Mike ****** AP US History 19 August 2011 Summer Reading Book Review: THE RADICAL AND THE REPUBLICAN The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics is a non-fiction novel that was authored in 2007 by James Oakes who possibly was a historian. The novel goes back in time and clearly and accurately involves the most significant dates and events. James Oakes writes this book while narrating in a chronological style. He surprisingly takes
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of the Republican and Democratic parties‚ each fraction has always clashed over key political arguments happening in the country. The parties are seen as opposites in the point of view of many Americans‚ as they take different sides almost all the time‚ even in today’s political establishment. During the Reconstruction Era‚ the Democratic party was the party of slavery and business because they were mainly supported in the south and was called “The White Man’s Party” from the Republicans. While the
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survival. In January‚ Mahatma Gandhi had been murdered by a Hindu fanatic. The act had shocked many Indians‚ but apparently it had the approval of some. According to one news report‚ the jailed assassin‚ Nathuram Godse‚ received an average of 50 letters a day expressing admiration for his action. This was part of a much wider right-wing‚ religious‚ reaction against Partition. Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan were calling for retribution against the Muslims who had stayed behind in India. The relations
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To what extent did Australians enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother country’? World War 1‚ the war to end all wars‚ lasted from 1914-1918. It was triggered by the assassination of the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand which led to a global war that was centred in Europe. Officially‚ Australia as a whole enthusiastically and patriotically defended Great Britain at the outbreak of war in 1914. Australia was geographically and politically isolated from what was happening in Europe. However being
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values and beliefs. Despite a near infinite combination of political identities most of America falls under one of two groups‚ the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Naturally‚ with more than 320 million citizens divided into two parties their opinions will vary‚ but there are many distinct differences between Democrats and Republicans. Some of the many heated debates between the two parties are on the topics of military spending‚ immigration‚ and gun control. The majority of Democrats want
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Moderate conservatism is a declining force in the Republican Party? Moderate conservatism has become less prevalent in recent years. This is mainly down to ideological differences between new emerging branches of the Republican Party. For example the rise of the tea party has dramatically moved the republicans to the right with the likes of Sarah Palin leading the way. However Romney has shown that moderate conservatism is still within the Republican Party due to his “flip flopping” nature. The
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In the short stories “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury and “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov‚ the theme demonstrated is that advanced technology can make social interaction less important. In “The Pedestrian” the protagonist Leonard Mead enjoys going for walks‚ while everyone else is occupied with their technology. “In the ten years of walking by night or day‚ for thousands of miles‚ [Leonard] had never met another person walking‚ not one in all that time.” Nobody feels the need to leave their
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Everything We Had (aff) brings together the oral histories of 33 men who completed tours of duty‚ from ordinary private-level soldiers to commanding officers. It is this variety and personal focus from man to man which makes this work so readable – each soldier has a different story to tell and the experiences one man had varies wildly from the next. The time scale is pretty impressive as Santoli has looked at men who were there right from the start in the military advisers phase‚ around 1962‚ to
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The Irish Republican Army or IRA is Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorist organization. Like many other groups‚ the IRA is a militant nationalist group with Marxist tendencies. They use violent attacks such as bombings‚ assassinations‚ kidnappings‚ extortion‚ and robberies that they used .to send their message. The ultimate goal of the IRA is to use militant behavior to make British rule in Northern Ireland obsolete‚ thus letting Northern Ireland become an independent republic‚ instead of two
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the shepherd of his people? His lust leaves no virgin to her lover‚ neither the warrior’s daughter nor the wife of the noble" (Gilgamesh‚ 13). So the gods cried out to Aruru‚ the goddess or creation. Eventually Aruru created Enkidu to help Gilgamesh become a better ruler. Once Enkidu and Gilgamesh meet they embraced each other and created an everlasting friendship. Gilgamesh and Enkidu slay Humbaba and kill the bull of heaven. The Gods are angry so they decided that either Gilgamesh or Enkidu must be
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