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    During the years between 1603 and 1688 the English revolution was in action. The main cause of the revolution was the power struggle between the English monarchies and the representative body‚ the parliament. This resulted in the English Civil war where the different sides argued whether England should have been a constitutional monarchy or an absolute monarchy. Various ideas were present on how the government should be run‚ by divine right‚ secular absolutism‚ or a constitutional state. John Locke

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    is the rise in violence. Little or no attention is being given to the fundamentals of life. Brotherhood and personal responsibility are a thing of the past. Media violence‚ drugs‚ and upbringings are some of the causes for these changes in the way people think. Society has become more violent and dangerous for children due to the media. One in six children between the ages of 10 and 17 has seen or knows someone who has been shot. Television is the greatest source of visual violence in our society

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    the late 19th century and the early 20th century‚ European countries began their scramble for Africa which caused African to suffer from violence like wars‚ slavery and unfairness‚ but there was also a positive‚ peaceful and diplomatic consequences and events in Africa like fair trade system‚ new technology and the security given to Africans under European rule. An additional document written by an African commoner would help to further assess the African actions and reactions by telling what happened

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    Under the rules of 17th century siege warfare the New Model Army were allowed to kill the townspeople‚ however this right was rarely if ever exercised. The attitude was that revenge could be taken upon a town that took so much effort to besiege. Even during many of the brutal wars in Europe at the time much of the violence‚ such as those that took place during the French Wars of Religion were in fact conducted by angry mobs. This piece of parliamentary brutality was different and was much more

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    The Causes of School Violence School violence is only a recent thing. Roughhousing among teenagers in high school has always been prevalent‚ however‚ its extreme forms such as taking out vendettas against students or teachers or bringing deadly weapons to school have only risen in existence in the past thirty years. Now some have placed the blame on the violent video games‚ television and bad music. The first notable high school shootings didn ’t happen until the 1970 ’s (Centennial Secondary School

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    Nationalism is a culture that people support mainly their nation and people. There were many negative and positive effects of nationalism during the late 19th century. Different nations got tighter and got rid of their difference. There was constant warfare between many nations around the world. Finally‚ equality in the government throughout the world. Nationalism had many positive effects at times because nations were uniting with other nations. For instance “We ardently wish to free Italy from foreigners

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    The causes of late marriage in Hong Kong Late marriage is a serious problem‚ it may pose a health risk to both mother and children‚ may develop a generation gap and cause the problem of aging. There is an arising trend of late marriage for both male and female in Hong Kong. The median age at first marriage for males was 31.2 and that for females was 28.9 (Census and Statistics Department‚ 2012).They were higher than the parallel

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    huge rush of adrenaline‚ they get excited‚ sad‚ exhausted‚ angry‚ etc. All of these are difficult emotions to deal with. Therefore‚ in many of us those emotions lead to violence. Is it alright to create a conflict because we cannot figure out a way how to become calm? Definitely not. There are many causes why people go into violence. If we talk about sports we also talk about competitiveness. People‚ or teams‚ get sometimes extremely competitive because of the ultimate goal to win. Quite often players

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    Cultural imperialism is the effort by powerful states to force their culture and societal systems upon subjugated‚ or less powerful‚ people. These formal and informal efforts are often based on ethnocentrism and were exemplified by the social Darwinist movement of the late nineteenth century. Cultural imperialism is responsible for the spread of some positive values‚ including democracy and equal rights‚ but it also brought about the demise of many indigenous cultures and languages and provided a justification

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    Cause and Effect Essay The United States has the 26th highest rate of gun violence in the world (Washington Post‚ 2012). It accounted for 70 percent of all homicides and less than 10 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes from 1993 to 2011 (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). So how will the United States overcome the battle to end gun violence? The United States Government‚ worried parents and various anti-gun groups have always scrutinized how to fix the problem. What causes violent acts

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