Essays on Dictatorship

Korea was bisected at the end of the Second World War, as a response to the differing political climates which each half of the peninsula espoused – North Korea preferred the communism of the Soviet Union, while South Korea was more in line with the policies and politics espoused by the west, the U.S. in particular. During the early fifties, hostilities between the two halves of the country reached breaking point, and the Korean War broke out, with the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea attempting to reunify the country by conquering South Korea, and the American army attempting to ...

Introduction

No country is expected to exist without the help of another country. Hence, countries usually exchange foreign aids in order to help each other meet their respective challenges. At present, developing countries rely greatly on foreign aids provided by richer countries. One of such developing countries is China. Due to the dynamics of war and politics in China for the past few decades, particularly during and immediately after the Second World War and the Cold War, it is an interesting subject for understanding the distribution of foreign aid during times of war and peace. After, analyzing the distribution of ...

The Theme of Dystopian Society in the works of Orwell, Huxley, and Bradbury

Introduction All the three books, 1984 that was published in 1948 and written by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World that was written in 1931, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 are the examples of dystopian literature. Dystopian literature is the kind of fiction that offers a negative perspective on the society of the future and the problems which are likely to be faced by humankind as a result of their political, environmental and economic activities. While utopian fiction portrays the future being advanced and prosperous as a result of the improvement of technology that assists them ...

US Foreign Policy and Latin America During the Cold War

The Alliance for progress was a multi billion dollar aid program that was devised by the Kennedy administration to foster economic relations with Latin America and also thwart the growth of communism in the region in the aftermath of the cold war. The Alliance for Progress was a result of the cold war between the USSR and the US, the Cuban revolution and the US fear that communism could take root in a region that was poor, unstable and economically underdeveloped. Latin America was largely colonized by the Europeans and the relation between the US and the continent was ...

Pervin Goker

Introduction Man has created various concepts for his convenience, one of which is institutions, and these are essential for maintaining order in that they streamline the activities to achieve a particular objective. There is a formal organisation to institutions which lay out rules and regulations for the conduct of the operations earmarked for them. This essay deals with the issue of mind and culture over institutions in nurturing social capital in four selected nations of the world. The essay has basically two parts viz. the theoretical basis and the implementation. The theoretical basis consists of resource, bare necessities and ...

One of the most iconic characters in the world of comedy today is Charlie Chaplin. A popular comedian of the 20th century era, Sir Charles “Charlie” Spencer Chaplin has become renowned not only by his comedic works, but also his pioneers in the work of film and his political views. His has contributed a great deal to the world of cinematography during the silent era. Charlie Chaplin is credited for inventing the “Tramp” character, a usually homeless and poor persona who nonetheless possess positive qualities that become crucial throughout the course of the story. This character is evident in ...

Protests have been occurring in Iran for decades, but recent developments have brought them to the center of global attention. In this essay, I will explain why the Iran riots started, their origins, development, and essential points, as well as why understanding them may be crucial for the American public.

Reasons Behind the Protests in Iran

Protests in Iran are happening for a variety of causes. Economic difficulties make up one of the key factors. For years, the Iranian economy has struggled due to foreign sanctions and mismanagement. Inflation is on the rise, while unemployment is widespread, particularly among the young. Many Iranians are struggling to ...

Kamal Hussein’s Thartharah fawqa al-Nil (Adrift on the Nile, 1971) is the film adaptation of the 1966 novel by Naguib Mahfouz. The film was released in 1971, four years after the Six-day War and a year after the death of Gamel Abdel Nasser, the second president of Egypt and the man behind the Revolution of 1952. The movie stars some of the most iconic actors of the time including Emad Hamdy, Ahmed Ramz and Adel Adham. The film focusses primarily on the protagonist Anis, a civil servant, and his experiences with a group of men who have created ...

The actual implementation of the rights and freedoms of the individual as the highest social value is possible only when the most important task is to use the apparatuses of the state to guarantee freedom – freedom of personality, freedom of enterprise, freedom of developing institutions of civil society, building a strong state, which is unthinkable without respect for the rights and freedoms of man and where the only one dictatorship is the dictatorship of the Law. (Joyce, 2013) It is well known the importance of criminal justice in protecting individual freedom and human rights, protection of free enterprise and ...

Book Review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest

Introduction One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a breath-taking novel that was written in the twentieth century by Ken Kessey. The plot for this story was set in a psychiatric hospital found in Oregon. This narrative is essential in the world of research because it is a study of the institutional processes as well as the mind. Also, this story serves to critic the theory of behaviorism which is a psychological theory that stipulates that human behavior can be described by conditioning without giving weight to the thought processes and feelings (Ward 4). In other words, psychological ...

