Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege
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The Bubonic Plague (or as it is more famously known‚ the Black Plague) is one of the first documented plagues in history to have such a high mortality rate. Over 20 million people died in the outbreak of the Black Plague from 1347 to 1351. It not only devastated the United Kingdom but also reached down into Africa and even originated from Asia. In Asia‚ this epidemic was used as a weapon during a war‚ spreading the horrible death even further. The Black Death still holds major significance today
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The American Indian Movement existed for 500 years without a name‚ It was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota and it has been 30 years since its formal history. It has been seen that it has caused many great many changes to their community and that’s why they say "formal history" because it has existed for 500 years. The american indian movements leaders are Dennis Banks‚ Clyde H‚ Eddie Benton Banai and George Mitchell. The movement has changed policy making organizations that have served and helped
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What if everyone was 100% responsible? Take one minute to think about what if everyone took responsibility for what they say‚ and for what they do? If people were honesty‚ ethical and treated people fairly‚ and the world would be a more pleasant place to live. Therefore‚ when we take responsibility for our actions‚ we could end bullying‚ discrimination and all discord in the world. Wow‚ World peace‚ can you image that? Personal responsibility for me means to be 100% responsible for my
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Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain
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family to find truth in what they wanted to do. In the book Siddhartha‚ Siddhartha leaves home and becomes a student‚ learning about many different religions‚ in the end‚ he eventually finds the place where he is most happy. During Siddhartha’s life‚ he visits the river three times; each time Siddhartha visits the river a new chapter in his life begins; Siddhartha drops his former bad habits and becomes closer to his true self ‚ more united with Atman‚ the higher place. The first visit to the river is
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In today’s day‚ racism and fascism are still alive‚ regardless of what people’s perception of modern day society. The fourteenth amendment can be applicable to anyone who is not part of the majority and protects their rights. Amendment fourteenth should continue to be part of the constitution. The United States is known for its freedom and liberty and the fourteenth amendment allows everyone to strive for the “Pursuit of Happiness” and the “American Dream.” According to Finkelman (2014)‚”The
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PERIOD 1‚ US HISTORY ACC. Question: To what extent was the Reconstruction a failure? Reconstruction was the period directly after the end of the Civil War (1865-1877). This era was a necessary time for the United States to restore the divided nation. The eleven rebel states that had been defeated leaving the government unsure weather to punish or pardon them. In Reconstruction era‚ the three goals emerged from the federal government: rebuild the South‚ provide and protect freedman’s
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Buddhism was first introduced in Japan by Korea during the mid-sixth century (Earhart 293). Before‚ Japan was already practicing its own religion called Shinto and the introduction of Buddhism had induced a serious religious conflict within Japan. One form of Buddhism that enthralled Japan was the Mahayana Buddhism‚ which demonstrated an easy way to achieve salvation for all people (Earhart 293). The new religion and its doctrine attracted both the Japanese people‚ especially the commoners‚ the court
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politics‚ culturalism and the military. Countries around the world were involved in peacekeeping missions and provisioned support to agitated nations. Canada was amongst those nations that partook in events pertaining to global peacekeeping. Peacekeeping was originated in an intergovernmental syndicate called United Nations (UN) whose purpose was primarily to avert conflict and sustain amity. Canada along with 50 other nations converged to form an association that had developed amicable relations between
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