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    #1: What was so revolutionary about the French Revolution (what is the author’s interpretation‚ and what is your interpretation… do you agree with the author)? the author’s interpretation of what was so revolutionary about the french revolution is that “the French revolution was a succession of such events‚ events so terrible that shook mankind to it’s core. out of destruction they created a new sense of possibility- not just of writing constitutions nor of legislating liberty and equality

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    Revolutionary Idealism

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    Why has the revolutionary‚ idealistic novel Animal Farm remained such an interesting piece of literature?[d][e] It encourages readers to think about the Soviet Union in a new way. Orwell took his in-depth[f] understanding[g] to create a setting using symbols‚ metaphors‚ themes‚ and characterization to embody the events of the Russian Revolution. He helped the readers to understand the accounts of the rise and development of soviet communism in the form of an animal tale. Thus[h]‚ throughout the novel

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    November 5‚ 2014 Position Paper #4: Does the Islamic Movement Threaten the Democracy Gained in the “Arab Spring”? Summary Democracy was born back about 2‚500 years ago in ancient Greece. It was a rare form of government and not very popular. Even with backsets‚ democracy slowly spread throughout the western world. The growth of Democracy arose very quickly within the last few decades. While the western world became more and more free‚ North African and Middle Eastern

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    The section “Factors motivating variation” of Chapter 2 of Introducing Sociolinguistics (Meyerhoff 2006) introduces four social factors that motivated people how to use language. Meyerhoff provides a rough introduction on these factors that would be discussed deeply in latter chapters. The first factor is speakers desire to show how to join in a group and separate from others. That means people use language to identify which group they belong to. Meyerhoff uses the Martha’s vineyard study

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    the “darker side” of Washington is considered by the American public as interest groups. Even James Madison described them in the federalist papers he wrote in 1787 as “factions” that could be dangerous. The modern day hasn’t changed much. People today largely agree with Madison in how they view interest groups. What interest groups do‚ how they are supported‚ and what their stances are an interesting mix of controversy‚ clash‚ and representation. Interest groups are there to represent the people

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    General Principle of Taxation

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    ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Taxation Law SUMMER REVIEWER PART I – GENERAL PRINCIPLES TAXATION – power inherent in every sovereign State to impose a charge or burden upon persons‚ properties‚ or rights to raise revenues for the use and support of the government to enable it to discharge its appropriate functions SCOPE OF TAXATION TAXATION IS: Unlimited‚ Far-reaching‚ Plenary Comprehensive Supreme STAGES OF TAXATION: (LAP) 1. Levy 2. Assessment 3. Payment Basic Principles of a Sound Tax System

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    Quiz for U.S. Constitution Class Page 1‚ Chapter 1 The origins of representative democracy can be traced to _________________________. ancient Greece @ ancient Rome ancient Egypt medieval England the French Enlightenment Correct. The origins of representative democracy (as opposed to direct democracy) can be traced to ancient Rome. Who benefited from the Magna Carta? King John of England King Louis of France @the English nobility British colonists all British subjects

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    regionalist and micro-nationalist movements threaten democracy in Europe or‚ conversely‚ present it with new opportunities? ____________________________________________________________ ______________ Twenty years ago‚ the wall that was separating West and East Germany was opened and the Cold War came to an end. The breakdown of the Soviet Union and the collapse of Communism that accompanied it brought about the victory of market economy and democracy in Europe. It also engendered the

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    “China’s Biggest Gamble: Can It Have Capitalism without Democracy? A prediction” was posted in an online magazine called Slate.com. As stated in the title‚ he predicted that China’s government would change to have freedom of speech and a democracy similar to the one the United States has. He also said that the more China’s wealth grows‚ the more pressure will build and it would cause a change. Back then and even now China remains without a democracy and as it seems it is still far away from any drastic

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    represented by a multitude of symbols. The most commonly used symbol in this day and age for the word peace is a simple circle bisected vertically. Two smaller lines extend downward from the bottom third of the central line at approximately 60 degree angles and connect to the circle. The symbol is occasionally referred by Christian evangelists as a broken upside down cross inside a circle. This symbol is recognized worldwide but how many people know the history of this symbol or know how it came to be

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