Anarchy in the U.K.

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    Sex Pistols decided enough was enough. With the release of ‘Anarchy in the U.K.,’ came an uproar from high class citizens. The Sex Pistols’ message was loud and clear: they were tired of the oppression faced by the working class. Religious people were appalled by the use of the word “antichrist” in their lyrics, saying that the band was going against “God’s prophecy,” (Gildart 141). Even with the negative publicity, ‘Anarchy in the U.K.,’ still topped the charts. The people of Britain were fed up

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    thought. The band was actually put together by Malcolm McLaren, who used the band as an advertisement for his fetish clothing store. Their chains, tight leather, and torn clothes have since been associated with punk. The Sex Pistols’ first single, “Anarchy in the

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    Punk music isn’t music, it’s just punk. Punk is the most defined musical culture there’s ever been. Leather jackets, white t shirts, ripped jeans, studded bands, beat up vans, and middle fingers make up punk culture. Punk flourishes in the city. Cities are loud. Punk culture includes the people that have been forgotten, left behind the noise of everything else going on around them. These clearly identifiable characters can often be found causing trouble, drinking Red Bull, drinking beer, smoking

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    and the U.S. in the 1970s was that the majority of the U.K. population was working class. Britain’s history has a tradition of laborism, socialism, and anarchy, and the rebellious spirit of punk was appealing because of Great Britain’s severe economic depression. At the same time, a new conservative regime led by Margaret Thatcher attacked national industries

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    Europe is the foundation of the globe. Without it, the world would lack arches, columns, computers, space suits, cameras, transformers, submarines and millions of other widely used ideas. If Europeans are kicked out of a country, they also lose culture, innovation, and the sophisticated. Dismissing the European people from Kenya will cause nationwide chaos, instability, and a lack of leadership. Throughout time, nations far and wide have come to Europe for guidance. Just recently, hundreds

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    Furthermore, the study involved a case study of the U.K.-Argentina (1982) to demonstrate the manner it is consistent with Waltz’s levels-of-analysis in account for the causes of war. II. Section 1: Causes of War As one of the most prominent international relations theorists, the publication that made Waltz

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    One of the most critical aspects of the study of international relations is applying theories to states’ actual behavior on the international stage. Recently, the international community has faced the challenge of handling North Korea’s nuclear weapons tests, an issue to which the United States was quick to respond. Several theoretical perspectives can explain both North Korea’s and the US’s behavior, most notably neorealism and constructivism. However, constructivism creates a more complete picture

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    circulating around Infoshops, in radical circles, and across the hipster-radical bridge in trendy coffee shops. A nice account of post-60s anarchist praxis can be found in criminologist Jeff Ferrells Tearing Down the Streets: Adventures in Urban Anarchy, where he discusses his own experiences with collective

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    Monarchy vs Democracy Through assessing both monarchy and democracy from both perspectives of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, one can see that democracy creates the most beneficial outcome. Hobbes had a pessimistic view of people. He believed humans were selfish, doing anything to further their own position in life. Hobbes believed in an absolute monarchy, a government that gave all the power to a king or queen. Even though he distrusted democracy, he believed that a diverse group of representatives

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    Technology and music have always had a connection; a marriage. As one progresses, the other progresses. What some people do not understand or do not think about, is the little differences between the acoustic and the electric instruments. A person might pick one over the other without having a full understanding of how that instrument works. Acoustic instruments are softer, less perfected while electronic instruments can be manipulated and are manufactured in a way that creates the “perfect” tone

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