December 2011
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On Government & Lying In Politics
By Marpheen S. Chann-Berry
Intro: Third essay for my political theory class. Written in context of Arendt’s “Lying In Politics” and lectures by Dr. Ron Schmidt.
If democracy is indeed a form of government founded upon the ideal that government is of the people, by the people, and for the people, then it is near treasonous to...
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Good & Bad Corruption?
By Marpheen S. Chann-Berry
From my perspective, I would argue that Democracy is a gradual process through which citizens engage and participate in the general welfare of their respective nation as a whole. No democracy exists in perfection and can never exist as such because democracy is always a work in progress. This is due to the fact that traditions, values, and beliefs change overtime...
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On Plato's View On Unity, The Polis, The Citizen,...
By Marpheen S. Chann-Berry
In my reading of the Republic, I find myself compelled to agree with him on his ideals of Justice but find it difficult to embrace the theory he lays out in terms of obtaining it in its ideal form. Like Plato, I would argue that Justice exists to protect citizens from varied forms of injustice while establishing a...
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“My pursuit of happiness isn’t one in pursuit of fame and fortune; money and...”
– Sotear Chann
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“Don’t fool yourself into believing that you are different when, in actuality,...”
– Sotear Chann
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“Character and good manners are not a government problem. They reflect individual...”
– Ron Paul, A Republic, If You Can Keep It, January 31 & February 2, 2000
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Newt Gingrich: "Invented"
“I believe that the commitments that were made at the time – remember, there was no Palestine as a state, It was part of the Ottoman Empire. And I think that we’ve had an invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs and were historically part of the Arab community. And they had a chance to go many places.” - Newt Gingrich
If Mr. Gingrich is such a history buff, then how did he forget about...
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Song I wrote for my French Class… Ca te dit?
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“But as with all ideals and ideologies, Capitalism too can be corrupted and as a...”
– Sotear Chann