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    of child and also for men’s pleasure. Athens had most inclusive and developed democratic system where people voted and discussed about different state issue while war wasn’t the single agenda on the board. Where in Sparta government system was oligarchy and used state-sponsored terrorism to subjugated Helot and it was treated as patriotic job and the democratic aspect of the Assembly served only one purpose and it was for making it easier for Sparta to engage in its wars.

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    Similarities and difference between Hinduism and Buddhism. Buddhism believes in the process of reincarnation based on deeds of the present life. Hinduism also believes that everyone is a part of an impersonal world and therefore‚ one’s soul reincarnates into another body of any being‚ based on the deeds of the present life. One has to work for salvation oneself and therefore‚ cannot blame others for the same. The salvation depends on the good deeds of a person. In Hinduism also‚ one attains salvation

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    as well as how best to deal with public concerns and complaints. See really it is ran by the ordinary officer. We used to believe that the “Chief of police” made all the decisions. The Iron Law of Oligarchy suggests that the formal organization of bureaucracies inevitably leads to oligarchy‚ in which even organizations that originally proposed to be based upon democratically oriented philosophies eventually come to be dominated by a small‚ self-serving group of people who have achieved positions

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    Essay on Bureaucracy-Army Coalition in Pakistan By the turn of the decade‚ the Muslim League had lost all credibility in East Pakistan because of its language policy.There the mainstream Muslim League broke away and formed the Awami League in 1949. In West Pakistan‚ the Muslim League split into two informal groups-one consisting of old Leaguers who were mostly migrants from India and the other comprising the new entrants‚ mostly Punjabis and a few Sindhis and Pathans. While the former were mostly

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    and oversee foreign affairs and the treasury. On the other hand‚ Sparta was a militaristic society led by a system of checks and balances with having two kings as rulers‚ rather than one. Though Sparta had some elements of a monarchy‚ it was an oligarchy‚ rule by few. There was a council of elders which included the two kings‚ themselves and 28 men over 60 who decided on issues to be presented to the assembly of male citizens. This assembly composed of males over 30 elected 5 ephors to run society/government

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    in science‚ art‚ great works of literature‚ amazing architecture‚ philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and the world’s first democratic government. Many of the government terms we use today are rooted in the Greek language: politics‚ monarchy‚ anarchy‚ and oligarchy. Rome: Its influence on civilization is great‚ and includes the Latin language‚ legal systems‚ and innovations in both

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    For example‚ electoral laws empowered political parties such that influence from other groups including oligarchy was quite difficult. Additionally‚ civil rights such as the basic freedoms of speech‚ association and assembly were highly supported in this constitution. However‚ the democratic system of Venezuela started to weaken in the early 1980s due to economic

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    Sandra Ogbuagu PSCI 3105A: Imperialism Sadia Naz February 28th 2012 Schumpeter and Lenin: Imperialism This essay will be discussing Joseph Schumpeter and Lenin’s theories of Imperialism in order to understand how they differ from each other‚ and what each theorist has to say about reasons for imperialism. The goal of this essay it is to compare both authors‚ in order to interpret‚ understand and analyze what Schumpeter and Lenin have to say on Imperialism. This paper will begin by outlining

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    properties. But as a radical democrat‚ I believe that selected individuals should not hold so much power to the detriments of others. In order to keep the situation balance‚ officials should be chosen by lot. We have to get rid of this “Iron law of oligarchy”. (Michel’s). What is the use of democracy if a selected few make decision that affect every Athenian? Isn’t democracy supposed to involve everyone in decision making? Why can’t women‚ the metics and the youth participate? Questions I leave for

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    tyranny is an immoral perversion of kingship (107). Aristotle continues his claims on the different forms of government‚ resting his thought on the two he believes would be most useful in action. The first one is aristocracy which is the good form of oligarchy‚ the rule of

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