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Papers On Political Theory
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Totalitarian and Democratic Governments
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This 14 page paper compares and contrasts the two types of governments. There is a slant towards the support of the totalitarian model, negating much of the rhetoric spouted concerning the virtues of democracy. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: SA014Tot.rtf
Collectivism & Individualism
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This 8 page paper first defines the concepts and then quickly proceeds in defense of individualism. Several notable authors are discussed including Marx and Engels, Theodore Tilton, Alexis de Tocqueville and Samuel Brittan. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Collindi.wps
Individualism
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This 5 page paper looks at the subject of individualism through the eyes of Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Bellah and Karl Marx. Its relationship to democracy is explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Individ2.wps
Habits of the Heart / A fresh look At the American Character
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A 6 page analysis of the book by Robert N. Bellah, et al (1985). In the 1830s, the French scholar Alexis de Tocqueville recorded his insightful observations pertaining to the American character. This work relates to Tocqueville's Democracy in America and gives it a modern context, based on the authors' sociological research that shows how the values and mores of the American people have evolved. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Hearthab.wps
Individualism in American Society
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Several authors are noted, including Tocqueville and Emerson, on the subject of individuality. This 5 page paper provides examples to show just how American society today limits the rights of individuals. The school systems in the country are attacked as being an arm of the government's propaganda machine. Bibliography lists 3 sources .
Filename: Individ.wps
Henry David Thoreau / Is It Ever Justifiable Break The Law ?
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A 5 page philosophical essay that examines this question. Using quotes from Thoreau's ‘‘Civil Obedience,'' the paper takes the standpoint that--yes, there are times when this is not only necessary, but morally imperative.
Filename: Breaklaw.wps
Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden'
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Themes of Henry David Thoreau's Walden are explored in this 5 page paper. The analysis delves into the notion that materialism obscures man's essential nature which the writer has found in the woods. Contemporary society is compared with the writer's era, showing that he was certainly a man ahead of his time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Waldent.wps
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