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.
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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. PPmdiaP3.rtf
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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.
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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.
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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.
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