were they Liberal or Conservative? The Founding Fathers are American icons. They ’re on our dollars and coins‚ they have had monuments and statues built honoring them‚ and today we live our daily lives in the world their ideas helped create. Our forefathers risked their lives‚ fortunes and honor to provide us with freedom. Their views were considered to be strong‚ bold‚ liberal and radical to the citizens but by today’s standards they would be considered conservative. The Purpose of the
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"Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative." Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther’s responses to the political and social questions of his day While some people believe Martin Luther for the most part was a revolutionary‚ there are also some people to believe him to be a conservative. However you may think of him Luther can be characterized as a revolutionary by his 95 theses‚ his ability to stand up to the Diet of Worms‚ and the Confession of Augsburg‚ while on the flip
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The liberal/conservative divide in the 19th century was the cause of various differences among diverse aspects of Latin American countries of the era. These disputes can be easily viewed when observing the histories of Latin American countries such as Chile and Guatemala. Throughout the 19th century these Latin American countries experienced a constant power struggle between the two political ideologies. As one rises‚ another falls‚ and the latter seeks to regain the lost power. Liberals were characterized
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Can’t We All Just Get Along? Liberal vs. Conservative Growing up in a home that could be characterized as a political battlefield was traumatic. I spent the first decade of my life living peacefully with two left- winged hippie parents. My mother had hair like Rapunzel and my dad worked as a jazz musician. Life was simple- then in came the 80’s. Making a living as a musician in the Catskill Mountains wasn’t quite panning out well for our family. Luckily my parents were both educated and
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What role did race play in the fundamentalist orientation of conservative Americans in the 1920s? The role that race played in conservative by fundamentalist Americans would have to be looked at in many different fronts. There was the business side of the pro-business conservatism‚ were white‚ wealthy and the rich had influenced things like the hiring and firing of politicians‚ the old judges‚ the college presidents. Some fundamentalist strongly support strongly supported and succeeded in reducing
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of the 1920’s Conservative Policies After World War 1‚ America was in a state of recovery‚ both economically and politically. To try to “fix” the new obstacles in America’s way‚ President’s such as Wilson‚ Harding‚ and Hoover all put in new policies‚ but many backfired. As a result‚ citizens were confused and felt no hope for their nation and government. The drive for normalcy‚ social tensions‚ and occupational divide manipulated as well as created this huge increase in conservative policies in the
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Liberal vs Conservative Debate Opening Statement- Punishment or rehabilitation? 2/3 of prisoners reoffend within 3 years of leaving prison‚ and usually end up coming back with a more serious of violent offense. (Punishment Fails. Rehabilitation Works.‚ James Gilligan‚ 2012) Incarceration is not meant to be fun whatsoever. The purpose of punishment is to show denunciation for the offender’s wrongdoing‚ and to clearly sentence his criminal actions. We punish to retribute; not to help a person change
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There are arguments that the American Revolution was a radical movement‚ meaning that it making economic‚ political‚ or social changes of a sweeping or extreme nature‚ but it was conservative. Conservative means to be in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs‚ and against abrupt change. The colonists went to war with Brittan because they would not change the corrupt monarchy after the British soldiers shot civilians. The change on America was slow and gradual and
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To what extent has the conservative party abandoned Thatcherism? (25 marks) The conservative party accepts that a degree of state intervention to create more social justice can be justified. This may involve welfare‚ but also intervention in family situations‚ in education and through social services in general. There is a sense that we are responsible for the welfare of those less fortunate than ourselves. Thatcherism suggested that we are responsible for ourselves as long as we have the capability
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Poverty from a conservative point of view There seems to be an increase in poverty in the United States and there are so many theories behind why this might be a problem. It seems as if Society as a whole wants to blame this social "condition" on Society itself. I believe that the problem of poverty lies within the actual individuals that are experiencing poverty. There are a few reasons why people experience poverty. They are as follows: One‚ the liberal welfare programs that were started
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