Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan) (November 28‚ 1967 – February 8‚ 2007)‚ was an American model‚ actress‚ and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy‚ becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies‚ including Guess jeans and Lane Bryant. Smith dropped out of high school at age 15 and was married in 1985. Her highly publicized second marriage to oil business mogul‚ J. Howard Marshall‚ 62 years her senior‚ resulted in speculation that
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Socrates on Democracy Socrates makes it very clear; he is not a fan of Democracy. He is openly objected to the type of democracy that Athens was running during his adult life. In contrast he was against all forms of government at the time. Socrates believes in the connection between virtue and knowledge. The masses‚ being uneducated‚ were therefore not virtuous and not fit to rule. Democracy is the rule of people‚ and as a group people are very indecisive so we end up trying to have everything
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A long time ago‚ approximately over 2400 years‚ the Ancient Greek Polis developed the first democracy. This was the first time this particular political system was established and organized. Not long after‚ the Roman Republic formed their version of a democracy to rival Greece. Both societies used democracy as a way to band their people together‚ and become stronger republics. There are many similarities and differences between the political systems of Rome and Greece. Both systems had in place
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policy areas? A Liberal Democracy is a merging of liberalism and democracy. Ludwig von Mises (1927) describes liberalism as a strategy for achieving the dream of freedom‚ rather than merely a theory. Liberalism inspires political emancipation (Kelly‚ 2004) to the extent where all citizens can exercise their natural rights without infringing on those of others and inevitably‚ ensuring the citizens’ autonomy. This objective is achieved through operating in a democracy. Democracy is a system of rule by
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strengths of Representative democracy? Representative democracy is a form of democracy which emerged in the 17th century that implements the majority of citizens in a state are represented by a minority of office holders‚ in the UK we have Representative Democracy through Parliament. Citizens are represented by Members of Parliament who are elected through their constituencies. Representative democracy is considered a more effective form of government than direct democracy because of the following
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Deliberative democracy is a relatively new concept‚ having been first introduced by Bessette in 1980. This makes it somewhat more relevant in today’s society than some of the other models of democracy. As stated before‚ a deliberative model is one which can be described as a ‘discursive democracy’. To be discursive is to “proceed to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition’‚ therefore here‚ the publics opinions and views is an integral part of the law making process. As with deliberative
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Folio Task 3 – Expository Writing 1. To accomplish great things‚ we must not only act‚ but also dream; not only plan‚ but also believe. Statement of explanation: This piece of writing is in the form of an expository essay. The purpose of this expository essay is to explore and discuss what it means to accomplish great things‚ and how these dreams and aspirations can be anything more than just a dream. This essay agrees with the statement that ‘to accomplish great things‚ we must not only act
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Writing an Expository Essay An expository essay is a writing that conveys information or explains and proves something Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs: a thesis statement at the end of the introduction that answers the prompt to explain or discuss a particular subject matter Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs: strong evidence that backs up the thesis statement (in the body
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Although the people of Athens clearly knew and recognized that they lived in a democracy‚ Pericles goes out of his way to remind them of this as a means of praising and extolling the uniqueness of Athens and its system of government. It also supports the argument that Athens has a way of life that is superior to other poli within Greece‚ and its people must therefore fight for it and the values it upholds as a democracy. In fact‚ one way of looking at Pericles’ ancestor reference in the previous section
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your answer. Among the many forms of government in the world‚ democracy has gradually gained traction over the years as a generally effective and ideal method of governance‚ due to its widespread usage in the relatively well developed and influential western world. As a result of this‚ many of the fundamental flaws of democracy are easily ignored or glanced over‚ making democracy an ideal candidate for this essay. It is my belief that the two largest flaws of democracy are that of its exploitability
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