Government Essays

Political communicators are skilled at framing the debates over controversial issues through an emphasis on the policy goals that deserve the highest priority, according to themselves rather than the people they communicate with.  Such rhetoric affects political attitudes by influencing the importance that individuals place on competing issues.  Frames do …

The battle of the Alamo occurred in the 19th century between Mexico and rebel Texas forces at the time of the Texas Revolution. It occurred at the Alamo Mission, San Antonio in Texas. The battle had various high profile personalities such as David Crockete, a Tennessee congressman, James Bowie an …

 “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli is a historic work dedicated to Lorenzo de’ Medici, the former ruler of Florence. This work is a textbook for those who want to maintain power and gain control (Niccolo Machiavelli, n.d.). “The Prince” includes theoretical interpretation of the role of a ruler, and gives …

Marais Van der Vyver, the main character in the Nadine Gordimer’s short story, “The Moment Before the Gun Went Off,” is characterized as an aloof, rich white man. The accidental death of Lucas, the black farm boy brings about a clearer perspective on Van der Vyer’s character. Van der  Vyer’s …

In his article “The Presidency and Political parties,” Sidney M. Milkis works toward a definition and understanding of the Presidency based on strictly Constitutional grounds, and contrasts that model with the manifest reality of the modern Presidency.  In Milkis’ appraisal, a great de-evolution from the original conception of the Presidency …

The word “miracle” was used by both George Washington and James Madison in their letters to describe the results of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In fact, this was the sentiment of most of the delegates They were so absorbed in the heated debates over the form which the Constitution …

A perfect market for economists is a perfectly competitive market with absolutely no interferences from the government[1]. A competitive market economy, on the other hand, is the best vehicle for efficiency concurrently with the presence of price mechanisms. However, market failure, externalities, including other societal needs result to public goods …

The United Nations is an organization that was devised in order to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.  In 1945, 50 countries met and drew up the United Nations Charter.  This charter was a collaborative effort of proposals brought forth by representatives of China, the Soviet Union, …

Overview The cause for the Trojan War began much before the Greek hero Achilles was born. Zeus and Poseidon tried to force Thetis, the sea-goddess to lay with them. Prometheus warned them that any son born to Thetis would become greater than his father, and probably rule Olympus. Zeus decided …

INTRODUCTION Sometimes even a stable regime with powerful and well-revered governance could still be undermined by unexpected factors as believed by some researchers (Encarta:Japan, 2007, Section F.3, para 5). The established traditional political system which manipulated the whole Edo period during the sovereignty of Tokugawa shogunate was ironically one of …