507 B.C.‚ the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia‚ or rule by the people. Which is modern day Democracy meaning the rule of the people. That is where each person votes about what they would like to happen. Whatever has the most votes wins‚ obviously. There is no king or dictator to say no to one’s vote. One problem that immediately comes up in a democracy is who is going to be able to vote. Can anyone vote? Should there be an age limit? Do
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question through the assessment of values that the ancient Athenians attributed to their concept of democracy. ‘Mean’ is a very general word‚ and in this question could allow for all manner of possible answers‚ those focused on the practice of democracy‚ on the legal meaning‚ etc. But ‘mean’ implies interpretation and a certain degree of subjectivity by those trying to derive meaning. In this case‚ the term will refer to how the Athenians‚ as a people‚ perceived their democracy‚ in terms of both the
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Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.
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A Democratic Society Throughout time the debate upon which is the best system of government has been an ongoing debate. Somewhere between the realms of democracy‚ socialism‚ fascism‚ communism‚ and monarchism lies the answer to the perfect system. Traditionally speaking‚ North America has always tried to remain democratic in ruling. The democratic system‚ unlike it’s alternatives‚ encourages equality and liberty among the people which in modern society‚ makes it the most attractive system
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Explain what is meant by the ideal pupil In classrooms‚ many teachers labelled and classified certain students to their ethical and academic backgrounds. Becker concluded the common image of the ‘ideal pupil’ as being intelligent‚ well behaved‚ motivated and usually from a middle class background. Suggest three reasons why students from the upper social classes and those who have attended independent schools are more likely to gain places at elite universities such as LSE and Oxbridge even when
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Introduction: In “The Democratic Answer: The Justification of the State Is Its Promotion of Security and Natural Human Rights” by John Locke discuss that in the state of nature people are allowed to take and have everything they want‚ but at the end it is always unsafe. People join societies because there is protection and security of what they have. In the state of nature people are biased and ignorant‚ therefore with a democratic government‚ decisions are made based on what the majority of the people
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Legends‚ Myths‚ and Fairy Tales‚ all of which are stories told in a culture to either explain natural phenomenons or to simply entertain. Greek Folklore is primarily based on mythology because that is how the Greek believed the world was created. They believed that the gods did everything for them and guided them throughout their lives.In Greek history there was much confusion on how the world came to be. As a result‚ they turned to mythical gods as a source of where all life is generated from. This
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lost the war then the colonists would be put to death. The most important of the ideals in this document is freedom. Freedom is most important because people wanted to rule themselves‚ have equal opportunities‚ and wanted to have their own lives and be happy. These were the main reasons for the colonist to fight for their freedom the Declaration of Independence promised them. Freedom from England’s tyranny is what the colonists wanted so they could have a say in the government. Comparative Studies
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from their digital cameras directly onto their computers‚ allowing them to specialize almost entirely in digital photography. o Where once the pencil and hand-drawn images reigned king‚ the animation field today also uses computers in a significant way. Animation artists working in the field today are expected to not only possess basic artistic skill sets like painting and drawing‚ but also computer skills as well. Animators with the most competitive advantages‚ according to AskTheHeadhunter.com‚
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Leadership: What is Leadership? “Leadership is the art of leading others to deliberately create a result that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.” Who is a Leader ? In general‚ a Leader is someone who has FOLLOWERS. Leadership Styles Leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction‚ implementing plans‚ and motivating people. The different styles of leadership are as follows: 1. Authoritarian Leadership 2. Paternalistic Leadership 3. Democratic Leadership 4. Laissez-faire
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