Dopamine is a pleasure inducing chemical that is secreted whenever an individual engages his/her mind in the playing f video games. The New brain research that was conducted years back (Bartholow, Bushman & Sestir, 2006) was the first to show t Continue Reading...
Leisure May Be the Death of Europe Economics Time to Kill In his article, Time to Kill - Europe and the Politics of Leisure, Steven Muller examines the efforts of Europe to reconstitute itself in the aftermath of the Cold War. By analyzing such fa Continue Reading...
Marx set the anti-religious tone of twentieth century political ideologies, in particular, anti-Semitism. Defenders of Marx will take scholars to task who question Marx on alleged anti-Semitism, claiming that the critics are quoting Marx out of con Continue Reading...
Islam and the West How do you see Islam offering an alternative to modernity as defined by the West? Is this alternative oppositional to or complementary with the West or both? Why or why not? Focus on specific examples. Globalization is a phenomen Continue Reading...
Intellectual development is reflected in the creation, development and eventual preference for a specific type of government or representation in the society. Consequently, this period of intellectual development helped promote the freedom and socia Continue Reading...
Catholic church and public policy have remarked that the members of American clergy in general, without even excepting those who do not admit religious liberty, are all in favour of civil freedom; but they do not support any particular political syst Continue Reading...
This work provided an intensive discussion historical forces that were to lead to modern humanism but also succeeds in placing these aspects into the context of the larger social, historical and political milieu. . Online sources and databases prov Continue Reading...
However, despite the severe competition, the people of Latin America still hold the traditions of the church close to their hearts and give a lot of respect to religious figures (Jean-Pierre, 1998). The relationship between the church and the gover Continue Reading...
This became a reality with the killing of the tsar in 1918. The death of the tsar was the visible reaction to a series of underlining causes that would eventually encourage the raise to power of a political ideology that addressed these issues and o Continue Reading...
While feminists often militate for environmental conservation, one particular stance they take in this direction is that of addressing the issue of gender differences in environmental issues. The feminist approach to environmentalism promotes a sup Continue Reading...
He writes, "The rise of the radical Right after the First World War was undoubtedly a response to the danger, indeed to the reality, of social revolution and working-class power in general, to the October revolution and Leninism in particular" (Hobs Continue Reading...
German Fascism Fascism is arguably the most influential and controversial political ideology in modern history, and continues to be a fascinating topic for political study and discussion. Yet, despite fascism's worldwide existence and its responsib Continue Reading...
Sociology Marxist Ecologism Although ecologism is rapidly developing into a political ideology in its own right, its widespread acceptance and influence continues to rely on its relationship with other, existing ideologies. One of the most importan Continue Reading...
The preamble of the United States' constitution is the perfect example of democratic government: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defe Continue Reading...
Movement The Cold War of the communist and the capitalist countries gay way to spying worldwide, together with the political and military meddling in the inside matters of the poor countries. Some of these developments led to a negative consequence Continue Reading...
Mary Wollstonecraft "Freedom, even uncertain freedom, is dear; you know I am not born to tread the beaten track." -- Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft was an outspoken political expressionist, essayist and feminist before anyone knew that the Continue Reading...
For example, Brazil was instrumental in the collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in September 2003 at Cancun, Mexico when Lula led a walkout by the developing countries over the issue of agricultural subsidies by the G8 nations. Unde Continue Reading...
Disabled Veterans In U.S. history, the term affirmative action is of relatively recent origin, and first came into use under the Kennedy administration in 1961, when it ordered federal contractors to speed up the employment of minorities and banned Continue Reading...
Home Exam Globalization refers to the ease and ability of businesses to acquire sources of raw material, manufacturing facilities, services and markets for their goods and services anywhere in the world. This ease has been brought about by the deve Continue Reading...
Santa Anna Dictatorship In his self-described revisionist biography Santa Anna of Mexico (2007), Will Fowler has courageously taken up the defense of the Mexico caudillo, fully aware that he is all but universally reviled in the historiography of th Continue Reading...