Transitioning from one career field to another can be a daunting task. Apparently, specific work place political issues should be understood to ensure that everything works out smoothly. In my situation, I was transitioning from the medical field to the corporate niche of business in the US. Clearly, the change involved in such a situation brought about some conflicts that strained the laid down power structures in my new place of work. In this paper, I will be analyzing the way the situation occurred, the political structures and frameworks that were overstretched during its occurrence and the strategies that ...

Q1: Comparison of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Architectural Designs

There are great similarities in the ancient architectural designs of pyramids in the Egyptians Old Kingdom and the Greek temples of Acropolis that were constructed within the age of the Pericles. The ancient Egyptian and Greek Civilizations are home to some of the oldest architectural structures and designs in history* . However, the evolution of architectural designs in these two civilizations has had different and similar aspects, and is also thought to have taken place within the periods of 1150 BC to 146 BC. In addition, the two civilizations existed in different geographical conditions, implying that the architects in these ...

FTOs (Foreign Terrorist Organizations) are foreign groups that the Secretary of State designates “in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)” (“Chapter 6,” 2012). The designation of FTOs is crucial to fighting terrorism and helps to curtail support for terror activities. Accordingly, section 219 provides criteria for the legal designation of FTOs. First, an organization must be foreign-based in order to be labeled as an FTO. Secondly, the group must be involved in terrorist operations or maintain “the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism” (“Chapter 6,” 2012). Thirdly, the terror activity ...

Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

In spite of the fact that the progressive projects/developments brought about noteworthy hardships — on the rustic populace (the Great Leap Forward, 1958-61) or the savvy people (the Cultural Revolution, 1966-76) — they both delivered solid accomplishments in the wide open that prompted amazing increases in horticultural generation and in individuals' lives. Conversely, the post-Mao time "changes" have come about so far in an enormous development of disparity in China, with the country populace enduring significantly by the destroying of open backing for wellbeing and training. What's more, neighborhood and territorial authorities have sold farmland for improvement purposes, more often than ...

The end of the Second World War saw the escalation of the rivalry between the United States and the USSR over world dominance. The supremacy battles were caused by differences in political ideologies and the economic development thus leading to the cold war. The totalitarian regime of the Soviet Union held many nations in Eastern Europe together for almost 70 years. According to Prados (2011), the disintegration of the USSR brought caused political and economic instability in addition to civil unrests in separate member states. The collapse of the USSR on December 8, 1991, hampered the coordination of the ...

Aggressive, arrogant, and dictatorial are the words that best describes the way Eddie Antar's leadership. Being a school drop-out, Antar uses it as a motivation to fulfill his ambition of becoming a successful business mogul. Aggressiveness was the primary factor used by Antar in driving the consumer electronics store he built in 1980. Through his aggressive business ideology, Antar managed to expand the business operation of Crazy Eddie with the company became a famous entity in Wall Street. In addition, the company aggressively opened different stores and branches despite facing financial and operational decline. The management decided to expand ...

Since 1945 the United States has been involved in more overseas conflicts then anytime since the first settlers arrived in the 1600’s. This paper will look at how and why the United States went from staying out of world affairs to being in the middle of all the major conflicts of the twentieth and twenty- first centuries. Since the Revolutionary War, America had elected to remain isolated from overseas conflicts. This was mostly because Americans wanted to see themselves as better than the Europeans (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia). There was also the issue of choosing sides in ...

“Et tu, Brute?” Many people recognize this pithy question as Julius Caesar’s last words upon seeing Roman senator Marcus Julius Brutus, with whom he had a relationship akin to that of a father and son, among his murderers on March 15, 44 BC. The phrase roughly translates to, “You too, Brutus?”. However, there is no historical evidence these were Caesar’s last words; more likely; they were popularized by William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the sixteenth century. Known as the Ides of March, Caesar’s death is one of the most famous political overthrows in all of ...

Introduction

This historiographical essay relies on the works of six authors to discuss the nature of guerrilla warfare and its implications on political, social and economic stabilities of the nations in Latin America. The articles address aspects of terror acts carried out by both insurgents and regimes to engage each other. The historiographical essay is also important in using historical accounts from articles to discuss the factors that contributed to success of revolutionary wars in nations such as Cuba and Nicaragua. The approach taken by the essay is chronologically reviewing by year of publication, what different authors wrote on the ...

