Essays on Against The Government

Which conflicts are ethnic and which conflicts are protracted?

Mauritania (ethnic, protracted) Government of Mauritania against Polisario; Senegalese against Mauritanian Guinea (ethnic) The Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea fights against the government of Guinea-Bisau. Mali (ethnic, protracted) This is an ethnic conflict occurring for a long period of time. Conflict in Mali involves a number of ethnic groups and the conflict has become protracted. The government of Mali fights several ethnic groups, including governments of neighboring countries. These groups include the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia/Union of Islamic Courts (ARS/UIC), North Mali Tuareg Alliance for Change, Government of Somalia; factions like Malinke, the MNLF – HM (Moro ...

When the Bolshevik lead by Vladimir Lenin took control of the Soviet Union after the Soviet Revolution overthrew the Romanovs. Lenin had felt that the capitalism of the Soviet Union was what enabled the people to have a successful Socialist revolt against the government. The Bolsheviks worked to organize the farmers and those who worked in factories against the government. This was because they felt that threatening the production of the country would work for the Romanovs to meet their demands. One such demand was that they wanted the Soviet Union to end their war with Austria and Germany. ...

V for Vendetta

Summary

V for Vendetta is a film based in an alternate Britain, an authoritarian state that discriminates against the people. The film is adapted from the book Fandango by Alan Moore, and it is set in the year 2020, a time when the United States is weakened by civil wars and Europe is going through turmoil, underpinned by disease and instability. The totalitarian government uses concentration camps to silence critics of government and minority groups, like homosexuals, Muslims, foreigners and leftist politicians. A television personality, Evey, is held by the state forces for her stand against the ...

The African American Civil rights movement was a series of social and political protests whose aim was to bring to an end discrimination and racial segregation. Also, the social movement sought to secure the legal recognition and the protection of the African Americans by the federal government. The leadership of the Civil rights movement comprised of the African-Americans and selected Politicians. The labor union and religious groups were instrumental in financing and the organization of various activities of the social movement (Jamie 2). According to the African-American movement was a grassroots outfit since most of the activities were organized ...

Introduction

The period between 1980s and 1990s remains one of the significant periods in the political arena of China. During this period, the Tiananmen Square protests were witnessed Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang passed away. Students who demanded democracy and greater transparency in the government led the protests. During these protests, Cui Jian, a Chinese rock artist was one of the main individuals that inspired these students as they advocated for a democratic country. Cui started singing in 1981 and went on to form a band in 1984. He became famous in 1985 when he performed his hit ...

How did Thomas Hobbes Understand The Connection Between Religion And Politics?

Introduction Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 in England; he was an English Philosopher of the 17th century who was best known for the work done in the fields of political and moral philosophies. He wrote a book named as Leviathan (1651) in which he shared his political views. The early life of Thomes Hobbes was spent free of anxiety as he attained education from the finest institutions where he interacted with the most intellectual people and prominent personalities who were expert in their fields. His work struggled a lot to gain society acceptance. His books are the depiction ...

Introduction and Thesis

A reflection on various countries all around the world depicts the persistent emergence of revolts against the ruling government (s). In the year 2011, the world woke up to the news that a major revolution was developing in Egypt. Often connoted as the “Arab Spring,” the revolution was characterized by the polarization of the Egyptians who had developed a negative notion against the government. The Egyptians perceived their government as corrupt, tyrannical, and oppressive. As a result, a significant portion of the Egyptians occupied the Tahrir Square in Cairo protesting against the ruling regime. In the beginning, only thousands ...

There four major categories of digital computer crimes. These are classified as crimes against the individual, crimes against the property of an individual, crime against the society and crimes against the government (Dalla and Geeta, 2013). Typically, cyber crimes consist of hacking and gaining illegal access to information from another person’s system. Digital crime against the individual is when a person is targeted by another person or persons and their personal data s approached by hacking or gaining access to email and password information. Commonly, these crimes consist of illegal activities such as drug trafficking that can target ...

Introduction

Most of the African countries were under the colonial rule. Due to the growth of industries in Europe, which was facilitated by the concept of industrialization that saw numerous economic, social and industrial changes in Europe, European countries had to look for raw materials for their industries. Consequently, they ventured into the African continent and other parts of the world in search of places where they would get raw materials for their industries back at home (Ahluwalia, 2012). Various European countries portioned Africa into different colonies, and Kenya was taken by Britain. Kenya is a beautiful country that is ...

