Persuasive Speech In 1999‚ Australia voted in a referendum that would have made our country a republic. The proposal was defeated‚ as the way the republic was to be run was unclear‚ as well as a large campaign by then Prime Minister John Howard and other significant monarchist groups. Australia should become a republic‚ and elect our own head of state to replace the Queen and the Governor General. Why should we do this? Because the values of the monarchy‚ and of hereditary power‚ clash completely
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is asking himself why is life worth living? Why live when people do bad things? Why live when all we do is suffer? These pessimistic thoughts fail to shed light on the important question: Why die if there is still hope? “He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.”(64) This passage it perfectly describes how the once “proper” english boy known as Jack Merridew‚ had become a bloodthirsty‚ snarling savage. However‚ the question is why. Why did Jack become evil? “We’ve all got
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Why did slavery become established as a major labour system in the southern mainland colonies? Social Factors T.H. Breen‚ ‘A Changing Labor Force and Race Relations in Virginia’‚ Journal of Social History CHANGE OVER TIME Virginia in the years 1660-1683: much unrest‚ rioting‚ violence. According to the landowners and politicians this was due to “opportunists” (individuals usually) taking advantage of the “giddy multitude” (H.R. McIlwaine‚ ed.‚ Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1659/60-1693
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abolish slavery; many of the lords were making a profit off of the slave trade and did not want it to end. Towards the end of his life‚ he retired from parliament and chose a younger politician‚ Thomas Fowell Buxton‚ to become the new face of abolition. William was raised a Methodist for part of his childhood‚ and eventually went back to that religion as an adult. When he was first elected into parliament‚ he had not become a Methodist yet‚ but when he became one‚ he thought he should quit parliament
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could offer me some feedback or advice. The biggest questions I think I have to answer for myself is; why dentistry? and then‚ why dentistry over med? My personal motivation to pursue a career as a dentist I think comes from the very nature of the work. It’s diagnostic‚ technical‚ and surgical enough to be continually interesting. I realise that like any job‚ some aspects would become mundane‚ but with the human form‚ I feel like there would be enough patient variation to constantly pose
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because they were taught to be clean‚ and it also symbolized a fresh start in life. Then‚ they kneeled before a king‚ and promised to be obedient and loyal. He grazed the knights shoulder with a sword and when the king said ’Arise sir knight’‚ they had become a knight (Macdonald 32). Knights were expected to destroy the enemies with weapons they had‚ such as daggers and knives‚ and charged on foot and struck with swords up close. They also had to force their way through enemy territory with siege engines
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Q6: Hitler was a dictator for Germany. Before him was Hindenburg. Hindenburg didn’t trust Hitler‚ but he made Hitler as his chancellor. The reason why he was a the chancellor because military leaders and wealthy business owners pressured him. Their reasoning for Hitler being chancellor was that they will control him‚ but in reality they didn’t know how bad was Hitler. Years later‚ Hindenburg died so Hitler took over Germany. That’s when Hitler has his plans. When Hitler was in jail‚ he had wrote
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The “fall” of Rome was caused by many reasons. These reasons help us realize why Rome was successful and then became a failure. To begin with‚ Rome had economic problems. This was because people had the ability to enforce laws. Sometimes these laws were just not fair. Also money became a problem for the Romans. This was because rulers paid security more just to insure they wouldn’t die. Rome lost much money from this and had to start collecting taxes. Also sometimes the fact people could not trade
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There were many reasons of why the small city became an empire‚ such as dominance‚ stability‚ protection‚ commerce‚ food‚ and more. The Romans had strict social structures and social classes as well. Rome was male dominated‚ and women were defined by the social status of their father
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The case for Australia not to become a republic. Australia has deep-rooted ties to its founding nation; the UK. To sever the few remaining links to our ally and historical parent under peaceful conditions (unlike the American war of independence) would be a crying shame. The first thing that we would notice would be the astronomical cost of setting up a republic‚ this would be a cost that we as tax-payers would have to reach into our pockets for and give money for something that doesn’t change
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