According to Tocqueville‚ the primary danger and potential consequence of individualism is that citizens become apathetic. When individualism deteriorates into “general apathy‚” Tocqueville claims that “anarchy and despotism” will follow (Tocqueville 704). In these two possible dystopian democracies‚ either tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the executive power reigns. Both the executive and the majority are “in a position to oppress” when apathy conquers the populace (Tocqueville 704). Furthermore
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In ‘Democracy in America’‚ Alexis De Tocqueville analyses democracy‚ seen as egalitarian social conditions. While he acknowledges its merits in guaranteeing the economic and political stability of nations‚ he also warns that democratic systems have the potential to bring about various social handicaps‚ namely ‘individualism’ and ‘democratic nepotism’ - unless intermediate institutions are introduced. Marx‚ on the hand‚ dismisses the idea that politics are at the heart of modern society’s issues
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He brings up the fact that‚ “If it be admitted that a man‚ possessing absolute power‚ may misuse that power by wronging his adversaries‚ why should a majority not be liable to the same reproach?” (Tocqueville 210). Tocqueville brings up an extremely valid point in this passage by comparing the majority to an absolute monarchy. If a majority becomes too strong and too caught up in their beliefs it could lead to despotism‚ which is a term for absolute power in
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In Alexis de Tocqueville’s work‚ Democracy In America‚ Tocqueville spoke on the dangers of censorship in a democracy. "First you bring writers before juries; but the juries acquit‚ and what had been the opinion of only an isolated man becomes that of the country ... You hand the authors
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John Winthrop and Alexis Tocqueville have one important thing in common‚ the belief that the colonies and America were exceptional. Winthrop is famous for referring to the Massachusetts bay colony as the “City upon a Hill” ‚ aforementioned by Jesus in Mathew 5:14 forever connecting America to being the land of the chosen. Tocqueville as a Frenchman who had seen the French Revolution however wrote of the United States‚ not as better than other countries or people‚ but as an oddity in a world of failed
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The many elements of “Kapok Tree” forces observers to take a second glance at the mesmerizing components the artist‚ Alexis Rockman‚ utilizes to emphasize his message of beauty existing in the dark‚ starry nights of the jungle. The painting portrays a first-person view of the jungle‚ facing up towards the starry sky. At a first glance‚ the eyes are moved towards the lower center of the painting and you see a lively environment scattered with different wildlife. But as your eyes move up the painting
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Tocqueville‚ on the other hand‚ believes that‚ in practice‚ the majority is a tyrannical force “whose opinions‚ and frequently whose interest are opposed to those of another individual who is called a minority”. This is due to the fact that “the majority possesses a power that is physical and moral at the same time‚ which acts upon the will as much as upon the actions and represses not only all contest‚ but all controversy.” In other words‚ their power goes effectively unquestioned‚ and the minority
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The Impossible Rachel Caparrotta E March‚26‚2012 On September‚ 22nd‚ 1995 a legend was born. Her name was Alexis Elizabeth Taparrotta‚ and she was one of those lucky people who is born kicking but doesn’t stop. Alexis started playing soccer at the age of three. Her parents signed her up at such a young age so she would always have a lead on other potential legends. Alexis had a weird obsession with soccer. Every single thing she owned either had something to do with soccer or had a soccer
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Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born on December 19‚ 1988 in Tocopilla‚ Chile) is a Chilean football player‚ who plays as a winger or forward. He is known as "El Niño Maravilla" (the Wonder Boy). Alexis was named by World Soccer Magazine as one of the ’50 most exciting teenagers in the world game’. He began his professional career with the Chilean club Cobreloa. He played one season there before being signed by the Serie A team‚ Udinese. Udinese had to pay nearly $3 million for his signature
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My two historians are Tocqueville and Blanc. They both describe the revolution in very different and interesting ways. Though they both has both believed that the french revolution was split up onto two parts. For Tocqueville‚ he firmly thought the first part was about liberty‚ which he found to be ‘beautiful’. That the citizens of France worked together for the right to liberty and to get rid of the Feudal regime or Accien regime. Take for example‚ a country priest a man that has an estate and
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