1984 Essays

History Few federal agencies have had a greater or more persistent influence on the political landscape of twentieth century America than the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Created in 1908 and assigned the legal authority to investigate “crimes against the United States”, the Bureau has, almost from the beginning, claimed …

Democracy is not a static entity. It is a constantly evolving concept. The uniqueness and diversity of America have allowed it to flourish. Democratic progress does not occur in a straight upward line, however. A study of the young American democracy shows that democracy, at its core, is an ongoing …

Michel Foucault’s Panopticism begins with a detailed description of the measures to be taken against a seventeenth century plague.  The government was meant to exercise absolute control over all citizens during such time, as spaces were to be partitioned and houses were to be closed off.  Stray animals were to …

Adam Smith’s name manifests itself most profoundly in his own creation, “The wealth of Nations”. His An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published on 9th March 1776, is all about the wealth, Nations have in store and how various economic dimensions of the country …

Brief introduction             People around the world have witnessed the historical patterns of restoring and winning democracies. One of which was the fall of the Berlin Wall during the mid-1990’s when East Germany finally united with the West Germany. Moreover, the cold war between the US and the Soviet Union …

             A plant used to manufacture pesticides meant to boost the “green revolution” program of India which was, in turn, intended to achieve food self-sufficiency, killed around 8,000 people instead, aside from injuring at least three hundred thousand more, most of them for life.  The culprit was the pesticide plant …

Introduction             20th century Europe saw the rise and fall of many political factions and styles of government.  With the onset of two ‘world’ wars, that presented the opportunity for multiple changes in power.  The desire for change is always there among at least a few people, but war and …

Introduction In trying to find the similarities and differences between Fascism as practiced by Nazi Germany and the Communist system of Russia under Joseph Stalin, it is important to first understand the term ‘fascism’; what does it mean?             Fascism has been described variably and has sometimes generated very interesting …

The road to the presidency in the United States consists of two formal stages. The first stage is composed of primary elections and caucuses lasting from early February to late June. Its purpose is to select a party nominee through a series of intra-party and usually competitive state contests.  Most …

Overview The meaning of American Democracy (Shapiro 2005) talks about the normative requirements of democracy in America such as procedural or institutional democracy; substantive democracy; and protections of the individual rights and liberties of the people. This is being done by investigating the recent events such as the elections and …