Dominant ideology is defined as the values‚ beliefs‚ and morals shared by the majority of the people in a given society. In the United States it’s so hard to narrow down who the “majority” is‚ the country has changed over time as we have undergone so many economically and social changes. To really understand how controversial the dominant ideology is in the United States‚ I think it’s best shown by comparing current day norms to that of say‚ the 1950’s. In 1950’s it seems to me that a wife staying
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-1Question: In 400 words or less. The backbone of a country is always in its constitution. A constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is governed by. If I were to write a constitution for a large country with significant differences in the population‚ I would definitely use Britain’s constitution as my model. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy‚ which in my mind is a great system to create unity among the people. Although‚ Britain’s
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(mainly due to her being a woman) to grab the reader ’s attention. She uses selection of detail to show the hardships of women not only in America‚ but in other countries as well. Valenti provides many statistics of abuse against women here in the United States as well as examples of evidence for the mistreatment of women. Valenti ’s appeals began before she had written a single word‚ mainly due to her being a woman. She appeals to the emotional side of her readers‚ writing that we “cry with Oprah and
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Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is
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The United States is a capitalism nation‚ which is a normal phenomenon to have a wealth inequality. Otherwise‚ it would be a communism nation. However‚ when the wealth gap is too wide‚ there would be a big problem. In recent years‚ the wealth gap has expanded historically and unprecedentedly wide. The middle class and working class people start suffering. If the gap keeps expanding‚ the United States will be destroying by this economic issue. A better way describing this situation‚ The United State
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The United States is a country with great opportunities for foreign immigrants from around the world. “The history of the United States is a history of immigration‚ beginning with English colonists landing in Virginia and Massachusetts in the early seventeenth century to avoid religious persecution. Since then‚ there have been several great waves of immigration to the United States” (Jacobs and Walter‚ 6). Many immigrants don’t even want to immigrate they don’t want to leave their families and friends
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With the United States’s reputation as the government of the people‚ for the people‚ and by the people‚ exactly how strong is our country’s government? When I conducted my ten interviews‚ the majority‚ eight students‚ stated the importance of democracy‚ however‚ none were sure of its security. Despite the several distinct patterns and similarities in many of the interviewees’ answers‚ not a single student answered identically to another. One student completely disregarded democracy while another
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Though the United States shares the same “Liberal Democracy” classification as its Western European brothers‚ there is substantive difference in the role an individual plays‚ and can play‚ in the shaping of their political system. The best example of differences between European and American political action is recognized in the role of interest groups. In those countries which most align themselves with the United States‚ namely Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ the role of interest groups is
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democracy. Around 1200 England laid the groundwork to become a republic. Later‚ in the 1700’s‚ United States of America became a democracy. During the first decades of our premature nations’ existence‚ it is hard to imagine that the United States would evolve to become such a great democracy. A democracy others would prefer to believe with hypocrite reasoning. When the U.S. first won its independence it was a united group of people left to defend for themselves. This group was to become a nation and creating
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candidate‚ the United States remains a democracy rather than a dictatorship. Voting allows everyone to influence the policies‚ bills‚ laws‚ etc.‚ that circulate throughout the House and the Senate. Consequently‚ these laws become the laws of the country‚ which are to be obeyed by every U.S. citizen. Moreover‚ voting also allows for poll numbers to change. One vote could change the outcome of the election; therefore‚ every vote matters. Advocates of the voting policy influence the United States by remaining
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