There are different points of view on the reasons to begin the Second World War. On this work there will be considered two points, one of them was described by John A. Vasques. The other book to consider was Why Nations Fight by Richard Ned Lebow. According to Vasques, World Wars occur rarely, and their reasons are curious. There are classical reasons for war, for example, territorial conflicts. On the other hand, Lebow insisted in the idea of national significance. This may be delivered through the mass aggression or war But in fact, there were a lot of participants ...

Alienation involves isolating a certain group of people by being indifferent and discriminative. This paper focuses on an article that provides a detailed account of suffering that North Koreans underwent through the rule of Kim- Jong- il and his current predecessor Kim- Jong- un through the eyes of the Myth of Sisyphus, a compilation of essays by Albert Camus. I chose the article by Tom Phillips about a refugee who escaped the inhumanity in North Korea because refugees are some of the people who face great alienation. Also, through Yeonmi Park’s experiences, a refugee, described in this article, ...

The science-fiction authors are interested in writing about the robots which develop the ability to behave or think like the human being. Isaac Asimov and Brian Aldiss are two of these authors. These authors exaggerate the influence of the robotic contribution to the human life. Even, they try to develop the idea of replacing humans with the robots as relatives more than being a part of productions humans need. I will compare and contrast the two authors’ stories in this paper. The main subject I will discuss is the idea of robots can play an essential role in human ...

Human Geographical Factors and Social Systems

Human Geography is defined as the activities of human beings and its impact on the society and the earth in general. Human geography is a key indicator and pointer that can and has been used to explain trends in societies and communities. According to Jared Diamond, societies and how they rise and collapse can be linked to a number of human geographic factors which influences the way societies are ran and can be analyzed. This is mainly due to the fact that society is based on livelihood and a reliance on the environment. Thus, human geography identifies these collective ...

Introduction

It seems difficult to analyze democratic transition from the standpoint of international dimension both theoretically and practically because not so much literatures that discuss about what the external environment actually is and how it might contribute to domestic change (Cavatorta 2005). However, it does not mean that international context will be ignored in the analysis process because international factors might have impacts on the transition process through their connections with domestic actors particularly in terms of distribution of power and resources, which in turn have effect on how they will act (Cavatorta 2005). One thing to remember is a ...

The French monarch’s totalitarian authority stirred the French revolution between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It is during this period that ideals of equality, human rights, social difference and citizenships were manifested. The French revolution inspired some architecture styles including neo-classicism (Soboul, 1974) The Bastille was a symbol of King Louis’s absolute power and dictatorial authority. Political prisoners and anyone who dared to challenge the monarchy was locked up at the Bastille. Those imprisoned at this royal fortress were victims of the King’s direct orders. The prisoners did not undergo any trial to prove ...

Introduction and Thesis Statement

St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

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’ ...

Part 1.

Since the end of the WWII, the United States has taken a leading role in the provision of the world leadership as the ultimate policeman of the world. The US has developed a series of foreign policies and treaties that are meant to guarantee the safety of the world.

Part 2.

A. (i).Financial and technical support to AMISON (ii) Killing of Osama Bin Laden by the US seal Navy army

B (i) Policy of containment

(ii) Provision of citizenship for anti-communist individuals who are being persecuted in Afghanistan. (iii).Culture of consumerism to promote US industries (iv) .Influence of US on Anti-narcotics policies in the ...

Islam is a religion, which started in the 7th century in the Arabian Peninsula, precisely in Mecca. Its believers trust in the existence of Mohammad. It is believed to have originated from Prophet Mohammad, who was visited by Angel Gabriel for about 23 years. In this period, he received revelations with which the Quran is composed. In general, the Islam religion is revealed to mean ‘the one who submits to Allah' (“What Is Islam? - Political Islam”). Most importantly, they believe in the five pillars of faith, prayer, giving, fasting and pilgrimage. It is also a monotheistic religion, but ...

Hitler: First of all, the philosophy of fascism is based on the ideas of nationalism and a strict system of social division. In the philosophy of fascism every person has its own role in the society as well as its own function. Overall, fascism is a political and nationalistic set of views and ideas. Stalin: everything is quite to the contrary with communism. The first serious divergence consists in the fact that communism is rather an economic philosophy than a political one. The core economic idea of it is that all people should be equal, everything should be possessed ...

Question I

Gandhi, John Locke, and Karl Marx were all political philosophers, and their roles and opinions have forever influenced the world politics.

