The Matrix (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999) appeals to a Western ideology of freedom in its most general sense by depicting a fight against the enslavement of the human race in a post-apocalyptic world controlled by machines. The machines use the humans, whose minds are trapped in a computer program, as an energy source. In […]
Essay about Democracy and Media Ownership
The press has historically hoisted accountability upon the people in power; it spread new ideas that allowed the repressed and controlled to realize freedom, and has continually been a bringer of transparency in government. American democracy was a direct result of the press; printers used the press to unify the country under propaganda of a […]
The Weimar Constitution Essay
The Weimar Constitution In January 1919 Hugo Preuss, whom was a left wing liberal set out tomake a constitution, which was drawn up and submitted to the nationalassembly in Weimar. Historian William Carr says, “Preuss set out tocombine democracy and parliamentary government with a high degree ofcentralisation for the left wing” which meant he was […]
Essay on Is Venezuela a Democracy?
Opinions about the state of democratic governance in Venezuela during the government of President Hugo Chavez Frias have been polarized. Some critics come close to labeling it a dictatorship while others, his supporters, claim to be restoring a truly democratic regime to Venezuela. Venezuelan society is polarized along political lines and this climate does not […]
POLITICAL PROSPECT IN SOUTH AMERICA Essay
INTRODUCTION In South America there are still many prevalent reasons to estimate the probability of new conflict episodes among nations. The possibilities to face conflict situations have been sparked since the Malvinas islands’ war in 1982, but at the same time, they have been underestimated due to the fact that the south cone has been […]
Essay on A Brief History of Capital Punishment
Living in a world where more than 10.1 million people are held in penal institutions, many countries have decided to go for a more cruel kind of retribution. Capital punishment, one of the many subjects in which several points of view have been expressed, has always been an issue concerning human rights. Whether a man […]
Essay on Genocide in Rwanda
Genocide in RwandaRaphael Lemkin coined the term “genocide” in 1944. According to Lemkin, genocide signifies the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group and implies the existence of a coordinated plan, aimed at total extermination, to be put into effect against individuals chosen as victims purely, simply, and exclusively because they are members […]
Essay on Approaching Death
There are crimes in this world that people believe are so heinous that they are punishable by death. These crimes are called capital crimes and the gruesome punishment you go under is referred to as capital punishment. Some states have abolished capital punishment; many states still uphold this ancient practice. Thirty-two of the fifty states […]
Human Trafficking in Nineteenth Century France Essay
Human Trafficking in the Nineteenth Century France: Slavery in SexualityWhat is Human Trafficking? “Human trafficking refers to the recruiting, transporting, enslaving, or receiving of people in order to exploit abuse them (Pubantz, Jerry, and Allphin Moore Jr.).” In nineteenth century France, prostitution was a common form of human trafficking.Human trafficking is often mistake to being […]
Absinthe Essay
AbsintheSince its introduction to the drinking community, absinthe has the most compelling history of any liqueur. The drink, nicknamed the green fairy, gained popularity in the artistic social circle. Among its devotees were Pablo Picasso, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Dowson, Edgar Allen Poe, Verlaine, and Vincent Van Gough. As time continued, absinthe soared in popularity, reaching […]