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Assignments Write an essay about political ideology. What is a political ideology? In what ways is an ideology similar to, and in what ways different from, a scientific theory or a religion? Ball & Dagger maintain that nationalism and anarchism are not political ideologies. Do agree with them? Explain why you agree or disagree. Read the Plato Parallel by Laurie Bagby which can be found at www-personal.ksu.edu/~lauriej/links/parallels/plato.html. Do you agree with the parallels that Bagby draws? Give at least one parallel of your own and explain it. Go to the Leviathan (Hobbes) background page at www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/y6709.html. Write a paper on the historical background in which Hobbes was forming his theories. Include an explanation on how that background might have affected his theories. Go to the Traditionalist Conservatism page at http://counterrevolution.net/trad.html. How do the authors define traditionalist conservatism? How does it compare/contrast with the various schools of conservatism you studied this week? Go to the online version of Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler, which can be found at www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/. Under Volume 1, click on Chapter XI 'NATION AND RACE.' Hitler begins by saying, "There are some truths which are so obvious that for this very reason they are not seen or at least not recognized by ordinary people." To what is Hitler referring and can you give contemporary examples? Choose any one of the following for your paper topic:
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Read Stuart Norman's article on Gay Liberation which can be found at www.coolcatdaddy.com/cyrwyn/RFD/GayLib.html. Search for other online resources if you wish. Is Gay Liberation an ideology? Incorporate into your answer the definition of an ideology given in your text.
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Look at Mary Wollstonecraft's ideas on Feminism which can be found at www.philosophypages.com/ph/woll.htm. Search for other online resources if you wish. Is Feminism an ideology? Incorporate into your answer the definition of an ideology given in your text.
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Look at Bobby Seale's ideas on Black Liberation which can be found at www.bobbyseale.com/. Search for other online resources if you wish. Is Black Liberation an ideology? Incorporate into your answer the definition of an ideology given in your text.
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Look at the Green Party's ideas on Ecology which can be found at www.greenparty.org/. Search for other online resources if you wish. Is Ecology an ideology?
Incorporate into your answer the definition of an ideology given in your text.
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