Thus, crises of capitalism have so far avoided provoking the alternative solution of a transition out of capitalism" (Wolffe 2009). Welfare state capitalism is merely one incarnation of capitalism, and neo-liberalism is not such a striking reformati Continue Reading...
Neo-Liberalism1. "Neo-liberalism is an ideology that serves the interests of the wealthy only, while sending the poor into even greater poverty. In fact, it could be argued that rather than representing an ideology, it is a euphemism for the sheer se Continue Reading...
Thus the dependence of so many people on government handouts is very soon to reach a point of crisis and possible social unrest. Welfare Statism is not only a manifestly politically unjust system. It is also a wholly unsustainable one from the pers Continue Reading...
(Fetzer; Soper, 148) The excesses of Western-style individualism and democracy can be moderated through application of a few of the Confucian values. For instance, filial piety and social/moral responsibilities towards an individual's role in the s Continue Reading...
S.S.R., which would ostensibly eliminate the threat posed by the U.S.S.R.'s capabilities. The report takes on a tone almost encouraging that to happen. It was very much the public mood of the time that would have supported that initiative. That the w Continue Reading...
American Christianity Far Left or Far Right The American religious landscape is experiencing broad-based changes at a time when the number of Americans attending religious services on a monthly or bimonthly basis has declined by 7 percentage points ( Continue Reading...
history of China's importance to the U.S., from Nixon's visit to China in 1972 to the present, which contributed to the implementation of Obama's 'U.S. Pivot to Asia Strategy'? The Cold War represented one of the most important periods in the histo Continue Reading...
Today, with hostility being shown from the Arabs, the Jews believe that they can live through these times if they continue to stick together with the Zionistic principles and values. Any change in the current political policies from the Israeli side Continue Reading...
While on one hand, the Nile gets the highest discharge from rainfall on the highlands of Ethiopia and upland plateau of East Africa, located well outside the Middle East region; on the other hand, discharge points of the other two rivers, Euphrates Continue Reading...
Catholic Church in Spain and the United States The Catholic Church has been a very significant religious and political institution in the Europe. Its origins can be traced to a thousand years when Christianity was itself in its infancy. It was a sym Continue Reading...
As previously mentioned, Cameron and many others have posited a new Bill of Rights and the abandonment of the Human Rights Act which many have argued does not provide clear articulation for the rights and responsibilities of Britain's citizenry, an Continue Reading...
" (Montessori, 9) There is a counter-intuitive disconnect between the priorities of the educational system and the real-life demands of individuals attempting to function ably therein. Here, Montessori speaks to the incredible irony present even in Continue Reading...
" (19:481) in order to wield the power of the opaque concept of 'national security' in foreign policy, the executers must use a careful construct of realities and perceptions that hang between an actual danger and a perceived threat. (9:144) Taking Continue Reading...
In the post-World War II model Japan, under the economic and political influence of the United States, began repairing its economy and was a clear strategic ally for the U.S. In relation to the Soviet Union. As Japan became more and more sophistica Continue Reading...
Subsequently there is a "...hunger for reforms, for more freedom and accommodation with the west." (Asghar a.) This movement of the progressive youth as well other sectors of the population, such as women, was clearly seen in the 1999 unrest in Ir Continue Reading...
Persepolis Love of Country in Persepolis The graphic novel Persepolis: The Story of Childhood offers a glimpse into the life of an expatriate of Iran, Marjane Satrapi. The work is detailed in its representation of the turmoil that was experienced b Continue Reading...
In an unprecedented move, Khrushchev denounced many of Stalin's excesses and set about changing Soviet policy towards the developing world. This change, some call it flexibility, was the branch the Soviets offered to developing countries, like Cuba. Continue Reading...
(O'Hagan, 1999, p. 113) Marx' Alienation Applied to Project: Marx conceived of and in many ways developed a blueprint for collectivism. The individual would transcend alienation in an environment where he did not have to possess goods, as everythi Continue Reading...