John Locke ideas and thoughts have been used a lot to shape the politics of various governments like the United States and the United Kingdom. In most occasions in his writing, Locke has avoided justifying the use of violence as a political tool; there are several incident as where he has indicated thy importance to war. War in the viewpoint of Locke is a state of destruction and enmity which has been caused by pre-meditated attempts by one ...

Richard welch was born in 14th December, the year 1929, in Hartford, Connecticut. He later joined Harvard University to study Classics. At the age of 22, Welch graduated from the university, top in his class. At this point, Welch took the challenge of working with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The first position Welch got in the CIA was of the case officer. His duties involved walking all over the world to follow various cases relating to the agency. At the age of 55, Welch rose in the ranks to become a CIA station chief. In 1974, Welch was ...

The Table

Cover page. Abstract History Contradictions Opinion Policy Recommendation References Abstract Corruption is a social, political, and economic vice that causes economic problems due to mismanagement of public resources (Girling, 2002, p.81). Corruption in Venezuela rates among the highest standards in the world due to its prevalence in the society. The country ranks among the top 20 most corrupt nations in the world; it is position eight in the ranking. Seventy-five percent of the Venezuelans believe that corruption is widespread in the government hence difficult to eliminate. Protests witnessed in 2014 cited corruption as the main reason for their discontentment ...

1. Introduction

Background of the Research

Ethiopia is a Sub-Saharan country located in the Horn of Africa. The population of Ethiopia is estimated to be over 100 million inhabitants, making it the most populated landlocked country in Africa, and the second most populated country in Africa after Nigeria. Ethiopia is the only country in the Sub-Saharan Africa which has got a history of having its alphabets and calendar. Paradoxically, Ethiopia which has possessed alphabets for centuries is still one of the most illiterate countries in the world. This is the reason why some writers refer to Ethiopia as one country with alphabet and ...

Introduction

Fences is a play acted by Troy on the American stage of a modern-day tragic hero who destroyed his son’s dreams to pursue football and college as he chose his course of action in the family. His role in the household had a greater impact as his family members knew he is a man of great personality and his decision was final.

Troy’s inability to accept other people's decisions in life. An example, disagreeing with his friend Lyons’ decision to be a musician and also denying his son a chance to play football while in college. His ...

The Host, better known as Gwoemul has been categorized as a genre film due to its combination of "outbreak" narrative, monster movies, news reportage, melodrama, and comedy. The film generally brings out the situation in South Korean political, army dictatorship as well as the economic state of affair. The film proprietor Bong Joon-ho tries to relate the current situation to the historical happenings in the country. He explains the action of an American scientist of ordering the disposal of 120 liters of formaldehyde in Han River that is used by Seoul residents. The results of the chemical disposal are ...

Rapid changes that erupted in the United States during the antebellum period in the American history brought to life several new social movements and phenomena. The new society that was formed by the Market Revolution, growth in population, change in its composition and expansion to the west showed a great desire for better life, for self-improvement and correction of the social vices of that time. These processes have resulted in the Second Great Awakening, Utopian communal experiments, temperance, women’s rights societies and other social movements. The story of the Kingdom of Matthias, or in more sober terms, a ...

Plan

1) Introduction

General overview of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with regard to its political history and the concept of its geopolitics.

Max Webber’s concepts on the state and how they apply in Nigeria How John Stuart Mill’s Concepts on nationality are reflected in Nigeria 2) Geopolitical characteristics of Nigeria

The main geopolitical zones and their historical origin

The basis for the division of these geopolitical zones based on John Stuart Mill’s concepts on nationality How Max Webber’s concepts on the state apply in Nigeria How the country’s political, economic, and educational resources are shared effectively within these zones How different the geopolitical zones are compared to the zones that defined these regions in the past. 3) The source of economic power ...

Play Review

Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to take in a showing of the play, “In the Time of Butterflies. Written by talented playwright, Caridad Svich, the performers and all involved did a splendid job bring the ideas of the play to life. Though butterflies are not known for their ability to stay in one place for long, the memory of the play will live for a very long time in my mind’s eye. “In the Time of Butterflies,” is actually a stage translation of a novel written in 1994 by Julia Alvarez. The novel, sharing the same ...

Affiliated Institution

Introduction For many years, Amnesty International has been a champion for global humanitarian and human rights issues. With the world continuously evolving, Amnesty International has adapted to these changes and accommodated them. Due to population growth, the world has witnessed continued conflicts over resources specifically in Africa and the Middle East. These conflicts are fueled by political regimes and their ideologies, (Weinstein 2010). Terror groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and Islamic State (IS), have continuously violated human rights. In most African countries, dictatorial rule has come under threat with masses becoming more educated and informed of their human ...

