Robert D. Putnam

disadvantaged person wouldn’t know anyone influential and thus would have no access to economic capital and so the inequalities are reproduced, with the disadvantaged struggling. Putnam focused on the idea of reciprocity through civic engagement. ‘[N]etworks and the associated norms of reciprocity have value’. (Putnam: 2001: 1) He believed the main cause in the decline of social capital is the ‘long-term decrease in participation in voluntary associations’. (Ellison: 2006: 8) Resources accrue because

Ironically, he is quoted as saying, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” (Plato). As it is found that Robert Eisner says, “Hence many of the traditional traits of the Homeric warrior are found in the Platonic Socrates, but they have been substantially modified to sustain the new philosophic content of the hero’s role.” (Eisner). Socrates never fights in

Is democracy possible? Modern democracies have continually developed throughout the 20th century. These democracies have culminated from revolutions,wars, and even economic development. As democracies continue to grow democracy promotion has been a key issue for world governments, especially the United State of America. History has shown that building democracy is a very strenuous and a difficult task to accomplish. With the inception of government, democracy has been a seemingly difficult concept

Today, media tools are used to advocate public voice throughout the world on various social and political issues. It allows an extremely accessible and effective way to share thoughts and opinions on any topic, which can then be seen by billions worldwide. When being asked, “are our media tools for public silence or public voice?”, I believe that they are being used for public voice because in modern day society anyone can be a producer and put their opinions online. With technology on the rise

Was the Christian Savior the Messiah or is there an Alternate History? Jesus Christ! God damn it! Both are common phrases whispered to ones self or shouted aloud to the masses by both believers and unbelievers. Day after day people turn to religion and God to find answers and to seek help with there problems or for other various reasons. People turn to religion to try and make sense of a world that can often seem too stressful and meaningless, to rise above however with faith; it gives the impression

Mystery story or mystery, fictional genre in which the foundations of a mysterious happening, frequently a crime, is regularly discovered by the hero or the heroine; this is achieved through a combination of intelligence, inventiveness, the rational interpretation pf evidence, and from time to time sheer luck. Even though some criticizers trace the roots of the genre to disparate works as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Aesop's fables, Aesop's fables, most approve that the Western mystery, wide-ranging

and dedication. Unfortunately, this American dream of equal opportunities forever remains an ideal as sectors in the US economy, including but not limited to the educational sector, grieves from wide disparities between social classes. In fact, Robert Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and a political scientist addressed such disparities and how they affect the educational sector in his book titled Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis; he talks

believe their own lies. Salem was doomed… after the girls began to think that what they said was true… I) What Happen: A) When: 1692-1693 B) Where: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony C) Who: 1) The Circle 2) Betty Paris 3) Abigail Hobbs 4) Tituba D) Why: 1) Stress 2) Guilt 3) Epilepsy 4) Delusional psychosis. E) What: 1) Accusations 2) Trials 3) Imprisonment 4) Hangings II) My Opinion: A) Why: 1) The People became bored with their everyday life (I know I would) 2) The Girls wanted to have a little

Clarification Before providing myself definition of public service, I want to clarify that there are two types of public service in my mind. The one is basic public service mainly providing by governmental sections, such as construction of infrastructural facilities, basic healthcare insurance, public security service and so on. Compared with the basic public service, the other one is more in-depth, and aims at diverse particular groups; it could be provided by various social sectors. And my definition

(Doubleday Anchor Books, 1969), 511. Ibid., 237. Robert H. Wiebe, Self-Rule: A Cultural History of American Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 1995), 66. A Collection of Political Writings of William. Robert Nisbet, Conservatism: Dream and Reality, University of Minnesota Press, 1986), 109. Bernard Crick, In Defence of Politics, Second2nd Ed.ition (University of Chicago Press, 1972), 170. Ibid., 15, 194, 25. Ibid., 131. Ibid.,