To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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The Feminist Movement (aka The Women’s Movement‚ Women’s Liberation) brief history Source: Wikipedia OUTLINE: (complete this as you read) 1. Define FEMINISM (as bell hooks’ defines it): Feminism is a collection o movements and ideologies aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending a state of equal political‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. 2. the 1st Wave (19th-early 20th centuries) FOCUS: The 1st Wave focused on the efforts of many fighting for gender equality‚ race equality
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section‚ Words of Honor: Contributions of a Feminist Art Critic‚ in the book Women and therapy‚ Arlene Raven outlined the events in her life that have led her to be an art critic for the artists who were not as “bankable” as other artists. In this excerpt‚ she also discusses how her experiences of being raped exposed her to a cruel reality about the oppression women faced despite equal education acquirement. She became increasingly more involved to the feminist/political work‚ which led her to be a columnist
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To what extent is CSR beneficial to a company’s performance? Corporate social responsibilities (CSR) and its influences on business success has been a controversial topic over the last few decades but it is not until 1988 was CSR officially stated in the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (Foote‚ Gaffney & Evans‚ 2010). Proponents point out that socially-responsible company will be more likely to be financially successful‚ while critics contend that CSR is contradictory to the
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Mongol Invasions” as well as the pertinent humanitarian concerns best illustrated by renowned historian Ibn al-Athir‚ criticisms regarding the religious legitimacy and negative humanitarian impacts of the Mongol Invasions are valid assessments. The first controversy surrounding the impact of the Mongol invasions is whether or not their motives were legitimate. Much of historian criticism suggests that the religious and ideological beliefs of the Mongols that compelled them to action were both extremist
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Douglass’s fifth of July. In J. A. Kuypers (Ed.)‚ Rhetorical criticism‚ perspectives in action (pp. 39-59). Lanham‚ MD: Lexington. F. I. Hill wrote the article The “Traditional” Perspective in 1972; later edited in 2009. This article was meant to inform readers about how to apply traditional criticism through the use of the theory of rhetoric. It was divided into two sections; the first being an overview of traditional criticism‚ and the second being the application of this in his critical essay
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Different versions of Little Red Riding Hood have been retold throughout written history. Each retelling was written in a culture of its own‚ which holds its own philosophies on each of the continuing main ideas in each version. One integral philosophy is their principles of femininity. Because so much time had past from the original work to the time of the newer retelling‚ the newer version had to be rewritten to tell a different tale‚ distinguishing the principles of femininity that the two cultures
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Introduction Opening a free clinic is one of the most humanitarian ways of giving back to the community. The community particularly the low income citizens are searching for means to provide easy and affordable healthcare to. This has come as a result of employers reducing employee’s benefits due to a failing economy this in turn causing the cost of obtaining a medical insurance cover very expensive. Opening a free clinic may stand to achieve and benefit the community by providing these primary
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implements the red herring fallacy to illustrate how people often throw arguments off course by raising an irrelevant issue. During an argument between Putman and Proctor‚ Miller writes‚ “I [Putman] never heard you so worried about society‚ Mr. Proctor. I do not think I saw you at Sabbath meeting since snow flew” (Miller I. 28). Miller shows how Putman effectively derails the conversation‚ preventing the other people from continuing to talk about witchcraft. Miller’s use of the red herring fallacy
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“ To what extent is Humanitarian Intervention an abandoned project? “ Humanitarian Intervention is military intervention that is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian rather than strategic objectives. This term is controversial and therefore often debated‚ as it is an evaluative and subjective term. The common use of the term itself is the desire to come in help to other people‚ however according to some other opinions‚ it is the outcome of the intervention that defines it. Firstly‚ it is essential
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