lived in a democracy‚ Pericles goes out of his way to remind them of this as a means of praising and extolling the uniqueness of Athens and its system of government. It also supports the argument that Athens has a way of life that is superior to other poli within Greece‚ and its people must therefore fight for it and the values it upholds as a democracy. In fact‚ one way of looking at Pericles’ ancestor reference in the previous section could be as build up to this next point - the role Athens plays
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must practice procedural democracy and substantive democracy. A solid foundation and variety of different procedures is what makes a democracy work as it does for us today. There will always be problems with any system and there will always be someone complaining about how the government works. Without a doubt‚ we will never have a perfect government and we will probably never find one person without some sort of disagreement with the way things are run. But‚ a democracy is run off of compromises
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The media makes up the society and in the words of Marshal McLuhan in 1964‚ “the media is an extension of our senses.” And at that‚ it means the media portrays the life of the everyday man. Therefore‚ expectation is placed on the media to carry out responsibilities that will enhance the standard of living of humans and develop the society in all ramifications. There are three fundamental roles of the media‚ and they are to inform‚ educate and entertain. But further studies have come up with other
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as long as possible. Frame-changing is one of these processes and refers to the journalistic practice of presenting news coverage through different topic frames over the life span of a news event (Schildkraut‚ 2013‚ p.25). This process allows the media to highlight different facts about a news story all while changing the manner in which the story itself is presented. It provides a fresh look at content to keep viewers interested in an older story‚ but still disseminates the same facts repeatedly
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strengths of Representative democracy? Representative democracy is a form of democracy which emerged in the 17th century that implements the majority of citizens in a state are represented by a minority of office holders‚ in the UK we have Representative Democracy through Parliament. Citizens are represented by Members of Parliament who are elected through their constituencies. Representative democracy is considered a more effective form of government than direct democracy because of the following
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Individualism and Democracy Why do we inherently choose to address our differences by either ignoring them or fighting about them? From a young age we are taught to conform to what is normal and reject what is not. In elementary school we learn from our friends to shun and bully kids who are different. We pick on the boy who is short and does not play any sports. We won’t play on the playground with the girl who always dresses in old fashioned clothes. We mock the child who talks with a lisp
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mistakenly believe that the Constitution is based off of the Ancient Greek’s idea of democracy‚ in which people voted themselves on issues pertaining to their government (Samons 1). While the founding fathers did use a kind of democracy‚ it was a representative rather than pure democracy. The American government does‚ however‚ use direct democracy in certain states‚ for better or worse. The theory behind direct democracy seems to fit what the American people want exactly. The people have a direct say
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elections are a form of direct democracy as well as a democratic highway to a representative government .The concept of democracy‚ electoral systems and political parties is cardinal to the modern state but at the same time difficult to define. This assignment will attempt to explain these concepts and amplify the significance of electoral systems as a key pre requisite for democracy. Elections and Democracy Commenting on the concept of democracy‚ Makinda held that democracy can be seen as: “… a way
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focus on what can be personified in order to retain the attention of its audience. Americans are restless and need constant shift in the media in order to keep them engaged. It wasn’t always like what it is today‚ before television everything was slower. It took longer for people to communicate and as a result took longer for things to change. In the current media climate‚ nothing is slow and the news is always changing because the internet allows Americans to keep in contact with the rest of the world
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my Scarlet Letter paper‚ I stumbled across one more than intriguing concept: the modern “scarlet letter.” Though societal expectations have changed over time‚ the authority that we allow society to hold over us has remained constant. Today‚ social media has become what used to be a literal scarlet letter “A” as seen in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel. To me‚ this is an extremely interesting topic‚ as I also find myself succumbing to behavioral pressures that society has placed upon us. Because I can relate
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