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    over France give evidence that he was a tyrant. A tyrant is defined as a ruler who uses power unjustly or oppressively. Napoleon used his power in both of those ways. He not only limited who had power in society‚ but also controlled the church. By trying to monopolize all of Europe‚ it is shown how harsh Napoleon’s rule was and how tyrannical he really was. Napoleon limited who had power and rights in society in a few ways. Napoleon created the Napoleonic Code‚ which guaranteed everyone equal rights

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    Fear is a feeling influenced by danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms‚ which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior‚ such as fleeing‚ hiding‚ or freezing. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a specific encouragement occurring in the present‚ or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat as a risk to body or life. Now fear is an emotion that can be influenced on to someone also qualifying as a rhetorical device. All

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    Louisiana Purchase was the greatest land purchase in US History. It nearly doubled the Nation’s size and it would bring much wealth to the nation. For example‚ in time gold would be discovered in the west and farming would be used on the land. This territory had been owned by different nations as a result of the French Indian war. However‚ in the end‚ it was sold to the US by the French. Jefferson had a plan for this land‚ although not everyone agreed with him buying the land. The treaty was still signed

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    To what extent was Wilhelmine Germany an entrenched Authoritarian state? Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888 after Wilhelm I died and a brief reign from Frederick III‚ his behaviour could be unpredictable and although he was the grandson of Queen Victoria he was anti-British‚ however he admired them at the same time. He believed in the divine right of kings‚ the theory claimed that‚ kings were only answerable to God‚ and it was sinful for their subjects to resist them. Wilhelm II was determined

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    In July 1982 Jose Rizal was exiled as prisoner in Dapitan. When he arrived in Dapitan‚ he found it to be a sleepy little town. He thought of ways and means to make it clean‚ beautiful‚ and modern. With the help of his friend‚ father Sanchez‚ he made a map of Mindanao in front of the church. The map was made up of stones‚ earth‚ and grass and it serves as adornment that makes the town plaza beautiful. He and Father Sanchez‚ together with the citizens‚ had erected a lamp post in every corner of Dapitan

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    Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s rise. The United States had to great

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    between the North and South. For a long time the North and South had been fighting about political issues such as slavery. The North believed that it was wrong to capture‚ enslave and ship Africans to America to work in harsh conditions for free for White owners. The South‚ on the other hand believed slavery was right and should be used for helping the economy and producing cash crops so the North could use the supplies to make products. But the addition of new states‚ especially an uneven number made

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    What is a Presidential doctrine: it indicates a program that a president uses to implement a policy towards either a country or region to attain foreign policy aspirations for the United States. The term "doctrine" denotes "A declaration of certified government policy‚ particularly in foreign affairs and military strategy" ("Doctrine‚" n.d.). Presidents like Jimmy Carter‚ James Polk‚ and George W. Bush put together their doctrines‚ but amid these the doctrine of President Ronald Reagan is most notably

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    Hearsay 1. General Rule What is the hearsay rule? s 59 (1) UEL: Evidence of a previous representation (which the Acts define as a representation made otherwise than in the course of giving evidence in the current proceedings) made by a person is not admissible to prove the existence of a fact that the person intended to assert by the representation. S59 (2): Such a fact in this Part referred to as an asserted fact. The CL definition differs from that given in the uniform Evidence Acts.

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    While the population was calling for reform it was the responsibility of the government to reform society. Separate Car Acts‚ Plessey v. Ferguson and The Jim Crow laws are some of those reforms that government put in place to help make America more American and protect the people from the ‘outsiders’. These reforms can be considered progressive reform because they were ordering society‚ keeping order between the races and cleaning up country. These reforms first started with states passing Separate

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