majority African and native decent Venezuelan citizens. The past 200 years‚ especially the last 20 years this country made many great leaps to address these social problems. Under the leadership of Hugo Chávez who took office in 1999‚ he led the country to become a more socialist and equal country (“Hugo Chávez”). The social gap between the rich and the poor narrowed and many social and cultural rights were given to its people. Although under Chávez’s leadership this country have made great leaps in
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The Use of Capital Punishment could never be justified in a civilised society The issue of whether or not capital punishment should be used is a highly debated topic by all of the world’s leading political figures. There are many people who think that the use of capital punishment should continue; however‚ this essay will explain to you the dangers‚ disadvantages and misconceptions about the death penalty. Since 1973‚ over 130 people in the USA have been released from the death row due to evidence
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Capital Punishment may be the only justifiable answer for the most heinous of crimes. Could Capital Punishment be proven as a beneficial solution to over half a century of controversy? Taking into consideration there is many valid points that can be made to argue the topic however‚ many claims can be defeated by insightful counterclaims. One of the few prime examples is the age old saying‚ “an eye for an eye.” If someone were to brutally murder‚ and take a life‚ “why should that person get to live
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industry‚ was one of the many he fired on live TV. I was only five at the time‚ but I was very much aware of all the pain and distress he caused in my whole family. Slowly‚ as I grew up‚ I started paying more and more attention to the strange character Hugo Chavez was. The way of his speech‚
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A perfect example of nationalization is in the year 2006‚ Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez initiated naturalization. Nationalization according to Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia” is in broad economic terms‚ the governmental appropriation of property other than land‚ transferring it from the domain of private property to national control”. However‚ if a nation decides to nationalize there may be some international investment risk. These risks can be currency inconvertibility‚ transfer
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In order to understand the democratic state of Venezuela it is essential to understand the workings of Hugo Chavez and what is considered a hybrid regime. Hybrid regimes are political systems in which the tools for determining access to state office combines both democratic and autocratic practices. In other words‚ in hybrid regimes‚ freedom exists and the opposition is allowed to compete in election‚ but the system of checks and balances has become inoperative (Corrales 1). Hybrid regimes typically
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"The law of nature can be observed by everyone and they inform us how we should live and the limit of our actions."(Grotius‚ Hugo) Hugo Grotius born in 1583 was the first Dutch humanist of his day to develop an international perspective on human rights. In one of Grotius writings‚ The Law of War and Peace‚ he argues that even though some may say that God does not exist‚ we as human beings are still governed by the laws of nature which obligates and sets limits upon our doings and no human
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Adam Smith Who was Adam Smith? Adam Smith was Scottish economist and philosopher‚ whose famous views in the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚ better known by its abbreviated name of The Wealth of Nations (1776)‚ was the first attempt of analyze the determinants of capital formation and historical development of industry and trade between European countries‚ which helped create the basis of the modern science of economics. In The Wealth of Nations ‚ Smith conducted a deep analysis of
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’’I support the death penalty because I believe‚ if administered swiftly and justly‚ capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save other innocent lives.’’ Those were words of the 43rd President of the United States‚ George Walker Bush. Capital Punishment is a controvercial issue in the present-day world. This turbulent dispute whether the punishment should be retained or not has been going on for years. Since the begining of the human history‚ at first‚ people have been
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William Wolfe Political Social Thought Dr. Rodgers Biographical Paper 12/3/14 Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher‚ political economist‚ educator‚ scholar‚ author and journalist. As such‚ he was one of the most influential figures of the 18th century Scottish Enlightenment. His two most notable works are the Theory of Moral Sentiments‚ and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations which is often shortened to simply Wealth of Nations. Smith was known as an
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