Dominican Republic is the second largest and most diverse Caribbean country‚ situated just two hours south of Miami‚ less than four hours from New York and eight hours from most European cities. Known for our warm and hospitable people‚ Dominican Republic is a destination like no other‚ featuring astounding nature‚ intriguing history and rich culture. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and the Caribbean Sea on the south‚ our lush tropical island paradise boasts nearly 1‚000 miles (1‚609
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The Roman Republic was once a strong civilization. The Romans were once known as the Latins who settled along the Tiber River. They were conquered by people known as the Etruscans. The Etruscans treated the Latins harshly and then the Latins revolted. The Latins took over the Etruscans and changed their name from Latin to Roman. The Romans began to gain power that lasted for over 500 years. After about 500 years later‚ a man by the name of Julius Caesar helped to conquer some of their biggest
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purpose of education is to enable us to become more efficient‚ to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of our life and to be a better person. Unfortunately‚ there are flaws in our current education system. One of the significant weaknesses in the system is the ranking system. Students are ranked each year among their grade and placed in classes from the highest score students to the lowest score students. The rational is to facilitate teaching when students attend classes only with
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Strengths and Weaknesses As a writer‚ there are things that I do well‚ but there are also things I could improve on to make my writing better. I’m pretty good at getting my point across‚ and getting people to understand what I’m trying to say. Another thing I’m good at is just writing the paper. Once I get started on a paper it is very easy for me to just keep writing until I’m done with it. However‚ when doing this I tend to not use the best grammar and be too wordy with my writing. I can
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Introduction Ancient Rome existed for a long time and changed economically and politically over time. Kings ruled in Ancient Rome however‚ when they expelled the last King- Tarquin in 509 BCE‚ the Roman Republic was established. The Republic was ruled by Rome’s aristocrats. The aristocrats were mainly the patricians. (Gill‚ June 7‚ 2017). The society was divided into class‚ the aristocrats (the patricians)‚ the people (plebeians) and the slaves. The patricians and plebeians were citizens while the
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From the Second Reich to the Weimar Republic The Second Reich The constitution of the second Reich: The Kaiser was hereditary for life and he was the Supreme Commander of the army The Chancellor was chosen by the Kaiser and was also usually the chairman of the Bundesrat. The Bundesrat was the upper house of parliament. Members were chosen by the State Government. The 17 Prussian representatives could veto any law. The Reichstag was less important than the Bundesrat in making laws. They could
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Machiavelli’s criticism of Plato’s The Republic states that a ruler who possesses an inherent quality of that which is consistently good will never have the authority to rule his or her people successfully. If a ruler always treats his subjects in a manner‚ which can be qualified as good‚ then he will ultimately meet his demise‚ as his subjects will rise against him. Machiavelli claims that it is unrealistic to assume that all the people of a kingdom will conduct themselves in a manner that will
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Democratic Republic of The Congo Researching a country like the DRC has really opened my eyes to the differences in the world’s ethnicities and cultures. The DRC has experienced many changes‚ some as recently as 2006‚ when the country adopted its latest constitution. The many different geographic locations and ethnic tribes‚ such as the Pygmies‚ have a somewhat big impact on the entire country. The poorest country in the world‚ the DRC was established as a colony of Belgium in 1908 and gained its
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A republic is representative democracy ruled by government officials. A democracy is direct government ruled by the majority. The key component of a republic is that the head of the government is elected by popular vote. Law makers and other officials are also elected by the citizens of a particular state to represent their interest in government. In a democracy citizens vote for polices and laws directly‚ not through elected officials. In my opinion I believe that the framers of the constitution
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Is it worth losing a republic in order to gain an empire? For: The age of Augustus could be shown as classic example of the benefits of having a empire instead of a republic. He himself ascended to the throne after the assassination of his adopted father and‚ brought peace throughout the total empire which lasted for over two centuries. This was possible as he successfully defeated all the threatening forces to the empire. “Indeed he attracted everybody’s goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace
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