Politica Political Corruption

During the 1920’s a new movement began to arise. This movement known as the Harlem Renaissance expressed the new African American culture. The new African American culture was expressed through the writing of books, poetry, essays, the playing of music, and through sculptures and paintings. Three poems and their poets express the new African American culture with ease. (Jordan 848-891) The poems also express the position of themselves and other African Americans during this time. “You and Your Whole Race”, “Yet Do I Marvel”, and “The Lynching” are the three poems whose themes are the same. The poets of these poems are, as in order, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude Mckay.

The Great Migration of African Americans during the XXth century initiated a particular series of poets who chose to express their thoughts through writing. What's more, what these poets had to say for themselves and collectively had been a sensible topic among groups of black people living in a most racist era. There was a lot published in the newspapers in those times and not everything was poetry. Letters were received from people seeking to flee from the southern parts of America where nothing good had come to them, no jobs, no shaking of hands, but high prices and a lot of discontents. Articles were covering the pages with an emphasis on the number of people who seemed to have all decided at once to settle someplace else. Out of this widespread phenomenon emerged a cultural movement known unto the name of the Harlem Renaissance, quite a romantic entitlement for what represented quite a major step forward in the history of African American culture. Music, visual arts, literature encapsulated such a particular style that it created the movement by itself.

In the American version of a democratic system, a handful of extremely wealthy individuals and large corporations control the political system. By "funding" or bribing the candidates, they directly influence the election and nominations of presidents, governors, senators and congress members. The money is used for campaign staff, door to door voting operations, and television advertising. The continued influence of the wealthy violates the basic principle of democratic political equality.This cynical political campaign has become part of the democratic system that the politicians are not even required to justify their action. Even though a truly democratic system is too perfect to exist, a corrupted political system destroys the hope for a system that has the public's interest in mind.

“The Harlem Renaissance was a time where the Afro-American came of age; he became self-assertive and racially conscious… he proclaimed himself to be a man and deserving respect. Those Afro-Americans who were part of that time period saw themselves as principals in that moment of transformation from old to new” (Huggins 3). African Americans migrated to the North in great numbers to seek better lives than in the South as the northern economy was booming and industrial jobs were numerous. This movement brought new ideas and talents that shifted the culture forever. Black writers, such as Langston Hughes, used their work to claim a place for themselves and to demand self-respect in society. Poems that Langston Hughes wrote captured the essence of the complexity of a life that mixes joy and frustration of black American life through the incorporation of jazz and blues in order to examine the paradox of being black in mostly white America, the land of the not quite free.

Every cultural movement has its genesis and its icon. The genesis of mid-twentieth century America’s African cultural movement was Harlem, and out of love for Harlem and its people came its “poet laureate” Langston Hughes (Davis 276). One cannot conduct any scholarly investigation of Harlem without encountering a barrage of information regarding Langston Hughes. Likewise, one cannot study Langston Hughes without encountering Harlem. When Langston Hughes first experienced Harlem, he had a reaction that would profoundly impact his writing for the rest of his life: “I can never put into words the underground ride to Harlem. I went up the stairs and out into the bright September sunlight. Harlem! I stood there, dropped my bags, took a deep

America has been home to many ever since the colonization of the British, but we all know that there were people here way before anyone else was and it’s important to recognize just that, this country is a melting pot of nationalities, beliefs, ideas, and religions, a broad spectrum of freedoms. However, the country that we love didn’t always use to be this way, where everyone was free, because we believed that it was a good thing to have slaves that worked for us and did all the work that we couldn’t do, but there was some practicality to this since plantations required vast numbers to keep them going. Even after slavery was gone after the end of the Civil War, there was still racist bias and discrimination towards a race that we didn’t think deserved to have the same rights as we did, it took a while, but soon this race gained the rights that they needed and deserved after protesting and the occasional violent outcries. This paper is centered in a time where African Americans were largely discriminated against and there was an abundance of racism spreading through a country that believed largely in freedom, which is why the Revolutionary War was fought. The main focus is one two beloved and famous poets, Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes, both great in their writings, however different in their nationalities, Walt Whitman, American, Langston Hughes, African American. “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes are very much

The most effective form of language is the written word. It transcends over time. A poet, or an author, takes his or her views on current social issues and transforms them into words for the public to see. When written well, these words will stand the test of time and be passed on for future generations to see. As a writer, one of their major jobs is a social critic. This allows for the reader to take the author’s views into consideration and form their own opinion on the matter at hand. Two of the authors in the assigned readings that are viewed as social critics include: Mark Twain and Langston Hughes. These authors create works that force the reader to confront social issues that alter the lifestyle in which humans live. One of the major social issues that Americans face is slavery and other’s view on race. After the Civil War, Americans began changing their perspective of slavery. Even in today’s time, Americans war with racism. Many of the author’s that have been assigned recently for weekly readings are African American and express their feelings on slavery. Not only does this allow the reader insight into the mind of the author, but it also helps the reader to grasp the underlying issues that many want to keep buried.

Independent mayoral candidate Bo Dietl is informing New Yorkers if elected mayor of New York City, he can “work really well with the governor” of New York, as well as President Donald Trump instead of bashing them like Mayor de Blasio has done.

