In the Clouds, Aristophanes depicts the thinkery as place where the youth is misled and corrupted by Socrates' form of education. ... By eliminating choice and offering a narrow structured path to follow, citizens are force to assimilate to the Athenian way. ... Aristophanes stands against the "thinkery" or school of philosophy (London Athenian Society, 3), he believes it is dangerous and corrupting morals (London Athenian Society, 4). ... I believe being selfish and ignorant corrupts people. ...

• Word Count: 1340
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

These novels illustrate the corruptive influences colonialism had on social dynamic between family members, quality of life and gender inequality. ... The social changes bought by colonialism also had a corruptive influence on women's sense of purpose and self-identity. ... This diminishing of optimism becomes evident when Njoroge listened to one of his peers, Karanja, excitedly delineate the deception of the white police force by Dedan Kimathi, leader of the African Freedom Army. ...

• Word Count: 1640
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Tokugawa Shogun-corrupt, decrepit, and highly traditional-forbade Western influence and only opened the ports of Japan to Western trade after "gun-boat diplomacy.... " 8 Fifty years later, Japan's World War II experience proved disastrous, and, as McNamara and Blight argue, "The unconditional surrender of Japan made it possible for the United States and the West to force quick integration"9 of features of Western society, including the reorganization of Japan's schools. ...

• Word Count: 1503
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate