-Takia Graves
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Nothing perfect in society
"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."( John Lennon) In this society there are many opinions on what can make a perfect society but are any of these political philosophy superior to the other? The answer is no,there is no superior political philosophy because each philosophy are connected to one another. Each theory is based on what would make a perfect society but that is a flaw because in all actuality no society would ever be perfect.Utilitarianism the doctrine that an action is right, it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct. This philosophy is flawed because everyone in a society can be happy some people have to struggle and be poor some have to be rich and be happy. Ethos/enlightenment is the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened which is insight, understanding, awareness, wisdom, education, learning, and knowledge. This is all good in theory but not everyone can absorb knowledge. Realpolitik principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations. Anarchism is a philosophy that gives total power to the government, which isn't good if the government it could lead to corruption. Libertarianism is the theory that emphasizes individualism, which isn't good because if everyone do there own thing then society could become chaotic and bankrupt.European socialism tries to provide work opportunities, education, healthcare, and shelter, as well as trying to avoid violence in disagreements which is impossible because there a lot of people in the world with different opinions.Machiavellian is a philosophy that represents a dictatorship, which isn't good because people don't have a opinion. Egalitarianism is a philosophy that represents equality and for everyone to be treated equal but everyone isn't going to be treated equal. Anarchism is a philosophy that resembles total power which can lead to a corrupt government. In everyone's perfect society there is a flaw.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Superior Politcial Philosophy
In the world we live in there are many political theories/ philosophies for different parts of the world. The purpose for a political theory is "the study of the concepts and principles that people use to describe, explain, and evaluate political events and institutions." However, there is a superior political philosophy/ theory which is the Ethos but is known as The Enlightenment Theory. The Enlightenment theory is the superior political philosophy because of how it focuses on an individual's morals or values.
The purpose of the Enlightenment theory was to have it be on a person's principles. For instance it includes natural born rights which is based on philosopher John Locke, "everyone is born with an equality of certain rights..."no matter what race a person is. In other words, women and men are to always be secure of "unalienable rights". In Addition, there must be separation between the powers, Executive, Legislative, Judiciary so that there is no powers that overpowers the other powers. The Enlightenment Theory is superior because of how many people believe that they should have access to some sort of rights.
In conclusion, the world that exists in modern days have various believes. There are some philosophies that occur now a days because to shows a lot of organizing and structure in politics. The Ethos/Enlightenment Theory is an example of philosophies that are superior than the others.
http://www.princeton.edu/politics/fields/political-theory/
"AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION." AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION. N/A., N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://civiced.org/papers/political.html
"Natural Rights | Bill of Rights Institute." Bill of Rights Institute Natural Rights Bill of Rights Institute Comments. N/A, N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/americapedia/americapedia-constitution/natural-rights/
"A Universal Right to Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness." Ladybud. N/A. N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://www.ladybud.com/2013/07/03/a-universal-right-to-life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
"Enlightenment Critics | Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism." Enlightenment Critics | Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism. N/A. N/A Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://www.nlnrac.org/critics/enlightenment-critics
The purpose of the Enlightenment theory was to have it be on a person's principles. For instance it includes natural born rights which is based on philosopher John Locke, "everyone is born with an equality of certain rights..."no matter what race a person is. In other words, women and men are to always be secure of "unalienable rights". In Addition, there must be separation between the powers, Executive, Legislative, Judiciary so that there is no powers that overpowers the other powers. The Enlightenment Theory is superior because of how many people believe that they should have access to some sort of rights.
In conclusion, the world that exists in modern days have various believes. There are some philosophies that occur now a days because to shows a lot of organizing and structure in politics. The Ethos/Enlightenment Theory is an example of philosophies that are superior than the others.
Cites:
University, Princeton. "Political Theory." Princeton University. Trustees of Princeton University Corporation 2014, 13 Aug. 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. http://www.princeton.edu/politics/fields/political-theory/
"AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION." AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION. N/A., N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://civiced.org/papers/political.html
"Natural Rights | Bill of Rights Institute." Bill of Rights Institute Natural Rights Bill of Rights Institute Comments. N/A, N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/americapedia/americapedia-constitution/natural-rights/
"A Universal Right to Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness." Ladybud. N/A. N/A. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://www.ladybud.com/2013/07/03/a-universal-right-to-life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
"Enlightenment Critics | Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism." Enlightenment Critics | Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism. N/A. N/A Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
http://www.nlnrac.org/critics/enlightenment-critics
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The US intervene should Human Rights Abuses
Marilyn Monroe once said: “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” Many people don’t believe this quote because they believe that women are the inferior race and down play women’s worth with violate tactics like, domestic violence, rape, incest, pornography, forced prostitution (sex trade), so they can never be as great as they are meant to be. America should intervene and help women who rights aren’t being protected because if no one takes a stand them.
