Not only did he refuse to and them over‚ but he continued to deny anything involving the Watergate scandal even after the court had witnessed confess that they have interacted with Nixon on matters involving the Watergate incident. Also‚ the Supreme Court had power
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Reconstruction was a success because of what it did to get to where America is now. Without reconstruction‚ the USA could still be partially divided and there would still be Confederate beliefs‚ there are still some of that today but it’s completely unnormalized and looked down on. Important parts of Reconstruction the Union did to get where we are today are the amendments‚ our economic steps‚ and how they progressed America’s education system. Although Reconstruction was a success there were a few
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1) Contrary to traditional historiography‚ Pipes states that tsarism need not have collapsed. So why did it? a. Pipes explains that‚ despite what many historians view (in hindsight) as the “inevitable” collapse of tsarism‚ that no one could have foreseen its end. That revolutionaries “acted with such reckless abandon” because they believed it would have no consequences for the regime (11). b. He also cites the fact that foreign states were investing in the tsarist government‚ with nothing to indicate
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similar‚ even though the momentum in which it did spread was not as rapid in India as it was in the Middle East. Between 600 and 1450 one of the largest religions was born and spread throughout the Middle East‚ India‚ West Africa‚ Spain‚ and Anatolia‚ which is known as Islam. This religion not only influenced the area in which it began‚ but it affected every region it moved into whether it was culturally‚ socially‚ economically‚ or politically. Not only did it affect the places it was introduced to‚
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man was Allen West. He later told John and Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris about this discovery. They then began plotting their escape. John Anglin obtained a sharpened spoon and started digging around the air vent in his cell. The other three soon did the same‚ hiding these holes with whatever they could (Esslinger). The noise was concealed by Frank Morris playing his accordion in the evening (McFadden). The inmates also made dummy heads to put in their beds so the guards would think they were sleeping
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allowed for the work of writers and scientists to be shared with a large amount of people‚ especially with the decreased costs. However‚ I would argue that the Printing Press is limited in its effect as while it allowed for the exchange of ideas‚ it did not contribute anything to them and thus the printing press on its own could not have contributed a great amount to the Renaissance‚ but when combined with other factors it became very
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it. If Rome had stayed together as one empire the large empire would have been too complex for one ruler to maintain on his own resulting in the early downfall of all of Rome. While‚ the Western end did crumble the Eastern stayed alive allowing the Roman empire to continue. However‚ this separation did have its negatives such as the Eastern half becoming more successful and wealthier than the Western. In my opinion‚ the most serious of all the internal problems
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Did the Progressives Fail? Progressivism generated positive results. If one thinks of progressives as one group of people with one clear objective‚ then they succeeded. But‚ consider the word “progressives” as a general term that encompasses these assorted clusters unfairly‚ because it defines these groups as one. The progressives’ diverse and opposing views break up the previously described group into separate sets of individuals trying to achieve the same goals‚ in a different way. Because
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WHY DID EQUITY DEVELOP? HOW DID THE CHANCELLOR’S JURISDICTION OPERATE? I. INTRODUCTION Justice is the `quality of being just; righteousness‚ equitableness‚ or moral rightness’.1 The application of rigid rules can result in a judgement‚ however‚ not justice. The civil law is based on the principle Dura Lex Sed Lex2; this principle holds that the law is harsh‚ but is the law. Therefore‚ a judge can only apply what is written in the law. On the other hand‚ the common law system is based not
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kept her promise that she would never marry‚ and she never did. Artemis was awesome‚ and had impressive bowing skills‚ I can even bet you she was born with a bow n arrow. She was also known as Apollo’s twin sister‚ but surprisingly she was exactly antithetical. Unfortunately‚ her personality wasn’t too forgiving. Knowing she was very independent and fierce everyone back in the ancient Greek world was very apprehensive to the fact that she did not liked being bothered at all‚ especially when she is focused
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