To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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memorable in the lord of the flies was the idea of democracy vs dictator ship. This idea was memorable because it juxtaposes two contemporary governments: a democracy where a leader rules with the intention of helping others and a dictatorship where a leader rules with oppression‚ putting his own needs before the group. We are challenged to comprehend that a dictatorship uses fear‚ power and arbitrary rules in order to inflict chaos and anarchy onto society where as a democratic leader uses‚ order
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This house would rather have a strong dictatorship than a weak democracy Pros of having a dictatorship include: No elections‚ imagine not having to deal with all the political rhetoric‚ you already have your leader for life. Difference in opinions is ubiquitous and inevitable‚ and arises on every topic. For every opinion one man may have‚ there will always be another man opposing him (look at this debate‚ for example) and this may not always end well‚ maybe even resulting in potential Civil Wars
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where people felt conflicted between what the church stated and what was happening in society. Miller states‚ “The Salem tragedy…developed from a paradox….Simply it was this: for good purposes‚ even high purposes‚ the people of Salem developed a theocracy‚ a combination of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together‚ and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies”(I. Page 7). In other words‚ the people living
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Governments: A Democracy vs. A Dictatorship “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?" –Piggy (91) In today’s world democracy and dictatorships still square off against one another‚ for example‚ the U.S. versus North Korea‚ Israel vs. Palestine‚ and Russia vs. Ukraine‚ just to name a few. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding represents both of these types of governments and leadership styles in the form of two characters: Ralph representing a democracy and Jack representing a dictatorship. The author
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Every nation needs a government. There are three basic types of government: Monarchy‚ Aristocracy‚ and Democracy. The ancient Roman system of government was a mixture of all three‚ consisting of a consul‚ a senate‚ and the people. The consul is characteristic of a monarchy‚ the senate is characteristic of an aristocracy‚ and the people‚ democracy. This paragraph is a good beginning. Remember it is a history paper and for that your reader needs dates to put it into the proper context. The consul
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What Is Dictatorship? Dictatorship * A form of government in which absolute and total power is concentrated in a dictator (usually one person be it military or otherwise or one political party). * Defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual. * A government controlled by one person‚ or a small group of people. In this form of government the power rests entirely on the person or group of people‚ and can be obtained by force or by inheritance
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believe is the most important is the effects of theocracy; because in Salem‚ religion was the only unity they had for their community. It was also their way of judgment. Religion was the communities ’ mandatory law of life. This was their only way of protection and their way of making a good reputation. In the beginning of the story it was mentioned that‚ simply it was‚ "for good purposes‚ even high purposes‚ the people of Salem developed a theocracy a combine of state and religious power whose function
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History abounds in examples of powerful men coming into prominence and dictating the course to be followed by the people. Dictatorship as a specific principle of government‚ however‚ arose only after World War I which was responsible for throwing out of gear the economic organizations of most of the state. The masses groaned under the burden of heavy taxation and large-scale unemployment. The working classes were rebelling against their governments. The working classes derived inspiration from
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Flies author‚ William Goulding‚ represents his feelings about human nature and civilization through his characters. Jack and Ralph are used to portray democracy vs. dictatorship. Ralph tries to establish a democracy while Jack tries to establish a dictatorship. In Lord of the Flies‚ a democracy is more ideal than dictatorship because a democracy is a collaborative community‚ where citizens can choose their own leader: “Yes! Vote for chief” (Goulding 22). Most of the kids chose Ralph so he became
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