Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada‚ and earned his B.A. with an honours certificate in political science and philosophy at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. Before coming to the Center On Philanthropy to pursue graduate studies‚ he worked for several years as a non-profit development professional. Marty’s primary academic interest is in political philosophy‚ both ancient and modern‚ for the light it sheds on contemporary understanding of civil society and philanthropy. The working title of his dissertation
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Bibliography: Gamble‚ A. (1994). The Free Economy and the Strong State‚ the Politics of Thatcherism. Second Edition. New York: PALGRAVE. Leach‚ R. (2002). Political Ideology in Britain. New York: PALGRAVE. McNaughton‚ N. (2005). Political Ideologies. Oxford: Philip Allan Updates. Pilkington‚ C. (1998). Issues in British Politics. London: MACMILLAN PRESS LTD. Wikipedia‚ 2001. Thatcherism. [Online]. (updated 24 November 2008) Available at http://en.wikipedia
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History Conservatism Movement in America From the mid 1940s to the early 2000s‚ the conservative movement was at its apex in United States history. The Rise of Conservatism in America‚ 1945-2000: A Brief History with Documents by Ronald Story and Bruce Laurie contains documents all pertaining to the conservative movement. Out of the collection of the various documents in The Rise of Conservatism‚ five stand out to be the most important in detailing what the conservative moment was and what the basic
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Many factors contributed to the downfall of Othello in William Shakespeare’s‚ Othello‚ the Moore of Venice. Everyone knew Othello as noble and full of pride‚ but when the jealously beast took hold of him the image was changed. His weakness’s came out and more then ever. Traits that were thought of as different and extraordinary were now qualities no one wanted. Othello slowly began to self-destruct when his pride was stripped‚ his insecurities were shown‚ and he believed his wife was a cheater.
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Explore the reasons for the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan movement in 1920s America and the political changes it caused. In the 1920s North America experienced a huge rise in immigrants from black‚ Hispanic and Jewish backgrounds. For the most part they settled in slums‚ took on poorly paid work and lived lives far removed from most white middle class families. Many traditional northern and southern white Americans were uneasy with this sudden influx and it helped create social tension‚ particularly
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democratic societies‚ secular governments‚ and international cooperation. Liberalism first became a distinct political movement during the Age of Enlightenment‚ when it became popular among philosophers and economists in the Western world. Liberalism rejected the prevailing social and political norms of
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E-Government and Canadian Politics The greatest impact that the world today has experienced is the advancement of the information and communication technology (ICT). ICT has catapulted the world’s economy to heights that could not have been ever anticipated. (Allen B.A et al‚ 2001) Through the broad spectrum of ICT the world has been turned into a “global village” where at a click of a button‚ trade or transfer of information is exchanged from one end of the globe to the other effortlessly. The
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Government There are many ways government has evolved and shifted the world around it as well. Different changes‚ some which were for the advancement of America and others being minor setbacks. Many people may not be able to decipher between the two. In the book that I chose to read; I qualified. I liked some parts of the book but others were kind of iffy to me. In the book‚ written by Mark R. Levin‚ he talked about “conservatism” and how there was really nothing to define it. But there has been
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What factors contributed to the growth of homelessness in the 1980¡¦s and 90¡¦s? This essay explores the different reasons as to why someone may become homeless. Poverty plays an important part in being homeless. According to The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia ¡§homelessness is the condition of not having a permanent place to live‚ widely perceive as a societal problem only beginning in the 1980s.¡¨ A person can become homeless for a number of reasons‚ there are also a lot of different types
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Globalisation is not new‚ but its pace and scope has accelerated in recent years. Firstly‚ the rapid rise in globalisation in recent years is the result of a fall in transportation cost. This is because of the emergence of many logistic firms which lead to fierce price war in order to increase its market share. Also‚ the usage of larger containerships which allow cost per container carried to be cheaper combined with the advancement in the mode of transport such as air flight encourages imports
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