Why did parliament win the English Civil War? When Charles raised his Standard in Nottingham 1642 it was unclear who‚ or how‚ the war would be won‚ but Parliament’s Victory in The Civil War 1646‚ can be explained by a Multitude of reasons‚ most notably; a Royalist lack of finance [or more generally resources]‚ and Parliamentary revolutionary Reform and Organisation. Firstly the areas that Parliament held over the course of the civil war were more populous‚ wealthy and fertile than that of the
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and representation of a royal artifact of Benin which is this greenish figure with a helmet holding a weapon‚ specifically pointing out the historic event when a British armed force conducted a vindictive raid‚ burning the city to the ground and looting all the artifacts in
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claimed responsibility for many attacks and executions of officers. Furthermore‚ these riots have led to mass destruction of cities. One example is Ferguson‚ Missouri. Here‚ following the death of Michael Brown‚ riots broke out involving fires‚ looting of businesses‚ and other violence. All of this was in the name Michael Brown‚ and protesting his lawful killing following his attack on an officer. Brown’s act of violence following a convenience store robbery led to his death‚ and it was done by
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Body Cameras How many times have you heard‚ read‚ or seen a story about a policeman abusing their power? But are all the stories as believable as they seem or do people and news stations change things to look different than they are. If so‚ how do we solve this issue how can we make things less complicated for both parties involved? Since things are not always as they seem‚ how can we have a view on everything that is happening. The only way to fix this problem is to enforce a law where all officers
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In many ways they are similar. In both instances‚ an African-American man was mistreated by a white police officer which brought tensions between whites and black to a high point. Fires and looting occurred and civilians bonded together against the police‚ trying to get justice for the wrong that the whites had done to the blacks. In conclusion‚ the death of Michael Brown caused racial tensions to grow‚ riots‚ and Ferguson to undergo destruction
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Securing power and order of a state has been the focus of ancient political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli’s writings. His most famous writing “The Prince” fortified his untraditional views on how to successfully rule a state. He recognizes through his realist views‚ that human nature causes a need for any degree of violence required to maintain power‚ and order in a state. This paper will expose how Machiavelli viewed violence as a necessary‚ yet moderated tool in order to rule a successful state
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Rome went through 20 – 25 emperors in only fifty years. While they were spending their time working the political train in Rome‚ the borders of Rome were not being protected. This left the outlying towns susceptible to attacks and looting and the taking of land. By the year 258 Rome had split into three separate states‚ the Gallic Empire‚ the Palmyrene Empire‚ and the Italian-centered Roman Empire‚ each had its own emperor. At the Battle of Naissus the Roman warriors captured a serious
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rifles supplied by Henry Ward Beech. As soon as the South got word of this‚ thousands of Southerners ascended into Kansas. In May‚ 1856‚ Southerners or Border Ruffians‚ crossed the Missouri Border and attacked the free-soil community in Lawrence‚ looting and burning a number of buildings. Only one person was kill‚ but due to the Souths violent outbreak‚ the door to violence was opened and the events at Bleeding Kansas had just begun. On May 20‚ 1856‚ northerner Senator Charles Sumner made a speech
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Black Lives Matter has been an ongoing movement since July of 2013 to express how unjust and unfair African Americans are still treated the same as when segregation was still around but only more and more brutal than before as we progress. Black Lives Matter is a movement that came about due to several examples and crimes of how African Americans are being treated‚ this movement is much more bigger than just describing how African Americans are being treated but it is also a movement to show how
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1990s Fashion In the 1990s there was a lot of things going on with fashion and with social issues. There was riots in LA. A lot of things happened in the 90s good and bad. The fashion was tremendously taking over a bunch of the world but it mostly impacted teens. Criminals got caught in the 90s and it was a very good 10 years. 1960s Political Historical and Social Events In the 1990s a lot of things were going on during that time period. There were social issues as well a political issues
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