The French Revolution was a period of significant social and political changes in French history which had major impact on the political, social and cultural developments not only in France and Western Europe. Many historians studied the French Revolution and while they often disagreed over the rela...
The post-Reconstruction period in the Deep South was characterized by violence and racial hate crimes, masked under a facade of "this-is-how-it's-been, this-is-how-it'll-always-be" from the South, and ignored by the North which had other problems to deal with. Up until Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency...
Outlook on Architecture - Bucharest Of all the cities that I have had the privilege of visiting, the stately city of Bucharest, Romania stands out as one of the most distinct. The sheer amalgamation of cultures and eras comes together wonderfully and uniquely and is easily identifiable by simpl...
Questions about Internet voting have sparked a vibrant debate, as policy makers, election officials, computer experts, academics, technology moguls and interested members of the public discuss the potentially far-reaching implications of this form of voting for the security, transparency and integrity of voting and counting processes. ...
The United States of America is highly notorious for its democratic government that openly distinguishes the country as one that serves its people like what Lincoln supposed as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. However, despite the belief that the majoritatian policy always prevails, Tyranny of the Minority , 2009, by Bishin, otherwise rejects it. He proves that politicians do not always turn out towards the democratic ideals of the government. Bishin conducts a test using statistical social psychology and the identity theory and proves that candidates prefer issue...
In an era where everything is constantly becoming more intertwined with technology, the rituals of our daily lives follow this very trend. Whether it is something as simple as online banking or as complex as using technology as a mechanism to resist and express one's beliefs, the modern era of techn...
After the seventeenth century crisis of order, Europeans gradually moved towards the idea of liberal democracy and capitalism, hoping to model their society with the ideals "liberty, equality, and fraternity." While Europeans have not been fully successful in reaching their envisioned ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity the human and individual rights, equality, and violence can be examined to show the continuous movement of societies towards these goals. Upon examining these aspects of society in multiple countries, it is clearly seen that progress has been made throughout...
Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. Conclude this section with a description of the structure of American government [all branches] and politics at that time. The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. Under British rule colonists were required to feed and quarter British so...
Growing convinced that democracy still means they face little prospect of good jobs or vibrant growth, and that the parties and leaders who replaced despots are themselves corrupt, could spark a new surge in extremist recruitment targeting these individuals. ...
