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    British mercantilism established itself with the help of the trans-Atlantic trade. Great Britain was then able to have adequate supremacy over the colonies to impose several acts such as the Navigation Acts and Molasses Act. Trade routes linked the American Colonies‚ West Indies‚ Africa and England. England‚ being the mother country‚ wanted a favorable balance of trade. The triangular trade is an example of mercantilism‚ or the idea that the mother country gains wealth and power by controlling

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    How does the film explain the development of the "middle class" n the mid-20th century? What conditions saw the improved standard of living for many working class people? What contradictions existed at the same time? 2. The film notes the Reagan era as a dividing line between the rise of the "middle class" and its current decline. What policies did Reagan usher in and why? What were the results? 3. Moore provides stories about the impact of privatization on local communities. What were some

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    How do systems create order? In the Middle Ages‚ and even now‚ people used systems to create order in their countries. They ranked the poor and the rich‚ the cows and the pigs and many other things. The most important one that ranked the whole population was the Feudalism system. It was used to put the wealthy people on top and the poor on the bottom. It was used to structure the population so that no confusion could be made. There were also many other systems that had the same concept as the feudalism

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    streets when they should be serving a sentence? They are a danger to society and should be punished for their wrong doings. The law is the law no matter how much money you have. This injustice is definitely something I want to address. We watch our world as people like athletes get away with serious crimes and it isn’t right. Capitalism‚ some claim. Money equals luxury‚ you work harder you’re more “privileged” as simple as that. But I think

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    The Constitution is a living‚ breathing document that is actively used by leaders and citizens alike. The reason why it is a living‚ breath document is because there are many parts of the Constitution that are changed every year to adapt to the ever changing United States lifestyle. One part of the Constitution‚ known as the elastic clause‚ changes almost every year. The elastic clause makes it so that Congress is able to add and abolish laws to fit the needs of the people. An example of the

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    Socialism Over Capitalism The 19th century was a time when the majority of the population was working in decrepit factories earning almost nothing due to no minimum wage laws and lived in poor health due to lack of worker’s protection. Due to this‚ socialist thinkers and proponents like Marx and Bakunin were relevant and their ideals thrived. But in today’s world‚ low-income earners in the Third World are able to afford basic luxuries such as televisions and cell phones. Therefore‚ the socialist

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    The rise of capitalism in western Europe was a dramatic change in comparison to earlier feudal systems; the agricultural means of living that prevailed during the middle ages resulted in lower productivity in comparison to the more technologically advanced capitalism era. The major aspects that exhibit dramatic change when comparing the two time periods are the treatment of labour and the difference in economic growth. Feudalism became apparent in Western Europe‚ in particular‚ England during the

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    Feudalism discusses the medieval European political system that is composed of legal and military obligations. It was made up of three groups‚ lords‚ vassals‚ and fiefs. On the other hand‚ manorialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe. The lodging of legal and economic power in a lordly portrayed manorialism. These obligations could be payable in labor productivity or‚ on rare occasions‚ money. The root of Feudalism

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    Protestantism and the Rise of Capitalism It has been asserted that the Protestant Reformation‚ a Christian transformation movement beginning in the 16th century‚ may have impacted Western European thinking in a way that changed society in a fashion that extended well beyond the church. This paper will examine whether the Protestant movement played a role in the rise of Capitalism. A German Marxist economist‚ Max Weber‚ dubbed the term “The Protestant Ethic” which has become common today. In The

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    CAPITALISM Capitalism is an economic system in which trade‚ industry‚ and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit. History Economic trade for profit has existed since at least the second millennium BC.[125] Early Islam promulgated capitalist economic policies‚ which migrated to Europe through trade partners from cities such as Venice. However‚ capitalism in its modern form is usually tracedto the emergence of agrarian capitalism and mercantilism in

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