Political Science Essays

Women were facing a long battle politically when it came to lobbying for reform and the woman’s right to vote. What is often misrepresented, or excluded, about this time is the battle and contributions made by African American women in the suffrage movement. Without their contributions of support, petitioning, determination, as well as creating their […]

John Lennon is an extraordinary and influential person and would be a great candidate for the next President of the United States of America in the upcoming 2020 election. He is one of the members of the most influential rock bands in history, called The Beatles. Lennon’s election will be funded by the Americans for […]

To be honest I always though America was meant for people who wanted to have freedom and justice. I always love my country. I started interviewing friends and family. While I was doing it and hearing every one opinion I started to have second thoughts about what patriotism meant to me. Mark Twain once said […]

The coverage of the Euro ’96 game in the Daily Mirror revealed a number of notable features in news reporting. Among them were the usage of various expressions of national pride and indignation by the journalists at the publication. My commentary will explore how The Mirror employs language, visual images, and presentation to entertain and […]

I would like to examine how the views of war and patriotism have changed since the 1900s. To do this I will be studying three poems: “Vitai Lampada” written in 1892 by Henry Newbolt, “Disabled” written by Wilfred Owen during World War 1 and a modern poem called “Why Patriots are a Bit Nuts in […]

The possession of patriotism is a common attribute among the citizens of a country, while some believe that it has a poetic quality, making it a suitable topic for poets to explore. E. E. E. Cummings expressed his perspective on patriotism through a poem that, initially, may appear disordered and bewildering. E. E. Cummings expressed […]

Many people consider suicide a moral incorrect or cowardly in that it is taking the easy manner out of a tough state of affairs. And. by our modern criterions. that is typically the instance. But. in the instance of the narrative. “Patriotism. ” written by Yukio Mishima. the self-destruction Lieutenant Shinji and his married woman […]

The compulsory national service training ‘programme is intended to foster the spirit of patriotism, encourage racial integration, and develop “positive and noble traits” among the younger generation’ (Malaysiakini 13/6/2003). The targeted group is our youth of about 18 years. The object of this programme was expressed by Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak, who chairs the […]

Shinto is the earliest and most distinctive of the Japanese religions according to The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity(1995) book. The question is: How is Shinto as a reverential form of Japanese patriotism and as a world religion? Can these two be differentiated? Taking Shinto as a reverential form of Japanese patriotism is good to […]

Archie’s perspective on the war and his sentiments towards it align with those of most young men during that period. He eagerly yearns to be a part of the conflict, viewing it as an exciting and captivating adventure similar to his uncle’s experiences. His desire to explore the world and his strong sense of patriotism […]

After analyzing the perspectives of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, it becomes evident that the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks required a boost in government and police authority to uphold peace and security across the country. Nonetheless, this amplified power ultimately causes a restriction on personal civil liberties. Consequently, enhanced surveillance of ordinary […]

Locke and Hobbes shared beliefs as social contract and natural law theorists, though their understanding of natural law was based on Saint Thomas Aquinas rather than Newton. However, they differed significantly beyond these points of similarity. Despite the common belief among natural law theorists that man was inherently a social creature, Hobbes held an opposing […]

The Social Contract Theory was based on the ethical idea of the Franco-Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau who lived during the English war and had first-hand experience of the brutal fatalities of the war. During the war, everyone had to do the best that they can to protect their own properties and defend themselves against the […]

Social contact is a natural accord through which human beings are believed to leave the “state of nature” to establish societies. Man is believed to have lived in a chaotic state of nature devoid of society. There was no relationship between man and any group such as the society. There are a lot of hypotheses […]

Born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an abandoned child who in a lifespan of 66 years, evolved into one of the greatest philosophers of all times and a man who substantially pioneered the great French Revolution with the magic of his writing. He is the man who is responsible for the […]

This paper intends to show that social contract, the bedrock of the civil society brings about equality among men. To this end, the paper will use the philosophical arguments of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both philosophers argue that, social contract is the most practical source of all what is good and that which men […]

The rationale of the current criminal justice system will not be as humane and civil without the contributions of John Locke on the field of Social Contract. Locke’s positive view on the concept of government has created a system of principles which paved the way for one of the most efficient political ideologies in history. […]

The concept of The State of Nature has functioned as an important philosophical model that has made it possible for many social contract theorists to expound their insight about human nature. It has also facilitated the justification of governments’ erection. Precisely speaking, The State of Human Nature is a philosophical issue that has been much […]

As humankind advances from its rudimentary beginnings, it establishes communities and collectives. With the evolution of these groups to more intricate forms, individuals must adjust their approaches and advance through a succession of social developments. Man’s social nature leads him to group living and herding. Although his intelligence keeps him at the top of the […]

Question 1: In this essay, I will address two questions related to Freidrich’s quote, ‘[T]he feeling of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law’. Firstly, I will examine whether Friedrich’s view aligns with Rousseau’s ideas from The Social Contract. Secondly, I will analyze David’s paintings to determine if he would have […]

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a captivating figure, generated great fascination in 18th century France due to his unconventional ideas and passionate writing. In 1762, he released his most important work, The Social Contract. Rousseau contends that society is essentially an unspoken agreement among individuals to live together for the greater good, with a strong emphasis on equality […]

In his famous work The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposes an absolute rule of the general will (Melzer 1983, p. 633). He argues that the general will ‘is always rightful and always tends to the public good’ and that it can never ‘err’, i.e. that it never makes mistakes (Rousseau 2006, 1762, pp. 30-32). In […]