Countries like, Afghanistan, Iraq, Guatemala,Nepal, Saudi Arabia,Pakistan and many others violating women right is a social norm and neglecting to protect their rights is too.The average Afghan girl will live to only 45. More than half of all afghan women are forced into marriage before 16. Domestic violence is so common in this country that 87% of women in this country experienced it. Women are often forced into prostitution. Afghanistan is the only country in which the female suicide rate is higher than that of males.The U.S.-led invasion to "liberate" Iraq from Saddam Hussein has imprisoned women and use violence that targets women and girls. Parents fear risking kidnapping and rape for their sending girls to school. Women who once went out to work stay home. Meanwhile, more than 1millions more aren't ably to work to earn enough money to eat. In Guatemala, female underclass face domestic violence, rape and the second-highest rate of HIV/AIDS. An epidemic of gruesome unsolved murders has left hundreds of women dead, some of their bodies left with hate messages. Women in Nepal are forced into early marriage and suffer from childbirth exhaust, 1 out of every 24 woke will die during pregnancy or childbirth. Daughters who aren't married off may be sold to traffickers before they reach their teens. Widows face extreme abuse and discrimination if they're labelled bokshi, meaning witches. In Saudi Arabia, women are treated as lifelong dependents, under the guardianship of husband or male relative. Deprived of the right to drive a car, walk out the house alone or speak to men publicly, they are confined to strict lives. In Pakistan, women are gang-raped as punishment for men's crimes, which is a women doing things that are stereotyped as a "male position". Killing women in this country is more of widespread, because of religious extremism is targeting female politicians, human rights workers and lawyers.
Right is right and wrong is wrong and treating someone harshly because of their gender should always be wrong. In many Countries being female is a reason to reason to be oppressed, but what makes men better than men?
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marilyn_monroe.html#LHewWBUFPfgtAQ4g.99
https://www.iisd.org/youth/ysbk054.htm
http://m.thestar.com/#/article/news/world/2008/03/08/ten_worst_countries_for_women.html
Takia Graves
Human Rights Abuse
In the world we live in, there are many flaws that are disturbing and heartbreaking. Human Rights is "every person is entitled to certain rights, simply by the fact of being a human."Unfortunately, there are causes of Human Rights being abused in certain areas of the world. An example is in India where disabled women and girls are locked and being "treated worse than animals" in horrific ways in mental hospitals and institutions. The question is should the US intervene with there are human rights abuses?
In 2011, India had 2.21% of people who were disabled "including 1.5 million people (0.1 percent of the population) with intellectual disabilities and a mere 722,826 people (0.05 percent of the population) with psychosocial disabilities (such as schizophrenia or bipolar conditions)". In other words since India is large country, the females who are disabled are small amount but unfortunately they are "thrown under the bus"with help they need. The women and girls in India who are disabled should be having the support they need, but instead their families or people who are taking care of them place them in mental hospitals or institutions such as New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Mysore. The worst part is not that they are in these places that have a lack of hygiene, being put in a place that is overcrowded, deal with harsh treatments. The saddest part is that they can not leave and even if you are walking down the street, the authorities have the right to take you if you are disabled and put you in an institutions with others who are in emotional and physical pain because their loved ones put them in there, being sexually assaulted without doing anything. It is heartbroken that these women are in a never ending nightmare but for people who are reading this now can only imagine what is happening but for these poor women, its their reality and its scary.
The women in these hospitals and institutions are they had their rights taken away. The women and girls would not only be cleaned, squeezed altogether in small place but they would have terrible treatments. One way that the facilities would "treat" the patients is by using a certain method called electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Electroconvulsive therapy is a procedure that there are electric currents that go through the brain which would result the person to have seizures. There is a case of women who is 45-year-old woman that has psychosocial disability who was placed an institution by her husband. She went through electroconvulsive therapy and she "would get a headache for days... When my medications was reduced, I started asking questions. Til then I was a vegetable. It was only many months later that I found was being given ECT. " This poor woman is only an example of what the other females had to deal with and it is sickening that people would do this to women. Another tragic thing that exist in these facilities is that many of the women are sexually assaulted. In a case of only an 11 year old girl who is disabled stated that she was suffered physical violence were she lived in. She said that "the house aunty [staff member] who drops me to school hits me. She hits me here [in the institution] too. She slaps me hard with her hand."
