1. Who was Richard Hofstadter? When and why did he write the essays in The American Political Tradition? Was he well qualified to do so? Explain. a. Richard started writing The American Political Tradition in 1943‚ finished in 1947‚ and published in 1948. In the essay‚ he “made a number of interpretive and critical comments on certain political figures on whom he had done some special work or who particularly captured his interest.” However‚ the original title of his essay was Men and Ideas
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“The American Political Tradition” published in 1948 was written by a well-known historian at Colombia University. Richard Hofstadter was born on August 6‚ 1916‚ in Buffalo‚ New York. He attended both the University of Buffalo and Columbia University where he studied philosophy and history. Hofstadter was married twice and later in 1970 died from leukemia. Throughout his life Hofstadter had a lot of published works including Social Darwinism in American Thought‚ William Leggett‚ Spokesman of Jacksonian
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By: Audrey Hofstadter Summary: "The Founding Fathers: The Age of Realism" Summary of Section: I The reasoning behind the Constitution of the United States is presented as "based upon the philosophy of Hobbes and the religion of Calvin. It assumes the natural state of mankind in a state of war‚ and that the carnal mind is at enmity with God." Throughout‚ the struggle between democracy and tyranny is discussed as the Founding Fathers who envisioned the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787 believed
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Great American Political Thinkers In the year of 1776‚ the United States became an independent country. At that moment‚ the great men who fought for its independence began to create the government and shape American politics. In Richard Hofstadter’s The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It‚ he identifies twelve of the most influential men and the political traditions they created‚ including the Founding Fathers who started it all. Additionally‚ Hofstadter informs the reader of other
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The Political Career of Richard Nixon 1. Nixon ’s Beginning in Politics 2. Emergence in National Politics A. The Hiss Case B. Nixon ’s Political Obituary C. Resurgence as a presidential candidate 3. The 37th President A. Nixon ’s Appointment ’s B. Foreign Policy 1. Nixon ’s plans for Europe 2. Vietnam C. Domestic Policy
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Political mimesis is a term that in this case‚ describes the film’s appeal based off of how the viewer is swept up in its effectiveness‚ or how the viewer is emotionally engaged in the film. For me‚ the most powerful portion of the film took place when members of the Venezuelan military demanded Chavez’s resignation while surrounding the palace with a barrage of tanks and military figures. When Chavez refused to resign‚ the military threatened to bomb the palace. Members of the government were sat
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“Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murderers respectable…” (Orwell‚ 1946). In politics‚ politicians use their language skills as a power tool to swipe away their competitors and to gain the support of the commoners on a regular basis. When government budgets disappear‚ MPs would often blame others. One would doubt that Rob Ford would still be in the Toronto mayoral race if he did not have strong language skills to get him out of his drug and assault accusations. In the
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the lives of families are determined by the community in which they live and the cultural tradition from which they come.” In Keeper’n me‚ for instance‚ Garnet Raven who was taken away from his family to a series of white foster homes when he was three. Garnet’s experiences as a result of the oppressive political and social policies. Moreover‚ Keeper as a storyteller tries to pass the message of traditions and a way of life to guide Garnet‚ who arrived in White Dog reservation with anything but
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Traditions -necessary -we were all born into different social groups thus we find traditions necessary to bond us all as different people -Social‚ religious‚ political‚ racial -emerge from culture Traditions still serve a purpose Traditions inculcate morals but how many people follow it? Traditions teach history‚ culture‚ belief but how many people care? Traditions bring people together e.g. Chinese New Year provides opportunity
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Revolutions)‚ civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West‚ commonly known for his blend of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement‚ focuses primarily on the roles of race‚ class and gender in America. West pulls scholarly contributions from such varied traditions as the African American Baptist Church‚ pragmatism and transcendentalism. West’s father was a civilian U.S. Air Force administrator
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