Throughout the novel, Max Havelaar, there are different narratives, each describing or talking about the world that they inhabit. The narratives offer a view of what the characters think of each other and the system that they live under. The novel is full of interwoven storylines. Together with the narrative of the Multatuli, Droogstoppel and Stern are the native stories. The narratives and the stories in the novel lead to the conclusion that there are different stories told from the perspective of the actors. James Scott in his work, “Behind the Official Story” describes the presence of the public, ...

The Field Of Struggle for State Power to Understand Of Ethnic Group in the Southeast Turkey

The Kurdish community is a minority group living in Turkey. They are believed to be the largest ethnic group that are not recognized by any state. Because of this reason, they have been involved in a continuous struggle with the government of Turkey. They have been fighting for the right to be recognized and appreciated by the Turkish government (Kaya, 2011, p.15). This paper will give an insight look into the causes behind the struggle in relation to Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of the field.

Pierre Bourdieu was a sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist from France. He was born on August 1930 and ...

Introduction

Taliban is a fundamentalist of Islamic political movement based in Afghanistan and is formed for a government. Taliban has gained recognition within its diplomatic environment including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Emirates. It has a founder by the name Mohammed Omar and this leader ever since has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban. Pakistan has largely participated in contributing to support the Taliban Community, and connections are made by the help of terrorist groups. Statistical life, on the other hand, is an economic value that is assigned life generally and to other specific living organisms.Political and social sciences ...

Introduction

Elaine Kamarck seeks to explain the bureaucratic approaches in keeping with the information age economy. This argument, although it seems illogical, stems from the assertions that have risen from political leaders that suggest that the government in modern days has shifted from being the necessary solution to becoming a problem. Such statements will not be taken lightly by citizens who look up to the government to provide solutions to the many problems they face. One man who is against such an opinion is Kamarck. Largely, Kamarck supports the endeavors that the government takes in order to make the citizens feel ...

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On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the peace ...

The Turkish independence war led to the birth of the Republic of Turkey. The post-colonial government was expected to be a bastion of freedom and civil liberties. The Ottoman Empire had been defeated in the First World War, and the Sultanate abolished. The Turkish people formed the Turkish National Movement to wage war against the allied nations to grant independence to Turkey. A nationalistic government was formed in 1923 after the Treaty of Lausanne, which led to the establishment of the Turkish Republic. After independence, the government was considered to be despotic in relation to the human rights. The Kurdish ...

American Public University

Turkey has been experiencing a change in the governance in the last 12 years after the current Turkish government came on the power. The current government could continue its public support over ten years and the social classes the party on the power receives the support is around 45% of the entire voters. The closest opponent party receives around 30% of the entire votes. The opponent people to the current government find the opponent parties weak to represent the opponent voices in the Turkish Community. The political situation explained above influences the media setting in Turkey. The media include ...

Abstract

In many businesses, these days, there is use of technology in information sharing, advertisements, banking services and purchasing among others. The use of cyberspace is exponentially increasing; thus criminal activities are likewise exponentially on the rise. The major explanation for the rise in cyber threats is the fact that since the world web is intercepted, various web applications are getting popularity for data sharing as well as data storing regardless of the user. As time passes these web applications became more complex as a result of the increase in their faults in design. This creates a situation where surfing on the ...

Authoritarian theory describe that all forms of communications are within the control of the governing elite or authorities or influential officials. Authoritarians are necessary to manage the media to protect and prevent the people from the general threats through any form communication (information or news). The press is a mechanism to enhance the ruler’s authority in the country rather than any threats. The authorities have all rights to permit any media and control it by providing authorization to the media and make certain censorship. In case any media violate the government policies against license, then the authority ...

Introduction

Richard Swift has posed an argument that American politics is suffering from “Weak Democracy.” He further argues that in order for the US to have a “Strong Democracy” then the American people must “Democratize the Economy” and “Democratize Democracy.” There are many supporting evidences that Swift provided to justify such arguments. Nevertheless, this essay while agreeing with Swift that the US is indeed suffering from “weak democracy,” refutes his arguments on how to bring about a “strong democracy.” This essay stands on the argument that the United States of America, its people and its politics are, in fact, examples of “weak democracies.” ...

