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Socio - Political Theories Behind The Cuban Missile Crisis & Vietnam
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Social and political theories attempt to explain motivations behind executive decision making in this 10 page paper. Highlighted are the decisions reached by President John F. Kennedy during the 1960's in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Cubanam.wps
Motor Voter Registration
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This 5 page report discusses the National Voter Registration Act, most commonly known as the “Motor Voter” and was designed to encourage voter registration and remove a number of discriminatory and unfair obstacles to voter registration. Signed into law in 1993, the Act was put into effect on January 1, 1995. Several states fought implementation of the law calling it an “un-funded mandate” that led to a greater potential for election fraud. Since the law’s implementation, significant successful results have been proven. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWmotor.rtf
A View Of Machiavelli / Political Actions And Morality
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This 5 page paper considers the concept of morality as it is presented in the writings of Machiavelli, especially Machiavelli's The Prince, and relates this notion of morality within the constructs of leadership. This paper considers the fact that Machiavelli appears to support the notion that the means always justify the ends in political situations, and that understanding this is the premise of strong leadership. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Viewmach.wps
Comparison of Machiavelli's and Hobbe's Views on Government
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This 20 page report discusses the political philosophers' understanding of government and a comparison of the two on some specific points. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Goview.wps
Imaginary Conversation / Debate
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A 5 page fictional dialogue between Niccolo Machiavelli, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Friedriche Nietzsche, from the viewpoint of their histories and writings. These 4 men were responsible for many long held political philosophies.
Filename: Dialock.wps
Machiavelli & Hobbes-The Beginnings of Political Thought
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A 9 page analysis of Machiavelli's The Prince and Hobbes' Leviathan as representative of the political theory and philosophy of their eras. The writer argues that even though Hobbes, like Machiavelli, was still very much concerned with the political institution of the monarchy, his work indicates that political thought was beginning to evolve toward a framework that included the rights of the citizenry. Quotations from the sources. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Machobb.wps
Machiavelli / Moral & Religious Separation From Politics
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5 pages in length. Throughout the past four centuries, political leaders have adhered to the theories passed down by Niccolo Machiavelli, a profound sixteenth century political theorist. Two such philosophies that have steadfastly remained are the political separations of morality and religion. The writer discusses how Machiavellian principles apply in today's political arena by making comparisons with past and present day practices. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Machpoli.wps
Machiavelli vs. Plato
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8 pages in length. A light comparison between Machiavelli's 'The Prince' and Plato's 'Republic.' The writer examines each of the author's respective eras, backgrounds, and influences before making determinations about the political similarities and differences between their two infamous works. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Michiave.wps
Machiavelli's 'The Prince' / Similarities to Alexander the Great's Methods of Conquering
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A 6 page paper which points out the similarities between the successful military conquering techniques of Alexander the Great and the ideas espoused by Niccolo Machiavelli in his controversial treatise, The Prince. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Alprince.wps
Machiavelli's 'The Prince' / What It Tells About the People & the Time
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This 5 page report discusses the time period in which 'The Prince' takes place and what it says about the unique historical stage of Renaissance Italy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: princmac.wps
Machiavelli's Discourses On The First Ten Books Of Titus Livius
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The
Prince is Niccolo Machiavelli's most famous work, however, the
Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius provides an addendum
to the principles set down in The Prince that illuminate and expand on
his political philosophies. This 3 page paper argues that it is
Machiavelli's most basic tenet that nothing renders a republic more firm
and stable than to organize it in such a way that it is propelled by the
energy generated from the interaction of the subjects with the
mechanisms provided by the state and the social institution of religion.
No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTmacdis.wps
Machiavelli's Political Thought / A View of Virtue
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This 5 page paper considers the concept of virtue as it is presented in the writings of Machiavelli, especially Machiavelli's The Prince, and relates this notion of virtue to the constructs of leadership. In addition, this paper also considers the perspectives of a number of post-Renaissance theorists regarding Machiavelli's perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Machvirt.wps
Machiavellian Politics Today
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This is a 5 page paper that examines the proposal that sophistry, rhetoric and manipulation of belief systems are the political arsenal that replaces the physical 'force' spoken of by Machiavelli in modern America. By comparing the writings of Machiavelli in The Prince it is understood that politicians, defined as the 'prince', will use any means available to acquire power, and the most expedient and efficient means today are the use of words. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Machpol.wps
The Role of the State in Global Politics
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An 8 page research paper that look at the role of the state in global politics and the specifically at the theories that have pertained to this topic across the centuries. The writer spotlights the theories of Machiavelli and Hobbs
before discussing how they relate to current political thought. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Statglob.wps
Mass Media and Political Function in America
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A 6 page assertion that
the media has had, and currently has, a tremendous impact on political
function in America. This paper contends that technololgy itself can be
identified as the root cause of media irresponsibility. While we tend
to view the impact of the media as having occurred only in contemporary
times, however, in reality it was at play in our earlier history as
well. The author outlines the media role in newsmaking, interpretation,
socialization, persuasion, agenda setting, and framing as to how they
impact political function. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Johnson & the Great Society
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A 5 page paper discussing the book 'Lyndon B. Johnson and the American Dream' by Doris Kearns Goodwin and how it illustrates Johnson's ideal of a great society, as was defined in one of his greatest speeches. Johnson was a man who held many regrets, as Goodwin so eloquently illustrated, and to a large degree his dream may well have been a failure. This may have well had something to do with the fact that the American people never saw him as much more than Kennedy's replacement and Johnson could never fill the shoes of the revered president. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Dkgood.wps
Chicago-Area Landfills -- Politics and Controversy
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This 15 page
report discusses the landfills in the communities surrounding
Chicago. In a metropolitan area and its surrounding communities,
especially one with the population base of the Chicago area,
issues surrounding waste management and local landfills have
become an important political, economic, and social issue, as
much (perhaps more than) a environmental issue. Local governments
face increasing regulatory costs in owning and operating
landfills, as well as ever more difficult challenges in finding
politically acceptable locations for new facilities to replace
old ones or accommodate new landfill growth. Bibliography lists
10 sources.
Filename: BWlndfil.wps
Political Theories of Balance and the Korean War
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This 11 page report discusses the Korean War and three specific political theories of balance -- power, realism, and geopolitical. The war
itself is describes as are each of the political theories of balance. For more than four decades, historians and political scientists have been involved in a number of disputes regarding
the Korean war, unable even to agree who started it. The war was truly unique since it was the only “hot” war of the cold war period directly involving all the superpowers. As a result, it serves as a model through which each of the theories can be
considered and also seen in terms of their combined impact. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWkorbal.wps
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