of the “case” being tried in this mock trial. Who brought the suit‚ and why? Is “the story‚” for the most part‚ true? The background and basic facts of this case is that; on April 10‚ 1912‚ the ship known as R.M.S.TITANIC set out on its first voyage with passengers aboard. Four days later‚ that was on April 14‚ 1912‚ the ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 11:40 pm and later sank at 2:20a.m. a total of 2‚227 people were aboard when the ship begun its voyage. Out of the 2‚227‚ 1
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“MEIJI ERA’s (1868-1912) IMPORTANCE IN JAPANESE MODERNIZATION.” Japan is a country that has never been colonised and was never colonised during the colonial period. It was governed by the Emperors‚ Shoguns‚ Daimyos and the Samurais through the feudal structure of governance with the Emperor as the head of the hierarchy. It maintained its isolationist policy and never opened-up to the outside world for centuries and was in a stagnant stage in terms of development. However‚ in the 19th Century it dumped
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Critical philosopher and cultural historian. Abrams received HA‚ MA and Ph.D. from Harvard and has taught since 1945 at Cornell‚ He is known for the editorship of The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ for his contribution to literary history and history of ideas in The Mirror and the Lamp (1953) and‚ to the delight of the literature students‚ for A Glossary of Literary Terms (1971). Abrams writings display well his breadth of knowledge‚ as exemplified in the following essay (1971)‚ a response
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The Role of the Economy in Presidential Elections There are many factors that can influence a presidential election in the United States. One of the most important factors is the economy. It is always one of the top debate topics which candidates must pay close attention to. What makes it such an important issue is that it does not matter what state the economy is. Whether it is in good shape or bad shape‚ it is still going to play a major role. However‚ if the economy is suffering than is
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STUDENT ELECTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION “A 10% failure rate in Lebanese universities! What happened?” wrote the famous editor and write Khalil Hanna in one of the newspapers. He continued his piece talking about the elections in the universities. One can’t but ask those questions: Should university heads allow such event on campus? Are students benefiting from their university’s educational experience‚ or are they investing their time in preparations for elections‚ thus
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The 2016 presidential election will take place this November and with it brings a sense of renewal for some‚ and dread for others. Elections generate lots of hype‚ particularly because having a new president in office is generally exciting due to the ‘new’ factor. The excitement varies from good to bad‚ and this pattern is pretty consistent with past elections. There are certain outliers‚ however. One of the more recent elections‚ the election of 2000‚ caused a massive controversy‚ predominantly
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and can determine the outcome of presidential elections. The media has been accused of focusing on subjects such as the politician’s personal life and their characteristics rather than looking at the political issues of the election. The voter’s views can also be altered by political advertisements that do not focus on issues. This can cause the voters to believe that certain issues are important when in reality they are trivial concerns. Elections often become popularity contests because of the
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immediately preceding the election. No literacy‚ property‚ or other substantive requirement shall be imposed on the exercise of suffrage. III. Elections An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy fills offices in the executive and legislative branches of government‚ and could either be national or local level. Regular elections are those held regularly
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Dr. Light English 102 12 October 2013 Revision of Presidential Election Process Being elected president is one of the greatest achievements of any president’s life. It is a lengthy process that supposedly calls on the citizens of America to cast their opinions through so called “votes”. However‚ the current system of the presidential election process allocates a certain number of electoral votes that is equal to the sum of U. S. Representatives and Senators for that state. Although not a state
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