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    you hear the word ATHENS is democracy‚ and it’s actually true‚ Athenians did invent the democracy and it’s still been using in many countries today‚ including Australia‚ America‚ the United Kingdom and Germany. Athens was founded a long way back‚ in 800 BC when the dark age ended in 860BC‚ and was ended when Alexander the Great in 360BC. The Athenian government was divided into 3 parts: The Assembly which is usually for citizens that are older than 18 and the assembly was made for all citizens to vote

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    How might ‘Naturalism’ be defined within theatrical contexts? Movement in theatre developed late 19th century‚ presenting ordinary life as accurately as possible‚ influenced by novelists and playwrights such as Ibsen and Emile Zola. The idea of naturalistic plays was to portray harsh and gritty subject matters‚ which would emphasize the wrongs in contemporary life which would often be frowned upon and alienate 19th-century audiences. However‚ by seeing the wrongs in society there is a believe

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    Integrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking. Integrity is the very fiber of all core values‚ without it all other core values cannot prevail. It is the cornerstone for all that is moral and just in our society. It is more than simple honesty. It embraces other attributes such as courage‚ responsibility‚ accountability‚ justice‚ openness‚ self-respect‚ and humility. Practically‚ it involves keeping commitments‚ being sincere‚ being honest

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    Madison makes between a democracy and a republic is that he sees democracy as a dangerous thing‚ but he sees a republic as a way to prevent danger from occurring. Madison describes a democracy as "a society consisting of a small number of citizens‚ who assemble and administer the government in person." Madison continues to say that these societies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention." When Madison talks about democracy‚ he meant a more direct democracy where the people have more

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    Thomas Jefferson was consistently inconsistent by switching from a strict constructionist view to a broad interpretation on the constitution to support his political views. Similarly‚ Jacksonian democrats occasionally altered their belief of being guardians of the political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ economic opportunity‚ and the Constitution to suit their purposes. President Andrew Jackson had several ways of ensuring political democracy thus he is regarded as a guardian of it. The spoils system

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    Keegan Kylstra 12/9/12 APUSH Darnell Jacksonian Democrats: Ruthless Oppressors of the Common Man. There is no doubt that the Jacksonian Democrats changed American history. Their brand of fiery populism increased political participation throughout the nation‚ with millions of white men voting by the 1840 presidential election‚ as seen in Grolier’s Presidential Election Results. However as the King Andrew the First cartoon shows‚ Jacksonian Democrats were in reality‚ tyrannical opportunists who made

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    eventually shape how we live‚ but one of those studies has had a lasting impact. Astrology is the study that largely changed the Elizabethan Era. "Astrology is the study of patterns and relationships -- of planets in motion‚ our birth chart‚ synastry with others‚ the make-up of elements -- and using that knowledge as a tool to find meaning" (Hall 1). Astrology is not science because it contains mostly beliefs that come from different religions‚ but it has a different category. Astrology was one of the

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    Summer 2014 Research – Macbeth by Shakespeare 1. Context: What was society like in the Elizabethan Era? (Mindset‚ ideology) 1) Supernatural Many superstitions during the Elizabethan period dated back to traditions and beliefs from much earlier times. The superstitions were also steeped in the belief in old magic and the mystical properties of animals and herbs. These included: Elizabethan witches and superstitions – flying‚ broomsticks‚ familiars‚ potions‚ old crones & black cats; Elizabethan

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    Democracy is a principle that the Founding Fathers of America used to make sure that people are given freedoms that they didn’t-do not use contractions have elsewhere. Over the years‚ democratic governments have become more numerous and follow the United States of America’s model. Therefore‚ this paper discusses how democracy is defined‚ its effect on freedom‚ the relevance of the American Dream‚ and the state of the United States of America 10(ten) years from now. Democracy is formally defined

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    The Philippines And the struggle for democracy The second half of the 20th century brought many new countries in Southeast Asia. A majority of these countries began to use western democracies to shape their government. The Philippines is among the newly democratized developing states. The Philippines has been directly influenced by the United States in developing its autonomy as a democracy. Because of continuing corruption and dynastic rule‚ contradictions in political culture‚ and semi-authoritarian

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