mainly caused by the societies living under democratic capitalism and liberal democracy, and have opened their doors to the information…

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…

My main question is, that despite such a strong history in republican and relatively liberal ideologies inspired by their European counterparts, why has Latin America failed to successfully implement these institutions in a meaningful way, and why it is plagued by illiberal politics and policies. Additionally, how does the Church and its followers impact politics in South America, specifically in the liberal sense. My personal interest is understanding why the states of Latin America did not…

Prejudice is the “tendency of an individual to think about other groups in negative ways, to attach negative emotions to those groups, and to prejudge individuals on the basis of their group memberships” (Healey, 2006) Prejudices tend to emphasize specific traits and characteristics, which are often used to symbolize whole groups of people. Several sociological theories have been developed in order answer questions like why prejudice does exist and why it continues to persist over time. The…

When discussing and analyzing Latin America as a region, we must understand the environment in which the region started and the journey it has taken to get to where it is. There are many questions that need to be addressed while we look in-depth into the developing regions democratic problems, questions like; What is democracy? What effect did Caudillo rule have on Latin American democracy? What is the significance of the transition between neoliberalism and neostructuralism in the region? Once…

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley 's Vice President in 1900 when elected. In 1901, when McKinley was assassinated in September of that year, Roosevelt assumed the presidency. At the Age of forty-three, he was the youngest man to ever become President of the United States. He ran again for his second term in 1904 and his measures to stop big business fleecing the public were popular and the election gave him the opportunity…

Specializing in Southern Politics, Elections and Louisiana Politics Dr. Wayne Parent’s analysis of the Louisiana carnival of politics is truly one to be taught for years to come. Parent effortlessly tells the sordid story of Louisiana and their often times corrupt political system. In a state where there has been more constitutions than any other in the union as well as having Napoleonic based law, Louisiana is clearly different. To dive into this minefield of diversity is a tough task and…