The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was set up to be the poorest sickest nation in the world by mainly one man. King Leopold the second drove the DRC into having high levels of poverty and low life expectancy to help pretty much only him. He stripped them of their ivory and rubber using black slaves‚ and nobody cared because of racism. Leopold used scams‚ slaves‚ and racism to help his own country‚ he didn’t care about the country he was destroying. While using
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colour or race. Racism is simply based on the colour of a person’s skin. Racism is destructive and it disembowels people by shattering their identity. It destroys community cohesion and creates divisions in society. It is the opposite of the democratic principle of equality and the right of all people to be treated fairly. Racism is an enormous problem in society today; it is causing much conflict in many parts of the world. The origin of racism originated in the 18th century when Africans
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COMPARITIVE POLITICS SEMINAR II A DESCRIPTION OF TWO WESTERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN INTRODUCTION I chose these two systems‚ which interest me for different reasons. The British system is one that has evolved over many centuries‚ with both small and large adjustments along the way to keep in on course. In contrast to this‚ the French model has changed dramatically on several occasions‚ and can rarely have been described as stable. However‚ in 1958 Charles de
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informed or in the know is beneficial to all. Our ability to apply creative thinking is part of our free society. Most non-democratic societies will not allow creative thinking‚ mainly because of the fact you are opposing the ruling parties. We also take for granted the critical thinking that is allowed in our society. The punishment for criticizing views in the most non-democratic society’s citizens could be death or worse. Information is the key to solving the problems that have been facing us. What
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The Democratic Debate was really good. I honestly enjoyed watching it time just flew by. After it ended I just wanted to keep watching more. It was so refreshing hearing people talk about the real issues in this country‚ like the economy‚ healthcare‚ education‚ and corruption. Unlike the Republican Debate which mostly focused on Planned Parenthood‚ Donald Trump‚ and Iran. One of the biggest problems in this country is the corruption that plagues are politicians. If we the people elect a politician
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American Democratic Party Platforms that this party rely on while working its mandates. Give 5 specific elements on each platform. • Provide Quality and affordable education This party knows the influence that can be achieved from Americans once they work on this platform. This is seen in the book Political ideologies where education is one influential element that will make the party popular. The elements in this platform are 1. Offering free college education 2. Allowing good schools for every
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Reaction Paper: Philippine Education and Democratic Governance According to a blogger‚ Education is a long term solution to the problems that we face. That’s why we have to be extremely careful about the decisions that we make regarding this because the effects would ripple through generations. The Philippine education problems‚ I believe‚ remains unchanged. There are a lot of classrooms that is not conducive for learning. Also‚ the quality of education is inadequate. There are not enough textbooks
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Constitutional Characterizations of Federalists and Democratic Republicans Throughout time‚ in reference to the constitution‚ Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans have been stereotyped as strict constructionists‚ while Federalists as lose interpreters. The true test of these assumptions is revealed throughout the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison‚ two leading figures of these two political parties. Although Jefferson advocated strict interpretation of the Constitution in his speech his
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Since a couple of years there has been a significant increase in rebel groups trying to seize power in an undemocratic way. There are several main groups which we have all heard about‚ such as Al Qaida and Islamic State (ISIS). These groups are targeting journalists for various reasons. According to Samantha Power‚ who was a journalist before she became an U.S. ambassador‚ states that: “Power said regimes and armed groups target journalists because they do not want people to see them for what they
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In the Information articles‚ “How Democratic was the Roman Republic?” written by Alan Ward shows the Roman Empire could not be considered democratic because the rome citizens have no likelihood of being able to cast their vote regularly‚ but a group of unrepresentative voters can easily dominate sovereign popular institution. So wishes of the people as a whole are not expressed. First‚ there were very practical barriers to fair and equitable voting in the popular assemblies. For instance‚ “ all
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