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Both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were significant individuals in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King delivered his famous words of peace, expressing his dream for a nation that would finally embody the ideals of equality and justice for all. He stated, “I have a dream, a dream that one day…

The Development of Underdevelopment by Andrew Gunder Frank – A book Summary In his writing regarding underdevelopment of development, Andrew Gunder Frank has tried to illustrate the history of the development, underdevelopment, and the evolution of dependency to a world system theory. Finally he has come up with some alternatives and has tried to elaborate…

            Neo-liberalism is a political movement, which originated from Classical Liberalism during 1970s. In general, neo-liberalism stands on the same core principles and ideas of Liberalism such as to project values of order, cooperation, liberty, justice and toleration into International Relations. The same as neo-realism, respectively neo-liberalism is progeny of more old traditional theory- Liberalism….

The possession of international personality forms the primary basis of establishing the power of a state. With the increase in collective activities among states, this has prompted the recognition of states as being powerful and sovereign. States therefore remain to be the primary subjects in international law. This thesis therefore shall examine the types of…

1. Peter J. Ling, Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Routledge, 2002 Being a traditional biographical narration, P. Ling’s book has several important advantages, which distinguishes it from other literature on Martin Luther King, Jr.  Author demystifies King without debunking him. For instance, Ling depicts a leader who had no equal but many critics. Throughout…

The role of international organization in maintaining international peace and security is a contested issue at the dawn of the 21st century. The future of the United Nations as the only global intergovernmental organization is also unclear now. Numerous voices are heard in support of the notion that the UN has become obsolete in the…

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, Martin Luther King JR gave a speech to close to 200,000 supporters of the civil rights movement. His speech was given in an attempt to put an end to segregation and untie the United States and equality for all people. It had been one hundred…

In the time period of 1776 to 1852, slavery was a highly debated topic. Most abolitionists were northerners and most southerners didn’t see anything wrong with slavery because it helped their economy. Different groups felt different views could be split up into the difference over time in religion, abolitionism, and the places where slavery was…

Introduction Just 1 per cent of the world’s population owns 40 per cent of the world’s wealth, while 60 per cent have to share just 1. 9 per cent of it. Most workers have no employment security and billions earn less than a dollar a day. The pursuit of profit trumps the health of people…

In the book Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, the ideas of the Enlightenment and that how our country needs to become free from England's tyrannical rule are the main issues in Paine's writings.In Thomas Paine's little pamphlet, his words set fire to the imagination and sparked movement in the eyes of the colonists in the…