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Fascism And Its Political Ideas
Number of Words: 2314 / Number of Pages: 9
... Adolf Hitler.
The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who
argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason.
George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal are main philosophers
who’s beliefs and ideologies greatly influenced the shaping of Fascist
theory. Sorel (1847-1922) was a French social philosopher who had a major
influence on Mussolini. Sorel believed that societies naturally became
decadent and disorganized. This decay could only be slowed by the
leadership of idealists who were willing to use violence to obtain power.
Nietzsche (1844-19 ...
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Cover Girl Cosmetics
Number of Words: 1690 / Number of Pages: 7
... the Greek word semeion meaning sign, it basically describes how people interpret different signs, such as models, and how these signs might effect one’s life and self-esteem. Proctor & Gamble are the owners and starters of . To keep up the success of Cover Girl they must keep on top of the advertising game to stay above the competitors. To do this they do many promotions, some include using famous singers, changing displays, giving away samples and one of the most important advertisement of all is the models Cover Girls incorporates in their ads. Cover Girls did one promotion with Target stores to pr ...
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Homelessness
Number of Words: 1766 / Number of Pages: 7
... homes do. Dr. Pamela Fischer, of John Hopkins University, studied arrest records in Baltimore and discovered that even though homeless people were more likely to commit non-violent and non-destructive crimes, they were less likely to commit violent crimes against people. (NLCHP) The crimes that these people are committing are necessary to keep them alive. These crimes include sleeping, eating, and panhandling. Making it illegal to perform necessary daily activities in public when homeless people have no where else to go makes it impossible for homeless people to avoid violating the law. (NLCHP) Anoth ...
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The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Number of Words: 925 / Number of Pages: 4
... nuclear arms race? Enter . If the nations of the world do not sign and ratify this treaty the world could experience a much-feared nuclear holocaust, on the other hand the signing of the treaty could cause insecurity in various countries in the world.
Since the 1950's nations of the world have worked to achieve a treaty that would ban nuclear testing. The Limited Test Ban treaty, signed by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom in 1963, outlawed exploding nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water. The Limited Test Ban Treaty was a start in the right d ...
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Why Did The Polls Get It Wrong In 1992?
Number of Words: 1341 / Number of Pages: 5
... private polls to the press,
resulting in a late surge of support (Crewe, 1992, p.478).
Britain generally has a much greater number of opinion polls carried out than in
other countries, this is due to the large number of national newspapers, and the
amount of current affairs programming on television. The period prior to the
1992 general election saw a much greater intensity of opinion polling than ever
before. During the 29 days between the date of the announcement of the actual
election date, 11th March, and the election date itself, 9th April, there were
a total of no less than 57 national opinio ...
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Does God Exist
Number of Words: 952 / Number of Pages: 4
... is a
first efficient cause--God. This argument assumes that a first cause is needed
to explain the existence of anything. Aquinas also assumes this first cause to
be God. How can anyone rationally conclude that there is a God from the
simple statement that a first cause is necessary? Therefore, a first cause does
not prove God, it only assumes that there is a God, at best. Could one not
put matter in the place of God in Aquinas' argument and still assume there is
a first efficient cause? The theory that matter "is", is just as plausible as the
theory that God "is". Matter is closed and finite in e ...
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The Rise And Fall Of McCarthyism: An Explanation Of How The Media Created And Then Destroyed Joseph McCarthy.
Number of Words: 2899 / Number of Pages: 11
... Communist
movement, and moved from one charge to another. McCarthy barraged his
opposition with accusations and evaded demands for tangible proof as he
developed a loyal following. With the support of many Republicans, he accused
the administrations of Roosevelt and Truman with "twenty years of
treason."(Grolier, 1996)
After his reelection in 1952, McCarthy directed similar accusations at
the Eisenhower administration from a new post as head of the Senate's Government
Operations Committee and it's permanent investigations subcommittee. Eventually
he was discredited by the lack of substance in hi ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 2234 / Number of Pages: 9
... and his wife, that is wrong. "I invite you to look at a picture of Timothy McVeigh and to forgive him," said Miller. "If we profess to be Christians, then we are called to love and forgive." Once the sermon ended, Rev. Miller, Clinton, and their wives got together for brunch at the Sweet Life Café.
What the Rev. did not know was that 24-year-old Jeremy T Charron; an Epsom New Hampshire police officer was gunned down in cold blood just hours before Miller's sermon on forgiving murderers. That Sunday marked Charron's 44th day as a full time police officer, the job he dreamed of since he was 6 ...
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Can't We All Just Get Along?: Competition
Number of Words: 478 / Number of Pages: 2
... with each other ( although not a conventional “direct
competition” ) to gain the praise of their supervisor; thus increasing their
chances of moving forward.
Next, look at the way a cooperative nation would operate. The entire
system of employment, money, education, etc. would have to be completely
revamped. Instead of trying to surpass someone at something, you would help
that person come to your level. Everyone would have an equal opportunity to
education, a job, land, food, etc. This is called communism. Communism looks
brilliant on paper, but does it really work?
History suggests that co ...
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Absolute Monarchs
Number of Words: 491 / Number of Pages: 2
... construction program beautified Berlin with new churches and huge public buildings. He also established an academy of Sciences. Tsar Peter I was the only one of the autocrats to build an entirely new capital, called ST. Petersburg.
Policies were implemented to establish precedence. Louis XIV implemented polices to expand Frances’s frontiers and to assert his superiority over other European states. In the early 1680s, Louis adopted the Marquis aim and asserted his right to a succession of territories on Frances’s northeast border. Also, in 1685 Louis revoked the Edict of Nant ...
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