INTRODUCTION

The concept of federal sovereign immunity is anchored on the sovereign immunity doctrine. This doctrine provides that the federal government cannot be sued unless it has given explicit permission to be sued. The concept, whether applying to the state or federal government, has been assailed for its contradicting tension with constitutionalism - a legal principle that exists to limit governmental powers vis-à-vis fundamental rights of individuals (Sisk 74). Jackson (2003), thus, noted that the concept is a “place of contest between the values of Constitutionalism” with limiting governmental powers, on one hand, and judicial hesitance brought about by commitment to ...

Introduction

The federal Tort Claims Act is deemed, and stipulated to have been enacted in the year, 1746. Its main theme was to allow or permit the private parties/ individuals to sue the government and representatives acting on behalf of the state government. Prior to the 1946 statute, there were tortuous activities that were experienced by the citizens from the wrath of the unruly leaders within the government. Ideally, this act was formulated with the intention of enabling the citizens to feel the maximum protection that they deserve with respect to their rights. Some of the issues that are the ...

Within science fiction, the concept of the dystopian world exists. These are the dark visions of the society. However, it is difficult to imagine that utopias would exist. Harrison Bergeron and V for Vendetta stories present dystopian societies and both are stories of the future which shows how the government will slowly start controlling its people. In the stories, one character stands up to the government and shows significant defiance unfortunately, they end up dying trying to fight the controlling governments (Paik 34). The utopian society experience ideal life as everything runs smoothly. It resembles paradise as people ...

Introduction

The mention of Black Liberation Movement (BLM) brings to mind iconic black activists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Assata Shakur, Malcolm X, George Jackson and many others. The influence of these BLM heroes and heroines in America has spread to other movements and ideas about inequality. In the 1960s and 1970s many social activists looked towards prisons for political leadership while considering the prisons to be institutions of oppression and social control (Steinhauer, 2006). Prisoners emerged as icons of state repression and beacons of liberation. In the United States, black prisoners held special sway with their prolific writings ...

Introduction

There are different approaches towards issues concerning leadership. Among them are the Iliad and the scientific Structures of scientific revolution. The Iliad is a generally authored epic poem. It is stipulated to be written by a long time lived man whose name was Homer. The poem is dated to have been set during the Trojan War (Kuhn 1996). In that case it tries to show a recount of the battles and the activities that happened within the war. On the other side is the structure of scientific revolution authored in 1962. It contains information on history of science, which is written by ...

My name is Anthony Brown the director of American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU). ACLU is a non-profit making organization whose objective is to defend the rights which are stated in the constitution of the people in the United States. It accomplishes this objective through lawsuit, public education effort and lobbying. It draws its affiliate members in all the states. As the director of the ACLU I am responsible of setting policies and organization of fundraising. I am also responsible of the management of daily operations of the organization. From the time of my tender age I have always had ...

Communication

The Nation-State and the Media-UK and IRAQ Introduction The globalization of media has encompassed to cover the development and application of formal and informal rules to form allegiances with governments and nations. Price (2002) stated that after the September 11, 2011 terrorist bombing incident that occurred in the U.S., several states all over the world have now become more precise about conflict, instability and ideology by recognizing the sentiments of the people. The war on terrorism has become the main objective of states such as UK and Iraq. The discovery of new technologies and the developments ...

INTRODUCTION

The problem in question here is the crisis in Syria. The crisis began since the last elections in 2011 with a hardline difficult to eradicate opposition fighting a government that stops at nothing to stop its opposition and suppress resistance. The government has reportedly been using chemical weapons, cluster bombs and missile attacks to suppress the rebels. The solution to the problem will involve a military solution given the present state of the situation. President Bashir la Assad has dealt with the opposition in ways that have severely torn the country with the opposition responding in equally radical ways. Both have ...

