People power

any cost, this meant supporting militaristic dictatorships that were against communism. The weakening of communism, however, ignited Global Democratic Revolutions in which the people sought to gain the power back from the government. These revolutions were mostly centered on the year 1989, and demonstrated the will of the people to stop the oppression of these dictators or communist parties. The Philippines were no different, independent organizations such as JAJA and NAMFREL rallied against the militaristic

Jared Gatchalian COMM 100W-04 spring 2015 Fact Paper Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Many government officials despised Ferdinand Marcos because they consider him as a dictator, fraud, plunderer, and a deceitful man. He served as the president of the Philippines for two decades, and he was labeled as an autocratic ruler. Some senators and other bureaucrats believed that he had nothing to do with World War II. In addition, his terms as a president were considered epitomes of a corrupt government

People, Power, Politics of “Dred Scott v. Sanford The American court system has effectively used technicalities in cases they want a winning decision in since the conception of the United States of America. No other example concerning slavery is better illustrates this than Dred Scott v. Sanford. This case has become infamous not only because the decision, but because it was a major stepping stone made in the progress of getting equal rights for negroes. Loopholes in the constitution

Martial Law under the Marcos administration was a very uproarious period in Philippine history, and countless lives have been irrevocably changed because of it. With the working thesis of, “The execution of the orders from the higher ups during the Marcos era stems from the psychological capability of certain soldiers to communicate, understand, and properly implement the law in a peaceful manner,” the researcher delves into the concept of agency and how it is affected or compromised by both internal

video platforms in 2014”. The rapid increase in popularity music streaming platforms are experiencing leaves people wondering what that means for the music industry. When more consumers utilize the on-demand method of entertainment access, how does that translate to the artist being accessed? Astra Taylor contributes to this discussion in her book, “The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age”. She lays criticism upon the idea of a more digitized

Marcos. Aquino knew that going back after being exiled was a risky move. It takes a real man of passion and courage to put his country before his own life and his name is now immortalized in our history books. He was the start of a reform, the EDSA People Power, and this assured that his death was not in vain. It is men like him and women like his wife, Corazon Aquino, who can show the world the true side of the Filipinos, a resilient race that has overcome great hardships time after time. Ninoy began

The general argument made by author Malcolm Gladwell in his work, Power of Context, is that people conform to their environment. More specifically, Gladwell argues that environment is what controls how and why a person reacts to a certain situation. He writes, “The Broken Windows Theory.” In this passage, Gladwell is suggesting that if ones community is poor then people will tend to make poor decisions. In conclusion, Gladwell’s belief is that little tipping points will slowly and effectively

of our lives have been muddled into this really vague truth: whatever works is OK; as long as you harm no one, what you do is OK; if you obey the law, whatever you do within it is OK; that as long as you are conventional, as long as you obey what people say today, your amorality, your insincerity, your plain stoic unfeelingness is OK. But the simple truth is that this thinking is not OK. In a sense, we have created a new Sodom in this world. You think that in Sodom, rape was illegal? You think in

Honor and power are extremely different yet similar in many ways. Honor is a form of respect given to a person, group, or cause. Power is form of controlling people or a group. They can both be taken away from a person who abuses their traits. A person can abuse power by hurting people or controlling them with it. In the fantastic novel The Giver by Lois Lowry the Giver says that honor and power are not the same thing, which is true to me, but what do you believe? Power is extremely difficult to

I conceive power as something magnificent. However, along with the great joys of obtaining power, there comes a great chance for evil. It’s as if there is a menacing wolf lurking behind the powerful person, just waiting to corrupt them. To obtain power one most either do something important, or be someone important. Many times power is acquired by just being born into a certain family. That causes many people to behave more egocentrically. If someone toils arduously to achieve a power, they generally