When he was in Paris his French education was an enormous help to him while working. ... Although his buildings have sometimes been described as icibiclastic, rambunctious, and impermanent they are also a unique expression of contemporary society and its ambivalent values. ... He is a cool romantic, a rational expressionist, and a mature adventurer. ...
To give meaning to the factual raw material of foreign policy, one must approach political reality with a kind of rational outline, a map that suggests the possible meanings of foreign policy. In other words, one put himself in the position of a statesman who must meet a certain problem of foreign policy under certain circumstances, and one ask himself what the rational alternatives are from which a statesman may choose who must meet this problem under these circumstances (presuming always that he acts in a rational manner), and which of these rational alternatives this particular statesman, a...
In the later social stage, people embrace a rational, scientific view of the world. ... Merton thought that the structure of society primarily restrains the free expression of man's fixed native impulses. ... Many psychologist measured deviance as an unlucky expression of the personality and underlined the index. ...
If voting is the fundamental method of political expression in our representative democracy, why do so many Americans take their democratic right for granted? ... This in turn may help determine some of the causes of such a low turnout. ... Also, the fact that elections are held on weekdays can not help the cause. ... On the extreme other hand, the decision to abstain from voting, and from otherwise taking part in political activities, may reflect a voter's rational judgement that his future is safe in the hands of whichever candidate emerges as winner. ...
The Cold War Tensions with the United States and Russia have been around for quite some time. Russia and the United States were allies during World War II, but soon after they became enemies. After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile ca...
