Essays On Politics

Margaret Atwood and Aung San Suu Kyi’s empowering speeches have spanned across decades, united in their aim to draw attention to a lack of freedom, justice and democratic rights towards women, their outspoken ideas and reception remain relevant within our changing society regardless of altering values. In addition, both women have shown their understanding of […]

Individuals often resonate with concepts, principles and ideas. Art and literature are formed by the societal values and norms of their time. In this vein, the societal values will inevitably influence the outcome of a piece as the author attempts to engage their audience. Yet, the principles depicted in Shakespeare’s 15th century tragedy, Richard III […]

Joseph Balicki was a Polish man who was married to Margrit from Switzerland. Together, they had three children. When the second world war began the Nazis took Joseph to prison in the mountains. Their children were very young when the Nazis attacked them: Ruth was thirteen, Edek was eleven, and Bronia was three. Joseph Balicki […]

“The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo is an essay that follows the story of a man on personal quest to discover how to rightly respond to others’ suffering. The essay can easily demonstrate the monomyth and the steps in the monomyth also known as “the hero’s journey” are separation, struggle and reintegration. The narrator […]

Richard Quinney is an American philosopher renowned for his theories based on criminology and sociology of conflict. He is regarded as the founder of the movement of critical criminology. He wrote and edited books that focused on the relationship between crime and capitalism. His approach in naming social imbalance as root of all crimes followed […]

“Normalization is the single most important result of our work“(Absorbent Mind-pg:204,chapter 19) According to Dr: Maria Montessori normalization (the child’s true nature) is one of her main discoveries. Normalization is a word taken from anthropology meaning “becoming a contributing member of the society”. The young children with short attention span learning to focus and concentrate […]

Islam, as a religion has been around for nearly 1500 years. It reached its peak in the early Middle Ages, the 6th, 7th and 8th century era when various regions came under Muslim conquest like Persia, Africa, Spain and Syria. Afterwards the Muslim Empire had reached its peak, even while it was being ravaged by […]

In 1963 Stanley Kubrick brought out his contribution to popular anti-nuclear films, the classic black comedy Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The film, based on Peter George book Red Alert, tells the tale of an American air raid launched on the Soviet Union by a deranged general, […]

Politics and media have been comrades in arms since ages. Propaganda has not won anything durable for the perpetrators of this white-collar crime, but the short-term damage inflicted by it is catastrophic in many cases. It has rewritten histories, doomed cultures and destroyed humanity as if human beings are moths! When the writers are hired […]

Gorbachev Mikhael Sergeyevich was born in 1931 in a small village in the Stavropol region of Russia. His family lived a hard live during the time of Stalin. His family was forced into collective labour in the farms. However, he was able to survive this live because his grand father was on the Stalin side […]

“Sayaw sa Kasingkil”, or commonly known as “Singkil” is a famous Philippine Folk Dance that expresses hierarchies of royalty and power. Belong in the “Moro Suite” of Philippine Folk Dance, Singkil originates from the north Mindinao region of the Philippines and is derived from Muslim culture. There are two known versions of Singkil– the classical […]

Despite serious problems related to a dysfunctional political system, weak governance, and pervasive corruption, Bangladesh remains one of the few democracies in the Muslim world. Bangladeshis regard democracy as an important legacy of their bloody war for independence, and they vote in large numbers. However, democratic institutions and practices remain weak. The three major parties […]

In every history of a country there’s always a hero who was able to bring the country’s at its best. A hero who’ve done much for his fellowmen and even sacrificed himself for others. In the Philippines, history was engraved in our hearts in every corner of the country one may see that there’s really […]

All throughout the text “The Handmaid’s Tale”, there is a permanent theme of totalitarianism. Regimes that follow a totalitarian cultural ensure dominance over their subjects with the use of manipulation (Finigan 435). Besides the use of manipulation, the authority figures in “The Handmaid’s Tale” dominate the subjects by controlling their experience of life, time, memory […]

The roots of the Propaganda Movement lay far back in in the late 18th and early 19th century. When Spain opened the borders of the Philippines to international trade, the too opened it to the contemporary currents of European political thoughts. It were mainly economic reasons which led to an educational reform in the Philippines. […]

The 20th century was a time of great change in the way women were perceived as members of Australian society. A notable example of a person who helped to bring about this change is the feminist Vida Goldstein, who campaigned for women’s suffrage and social reform in regards to gender inequality. She was an influential […]

The film’s theme centers around Love, depicting Dante’s unwavering love and the sacrifices he made for Beatrice. Throughout the film, Dante’s actions solely revolve around Beatrice. Additionally, love is portrayed not only through Beatrice but also through Dante’s exploration of the concept that hell may have been formed out of love. In contrast, the epic […]

The main similarities between inside lobbying and outside lobbying are that both procedures include speaking with state authorities. The Honest Leadership and Open Governance Act of 2007 control the lobbyists groups and individuals According to Peterson (2013), “It is a mandatory requirement for the lobbyist to be registered and be filling comprehensive details on their […]

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, who was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, in April 1564, the son of John Shakespeare, a successful glove maker and of Mary Arden, a daughter of the gentry. At the age of 18, […]

Tom Buchanan, the incredibly wealthy husband to Daisy, is undoubtedly portrayed as a selfish and violent man in the novel and comes to represent the immorality and materialism of the ‘Jazz Age’. Tom had great sporting success at college, but now, having stopped, everything else feels like an “anti-climax”. Tom is prejudiced and not very […]

The most significant consequences of the Great Depression were experienced by industrialized nations. Countries that relied on raw materials production had lower living standards before the Great Depression. As a result, they were not as heavily affected by income reductions or job losses. On the other hand, industrialized nations with wealthier economies had become accustomed […]

In a speech given on Wednesday September 14 2005, Governor Kathleen Blanco addressed the Joint Session of the Louisiana State Legislature in Baton Rouge, Louisiana about hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. The audience included President George W. Bush, the Speaker, members of the House and Senate, clergy members, commanding officers, and honored guests. In her address, Kathleen […]