Essays on Dictatorship

Government is the basis of all modern civilization. If living under oppressive governmental rule was our only given option, would we be better off living in daily fear and distress, or would it be more beneficial to have no government at all? In James A....

As I read 1984, I began to think about actual totalitarian regimes. Most bear a striking resemblance to the world of Winston Smith…that of London, Airstrip One. George Orwell life coincided with the rise of some of the most truly terrifying totalitarian nations, such as...

Since the beginning of time, many kingdoms and empires have formed and fallen. The resilient ones were able to transform themselves into countries be it autocratic nations/states. In history, we have seen many cases of autocratic leaders such as the Nazi Party and The Soviet...

Adolf Hitlers young life and experiences would one day lead to the destruction he caused as the leader of the Nazi party. His movement would place great importance on a persons family tree, even making it a matter of life and death. However, the supreme...

After World War Two (1948), Korea was created. The political differences between North and South Korea caused the outbreak of war in 1950. After that time, they have been in conflict. Now, this country shared a border with the South. Since the 1950s, the same...

This paper includes a comparison between Joseph Stalin and the non- idealistic, successful prince created by Niccolo Machiavelli. Niccolo Machiavelli portrayed how this realistic leader should be in his book, The Prince. Machiavelli displays in his book some principles and qualities that he believes a...

The country has a lot of conflict and needed someone to lead them but for Russia that leader became Joseph Stalin. When Stalin when into power he aimed to make Russia a strong communist country. He felt as if Russia needs to become more industrial...

Society desires the ability to make their own decisions. Whether that be through free will, or the freedom to make choices based on previous experiences without restriction, the idea of self-control over the events that occur is valuable. However, both Psycho and Citizen Kane argue...

The nineteenth century was a time of great change and upheaval for humanity. The collapse of entire governmental systems that had been the status quo for centuries, the fall of empires, implementation of brand-new systems of governments, the two bloodiest wars in human history, the...

An anarchy is a state of disorder which occurs due to the absence of an overarching power in the international system. It is a world in which there are no laws or rules to dictate state behaviour (Tucker,1897; p.13). The idea of anarchy is regarded...

People are not dependent on the regime, rather it’s the regime and its system in place that depends on the people, and their willingness to conform. Tyrannies do not have power over people because of some God-given right. Instead, a tyranny is given power by...

When a nation had refugees who attempted to escape, or the orphans who grew up with adolescence in different races and cultures, commonly we would think it is important to eliminate the bureaucratic elements of the governance. For the main reason behind the political philosophy,...