"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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Bamatabois attempts to get Fantine’s attention‚ “...[Bamatabois] came up behind her with a stealthy step‚ and stifling his laughter stooped down‚ seized a handful of snow from the sidewalk‚ and threw it hastily into her back between her naked shoulders” (Hugo 69). Fantine then scratches Bamatabois’ face with her nails because he insults her‚ and she is unable to restrain from taking out her anger on him. As the two are fighting‚ the commotion created causes a large circle to form‚ and spectators start‚
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The literature of a country is affected and influenced by how the people of that country live. This paper will prove that The French Revolution greatly influenced 19th Century French Romanticism. First‚ the cultural values of the revolution will be identified. Then‚ the different aspects of Romanticism will be presented. The cultural values of The French Revolution and Romanticism will then be linked. Finally‚ literary examples will be shown to support this connection between the two movements
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was a poet‚ writer‚ painter‚ translator‚ dictionary and Sanskrit grammar book compiler‚| |anthologist and Buddhist monk. | |In 1903 Su Manshu translated Victor Hugo ’s Les Misérables‚ a long novel consisting of 5 volumes (9 books). The | |translated version was presented in 14 chapters with 2 lines of titles at the beginning of each chapter to tell readers | |about the main content. He started with
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Democracy? The Netherlands can use the work of Hugo Grotius‚ Justus Lipsius and Dirk Van Coornhert to support the claim that they are the birth of Liberal Democracy. However‚ one must also look at the influence Ancient Greece had on the birth of Liberal Democracy‚ as many of the leaders and theologians helped to create Liberal Democracy. One of the key figures that support the idea that the Netherlands can claim to be the birth of Liberal Democracy is Hugo Grotius. Grotius was one of the first people
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that a change in political regime can result in the enactment of laws that are less favorable to international business. (Hill‚ pg. 82) Currently the government and all those who serve are controlled by the President. The populist socialist politician Hugo Chávez won power in 1998‚ was reelected as president in 2000‚ and was reelected again in 2006. Chávez has declared himself to be a “Fidelista‚” a follower of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. He has pledged to improve the lot of the poor in Venezuela through government
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crisis. Economic crises in the 1980s and 1990s led to a political crisis in which hundreds died in the Caracazo riots of 1989‚ two attempted coups d’état in 1992 ("America’s | Profile: Hugo Chavez.")‚ and the impeachment of President Carlos Andrés Pérez (re-elected in 1988) for corruption in 1993. Coup leader Hugo Chávez was pardoned in March 1994 by president Rafael Caldera‚ with a clean slate and his political rights reinstated ("Venezuela."). The President of Venezuela is currently Nicolás Maduro
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The saga of the Venezuelea Bolivar Fuerte Q1: Why must a country’s currency must be devaluated? What is failing in the economy? First‚ the reason would be for stimulating the exports of goods=> more money in the country => push the production‚ economy in general and employment rate and set premises for economic growth. Somewhere between 92 and 94% of export income in Venezuela comes from oil‚ and the money obtained heavily contribute to the local manufacturing development‚ and agriculture
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propane and butane gas was detected an hour before the blast. However‚ workers and residents living nearby have reported on the smell of gas days before the incident. Despite this‚ no actions were taken to contain the situation. Political In 2003‚ Hugo Chavez‚ the president of Venezuela fired 18‚000 PDVSA employees and replaced them with party loyalists. As such‚ the company lost many employees with expertise in industrial safety. It is also reported that PDVSA failed to invest in regular maintenance
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There are numerous instances in which Homer’s The Iliad is able to illustrate the lives of normal people although the epic was generally based around war heroes. In it‚ Homer expresses to us that these war heroes are no different than us‚ as they also make mistakes‚ are stubborn and often need to apologize as shown by the example of Agamemnon and Achilles. During the progression of the plot of this well-known epic‚ Agamemnon attempts to apologize to Achilles by a rather “low” method. He hopes to
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