The most important thing is that the United States should take action with this issue. Of course, the United States should because there are so many women suffering this terrible event that it has to end. The US could be the women's hope of escape their nightmare. India is just one example of Human Rights abuse in the world but the United States can make the first step into stopping it.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/12/03/india-women-disabilities-locked-away-and-abused
"Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights." Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights.html
"WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video." WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights.html
"Indian Mentally Ill Women 'at Risk'" BBC News. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30305570
"Disabled Indian Women Suffer Grave Abuse." - Human Rights. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2014/12/disabled-indian-women-suffer-grave-abuse-201412375420833164.html
"Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)." Definition. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/basics/definition/prc-20014161
"Mentally Ill Women 'treated Worse than Animals' in India - Intellectually Disabled Women Suffer Abuses - Kuwait Times." Kuwait Times. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/mentally-ill-women-treated-worse-animals-india-intellectually-disabled-women-suffer-abuses/
Nguyen, Katie. "Disabled Women in India 'locked Up, Abused'" Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-india-women-disabilities-idUSKCN0JH1O420141203
In 2011, India had 2.21% of people who were disabled "including 1.5 million people (0.1 percent of the population) with intellectual disabilities and a mere 722,826 people (0.05 percent of the population) with psychosocial disabilities (such as schizophrenia or bipolar conditions)". In other words since India is large country, the females who are disabled are small amount but unfortunately they are "thrown under the bus"with help they need. The women and girls in India who are disabled should be having the support they need, but instead their families or people who are taking care of them place them in mental hospitals or institutions such as New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Mysore. The worst part is not that they are in these places that have a lack of hygiene, being put in a place that is overcrowded, deal with harsh treatments. The saddest part is that they can not leave and even if you are walking down the street, the authorities have the right to take you if you are disabled and put you in an institutions with others who are in emotional and physical pain because their loved ones put them in there, being sexually assaulted without doing anything. It is heartbroken that these women are in a never ending nightmare but for people who are reading this now can only imagine what is happening but for these poor women, its their reality and its scary.
The women in these hospitals and institutions are they had their rights taken away. The women and girls would not only be cleaned, squeezed altogether in small place but they would have terrible treatments. One way that the facilities would "treat" the patients is by using a certain method called electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Electroconvulsive therapy is a procedure that there are electric currents that go through the brain which would result the person to have seizures. There is a case of women who is 45-year-old woman that has psychosocial disability who was placed an institution by her husband. She went through electroconvulsive therapy and she "would get a headache for days... When my medications was reduced, I started asking questions. Til then I was a vegetable. It was only many months later that I found was being given ECT. " This poor woman is only an example of what the other females had to deal with and it is sickening that people would do this to women. Another tragic thing that exist in these facilities is that many of the women are sexually assaulted. In a case of only an 11 year old girl who is disabled stated that she was suffered physical violence were she lived in. She said that "the house aunty [staff member] who drops me to school hits me. She hits me here [in the institution] too. She slaps me hard with her hand."
The most important thing is that the United States should take action with this issue. Of course, the United States should because there are so many women suffering this terrible event that it has to end. The US could be the women's hope of escape their nightmare. India is just one example of Human Rights abuse in the world but the United States can make the first step into stopping it.
Cites:
"India: Women With Disabilities Locked Away and Abused | Human Rights Watch." India: Women With Disabilities Locked Away and Abused | Human Rights Watch. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/12/03/india-women-disabilities-locked-away-and-abused
"Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights." Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights.html
"WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video." WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights.html
"Indian Mentally Ill Women 'at Risk'" BBC News. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30305570
"Disabled Indian Women Suffer Grave Abuse." - Human Rights. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2014/12/disabled-indian-women-suffer-grave-abuse-201412375420833164.html
"Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)." Definition. N/A., N/A. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/basics/definition/prc-20014161
"Mentally Ill Women 'treated Worse than Animals' in India - Intellectually Disabled Women Suffer Abuses - Kuwait Times." Kuwait Times. N/A., N/A. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/mentally-ill-women-treated-worse-animals-india-intellectually-disabled-women-suffer-abuses/
Nguyen, Katie. "Disabled Women in India 'locked Up, Abused'" Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-india-women-disabilities-idUSKCN0JH1O420141203
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