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A Modest Proposal as Applied to Modern Day America
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This 5 page paper looks at Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal and applies it to life in America today. The sarcastic commentary is taken seriously to some extent and whether or not crime, poverty and taxation would be reduced as a result is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA245Swf.rtf
A Multi-Party System in The United States
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5 pages. This paper answers the question 'under what conditions might a multi-party system develop in the United States'. This question has many answers, and one focus is on that of American exceptionalism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAmult1.rtf
A New Age of Imperialism?
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A 4 page discussion of the concept of a “new age of imperialism” as encouraged by journalist Sebastian Mallaby. The author of this paper observes that suggestions such as this inevitably raise unrest among those that are not as comfortable with imperialism, those who see imperialism more as a negative force in both historical and contemporary times than as a positive force. Lance Selfa offers some of the most forceful criticism of such ideologies, criticism which casts significant doubt as to the justness of what some refer to as “The Imperial Moment”. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPimperD.rtf
A New Voting System
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5 pages. This is a summary of the problems that were found to be prevalent in the last Presidential election with some possible solutions using Internet-based software and ATM technology. The strengths and weaknesses of this software are discussed. Also covered are reasons why people to not turn out to vote in higher numbers. Some suggestions for getting people out to vote are considered. It is felt that if Congress stepped in, as well as the individual states, to organize the voting method and make it easier and more consistent that voting would be a more popular and more well-attended event. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAvoter.rtf
A Philosophical Justification for the War in Iraq
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This 6 page paper examines war through the eyes of Plato, Machiavelli, Rousseau and Locke. Only primary sources are used. The Iraq War is examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA549war.rtf
A Philosophical View of the Modern World
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This 5 page paper considers the way in which a newspaper report explain events can be seen in terms of philosophical meaning. The position of Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre is considered in a New York Times article, that draws attention to the role of personal and state responsibility. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEtalban.wps
A Plan to Rehabilitate the Congo
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This 10 page paper makes various suggestions in business plan format. Goals are included. Ideas are discussed in terms of how to turn things around, inclusive of but not limited to UN intervention.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA637Con.rtf
A Post-Work Society
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A 5 page essay that summarizes the principal argument and critically analyzes Maria M. Lopez's essay "Port work selves and entitlement 'attitudes' in peripheral postindustrial Puerto Rico" and Post Work, the Wages of Cybernation edited Stanley Aronowitz and Jonathan Cutler. The writer argues that these writers overlook certain unavoidable facts about American culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khptwk.rtf
A Review of the International Criminal Court
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A 12 page examination of the history of international law and the implementation and function of the International Criminal Court. The author examines the reasons behind U.S. resistance to this international entity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwrldCt.rtf