vs. Portugal: Which Colonial System Was More Effective? Spain and Portugal can be considered two of the greatest colonial powers in history‚ each having ruled their respective empires for more than three centuries. These imperial powers owed their accomplishments to different concepts of organization and ultimately the Spanish method was more successful. The Spanish administrative system was well organized‚ making land grants and getting labor more efficient. The Portuguese system‚ on the other hand
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Citizenship and Suffrage "Philippine citizenship is a gift that must be deserved to be retained. The Philippines‚ for all her modest resources compared to those of other states‚ is a jealous and possessive mother demanding total love and loyalty from her children.“ -Justice Isagani Cruz- What is Citizenship? • A term denoting membership in a political community with full civil and political privilege and this membership imply‚ reciprocally‚ a duty of allegiance on the part of the member and duty
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opinion the biggest contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire was political. The Roman Republic government was replaced with emperors. It became a government run by a select few. Only the rich could become magistrates. Wealthy individuals could buy senate seats. Tax collectors were corrupt‚ extorting money from the poor and keeping it for themselves. The government needed these funds to pay for the costly wars. It was the effect of poor political decisions such as high taxes‚ government
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Was Britain a better place by 1900? This essay covers the years 1750 to 1900. During this period‚ lasting and sustainable changes took place. It was a period in British history when great industrial towns and cities appeared‚ vaccinations meant life expectancy was risen and people where linked by roads‚ canals and trains‚ that not only went through the cities‚ but the countryside too. In the 1900 people where better fed and sewage systems where emplaced and the police were enforced. However some
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Applications Spartans v. Athens The Spartans and Athens had a really different life than each other. The Spartans treated their women equally to men. The Spartan women had almost the same right that Spartan men had. “Spartan women had the right to vote just like man had the right also.”(CITATION) Women were allowed to vote the same as the man were allowed to vote. They had more freedom then the Athen women. The Athens would treat their women unequally compare to man. “Athen women didn’t had the right
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Athens and Sparta In Ancient Greece‚ two competitive cities formed with similar beliefs but completely different lifestyles. Although‚ both Athens and Sparta shared similar religious views and permitted slavery‚ their social standards were different. Athens valued education tremendously‚ giving men a full schooling while Sparta didn’t prioritize education since they valued their military training more. Sparta held a higher social rank of women than Athens since women were free citizens
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Egyptian Citizenship Becoming an Egyptian citizen If you have lived in Egypt for an extended period of time‚ or you are married to an Egyptian national‚ consider applying for Egyptian citizenship. You will no longer have to renew any visas or permits‚ nor will you have to renounce your first citizenship. Children born in Egypt or to at least one Egyptian parent automatically earn citizenship. Spouses of Egyptian nationals do not earn citizenship through marriage‚ though marriage to an Egyptian
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foreign attacks. The Roman Empire began its deterioration shortly after Diocletian split Rome into two halves‚ the East and the West. At the time‚ the decision to divide Rome was a wise political maneuver‚ however it proved to be disastrous. As the decision only ended up sealing the demise of the Roman Empire. Diocletian divided Rome in 258‚ but the empire ultimately
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Ethical Systems: Which is Best? PHI 200 Mind and Machine Instructor Lisa Linkin February 4‚ 2013 * Ethical Systems: Which is Best? Good‚ bad‚ right‚ wrong…how do we know? Ethics is the study of how we determine what is right or wrong‚ good or bad (Mosser‚ 2010). While there are many ethical views‚ I focused on the three classical approaches for this paper. Utilitarianism states when given a choice between two acts‚ the one that creates the greater happiness for the greatest number of people
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What is citizenship? Stephen Cook Mrs. Holloway 5-27-13 Geography Citizenship has traits and responsibilities that goes along with being a American Citizen. People can hardly can work together in anything in society without them. Honesty is a really important trait of citizenship. Respect is something all Americans and Christians should have. Compassion is really easy to take but can be really hard to give. Honesty can describe people’s personality. Honesty is almost the same thing as
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