INTRODUCTION 55 04_JAC_0436_Pt1_51_194.indd 5504_JAC_0436_Pt1_51_194.indd 55 21-11-2012 18:50:1221-11-2012 18:50:12 www.bedfordstmartins.com/worldofideas/epages 56 DEMOCRACY VISUALIZING DEMOCRACY Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952) was primarily an illustra- tor famous for […]
Christy set about to represent all the signers of the Constitution, although there were more people present at the moment he memo- rialized than are represented […]
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY, SCENE AT THE SIGNING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1940. 18′ × 26′. East grand staircase, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. […]
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DEMOCRACY A democracy is governed by the will of the majority, and in most soci- eties, the majority is poor. Aristotle realizes that these definitions are […]
Aristotle’s Rhetoric Even though Aristotle is the author of the single most influen- tial treatise on rhetoric, this document does not have as eloquent a style […]
LANGUAGE INTENSITY, VIVIDNESS, AND OFFENSIVENESS So far, we’ve examined the nature of symbols and how they relate to the notion of meaning and the process of […]
PREREADING QUESTIONS: WHAT TO READ FOR The following prereading questions may help you anticipate key issues in the discussion of Aristotle’s “Democracy and Oligarchy.” Keeping them […]