About Us:
Hello, my name is Ryan Estes and I''ll be finishing my Associate of the Arts degree at Daytona State College this summer. I am a History major with a passion for languages, literature and Aristotelian philsosophy. After obtaining my B.A I intend to pursue a PhD in History and start a career either as a post-secondary instructor or the Civil Service.
Hello, I am Alexander Moker and I will be finishing my final semester at Daytona State College this coming summer. I intend on completing my computer science degree after transferring. I will continue on and obtain my Master's degree in computer science with a concentration on machine learning and AI. I hope to be able to work in the private sector and become a chief innovator in AI research and would also love to work with charity organizations aimed at helping people return to school.
A Discussion of Our Research
About our Research Proposal
Populism has had a powerful impact over the past few years in contemporary democracies. With the election of Donald Trump and ascent of parties like UKIP and the Front National in France, no small amount of concern has been raised about where this wave of populism is taking us. Concerns and observations have been made of the dangers of demagogues who have brought down democracies before. However, populism also affected a republic much older than any today: Rome. The last century of the Roman Republic witnessed the rise of populism and eventually culminated with termination of democracy and the imposition of the Empire. Are all democracies that suffer from populism bound to the same fate? Studying Rome between 133 BC to 27 BC we will look at populist movements and figures and answer two questions: firstly, how did populism contribute to the collapse of the Roman Republic? Secondly, in what ways was populism as a causal factor of its collapse comparable to populist movements today?
Hi Ryan and Alex! I really enjoyed listening to your entry. I know this Blog was likely not your preferred method for your final project, but it certainly gave you two a great platform to create a great submission! And congrats, Alex, on your recent award! You have a wonderful future ahead....both of you!
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