a given culture or social class. Before the 19th century‚ artists understood they were being paid to create propaganda for the church‚ the state‚ or powerful figures that wished their images embellished and their status confirmed. All that changed when artists began making works that were not commissioned‚ leaving them free to be critical of the ruling class‚ its bloody wars and oppressive social practices. The price for this freedom‚ however‚ was marginalization‚ poverty‚ and in the more extreme
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On Saturday hundreds of Trump supports descended on the National Mall in Washington‚ DC to attend the Mother of All Rallies‚ a gathering of conservatives‚ focusing on voicing their support President Trump. “This rally is not only about coming to support the president‚ but also coming [here] in support of the constitution said Jourdin Davis‚ a 25-year-old African American supporter from Berkeley‚ California. “It is about coming together in support of American values‚ western values and promoting
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Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections‚ the number of such people is only increasing. In 2004‚ about one in five MPs had a criminal record‚ including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ dacoity and kidnapping. Why does it happen? The most important factor‚ which determines
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Gender equality and Democracy “Gender equality must be treated as an explicit goal of democracy and not and add on” (Ban Ki-Moon). Given the conjectural connections between regime type and gender equality‚ countries that have been democratized should have a substantial amount of women representation in the public domain. This would be due to the fact that ideally democracy should be inclusive‚ participatory and representative. In Handelman’s book‚ The Challenge of Third World Development
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Politics in Mongol and China During the time period from 1000-1500 C.E‚ the political systems of Mongols‚ who dominated the steps of Central Asia but also settled societies in Persia‚ Anatolia‚ and India‚ differed from that of China‚ in eastern Asia‚ both making a great impact of societies to follow and modern times. In order to gain deep insight on these two societies and observe who made a larger impact‚ these different societies must be compared. The eunuchs and mandarins of China greatly
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Political Science 348 Philosophical Essay March 11‚ 2013 People are forced to face moral challenges in making day-to-day decisions. When it comes to benefitting individual and societal good‚ the great question of politics is raised: what is the right thing to do? In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ there is a dilemma whether to abide by the laws of the gods above the laws of the state. Antigone makes a decision that not only affects her future but the future of the state under her uncle’s rule. Antigone
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New York Times SEPT. 4‚ 2014‚ The Race Gap in America’s Police Departments By Jeremy Ashkenas and Haeyoun Park. This story was based on how many police departments had high percentages of white working individuals. This is stated in the beginning of the article‚ “In hundreds of police departments across the country‚ the percentage of whites on the force is more than 30 percentage points higher than in the communities they serve‚ according to an analysis of a government survey of police departments
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INTRODUCTION The Philippines is indeed a country that was blessed with a very rich biodiversity. It is one of the 17 countries in the world that are the richest in biodiversity. More than 52‚177 species have been identified‚ half of them are found nowhere else in the world. But‚ according to the biodiversity conservation priorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity
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WHY PLAYING POLITICS WITH BOKO HARAM ISSUES Is there any lesson to be learnt in the war on terror where the proponents vowed never to dialogue or negotiate with terrorists‚ only to now realize‚ after the demise of thousands and loss of billions of dollars‚ that dialogue is the only option left for a lasting peace in Iraq and Afghanistan? Do we see such favour and sensationalism by the press on these botched attempts as we witness when the culprits happen to be Muslims? What would have happened
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In the article Trump to “NFL Protests: Standing with locked arms is good‚ kneeling is not acceptable” by Caroline Kenny‚ the author explains that Donald Trump used a very harsh language against the NFL players that took a knee during the national anthem. In the article “Seahawks‚ Titans‚ Steelers Stay in Locker Rooms during National Anthem as More Players Protest” by Katherine Iam‚ the author will explain the same thing and also states how Donald Trump kept tweeting about the NFL players that knelt
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