Science Review (2009)‚ 1:1‚ 33–61 & Cambridge University Press‚ 2009 doi:10.1017/S1755773909000010 The nature and future of comparative politics PHILIPPE C. SCHMITTER 1 1‚2 * Emeritus Professor‚ European University Institute‚ Florence‚ Italy 2 Recurring Visiting Professor‚ Central European University‚ Budapest‚ Hungary The future of comparative politics is in doubt. This sub-discipline of political science currently faces a ‘crossroads’ that will determine its nature and role. In this
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became the first President of America. Many who came after him tried to embody his work. George Washington is a prime example of what a leader should consist of. He played a key role in winning over the land we walk on today & many put their trust into him to lead this country after the Revolutionary War. George Washington was born on February 22‚1732. He is the child of Augustine and Mary Washington‚ alongside two other sons from Augustine Washington’s first marriage. He was born & raised in Virginia
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George Washington was born at his father’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia‚ on February 22‚ 1732. His father‚ Augustine Washington‚ was a leading planter in the area and also served as a justice of the county court. Augustine’s first wife‚ Janet Butler‚ died in 1729‚ leaving him with two sons‚ Lawrence and Augustine‚ Jr.‚ and a daughter‚ Jane. The elder Augustine then married George’s mother‚ Mary Ball‚ in 1731. George was the eldest of Augustine Washington’s and Mary
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High Expectations for 10th Graders Do teenagers really deserve to have such low expectations for them? The popular belief is that teenagers are generally slackers who are just cruising around life. However teenagers are actually capable of a lot. Just getting through the teenage years is a great accomplishment in itself. The teenage years are a time of changes. Teenagers have to cope with all these changes and hormones while balancing school and social life. It is also a time of making huge decisions
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restrooms or segregated schools‚ segregation does not occur. Truthfully‚ the March achieved tremendous accomplishments yet many of the issues fought for during the March on Washington still remain unsettled. It was recorded that approximately 200‚000-300‚000 people attended the March on Washington that summer afternoon in Washington D.C. Contrary to assumptions‚ the attendance of this March ranged in ethnicities. Among the attendees were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Congressman John Lewis‚ Whitney Young
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George Washington and John Adams On April 30‚ 1789 George Washington became the president of the United States‚ two terms later in 1797‚ John Adams was the next president of the nation. Both presidents helped to establish the stable government that is known today. Washington was able established many precedents‚ since he was the first president to implement the new Constitution. It was quite hard for John Adams to follow in such great footsteps. Although John Adams was very active in the drafting
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You may have learned about the March on Washington in school‚ or you may have overheard your parents talking about it. "What is it exactly‚ and how did it make a difference in the world?" you may be thinking. Well‚ I know and am excited to teach you. The March on Washington occurred on August 28‚ 1963 and is remembered as a great day for African American rights in the United States. "The idea of a major demonstration in Washington‚ in the nation’s capital‚ that brought together all of the major civil
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The Washington Redskins Deemed as one of the NFL’s most valuable franchises‚ the Washington Redskins are facing an uphill battle against the Native American community. Daniel Snyder‚ Washington Redskins owner truly believes that there is nothing wrong with the name of his beloved franchise. As a young boy Dan’s love started off as a loyal fan‚ before transitioning into a sports business executive in the NFL. He would talk about how he and his dad would watch Redskins games in a grocery store‚ because
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After I graduated from high school I went back and forth on when and where I wanted to attend college. I believed that I could live life without going to college. My parents disagreed and I watched as all of my friends moved away and enjoyed the college life. After being home and putting off college for a while‚ I really started to think of how I wanted to live my life. I grew up in a military family and my parents could move at any time. This coming year they could be moving away and it made me
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an undignified whore. Some of us try to deny reality and live in a fantasy world. We see a lot of this denial in Blanche DuBois‚ the protagonist in Tennessee William’s play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche fabricates her whole identity‚ creating a self-image as a woman who has never known indignity; she denies her past as a prostitute. This is why I say that Blanche DuBois is the Queen of Denial. When we first see Blanche she says‚ “they told me to take a street-car named Desire‚ and transfer
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