their new form of democratic government. While democracy provides equality and justice for everyone‚ it also allows the ignorance of the masses to control the state. The first advantage pointed out by the Greeks is that democracy protected the many from being ruled by the few. Everyone had a say in state affairs and not just some group of aristocrats. Consequently‚ the poor and middle class Greeks upheld this form of government. Since they formed the majority of the population‚ democracy survived
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back to the 1700’s and has continued today. Superior groups saw colonization as an opportunity to abuse their power and take over inferior colonies who won’t resist with any armed protection. It is noted that throughout history‚ countries used colonization as a way to handle their economic and social issues. It has evolved into a vessel for racism‚ oppression‚ and dehumanization. These patterns of the development of colonization and its impact can be seen dating back to the 1700’s in texts such as
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Now‚ girls are supposed to be fastidious‚ but I was the one who suffered most from this. Nora‚ my sister‚ just sucked up to the old woman for the penny she got every Friday out of the old-age pension‚ a thing I could not do. I was too honest‚ that was my trouble; and when I was playing with Bill Connell‚ the sergeant-major’s son‚ and saw my grandmother steering up the path with the jug of porter sticking out from beneath her shawl‚ I was mortified. I made excuses not to let him come into the house
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The Holocaust Diary First Entry January 30‚1933 My name is Friedrich Krebs. I am a 29-year-old free-lance journalist. I write about all things happening in Germany‚ and then sell them to newspapers and magazines all over the world. I am the only son of a World War 1 hero‚ and my mother who idolizes me. I am divorced with one son who resides with his mother. I’m young‚ blonde‚ blue-eyed‚ strong‚ and pure German. I’m what you would consider Hitler ideal German to be
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life she knew of Jasper Jones‚ but only as a fictional character from her father’s books. She didn’t know that his stories had some truth to them and especially the first book he had written. It was the first day of the Christmas holidays‚ school just finished which meant my family are packing and heading out to Corrigan for our annual visit to my grandparents house. I never understand why my grandparents still live there well from my dad’s side‚ my Nana always visits us each month and always looks
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Diary Entries of Napoleon Bonaparte November 25‚ 1799 Dear Diary‚ I‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ have finally succeeded! I have become the new strong leader of France. Thanks to the Revolution‚ I advanced from the position of lieutenant in the artillery to a full-fledged general‚ which changed my life entirely and gave me a world full of power. I am known to be our nation’s savior and am treated as a hero to everyone. Yes‚ I know people do not like dictatorship and a complete ruler over the whole‚ but
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Prisoner of war diary entry 19th of April 1941 marks my second in year in this prisoner of war camp‚ I managed to gather a pen and paper from a guard to write this diary entry. I am very scared and I wonder how my father is going as it is his birthday tomorrow and I haven’t seen him for actually I can’t even remember the last time I saw him it was that long ago. This camp is like death; they are making me work day and night‚ getting up at 4 in the morning and not getting back to bed until at
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Daughters of the American Revolution- Diary Entry January 1914 I wonder what the New Year will bring. I bet it’ll be another year of a food shortage and starvation. More and more ships everyday are being sunk‚ therefore our goods fall out and fall to the bottom of the sea. I’m struggling to survive off grisly slices of dehydrated bread. It is very snowy outside‚ and while I admire the snow‚ we don’t have thick enough clothes to keep us warm. February 1914 Today was cold‚ so I stayed inside
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a victory. This confused and surprised me‚ they thought this because they took a stand and upset King George the third. And turns out that these two battles had started a revolutionary war! So the colonists are currently fighting for their freedom from the British. I hope the colonists win this war‚
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6 Diary Entries Alex is fourteen years old when he learns that his Uncle has died in a car accident. He finds this odd as he knows his Uncle to be a predictable character who is generally very careful. Alex’s Uncle is a banker and he therefore feels very suspicious of his death. As he is the only living relative‚ he cannot talk to any other family about the way he is feeling. As Alex is unable to talk to anyone about the way he is feeling‚ he needs to find out further information for himself
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