Introduction

Insurgence is defined as the armed rebellion towards a constituted authority. The people who practice insurgence use terrorism while others use the guerrilla warfare as an instrument to fight. There have been some cases where some countries such as Philippines that practised insurgence which was not violent. There are different types of insurgence that is practiced by different countries especially when there is violence. The main purpose for the insurgence is in countries that have problems in religion, ethnic, political and economic. The other instances are when a particular group or people in a country are dissatisfied with the ruling power. There ...

The end of the Vietnam War had a great impression on my political opinion because of the controversy that surrounded the war and the fact that it created a major rift between the government and the American citizens. The war that lasted almost 10 years cost billions of dollars, the lives of 58,282 American soldiers and left 303,644 American soldiers wounded. The war defined a generations, divided Americans and changed the U.S. military policy and operation. Americans opposed the involvement of the U.S. in the Vietnam and by 1970 less than 30% of the citizens supported the war leading to ...

In recent news, the Middle East has been reported to have been under conflict as many protests and violence had been recorded against the leaders of their governments. Many of the protests concentrated on pushing for political, social, and economic reform while others wished for their governments to be changed entirely to introduce democracy and an open government. It is notable that the trend of protest and calls for reform had emerged after the successful revolution in Egypt wherein the Egyptian public protested against the continuous ruling of 29 year reigning President Hosni Mubarak. Arguably seen as the beginning ...

The Constitution of the United States of America gains so much attention through the way it is established. The list begins with the [first] ten amendments which are known as the Bill of Rights. This Bill is significantly meant to address the people or the society of the United States. And most particularly, the First Amendment responds to one of the great needs of every people. Through this amendment comes the most essential freedom any individual could have. In a summary, the First Amendment states that the people should be given the freedom to observe any of their religious ...

Preface

The paper uses press excerpts for the year 1789 to highlight the perspectives held by different authors on the theme contained in these excerpts. This way, we are able to analyze the views of different authors on the French revolution that occurred precisely between the years 1789 to 1799. During this period, France witnessed numerous political, social, and economic changes. The nation went from being ruled by a monarchy to becoming a constitutional republic after the masses revolted against the monarchy rule blaming it for the increased taxes and cost of living. The events culminated with the execution of King Louis ...

Introduction

It is in the very nature of humans to have conflicts with one another. At the same time, it is not impossible to meet those conflicts with the appropriate resolutions. Whereas conflicts, small or large in scale, arise from disagreements over matters crucial to the parties involved, the escalation of such matters often lead to amicable resolutions, regardless of the length of time and representation changes within parties. War, a disastrous form of conflict, often stems from disagreements between large groups of people within a certain context and milieu, with both parties risking their interests in the given case.

Civil wars ...

Revenge is one of the most powerful feelings that people can experience in their lives. It is not surprising that writers, film makers and other representatives of the art actively use it in their work. In the past we can find such works as Shakespeare's Othello and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and the recent film V for Vendetta continues developing on this theme. By analyzing these stories, we can see how depiction of revenge and, consequently, its perception by people has changed over time. In each of these plots there is a character that is so absorbed by this ...

The Arab world has been experiencing political revolt in the past few years because of a sense of awakening which has developed within. More and more citizens of these Arab countries are demanding for democracy, freedom of speech and greater public participation in the way they are governed. These revolts have led to some governments getting toppled after periods of relentless public demonstrations. This paper is going to talk about the revolts that have occurred in Arab countries and the likely results that are expected to be experienced out of these revolts.

The Arab revolt begun in Tunisia after there ...

Introduction

The effect of religion to the lives of the society is very great. According to the recently conducted world values survey, the effect of religion to the society and in particular public life stills remains decisive. The influence of religion on public life is not only experienced in the United States but it is also experienced all over the world. The impact religion have had to the international affairs is tremendous. Since religion is an integral part of the society it should be integrated in candid conversations and global politics. The main accomplishment of religion so far has ...

Political movements have for a long time been characterized by various aspects, ranging from peaceful movements to terrorism and even genocide. As human beings struggle to make civilizations, governments and laws, it is quite true that there are always some aspects which bring in controversies, leading to revolutions or terrorism. In the modern world, there are several nations affected by these political and social situations, and one only has to look at the situations in Egypt, the Middle East and Tunisia.

Although defining terrorism may seem to be quite obvious, the distinction between revolutionary movements and terrorism is quite difficult, ...