SINCE MALCOLM FRASER‚ WHO HAS BEEN AUSTRALIA’S ‘BEST’ POLITICAL LEADER‚ AND WHY? During his time as Australia’s Prime Minister‚ Bob Hawke helped the Australian Labor Party win four consecutive elections‚ made changes to education and training system‚ had the highest popularity rate since the introduction of public opinion polls‚ and developed the ‘Wages Accord’. Despite this‚ Hawke’s popularity rating decreased throughout his time in power and was criticised for moving Labor away from its traditional
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In Rome women and children had more rights. In Athens they had a lottery system for election and anybody could be picked no matter how unqualified you are. Rome had a larger population then Athens so they were more lenient with their rules. Overall Rome had a better system of citizenship. Women and children had more rights in Rome. Women and children could become citizens‚ in Athens they could not. This benefitted Rome because they had more people to make their colony more powerful. In document
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Carthage became almost the equal of Rome in not a few ways. Carthage‚ the North African city-state founded by the Phoenicians had become a strong sea power. It controlled large areas in the western Mediterranean‚ including parts of Spain‚ North Africa‚ and many islands. Rome‚ on the other hand‚ became a military power. Its excellent soldiers were farmer themselves who were loyal and strong enough to march thirty miles a day carrying sixty pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage
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other to decide who was better. Ares and Aphrodite danced for hours while Demi watched and finally just as Ares and Aphrodite were about to give up Demi decided that the whole competition was unnecessary and that both gods were awesome at what they did. Ares was set on beating Aphrodite so he
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After receiving the largest Electoral majority vote‚ of four hundred thirty-five votes‚ Woodrow Willson became President. During his first term he was able to push through an abundance of reform proposals such as the Underwood-Simmons Act‚ the Sixteenth Amendment‚ the Federal Reserve Act and more. He believed in liberal values such as capitalist development‚ democracy‚ and free trade. He also believed that the United States could lead the world in a new international system based on peaceful commerce
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Col. Sanders didn’t become a chef until he was at the age of 40 and only became an icon when he sold his company at 75. Col. Sanders was born in 1890 and was brought up on a farm in Indiana. Sanders father died when he was 6 leaving him to take care of his brother and sister while the mother spends long days working. One of Sanders biggest responsibilities was cooking for his sibling’s‚ by the age of 7 he had become a decent cook. Sanders acquired a service station in Kentucky in 1930 and began
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The United States of America is often referred to as‚ “The Land of Opportunity”‚ but what qualities and conditions exist in America that made it revered as the nation of opportunity? Many immigrants view America as the land of opportunity because it offers them life choices that may not have been available in their countries. In this essay I will give examples of and describe the circumstances that allow America to be the nation of possibilities in more ways than one. Let’s begin by addressing the
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year old poem‚ Beowulf. Who better embodies the liberal traits than Beowulf himself. A liberal is a nontraditional person who is open to new behaviors and not afraid to discard their traditional values in order to better themselves and their community. This definition of liberal describes Beowulf. Beowulf was a fictional hero who saved the land of the Danes from dark monsters. He later became a king who was well loved by his people. Beowulf deviates from the standard customs of heros and people with
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Constantine Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ who would become Roman emperor Constantine I‚ was born on the date of February 27‚ circa 280 (sources range from 272 to 284)‚ in Naissus‚ Moesia (now Niš‚ Serbia).His father‚ Flavius Valerius Constantius‚ was an officer in Rome’s army. Constantine’s mother‚ Helena‚ was from humble beginnings; it is unknown whether she was the wife or concubine(or a mistress) of Constantius. In 289‚ Constantine’s father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian
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all know‚ Beowulf‚ who came from the Geats‚ traveled to the Danes to help the king Hrothgar to kill the monsters who often attacked people of the Geats. However‚ for the epic poem‚ some questions occur to me‚ which likes “why does the hero Beowulf not live in Britain? Even‚ why this story has no concern with Britain?” or “why was Beowulf‚ as a pagan story‚ preserved and circulated by the Christianity in the Dark Middle Age?” and so on. Consequently‚ after I finished my reading about Beowulf and others
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