English Composition Homework College Level

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THESIS: The aspect of politics affects our everyday lives in one way or the other. There is the positive side of politics which is seen when the democratic process is followed and there is the negative side of it which is seen when we let politics rule every aspect of our lives.

I. Politics is important in the society since it helps with decision making processes in the society.

A) For effective decision making in the society, people came up with the idea of electing individuals to manage their affairs and making political decisions for them.

B) No matter how humans try to ignore it, the field of politics influences most happenings in the world, as it can be seen in newspapers and news on TV news.

II) Decisions made by politicians determine a lot in terms of what people are supposed to do and how he law permits to do it.

A) Politicians make laws which control people on what to drink, eat or smoke and the right places to do such activities.

III) The main question is still unanswered which is, do people really want to live in a world where our everyday’s decision is made through political aspects?

A) The decisions regarding who will occupy a certain political seat is determined by people who have the sufficient political power to influence these decisions. That’s why the decisions made are not always in the interest of the citizens.

B) Currently, politics resemble rival sports fans that are willing to die for their favorite team even if it means winning by violence. There is so much rivalry in politics such that it’s safe to say politics have just worsened the society.

Politics

Politics is an aspect of life which includes all the ideas, processes, theories and entities which concern themselves with dividing power and controlling and managing social groups. The study of politics is called political science and this branch focuses on how individuals create a society by balancing power to hold it together. For effective decision making in the society, people came up with the idea of electing individuals to manage their affairs and making political decisions for them. Most of these decisions influence the way of living of people in all aspects from what to dress and eat to how they associate with other people. To enable fair representation, societies and nations hold elections to determine who will represent them and help in making decisions for them (Tocqueville, 17).

Increasing the sphere of involvement in politics may result to bad policies which in turn lead to increased vice in the society. No matter how humans try to ignore it, the field of politics influences most happenings in the world, as it can be seen in newspapers and news on TV news. It is also seen in how people discuss it all the time and at some points shouting about it openly. Politics are applied in everyday life. They are used in creating friendships, choosing enemies and also showing who to respect and who not to (Tocqueville, 4).

It’s easy to figure out why politics play a major role in peoples life; decisions made by politicians determine a lot in terms of what people are supposed to do and how he law permits to do it. During elections, people vote for a lot of things including what their children will learn in school, and how the learning will take place. Politicians make laws which control people on what to drink, eat or smoke and the right places to do such activities. People vote for Politician’s to determine who they will marry or who to love. This shows that in the main aspects of life, we have given politics an upper hand in determining what we should do. We vote on which people are allowed to marry those they love. This explains why politics is a very important aspect of our everyday life (Goldhammer, 16).

The main question is still unanswered which is, do people really want to live in a world where our everyday’s decision is made through political aspects? Most people seem to think so since politics give democracy a chance and in a way engage the common people in the activities of decision making. A politically engaged citizenry will not only make more decisions democratically but also be better people for it. The aspect of politics, when sufficiently unhijacked by selfish individuals sufficiently embraced by an actively democratic polity, makes us better people. Despite these positive gaining’s, the ever increasing scope of politics and political decision making in the society has led to a negative effect. Relying on the aspect of politics alone to make decisions regarding our lives and at the same time our souls is not good. Before people commit to the aspect of politics in making decision, they should really look into the effects of politics itself on its decisions and people’s virtues (Goldhammer, 11).

During elections, politics limits choice of the electorate mainly to two candidates, who are chosen by how famous and popular they are. At end it all comes down to either this guy gets elected, or that guy does. Most people believe in politics because of the one vote one voice rule, which most people think is fair because it makes peoples voices to be heard. What people don’t know is that ordinary citizens never matter when it comes to choosing who will represent them in office. The decisions are made only by people who have the sufficient political power to influence these decisions. Politicians are clever because they only seem to care about the rights of those who will influence the outcome of the vote and mostly the rights of minority groups are never checked. Opinions from minority groups become irrelevant or just not important to register on the nation’s political radar (Tocqueville, 6). Having only two choices in the aspect of political lives makes people think only in terms of black and white. This means that they only think on who should win and who shouldn’t. Mostly people clash over which party to support.

Currently, politics resemble rival sports fans that are willing to die for their favorite team even if it means winning by violence. For example in America, the citizen are divided between the red team (Republicans) and the (Democrats). Supporters of the other political parties don’t have much say when it comes to elections, they are just mere spectators. The aspect of politics has been given too much freedom to control people’s lives through laws, which sometimes end up hurting the same citizens it’s supposed to protect. What really go on in politics is people who have power luring the poor to vote for the person of their choice (Tocqueville, 4).

Works Cited

Goldhammer, A. Democracy in America. New York: Library of America, 2004.

Tocqueville, A. Democracy in America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.