Nelson Mandela was the first president of the Republic of South Africa elected in fully democratic elections. He served as president from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency he was an outstanding fighter against apartheid and African National Congress (ANC). He was convicted and imprisoned for participating in an underground armed struggle. Mandela was a supporter of peaceful way of solving problems, although in the beginning of his political struggle armed resistance was the only effective type of fighting the regime.

How much powerful is the leader? What makes him powerful?

Nelson Mandela is a prominent leader. He decided to serve his term in prison rather than submit himself ...

A fundamental problem facing new democracies is the hijacking of the political process by elites. Economic performance is affected by elite politics leading to underdevelopment and sometimes morphing into political violence. The transition from colonial regimes to democracy has been subverted by the harm that was done by the colonial subversion of traditional institutions in favor of artificial Western ones. This provided an opening for the rise of elites and the rule of ‘the big men’ (Owusu, 1992). What role do elites play in transition to democracy or its opposite? This paper seeks to provide an analysis on how ...

Introduction

The long walk is a story that shows the extent to which individuals could sacrifice themselves to achieve their goals. The story also shows various motives that make individuals commit themselves to particular tasks since while others rely on sacrifices as a way of succeeding, others tend to engage in forms of self-punishment from regretful events that happened earlier in their lives. Through the characters used in the story, the concept of making right decisions is brought out meaning it is imperative for individuals to make the right decisions in life to avoid future regrets. Stephen King’s Novel ...

Abstract

This paper describes in detail the explanation about mass murders, the definition of mass murders and the reasons why mass murders are committed. The paper also discusses why people are prone to mass murders and what major causes that trigger mass killing. It describes in detail the relationship between ethnic, religious, social and political reasons that relate with mass murders and why people are forced into killing others. There are also references in the paper taken from mass murders of the past, exemplifying the major mass murderers penned down in history, and it also mentions the recent trends in ...

1. Introduction Labor relations deal with the fair, effective, and professional relationship between the management and the employees. The labor relations cover employees union, labor laws, labor history, collective bargaining, settlement, and the contract administration. The labor unions are organizations in which people’s works together to achieve common goals. The unions are democratic bodies of employees. They are legally recognized as representative bodies of workers in many countries. The purpose of these organizations is to maintain and control working conditions in a better way. There are certain goals to organize labor unions that include protection of the rights ...

Pablo Larrain's movie reflect on the events of the 1988 Chilean referendum on a character named Rene's Saavedra who runs a television show aimed at ending General Augusto rule. Coexistence between idealism and rebellion are among the major elements covered in the film. The "NO" film not only entertains but it provides shades light on cultural and social problems affecting the Chilean citizens. One of the major issues raised in the movie is social injustice and the need for democracy. Chile's ruler was a dictator called Augusto who made the life of the various Chile citizens miserable (Stern 7). ...

Volkswagen Scandal

Dear XYZ, In response to the work assigned for preparing a report on Volkswagen emission controversy, please find enclosed the detailed internal report containing my findings and recommendations pertaining to the issue. As I found, the company is going through the tough time when it is facing actions from the regulators and other agencies for violating the emission norms of the different countries. Also, there is a big blow to credibility in the eyes of customers. Concerted efforts of all the stakeholders are required to tide over the crisis. Based on the sources I referred to, the report goes ...

Fidel Castro was the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Cuban politician, leader of Cuba and president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. Castro was adored and hated, praised and despised. It is widely believed that his death will become the worst moment for the Cuban population. The main idea is that Fidel Castro followed his policies, despite the strong opposition of the U.S., without any outside help. There is not much information about the life of Fidel Castro. Special services of Cuba carefully hide his details of biography and private life. Even the exact date of his birth is ...

The essay makes a comparison of “Maus” by Art Spiegelman and “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. It would be challenging to express intense historic events and experiences through a graphic novel, but the readings are certainly beneficial to the readers. The visual formats of the graphic novel make a stronger connection between the reader and the characters, than just simply reading the word of text. The pictorial descriptions are helpful when introducing different characters, and one can recognizes their faces an on a page (Sanders 2015). As one goes through the two graphic books, one comes across many similarities and ...

