Yale Political Union

While George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and Peter Weir’s The Truman Show may be very different texts, they both look into three particular themes: The good life, a good society, and the justification of power and control. While they may not agree on all of the themes, they both look into them quite deeply, and have some interesting thoughts and views on the three topics. What is the good life for an Individual: In the Truman Show, the concept of the good life is one where the individual is free.…

“War. Terrible War.” In the movie, the Hunger Games, the man, President Snow makes a speech in which that statement is made. War is basically systematized & pre-planned conflicts organized by head of states, a war either happens between two or more countries, with in a country, or against a specific group, such as wars against terrorism. There are ten main reasons for war, both within countries boarders, a civil war, as well as conflicts between two or more countries; unavailability of rights,…

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s actions in regards to the foreign policy had effective outcomes as well as ineffective outcomes. In his opinion his decisions were based on the protection of America, essentially ignoring other countries in need at the time. Roosevelt passed many neutrality Acts in order to avoid being dragged into another world war. He bypassed the chance to ally with countries fighting against supreme powers, such as Germany, Italy, and Japan. While Roosevelt’s New Deal was a…

"The Prince" was written in 1513 but no published until 1532, and it outlined the ideal leader. The author, Machiavelli was an educated aristocrat. Putin was a lieutenant office in the KGB before retiring and joining politics. He was previously prime minister from 1999-200 and 2009-2012. Putin was the president of Russia from 2000-2009 and again since May 7, 2012. Putin is a good example that shows Machiavelli's "The Prince" is still relevant even after five hundred years of its publication for…

In the continent of Europe, I chose the country of Germany to research. Germany’s largest city, which also happens to be the largest city is Berlin. The country is also the most populous state in Europe, with 81 million inhabitants and is the second most popular migration destination in the world. In Germany, most of the people are very engaging when it comes to the topic of sports. In Germany, group activities, team sports, and competitions take place regularly. Playing with neighbors and…

The progressive era was a time of reforming the “loop-holes” that the early 1800’s government had unknowingly made. The rise of big business in the states led to an uprise in factories around major cities leading to child labor and other issues such as workers compensation laws. Women were always treated with respect, but were not given the same privileges as men. Blacks on the other hand, were not treated well because of prejudice thoughts, and were not given civil rights until much later.…

The most important fact about the foreign policies during the American Revolution is the shift from non-interventionism before and after World War I, to its growth as a world power and global hegemony during and since World War II and the end of the Cold War in the 20th century and today. During World War II, America has utilized a type of foreign policy that is to what they called a non-interventionist until our 32nd president Franklin Delano Roosevelt had decided to show some support towards…

Throughout history, there have been multiple ways to govern a nation. Starting as early as the Ancient Greek system of democracy to the fearful monarchs who ruled Britain, different forms of government were set based upon the people who founded their nation. Although there have been a vast majority of harsh and unusual forms of government all over the world, one of the most cold-hearted forms of government was communism. Communism is responsible for causing the deaths of millions of Europeans…

Animal Farm was written by George Orwell and published in 1999 by Transaction Publishers. This novel takes place on Manor Farm in England. The animals on the farm revolt against the farmer because of his cruel and unfair treatment. They set out to develop their own society free of human rule where every animal is treated equally, they called it Animal Farm. At first, life on Animal Farm is everything they dreamed about, but eventually the society they create falls apart and life seems as it as…

June 10, 1963 John F Kennedy did a speech to mark the detente with the soviet union during the cold war. It was written to talk call upon the soviet union to work with the United States to achieve a Nuclear test ban treaty and help relieve tension between countries. Early on JFK thought that a WWIII was gonna happen, so he began to write speeches to call out people and try and form peace with nations. The Commencement address at American University is also known as the “the Speech that Sealed…