Opposition

legalised political opposition in Egypt was already a mirror to the regime it was presumed to challenge: discreditable, central, aging and undemocratic. Systematic state repression and internal divisions fragmented the opposition and deviated it from the role assumed by its counterparts in liberal democracies. Instead of competitive interaction with the regime, the legal opposition stationed itself as an integral part of the authoritarian polity. Years of regime-opposition dynamics ended with

The Binary Opposition Narrative in Life of Pi 李英 2012010285 Abstract: Ever since its publication in 2002, Life of Pi has gained great popularity and high critical acclaim from critical circle. It arose the study of Li of Pi from various angels. But most kinds of analysis about the novel are focus on existing doubts about the story, and the religious symbols in the novels. The binary opposition narrative in the novel discussed rarely. The novel is full of

Nietzsche wrote that language invents truths that do not have an actual reference to the outside world. One of the primary examples are binary oppositions: two terms that give each other meaning when they are compared. The conflicting terms serve to simplify concepts down to their most basic forms. In literary works, however, the binary oppositions that are presented are often deconstructed. In Heathers, the main drama of the story comes from the ideas of conformity and nonconformity. As the story

Binary Oppositions appear in multiple forms within this poem. We find the pairs of conflicting words and the readers are expected sort out which words have the ideal interpretation to the poem. Most of these pairs are descriptions about the pebble, the “coldness (line 9) and the “false warmth” (line 14) skew our interpretation of this pebble. Pebbles are naturally cold but the text tries to resolve this fact by presenting warmth to the pebble. Yet the pebble did not produce this warmth itself, a

PROBLEMS FACING OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES IN ZAMBIA In any political system are structures that have different functions to ensure an effective and smooth running of things in that particular political system. This is why this essay will discuss the problems faced by opposition political parties in Zambia using the structural functionalist theory. First it will explain what structural functionalism is, then it will define structures, functions, a political party and an opposition party then before

when the BNP "thrashed the League in mayoral elections in June and July, notably in Gazipur in the industrial belt, hitherto one of the League’s safest constituencies" and polling data showing a plunge in the government’s popularity. Consequent to opposition called general strike, many stores and schools were closed in Dhaka and very few vehicles were

bureaucratic authoritarian regimes and any/all their political opposition is not one that is harmonious with respect to social order and government functioning. These two parties often attempt to obstruct the other. The regime typically explores ways to eliminate all opposition from political society, and political society in turn attempts to discredit the regime in the eyes of civil society. One common way the regime eliminates political opposition is by separating political society from civil society.

Venezuela, located in the Latin American region, is a country that has been characterized by its abundance of oil reserve. A natural resource that has shaped the history and development of the country, affecting its economic, social and most important is political spheres. For many years Venezuela was controlled by authoritarian regimes. The country, being very important in the sense of geo-politics due to its abundance of oil, has been a key player in the international arena and most important,

Syrian activists’ main goal from these talks was always about the formation of a transitional government enjoying full executive powers, without Assad in the picture; while, naming the members of this transitional governing body and the immediate start of performing its functions; followed by a ceasefire throughout the nation. These goals were, more or less, achieved through the passing of the France-US document; that included the point of cessation of hostilities among the warring parties and the

Democracy has it benefits, with the most obvious being peace. The most important corollary benefit is that the opposition party plays a key role in keeping the party in power honest. It is obviously in the opposition party’s interest to keep the public informed about the missteps and misdeeds of the administration party. The opposition party is as crucial to ongoing publicity as a free press. And publicity is a crucial safeguard (not the only one, but a crucial one) against