The costly and bloody World War I left nations around the world in 1930 including those in Asia and Europe beginning to worry about their true positions on the world map. The systems that had been set were inefficient; the League of the world and World courts could not ease tensions and wars among nations. The global economy was yet to stabilize and nations were deep into debts. In Asia, particularly, the Japanese started to invade territories of the neighboring China violating international relations and understanding (Stewart 2). This triggered new fears on the increasing military actions to aggravate ...

Iran Revolution of 1979

Abstract The Iranian Revolution of 1979 involved the popular uprising in Iran against the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. This paper examines many of the leading explanations for the uprising, including the rise of militant Islam, structural weaknesses of the Shah regime, the coalition of three important social groups (e.g. woman, youth, and the intelligentsia), the composition of the reform movement, and the effect of the Shah’s policies of accommodation and repression, to name a few. This paper also draws on leading theories in social movement theory, contemporary field work involving discussions with the Mullahs and their ...

The traditional image of Julius Caesar, whether in the popular imagination, or in the many dramas based on his life starting from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar up to HBO’s series Rome, and even in many scholarly histories of Rome, presents a rather unflattering image of the man. However, this image is far from the truth. Julius Caesar is traditionally presented as a tyrant and a dictator who sought to become king, and who destroyed the republic of Rome because of his ambition to be King. Yet, Caesar, it seems was none of these things. While he may ...

The documentary, Dealing With A Dictator, aired on 12th February 2016 on CBC’s program ‘the Fifth Estate’ (CBC News). Produced and directed by Scott Anderson, the documentary was meant, in Scott’s view, to give investigative insight into the goings-on between the Eritrean government and Nevsun, a Canadian mining company. The film’s topic “Dealing With A Dictator” alludes to the county’s leadership, which does not exercise democracy and how it forces investor companies into business deals. Mr. Scott Anderson is of the belief that the Eritrean government made a sinister deal with Nevsun, and, therefore, Nevsun ...

Communism The communist government is a political and socioeconomic entity that is founded on the principles of common ownership of production, and the non-existence of social classes. The ideologies behind the communist government are also based on the theories of Karl Marx, Frederick Engels and Vladimir Lenin. These theories have in common the debunking of the relationship between the capitalists and the laborers in a society, and thus the state should own all the means of production such that there ought to be an equitable distribution of the fruits of production among all the members of society. Thus the ...

Marta Minujín is a conceptual artist who created works of art that are specific to pop art current, depicting, through the use of irony or humor contemporary events, which she referred to as “happenings”. Her artistic career reflects different historical and creative movements that define her versatile, free floating style. Two different artworks that summarize Minujín’s challengeable and pliable artistic style, while also illustrating her creative singularity, are “Parthenon of Books” and “Sweet Bread Obelisk”. The works of Marta Minujín debate social happenings, aspects that have influenced the reality of Argentina and Buenos Aires in ...

One of the most interesting documentaries is The Square, which relates to the ongoing Egyptian state crisis. The documentary is directed by the Jehane Noujaim, who talks about the disaster that happened up to recently 2013. Much of the documentary covers the Egyptian revolution of 2011 although it is American based. Due to the creativeness in the movie, it has won different awards including three Emmy awards and nominated for various honors in the industry. The Square Movie was released on January 17, 2013, and received a lot of media attention. Since that time, it still maintains one hundred ...

After Caesar's assassination, there was a sharp polarization of political forces in the Roman Empire. Roman society was divided into supporters of the traditional devices of Republicans and supporters of Caesar's program. Cicero, Brutus, and Cassius led Republican Party. Caesar’s close associates led the party of supporters of his program - Mark Antony and Emil Lepidus official deputy of the dictator. Soon 19-year-old Caesar's heir, Gaius Octavius has joined them (Duducu). On the testament of Caesar, he was adopted and, according to the ancient Roman tradition, received a new name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Moreover, he inherited a ...

Introduction4

Employee engagement .4 Importance of employee engagement.6 Leadership ...9

Leadership types9

Participative (Democratic) leadership type9 Transformational and Transactional leadership types10 Authoritarian (Dictatorial) leadership type..11

Situational leadership type, Organic leadership type 12

The relationship between employee engagement and leadership13 Summary15 References..16 Literature Review Introduction Organizational leadership effectiveness is one of the most significant aspects of the fast growing organizations experiencing competitiveness regarding employee engagement. In the governmental sector, leadership remains the major determinant of employee engagement (Catteeuw, Flynn & Vonderhorst, 2007). One of the most common leadership styles used in governmental sector is the traditional leadership, which enforces the effective concepts of authority and power (Germano, 2010). Nonetheless, the leadership ...