Essays on National Unity

English

There are so many airports globally, that handle a large number of people than any mode of transport. Air transport has enabled the economic growth to most of these countries. They also operate at all times of the day yearly. There are several security measures in airports which have been there since long time ago. With the current revolution in technology all over the world, I personally agree that airport security should be increased. Comparing the rate of people traveling nowadays and a long time ago, the number has greatly increased as well as the number of airlines ("Global ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

Never a spontaneous phenomenon, racism seems sparked often as an ideological view. Unlikely though it may sound, the white liberal government instituted what continued for over 40 years. Characterized by segregation and violence in response to any opposition, the order came to its end. While in the transitional period, the country established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the restoration of national unity. Obviously, national reconciliation is possible only through racism eradication since it is racial bias that is at the root of the national disunity and bellicosity. Much as the commission utilized a number of tools towards this ...

Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican dictator during the period which lasted beginning in the 1930 and ended in 1961 when he was assassinated. He was a president twice during this time, but he was the leading person in politics all the time even when other people were presidential figures. This era lasted for 31 years and there was much blood spilt throughout this period. A cult was related to the personality of Trujillo and he was guilty for killing about 50 thousand people. There were dictatorships in other countries of the region, but none were as brutal as Trujillo’ ...

The Congress members have major significance in voting on the issues that are required. Members of Congress have very difficult decisions to make on whether to vote yes or no on various issues. The video provides a critical analysis of the steps to be undertaken in the casting of votes and the responsibility bestowed upon congressmen in making decisions that affect the American people. The process is lengthy as it requires considerable and enlightening debates that affect policy making in the floor of the house. The bill on the burning of the flag is very important as it is ...

Introduction

According to Jowett & O’Donnell (1), propaganda is a method of communication which tries to elicit a response that propagates the desired intention of the propagandist. The art of propaganda has been studied in an array of multidisciplinary researches in the fields of journalism, sociology, history, political science and psychology. To study the art of propaganda as history means examining propagandist practices as distinct events and the resultant events as likely effects of propaganda. Nazi films were predominantly propagandist in that they aimed at influencing attitudes on life in a given context, and in terms of particular people and events. Perhaps the ...

Given the fact that we now live in the twenty-first century and are the beneficiaries of almost two full centuries of an Industrial Revolution, one might think that we would no longer rely on science and religion as panaceas to distract us from the realities of existence. After all, we now know why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; we do not need to create a common myth involving a chariot and horses pulling a divine being across the sky. We know why the leaves start to fall off trees in the autumn and new buds form ...

Nazi Propaganda Themes from The 1930s

Propaganda is the dissemination of biased or misleading information. It is a tool used to influence large groups of people so as to promote a political cause. The Nazi regime, which was an authoritarian regime, used propaganda to ensure that power was consolidated in the party. One of the main themes of Nazi propaganda was the theme of appeal to national unity. This was based upon the principle ‘The community before the individual’. It allowed the Nazis to consolidate power and ensure that their aims were coordinated with those of the German people. The propaganda of national unity was to help ...

Critical Review

I would like to begin by agreeing with Ronald for reporting that women have not been given an equal recognition in the church. Unlike their male counterparts, the womenfolk ‘have had to struggle to liberate themselves from religious oppression’ Reddie, 2001). Although they have now attained religious progress, they have been discriminated in these male-dominated Christian churches for a very long time. As the author acclaims, no woman could initially be given a leadership position especially in the mainline churches. However, I would like to point out that they are now liberated. Today, many of them have been ordained as church ...

Introduction

The modern age has brought forth a series of innovations that have enabled people to organize themselves better through the formation of various structures. Modernism, as it stands, focuses on the presence of structures that provides for the organization of human actions. Verily, the concept of nationalism is a crucial aspect of modernist thought, standing as a prevalent status quo starting from the 19th century. This study explores nationalism under the lens of modernism. How is nationalism a uniquely modern concept? What preceded nationalism in terms of organizing people politically? How did the modern period feature the emancipation of nationalist thought? A ...

Introduction

Canada’s society, originally formed of French and British population has known a considerable flux of immigrants in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when the two World Wars have stopped the immigration waves; immigration continued after this period and it is still very consistent nowadays (Burayidi, 1997). This immigration waves have led to various changes and transformation in the Canadian society, meant to include and integrate the various racial or ethnical groups, by offering cultural recognition to these groups, equal opportunities to employment and the limitation or elimination of racism and ethnic conflicts. All ...

Historical Background of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20 in 1889 in Austria-Hungary. In a family of six children, Adolf was the fourth born to Klara Pölzl and Alois Hitler. His older brothers and a sister died while still young. However, his younger brother’s death from measles greatly affected him. During his childhood, the family had moved from Austria to Passau, to Leonding, Hafeld, Lambach and finally, permanently back to Leonding. In Lambach, Hitler had taken singing lessons, was active in church, and had even considered priesthood. His father, Alois practiced farming and bee keeping and also worked with the customs ...

Flag Burning as a Symbolic Speech

Nature of the case When thinking about the symbols of a nation, the flag comes into mind; this is the principle upon which a country is built and of national unity. The flag possesses a special and revered role that is exhibited with pride from different groups and individuals. The lingering question is what would happen in the event that the flag is treated with disrespect, or dishonored. The Supreme Court of the United States addressed flag burning issues and free speech on Texas vs. Johnson. The burning of the American flag is expressive or symbolic speech and it fell within ...