The main values that are apparent in this article are those of political awareness and inclusion, and the importance not only of political understanding but also of action. The author does not raise a political call to arms by any stretch of the imagination, but his explanation of the daily political machinations we all experience, as well as the larger ramifications of political action in the case of Alaska, suggests that all social activity is inherently political, and thus that an understanding of this fact can be used to direct action in a way that one favors in a grander political sense. This can be a very empowering view for social workers both to obtain themselves and to share with clients, in dealing with personal and individual life issues as well as with larger political structure. understanding the ability to influence and the nature of power in a given...
Despite the immensity of the details provided, the article never became dry due to the cause-and-effect chain that could be clearly followed throughout the article. Though this was intentionally not a part of the author's scope, I found myself intensely curious as to what a similar application of political understanding applied to the United States' history would look like; this would certainly add much pertinent information.
Politics of Violence in Pinter's Late Plays When Harold Pinter received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, he spoke quite directly about the subject of political theatre: Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition
Alaska border dispute, there are numerous views about the incident and the way that it was settled. To fully understand what happened there will be a focus on: what has been said about the topic in general, the lines of debate, the viewpoints of the different authors, the interpretive frameworks, the status of the conversation, the opinions that are supported by sources, the beliefs from each side, what they
Alaska State Republican Party Structure Alaska State Party Structure The structure of the state Republican Party of Alaska is organized according to three primary levels: A State Executive Committee, a State Central Committee (SCC), and District Committees. Two levels of conferences are organized: A State Conference and District Conferences ("Alaska Republican Party," 2013). The Alaska Republican Party is governed by the State Central Committee (SCC) ("Alaska Republican Party," 2013). The State Central Committee
In this regard, Dunn notes that, "These include soil and water contamination from spills; alteration of vegetation and drainage from roads; and the disturbance of subsistence hunting opportunities for muskoxen, polar bears, caribou, and other wildlife. Nor do these new technologies mitigate the atmospheric effects of local haze, acid rain, and global warming" (2). Critics of further exploitation of the Refuge and wilderness maintain that viable alternatives to these
China Syndrome Several interesting facts surrounding The China Syndrome are worth bringing out at the beginning of this paper. First, Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, and Michael Douglas, the principal actors in the film, were all actively anti-nuclear at one time during the 1970s and 1980s in California and Oregon. Fonda in fact flew from Los Angeles to Eugene Oregon in 1976 to appear as a celebrity on behalf of the proponents
Voter -- Researching Your Congressional Delegation WHAT IS THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF YOUR DISTRICT AND STATE? The county of Fairbanks / North Star Borough is an area situated in the state of Alaska. When the 2010 census came out, the population was 97,581. (Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2014)The borough seat is Fairbanks. (The State of Alaska, 2014) The region's land area is to some extent slighter than that of the state
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