How democratic is the UK? Democracy is a difficult concept to define‚ but as a simplification and a conventional definition‚ it is the people’s right to choose and the right to say how the country is run. Democracy falls into many categories and comes in various different forms. One form is when power is in the hands of the population as a whole and political decisions are made themselves‚ this is known as direct democracy. An example of a direct democracy currently present in the UK is a referendum
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choose this movie? (Very brief) What mental illness does the character have? The title of the movie I chose is The Notebook‚ filmed in 2004. I chose The Notebook because it is one of my favorite movies about a woman with Alzheimer’s disease which is a form of dementia. 2. Was the mental illness specifically discussed in the movie or was it implied? Is the character aware of their mental illness? a. Give example from the movie for each The mental illness was never discussed in the movie it was implied
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Non-Western Environments October 4‚ 2013 The Democratic Republic of Congo France originally colonized the Democratic Republic of Congo. French is still one of the main spoken languages there. The Democratic Republic of Congo is located in central Africa. This location allows grief from neighboring countries on the other hand it is in an ideal location by way of trade routes to other countries and access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Congo River. The Democratic Republic of Congo is also dense with valuable
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“Oliver Cromwell was a great leader” Is this interpretation of Cromwell as a leader accurate? Oliver Cromwell was a loved and historical leader but also one of the most hated leaders. He was a very strict‚ brave and tactical leader. But was it because of his tactics he became a brilliant battle leader. In this essay I will be explaining why he was a great leader or not. Using the three sources including a drawing. Cromwell is the man that fought in many major battles and won them. He helped
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What Would Britain would be like if it formed a Matriarch throughout history. (conclusion) Similarities and differences have been pointed out about the Mosuo customs and British customs and how they came to be so and many advantages and disadvantages were shown including both cultures. If Britain developed as a matriarch rather a than a Patriarch throughout history then an significant amount of change would take place in our norms and values that we have gained living in this society. The patriarchal
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beginning of history to the year of 1800‚ the work of man was done by hand tools. However‚ during the year of 1800 the shift from hand tools to power machinery occurred and was called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution grew gradually out of the technical practices of earlier times. The first country to be affected by the Industrial Revolution was Great Britain. First‚ Great Britain practiced the policy of mercantilism. Great Britain expanded her Atlantic economy by mercantilism. The British
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Festival was a complete failure in comparison to the Woodstock Festival’ is accurate to a high extent. Although both festivals were similar in nature‚ intentions and time frame (both occurring in 1969)‚ the two demonstrate a contrast‚ and are often compared on the overall success‚ the Woodstock Festival named one of ‘The Top 50 Moments That Changed Rock and Roll’ by The Rolling Stone‚ and the Altamont Festival described as “a funeral of sorts” (D Talbot‚ 2012). The Altamont Festival was a free concert
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SOCIALIST The word socialist was added to the Preamble by the 42nd amendment act of 1976‚ during the Emergency. It implies social and economic equality. Social equality in this context means the absence of discrimination on the grounds only of caste‚ colour‚ creed‚ sex‚ religion‚ or language. Under social equality‚ everyone has equal status and opportunities. Economic equality in this context means that the government will endeavor to make the distribution of wealth more equal and provide a decent
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Revolution was actually not revolutionary at all. In their view‚ colonials rebelled against Britain to keep things the way they were‚ not to change them. Do you agree? Use relevant facts about the social‚ economic and/or political situation in pre-Revolutionary America to argue your point. The not so revolutionary‚ some historians claimed this about American Revolutionary. Accordingly‚ they argued that the colonials rebelled against Britain not to change then but to keep things are. This paper aimed
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Conflict of Orders. The million dollar question is whether or not Rome is Democratic. I believe that the Roman Republic was Democratic in most ways‚ but they had many flaws that needed revising. According to Fergus Millar‚ “The Constitution of the Roman Republic made it a variety of democracy.” Having a Constitution does give you checks in the Democratic column‚ but only allowing Patricians to vote on the laws that go in this Constitution isn’t quite a Democracy characteristic. In order to be a true
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