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Papers On Political Science & Government
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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.
Filename: BWlndfil.wps
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.
Filename: BWkorbal.wps
International Peace
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This 2 page general essay on accomplishing international peace addresses national security issues. The Kosovo crisis is used as an example. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA25Pece.wps
Slobodan Milosevik
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Slobodan Milosevik has been the president of the
parts of Yugoslavia known as Serbia, Kosovo, Vojvodina, and Montenegro
since 1997. He was the head of state for Serbia for the ten years prior
to the designation as President. This 5 page paper gives a brief
overview of his personal and political life. Bibliography lists 5
sources.
Filename: KTslobdn.wps
The Revolution in Military Affairs
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This 10 page paper considers the revolution in military affairs. The use of new technology in warfare is controversial and is used at all levels. This paper considers the ways in which it is used and the associated advantages and disadvantages. The use of technology in the Gulf sand in Kosovo are considered along with computer simulations in the training of military personnel. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEmilita.wps
Marxism vs. Liberal theories of Nationalism
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This 6 page paper looks at similarities and differences between Marxism and liberal theories of nationalism. The philosophy of Otto Bauer is noted along with other theorists of the day. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Marxlib.wps
Communism: Two Opposing Views
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A 7 page discussion of communism. Contrasts the predominant political views of the United States with those of Karl Marx in the 'Communist Manifesto'. Presents the view that the premises of communism were set up to ensure the good of the people. Notes that while those premises have inarguably changed over time to become more authoritarian and regimented, so too have the capitalist views of the United States mellowed to allow more of a socialist approach to human welfare. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPcommun.wps
Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto'
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This 8 page paper looks at the document published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels about 150 years ago in light of capitalist society today. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: Manifest.wps
Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / Alienation in Capitalist Society
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This 5 page paper relies on Marx and Engel's Communist Manifesto in explaining the sociological concept. Many examples of alienation in contemporary society are provided which serves to support a thesis that alienation is alive and well in the world today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Aliencap.wps
Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / Nazi Communism
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A 7 page paper that discusses Marx's Communist Manifesto. Also goes over Hitler's power in Germany. It determines what communism truly is. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Nazicom.wps
Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / The Individual
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A 5 page essay that offers a summary of the Manifesto, the purpose of the document, a brief explanation of specific terms included as they relate to the current essay. The focus of this essay is the Manifesto's comments on the individual, specifically how the individual proletarian is oppressed by different segments of the bourgeoisie. The essay concludes with the importance of the individual in a democratic environment. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Manif.wps
