tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post8324481215334922846..comments2008-03-06T16:42:42.812-08:00Comments on AmericanPoliticalThought: Topics for ResearchRic Carichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12715258697811131789noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-38925704182212197462008-03-06T16:42:00.000-08:002008-03-06T16:42:00.000-08:00I know I'm a little late on being on here, and tha...I know I'm a little late on being on here, and that's my fault. But I'd like to do my research on revolutionary thought, mainly focusing on what this country was founded on and compare that to what it actually is.<BR/><BR/>Kevin WorthingtonDo You Own a Sandwich?https://www.blogger.com/profile/00410463119966247310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-46001038516667181972008-02-27T00:06:00.000-08:002008-02-27T00:06:00.000-08:00My research paper will focus on concepts of mascul...My research paper will focus on concepts of masculinity and neoconservative foreign policy. There are a few routes I can take with this but specifically I want to look at the ideas linked to masculinity and how they are reflected within the policies. I also want to examine individualism in this dynamic. To be masculine in neocon terms means to be individual and isolated, immune to the influence of others. Looking at America's alienation of other countries, "The Axis of Evil," and it's defiance of the UN will be helpful in that regard.Scottyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367939682345411103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-57393209706938619692008-02-26T22:02:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:02:00.000-08:00My research paper will be about the Black Panther ...My research paper will be about the Black Panther Party and will focus mainly on there impact on politics and the influence they had on the entire civil rights movement. I will also compare and contrast the political influence the Black Panther Party had in retrospect to the influence of Martin Luther King JR. and Malcom X. <BR/><BR/>Chris HessLokanda2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16361101531737005262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-86635781623334170422008-02-26T20:40:00.000-08:002008-02-26T20:40:00.000-08:00I am unsure of a definite topic at this time, howe...I am unsure of a definite topic at this time, however I know I'm going to pursue one of the topics under Reconstruction and Gilded Age. I was leaning towards a comparison between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington. Another idea I had was to do something with feminism and explore Susan B. Anthony's life. Besides this I haven't come up with any concrete decisions as of now.<BR/>~Madison Harrisabove_and_not_beneathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834135305769813349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-88683312274826479022008-02-26T19:00:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:00:00.000-08:00I am planning to research Eugene Debs and socialis...I am planning to research Eugene Debs and socialism of his time. There are several interesting events in his life that are of particular importance, such as his presidential run, and the time he spent in jail. I plan to do some research on these events as well as other events that might be relevent. - Brandon BowlingDr. Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985844035515217220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-32608348224881183082008-02-26T18:24:00.000-08:002008-02-26T18:24:00.000-08:00I would like to examine the radical thought of Mal...I would like to examine the radical thought of Malcolm X, his influences, and his own influence on black culture during his life and following his assassination.<BR/><BR/>~Ben Mattoxbmattox717https://www.blogger.com/profile/13410232595606627807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-80757832083907805672008-02-26T11:41:00.000-08:002008-02-26T11:41:00.000-08:00I am currently researching Feminism in relation to...I am currently researching Feminism in relation to male domination and how this concept has suppressed women since the beginning of time. I will focus mostly on the domination sexually and are looking at the works od Kate Millett, Catherine McKinnon, Andrea Dworkin and looking at Robert Jensens work "Getting Off" to see what I can use from that.<BR/><BR/>Lakin Brownunmodifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001393218009615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-75677832024338018132008-02-26T11:30:00.000-08:002008-02-26T11:30:00.000-08:00I am currently researching Feminism in relation to...I am currently researching Feminism in relation to male domination and how this concept has suppressed women since the beginning of time. I will focus mostly on the domination sexually and are looking at the works od Kate Millett, Catherine McKinnon, Andrea Dworkin and looking at Robert Jensens work "Getting Off" to see what I can use from that.<BR/><BR/>Lakin Brownunmodifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001393218009615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-79240489853081523182008-02-26T10:59:00.000-08:002008-02-26T10:59:00.000-08:00I would like to focus my research around C. Wright...I would like to focus my research around C. Wright Mills and his analyses of American class structure using mainly his writing Sociological Imagination. I would also like to tie Marx in somehow. I'm still looking into that.<BR/><BR/>Eric BoosLuckyThreeMins.