Persuasive Speech In 1999‚ Australia voted in a referendum that would have made our country a republic. The proposal was defeated‚ as the way the republic was to be run was unclear‚ as well as a large campaign by then Prime Minister John Howard and other significant monarchist groups. Australia should become a republic‚ and elect our own head of state to replace the Queen and the Governor General. Why should we do this? Because the values of the monarchy‚ and of hereditary power‚ clash completely
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then under the control of Phillip II of Spain. The newly formed Dutch Republic‚ or United Provinces of the Netherlands‚ was the wealthiest and most trade engaged nation in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Components like geographic location‚ economic superiority‚ and religious toleration led to the vast popularization of the Netherlands. However‚ this Golden Age was not prolonged. From 1650 to 1713‚ the Dutch Republic encountered many challenges involving security‚ unity‚ and prosperity
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During the 1650s the Dutch Republic was a union of 7 provinces with Holland being the strongest. The Dutch Republic had many challenges to their security‚ unity‚ and prosperity. The Dutch did not have a strong standing army to protect themselves from foreign invades. Also the Dutch Republic was decentralized and split into 7 provinces‚ Holland being the most powerful and successful. They were very prospers in the fact that they were in war with the English in the 1650s which made other countries
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The relevance of The Republic to our modern society In Plato’s The Republic‚ Plato illustrates what his ideal city would look like. He describes the educational systems‚ ideal legislators and the purposes of democracy. The republic influenced many people to understand the purpose for democracy‚ and it led to new philosophical schools of thought. Although this work was written hundreds of years ago‚ it still affects our modern world today. One of the most important things that Plato stresses is
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taken over the philosophical dialogue. Two leading men in this arena of political thought are Niccolo Machiavelli (author of the practical and quasi-immoral treatise‚ The Prince) and Plato (author of the philosophical and Utopian-like dialogue‚ The Republic.) While both men transformed the nature of political philosophy‚ most readers consider their respective quests for an ideal leader to resurrect the glory and stability of a better state‚ to be different. Such dissimilarities are apparent in everyday
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Gustav Stresemann and Charles Dawes In 1923‚ the Weimar Republic was on the verge of collapse‚ but‚ surprisingly‚ the crisis was the start of a period of stability and success. The period 1923-1929 was a time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. This dramatic turnabout happened because Germany was saved by two people - Gustav Stresemann and Charles Dawes. Gustav Stresemann had been a nationalist‚ but he realised that something needed to be done to save Germany. The
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Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius
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The Roman Republic in an era most characterised by its democratic‚ hierarchical system of government. The era is seen to begin in 509 BC when the Roman Kingdom was overthrown. The Kingdom had a monarchical system‚ which was replaced by a government lead by two consuls that were in theory elected annually by the citizens of the state. The Roman Republic however in the 80s entered a period of instability with the Social and Civil Wars. The second Civil war in 82 BC‚ marked an watershed in the history
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The Roman republic overall grade is an +C. I gave them a +C because they did some good and bad things. The roman republic started in 509 BCE. Over time the government developed five major services. They treated slaves bad‚ but they had a great army and economic system.They also had free aqueducts and fire departments. They showed everybody the laws and were fair.Those were all part of five services‚ they were provide public services‚ protect rights‚ rule of law‚ common defence‚ and support the economic
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countries‚ which means that they had different cultures and were different in a lot of ways. The Americans planned their revolution for many years and continued with economic‚ and military help from the French. Once the revolution was over‚ they were a republic and signed the treaty in Paris. When the French return to France they realize that they don’t have the freedom America does and they helped them fight for it. So‚ the French started planning their own revolution. The American Revolution was about
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