Assess the reasons why Chartism failed Chartism was the largest protest movement by working class people that Britain has ever seen‚ Chartist wanted a host of reforms which were highlighted in the Peoples Charter‚ which is were the Chartist name derives itself from. The People Charter of 1838 set about six points including: the vote for all adult males aged over 21‚ payment for MP’s‚ equal electoral districts‚ secret ballot‚ no property qualification for MP’s and annual general elections. The
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The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was unjust because Gandhi was non-violent‚ he was a spiritual leader who fought for independence and equality. However many people believed Gandhi had too much power and authority. He wanted to make a huge impact on other’s lives to prove you can make a difference without having to fight. Mahatma Gandhi was a very non-violent person. Whenever Gandhi was attacked or abused he wouldn’t fight back with fists or weapons‚ he would always use his words to prove his
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Introductory The subject of ‘Trial by Media’ is discussed by civil rights activists‚ Constitutional lawyers‚ judges and academics almost every day in recent times. With the coming into being of the television and cable-channels‚ the amount of publicity which any crime or suspect or accused gets in the media has reached alarming proportions. Innocents may be condemned for no reason or those who are guilty may not get a fair trial or may get a higher sentence after trial than they deserved. There appears
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“If a plant cannot live according to its nature‚ it dies; and so a man.” As related by Henry David Thoreau‚ one of the most famous contributors to the concept of civil disobedience‚ there are some conditions regarding unjust laws that must be changed for the welfare of the people. If this is something the government cannot understand or agree with‚ it is the responsibility of the people themselves to work to the best of their abilities to change them. Most commonly‚ this is done through marches‚
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book‚ Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher‚ the color blue is a symbol of sadness and emotion‚ it represents the finality of her decision. At the beginning of Hannah Baker’s school year she was pretty typical compared to other high school teenager‚ she was intelligent‚ beautiful‚ and diligent. As time went on things became more complicated and her emotions and the people around her changed the way she thought about life. Throughout the story Hannah became a romantic. All Hannah wanted was to find someone
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relationships; therefore‚ friendships are one of the most important parts of everyone’s life. Although a person can become friends with many people during his/her life‚ not all the friendships last forever. There are variety of reasons why some friendships don’t last. One main reason why some friendships don’t last for a long time is distance. Despite the fact that many people believe that nothing can have a serious effect on a real friendship‚ distance can influence a lot over a long period. In some
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1976 the Supreme Court ruled that when information is provided to a third party‚ such as a phone provider‚ it is accepted that said information may be turned over to the government. Furthermore‚ in the 1979 case of Smith v. Maryland‚ it was affirmed that a warrant was not needed to survey phone data. This stands under the fourth amendment‚ as actual content‚ or rather the phone conversation itself‚ is not obtainable‚ merely phone numbers and call length times are logged by the National Security Agency
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Imagine if Julius Caesar was the president of the United States of America. Andrew Jackson is the closest comparison that could be made to having Caesar as president. His power as a president was great‚ almost rivaling the power of the monarch of Britain. Jackson’s power was so great that he even defied the supreme court. To achieve this power Jackson formed links with the public to get what he wanted and ignored the personal thoughts of his fellow associates and instead relied on the “Kitchen Cabinet”
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In the trial of Socrates I am going to show that the defendant is not guilty on the first charge of corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town that prided itself at the time on
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Unjust and Unfair Society We live in a world with freedom of speech and everyone is said to be treated equally. We have the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence which protects us. Even with that I believe that our society is not fair and just; as well as not as democratic as we like to believe. Thomas Jefferson‚ Cady Stanton‚ and John Rawls has different prospective of what a just society is. There are many phenomena that leads to the democracy’s potential for a lesser democratic institutions
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