VFW POST 2503, Omaha, Nebraska - Voice of Democracy.
Students from Bay City Western High School and Middle School have been honored for their entries in this year's Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen Essay Contest.
The collapse of Hosni Mubarak’s regime in 2011, amid giant protests, raised hopes that democracy would spread in the Middle East. But the euphoria soon turned to despair.
Voice of Democracy Winners February 11, 2013 General News Comments Off on Voice of Democracy Winners Allison Henrichs (right) accepts her 1st Place award from Mike Haselhorst of the Trenton VFW Post 7983 that sponsored the Voice of Democracy writing contest and Zoe Timmermann (left) accepts her 2nd Place award in the writing competition from.
Of all of the literary genres, the essay has remained, throughout its distinguished history, and especially in this country, the most egalitarian form of literature: in its subject matter, structure, voice, and readership. The essay's accessibility—for writers and readers—exemplifies the art of democracy.
In this essay, we explored the intersections of democracy, public administration, and public values in our current era of estrangement. Such issues have, of course, been confronted at other points in history, perhaps most notably among those who gathered 50 years ago at the first Minnowbrook Conference.
By Samidh Chakrabarti, Product Manager, Civic Engagement This post is part of a series on social media and democracy. Around the world, social media is making it easier for people to have a voice in government — to discuss issues, organize around causes, and hold leaders accountable.
In terms of size, it wasn’t necessarily big: Aristotle said that all the citizens of a polis (i.e, men) should be able to be assembled by the voice of a single herald. Plato gave an ideal citizenry of 5,040. Some poleis were smaller, but few were much larger. A typical city-state such as Plataea in Boeotia had a total population of fewer than.