Literature is an incredibly effective way for writers to express their thoughts and comment on the issues relevant to their lives personally as well as society as a whole. Each genre presents a different way to convey a writer’s ideas. The purpose of a formal speech is to comment on an important topic in society that’s causing concern. Frequently utilized by respected civil rights activist Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his genre is used to inform, persuade, entertain or incite action on this particular subject. Poetry as employed by Irish Catholic poet, Seamus Heaney, captures a writer’s ideas and life experiences for readers to find significance in the way they present them. Dr. King’s use of formal speech as well as Seamus Heaney’s poetry reveal the

Within the era of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was a time that manifested the act of slavery and segregation. In these centuries, the African American Literature was born and based its focus on themes of interest of a select group of people who were known as Negroes, along with oral poetry, gospel music, blues and rap (“African America literature” 1). African American Literature began with slavery and colonization, however, was not originated until the attention of the Caucasian audience was pronounced with the emergence of Frederick Douglas and Phillis Wheatley that were formal slaves during that specific decade (“African America literature” 1). The roots of the formation of this literature began to develop through the views of the black man’s form of living and struggles. For that very reason Waldron states in the Critical Survey of Poetry, “All the works of Langston Hughes illustrate the depth of his commitment to a celebration of black American life in all its forms and make immediately evident the reason why he has been proclaimed the poet laureate of black America”. (Waldron 1). One of the characteristics of the African American Literature, is the role of the black American descendants of Africa within the larger American Society, as explained in black history month (“African American Literature” 1). In the poems “We Wear the Mask” and “I, too, Sing America,” they come to unfold the characteristics of the African American

Literature is an imitation of societal values and is thus a reflection of the human experience of a time period. Written works emphasize the elements of culture, by means of characters, particular events, setting and theme, specific to the time period in which it was composed. Furthermore, literature mirrors the troubles or hardships of society and projects the core values that define said society. Thus, as culture has changed over time, literature has remained a critical facet in representing time periods of the past. Essentially, the culture of a time period is manifested through writing in the projection of society’s values, symbolism of the center of community and literature itself.

“America is the land of freedom,” they say. “Respectful to all,” they say. “American Dream,” they say. Quite often when people talk of America, they usually mention all of the great perks of living here, the freedom we have, or ability to pursue happiness. Although living in America today does include an enormous list of amazing benefits, it would be wrong to forget what made America what it is today. Looking back on the history of America, times were not always as simple or fair. During the birth of America, many groups of people were mistreated such as Native Americans, African Americans, and women. Because these different groups of people were oppressed, they were in constant search for hope. Often, those who were oppressed found their hope through the works of different writings or ideas circulating. The hope received through various writings and ideas kept oppressed groups fighting for equality and what they believed was right. American Literature, before 1865, reflects on and shapes the values that make up American identity and culture. In their texts, American writers used the main issue of struggle--normally shown through slavery--to become relatable and spread the facts about events that were occurring leading up to the end of the American Civil War. After mentioning a struggle in their texts, it was common for writers to provide hope or advice for those who were going through the struggle. The hope shown through writings not only helped the oppressed, but it also

Good governance ensures that the priorities of the state conform within the public’s interests (Stapenhurst and Kpundeh, 1998, p. 492). At its core is the accountability of politicians to its constituents (Ibid.). Once accountability weakens in political institutions, corruption can take place (Lederman, Loayza and Soares, 2001, p. 1-2). Canada prides itself as one of the top countries with the least perceived level of public corruption (Transparency National, 2015; Atkinson, 2011, p. 448). Even with Canada’s good reputation, political corruption still continues to plague the system and takes the form of misuse in election finance and lobbying of interest groups (Atkinson and Mancuso, 1985, p. 462; Atkinson, 2011, p. 448).

The issue of political corruption is as persistent as it is prevalent; that is to say, it exists ambiguously, politically, and in undefined terms. Generally, political corruption is understood to mean a breach of the public trust in the course of a politician’s duties (Huigens 2010). In any democracy that is truly ‘for the people by the people,’ it should be easy to weed out the corrupt politicians. That said, the corruption of any one politician does not always translate to a different election outcome and some electors may benefit from a corrupt representative (Ionescu 2013). This is because of the ambiguous and political environment in which political corruption occurs. Since politicians have the power to create laws, they do not willingly create laws that criminalize their actions. This has led for the expansion of ‘honest services mail fraud’ by the courts to include politicians’ actions (Huigens 2010). However, the courts have not always been consistent. Sometimes actions of the courts create strain on a politician such that they could not get elected without first getting corrupted (Issacharoff 2010). This process has the effect of shifting representatives’ power from the people to corporations (Evertsson 2013). Still, with a high profile enough case, a corrupt politician can be outrooted by the ballot box (Ionescu 2015). However, organizational deviance has a causal effect on relevant actors (Tatham 2016) especially when the issue is as widespread as Mr. Silver

The United States of America is a country constantly in a state of transition, whether it be our leaders, our ideals, or our laws. America before the Civil War very much resembled change due to the building of a nation, but also of the ideals of a nation. Somehow along the way these ideals converged, leading to conflict. However, one thing that has remained constant is American literature, and the popularity of literature in America. American Literature is a reflection of the fundamental right of Americans to protest against their government and express their grievances. The idea of the freedom of speech has been crucial to this development. Without this right, American Literature would look much different. American Literature is unique in