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Aristotle
Number of Words: 1560 / Number of Pages: 6
... relation of the individual to the state, the place of morality in politics, the theory of political justice, the rule of law, the analysis and evaluation of constitutions, the relevance of ideals to practical politics, the causes and cures of political change and revolution, and the importance of a morally educated citizenry.
He stressed that the ideal citizen and ruler must possess certain virtues, such as wisdom, temperance and courage. And the work as a whole echoes 's dominant theme of moderation.
Politics is an excellent historical source because of the close tie had to the everyday busines ...
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The Fall Of The Roman Empire Could Be Linked To Many Different Aspects: Army, Citizens, Barbarianism
Number of Words: 1600 / Number of Pages: 6
... invasions. For instance,
Constantine created a “substantial field force where he recruited many regiments
from Germany. He greatly increased the German generals” (1). “Aurelius also
introduced the German element into the Empire. He established a precedent for
settling Germanic peoples, barbarians to the Romans, in Roman territory to try
secure peace”(2). He felt the only way to preserve the Empire was to host all
those who wished to live within its territory.
These German units under Roman commanders did not easily fall to the
traditional Roman discipline and command. The reluctance to submit to R ...
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Is The Bible From God
Number of Words: 626 / Number of Pages: 3
... with a radical political cause at a time when the abolition of slavery was unthinkable. To directly appeal for the freeing
of slaves would have been inflammatory and a direct threat to the social order. (1) Consequently, the New Testament
acknowledged slavery's existence, instructing both Christian masters and slaves in the way they should behave (Ephesians
6:5-9; Colossians 3:2; 4:1; 1 Timothy 6:2; Philemon 1:10-21), at the same time that it openly declared the spiritual equality of all
people (Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 7:20-24; Colossians 3:11). (2)
The gospel first had the practical e ...
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Why The North Won The Civil Wa
Number of Words: 2810 / Number of Pages: 11
... other hand, devoted most
of what arable land it had exclusively to its main cash crop: cotton
(Catton, The Coming Fury 38). Raw materials were almost entirely
concentrated in Northern mines and refining industries. Railroads and
telegraph lines, the veritable lifelines of any army, traced paths all
across the Northern countryside but left the South isolated, outdated,
and starving (See Appendices). The final death knell for a modern South
developed in the form of economic colonialism. The Confederates were
all too willing to sell what little raw materials they possessed to
Northern Industry for a ...
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Underground Railroad
Number of Words: 1491 / Number of Pages: 6
... to live. Others ran due to fear of being separted or sold from friends and family. Then there were some who were treated so cruely, that it forced them to run just to stay alive. Since coming to America as slaves even back as far back as when the first colonies began, slaves wanted to escape. They wanted to get away from the situation they were forced into. Those who were free were the "whites" who were somewhat separated in values. The North, was a more industrialized area where jobs were filled by newly imported immigrants, making them less dependent on slave labor. The South, however had rich fer ...
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The Failures Of Affirmative Ac
Number of Words: 1613 / Number of Pages: 6
... ensure that applicants are
employed . . . without regard to their race, creed, color, or national
origin (Civil Rights).” When Lyndon Banes Johnson signed that order, he
enacted one of the most discriminating pieces of legislature since the
Jim Crow Laws were passed.
Affirmative action was created in an effort to help minorities
leap the discriminative barriers that were ever so present when the bill
was first enacted, in 1965. At this time, the country was in the wake of
nationwide civil-rights demonstrations, and racial tension was at its
peak. Most of the corporate executive and manage ...
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List Of Amendments
Number of Words: 3086 / Number of Pages: 12
... or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI (1791)
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been com ...
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The Torture Of The Kuwaitis By The Iraqis
Number of Words: 1103 / Number of Pages: 5
... in the wild would do, steal from its
neighbor. "The occupiers looted Kuwait as a matter of policy, reasoning
that the wealth of the 19th province was needed elsewhere in greater Iraq."
(Strasser 36) Iraqis showed no mercy when it came to looting. "The city
the Iraqis left behind appeared to have been worked over by a huge army of
drunken teenage vandals. They stole everything they could, from air
conditioners to cigarettes, in a citywide smash and grab." (Kelly 22) No
reasoning can make what Iraq did right the torment the Kuwaitis endured is
unnerving.
Very little escaped the Iraqis, "Wh ...
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Custer
Number of Words: 656 / Number of Pages: 3
... that Indians live the whites speak of them as lazy, living off the Federal Government, drinking up their dole. It is essentially the same view of the Indian that prevailed in the seventeenth century.” This means that the whites felt strongly about the Indians not caring or being willing to pay for the natural resources that they were using up. All the whites cared about was the value of the land and the natural precious gold’s that came with it.
General and his men had been traveling for on going days without food and water. Lack of energy might have been the case for most of ’s’ men’s deat ...
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Ford Car Company
Number of Words: 831 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the plant, being able to manufacture all components of the cars without having to ship parts to or from other locations in the country.
The next collection of photographs is of the exterior of the Rouge plant. These photos were obtained from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. These pictures are of the Rouge during the switch of all production, from the Highland Park plant, to the Rouge. It was also the time that the Model A was beginning production.
This collection shows examples of four exterior views of the plant, allude to the many different factories within the Rouge plant. The ...
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