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04777165214055682231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-87121054495414880642008-02-26T06:20:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:20:00.000-08:00I am planning on researching concepts of nature, m...I am planning on researching concepts of nature, mainly on Antibellum thought. I will most likely seek to compare Throeau and others who see the God through nature, with those who justify the explotation of nature through expansion, manifest destiny, and perhaps aspects of the industrial revolution.williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304428699790593958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-44635906934802492572008-02-25T18:24:00.000-08:002008-02-25T18:24:00.000-08:00I am going to focus primarly on African American w...I am going to focus primarly on African American women. Hopefully the topic will not be to ambitious, but I'm planning on taking this from the time of the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence through modern day. Mostly I want to concentrate on the cruelty of slave owners to their slaves and assimilate this to cruelty of pornography especially the crudeness of pornography aimed at women of color. I think I can make the connection between the pleasure in slavery and the pleasure in porn. There are several different directions that I can take this paper, so I'm going to just write it out and see where my research and thoughts take me. I am going to read more into slave narratives and Dworkin. I think I may also be able to tie in Hurtado and Jenson's new book as well. Hopefully it will be fun and interesting and really gory.Brandy01https://www.blogger.com/profile/05305161392417975876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-31165940070086260292008-02-25T17:01:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:01:00.000-08:00I am planning on researching manifest destiny as i...I am planning on researching manifest destiny as imperialism from the antebellum period to Teddy Roosevelt. I am going to look at manifest destiny as justification for war, Indian removal and part of the white rationale that other human beings are inferior to them. Manifest destiny in itself seems to be a racist ideology that was used by the people of the United States of America to kill, steal and subjugate as many people, and their lands as they could because God said it was their duty!Tony&Bartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909841038242066384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-6520485404123024522008-02-25T16:10:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:10:00.000-08:00Well, my dear Thaddeus, I have decided that the be...Well, my dear Thaddeus, I have decided that the best choice would be to read works on the SDS and other student organizations. I'm particularly interested in how their ideas of revolutionary ideology tie into traditional methods of American Political Thought.<BR/><BR/>Do they have a valid point? I want to examine the SDS in relation to the ideals of Thomas Paine and other American writers: One is not a man unless one fights for their rights. Do the SDS have a valid point? They fought for what they believed in- does this make them men?<BR/><BR/>In short, I wish to contrast the SDS with Thomas Paine, a revolutionary much like themselves.Bloody King of the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468453339687763870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-18785699781344826432008-02-25T13:46:00.000-08:002008-02-25T13:46:00.000-08:00My research paper will focus on writings from the ...My research paper will focus on writings from the ante-bellum thought period. I plan to focus on the topic of individualism. The research will include comparisons between Emerson, the slave narratives, and maybe several others. I wanted to try to relate this topic to "black vs. white" writers debate and the diagram I have been formulating. In my mind all this relates but I am not sure if it is narrowed down enough. I am certain I want to research individualism in relation to the pieces we have been studying in class lately.<BR/>--Teresaagenteaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217524875319764034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-81919095662551554372008-02-24T19:07:00.000-08:002008-02-24T19:07:00.000-08:00kcmono should read Nietzsche's Gay Science as a co...kcmono should read Nietzsche's Gay Science as a companion piece to Thus Spoke Zarathustra. She would also need to come to grips with Nietzsche and Thoreau's respective views on religion.Ric Carichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715258697811131789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-37432489348863146732008-02-24T19:00:00.000-08:002008-02-24T19:00:00.000-08:00I am planning on researching the political thought...I am planning on researching the political thought behind American Henry David Thoreau and German Friedrich Nietzche. I will basically be comparing the thoughts behind Transcendentalism and Existentialism through these two examples and the rise of these two ideologies in the 1800s. Professor Caric brought this up to another student, but I'm reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra so it fits perfectly with my current personal rec reading interests. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is Nietzche's self-claimed most important of his works. I plan to read more pieces written by Nietzche and Thoreau to get more background for each thought base.<BR/><BR/>~ Casey Simpsonkcmonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898913840321819132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103173259443989130.post-88451865373551269082008-02-22T13:29:00.000-08:002008-02-22T13:29:00.000-08:00I am planning on researching feminist thought in t...I am planning on researching feminist thought in the 1960's and 1970's. I have just picked up the book Sisterhood is Powerful by Robin Morgan from the library and I am reading it now. I'm using this book as a launching pad to find out more information on the subject. This book is an anthology of writings from the Women's Liberation Movement so hopefully I will get some good information about my subject. <BR/>~Cassi Weinelpermblndmomnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806030903673385844noreply@blogger.com