was one of the major influences behind the preparation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Many of the Founding Fathers‚ to include Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were inspired by Locke’s thoughts of a government that has the responsibility to protect the essential rights of life‚ liberty and property.
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British alternative rock movement that was in the 1990s‚ the term "Britpop" had been used as early as 1987 but it wouldn’t be until 1995 when the term exploded and was used extensively. It was characterized by the appearance of bands that borrowed influences from 1960s and 1970s. Britpop bands were mostly influenced by the British guitar music of the 60’s and 70’s. The Rocker cornerstones were bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and their classic Mod contemporaries like The Who were very influential
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Smith’s Influence in the Post-Smith Period One need not have perused this chapter to realize how great Smith’s influence on economics has remained in the two centuries after his death. But let us stop for a moment to consider how he affected some important scholars; we pause briefly to consider Edmond Burke (1729-1797)‚ Irish statesman‚ political theorist and philosopher. His Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) is viewed by Muller as the “single most influential work of conservative thought
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Politics had a huge influence on sports in the 1960s‚ mainly in college football 1969. In 1969 undefeated Texas played undefeated and southwest conference rival Arkansas‚ and President Richard Nixon declared that he would attend the game and that the winner of the game would
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Isabel is known as one of the greatest leaders in Spain. Along with her husband Ferdinand‚ she was wise in government‚ strong in war and courageous in heart. Isabel’s overall character is reflected in how she ruled her kingdom. Her most important feature is wisdom. Isabel and Ferdinand had both become fully in charge of the government. This enabled them to distribute justice and order in a court‚ listening to all who had a say in the grievances of the kingdom. Isabel and Ferdinand established a police
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Reagan was beginning to discuss scenarios involving nuclear warfare and how to protect the states if nuclear warfare were to occur. The United States was constantly taking a beating from other countries for not being able to defeat the Viet Cong or confront other third world countries‚ even though we were known as the greatest
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Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass has greatly influenced America through his books about his life during slavery. Frederick Douglass shows how education is important for us so that we know what is going on in the world and have a better understanding of it. Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County‚ Maryland. His exact date of birth is unknown. His mother‚ a slave named Harriet Bailey‚ named him Frederick Augustus Washington
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On February7th‚ 1964 four British musicians touched down in America and caused a cultural explosion that would make its presence known throughout the pages of musical history. Four men by the names of John‚ Paul‚ George‚ and Ringo came to America from Great Britain where a reputation for musical exports was not prominent. Although there were other influential musicians in American history such as Elvis Presley‚ Frank Sinatra‚ etc. that caused and initial craze amongst music lovers‚ The Beatles were
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Subsequent to this he worked for many papers and often incorporated his own political views into his work. Whitman was even said to be fired from his job at the Eagle in 1848 because his opinion of a widely debated piece of legislature‚ the Wilmot Proviso‚ did not align with that of the owners of the newspaper. Walt Whitman’s political views mixed with his experience in the Civil War
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Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion
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