Bart Solbach Hist 584 Professor Greene October 31‚ 2012 The Will of the People In modern warfare‚ it is important to consider‚ effectively winning the hearts and minds of the people. This is especially important if the war being fought is a civil war‚ as ultimately the most a government has to fear is its own people. Successfully doing so is to show your force as more of a power for good than that of your enemy‚ or barring that being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry
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Louis Isabella 15 November 2011 POSC-276 Dr. Dunham Of the people‚ By the People‚ For the People: Direct Democracy in America Since the first governments were created citizens have been trying to gain more influence on the laws and the politicians who make them. In representative democracies like the United States‚ sometimes relying on politicians to legislate in the interest of the people just isn’t enough. This is when the voters step in and use processes like initiative‚ referendum‚ and
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of my class topics to write a speech on. This is the topic I received and‚ (as you can see)‚ I have to agree with the motion that “Teenagers today have too much freedom”. The following are the 9 reasons my teacher required us to brainstorm: 1. Parents don’t know where their children are anymore. 2. Not everywhere is a war zone‚ but not everywhere is safe. So‚ teenagers shouldn’t have as much freedom as they do to roam dangerous streets and hang around in parks or alleyways‚ especially at night
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changing society‚ more and more people are becoming more materialistic. This is particularly so in the cities and more urbanized areas. Take America as an example. Compared with three or four decades ago‚ Americans today are very much more materialistic. Materialism is usually more apparent in cities because in the cities‚ people are constantly exposed to new inventions that make life easier. These new inventions often come with a hefty price tag attached to them‚ simply because they are new products. Human
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society has become common and normal. For some people instead of having a destructive marriage‚ it is better to stay single. Today modern life is complicated already and it is hard to predict what could happen tomorrow. And maybe staying single could prevent certain issues‚ like separations and divorces that could lead to struggling and suffering for the whole family. However‚ single people possess parental feelings and a desire to have a child. And‚ if for some reason‚ a single man or a woman cannot
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1. Some children in rural places cannot have good schools and medical facilities. To improve this situation‚ some people suggest that new teachers and doctors should be sent to rural places for several years. Others‚ however‚ believe every one has the free right to choose where to work. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 2.As technology develops‚ more shopping and business is done through the internet while communication face to face becomes less frequent. Is this a positive or a negative
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“Music and Its Impact on People of Different Ages” ENC 2300 Chakita Campbell October 3‚ 2011 Over the period of years music has changed drastically. Music has become a major factor in people’s lives of all ages. Music is becoming a mixed variety of different cultures. For example more African-American cultures are beginning to like more of the Pop music instead of just R&B and Rap. The impact of music does not impact just certain ages but it impacts all ages. The reason for that is
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is a public controversy nowadays over the issue of longer living‚ which causes many advantages and disadvantages. In my view‚ longer living has many side effects. Firstly‚ to individuals the most important advantage of longer living is that the elder person considerably increased recently. Older person can give some advice from experience to the younger generation‚ so that to help them when they are in troubles. Taking heed of the suggestion from old‚ young becomes sophisticated in making their thoughts
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supermarkets are stocked with food products from around the world. Some individuals are of the opinion that this imported food has detrimental effect on our economy and culture and it would be better if people ate only the local produce. Certainly‚ the disadvantages of imported food outweigh the advantages. On the positive side‚ transporting goods over a long distance gives us a lot of choices. We can taste a variety of fruits and vegetables from all parts of the world. For example‚ about
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Born to be different‚ individuals should emphasize and completely take advantage of their uniqueness in order to succeed. It is those differences that launch those who emphasize distinctness of things‚ into success. Through the stories of amusement parks‚ the theme has been manifested to be true for several times. Randy Guthrie‚ the ex-CEO of the ocean park‚ constructed Ocean Park by imitating Western amusement parks such as Disney‚ and finally launched Ocean Park into serious ‘financial crises’
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