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On November 4, 2008, a momentous event was recorded in the history of the United States of America: the election of the first African American into the highest political position in the nation. A 47-year-old senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, has been elected as the 44th President of the United States of America.
Concerning extreme poverty, the proportion of the population living below $1 per day has decreased from 0.9% in 1999 to 0.2% in 2005 while those living below $2 per day dropped from 7.3% to 3.1%. This shows that the average income for persons living below $1 and 2$ per day has increased.
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Like previous regimes' failures, the republican government had a hard time reversing the adverse effects of social, political, and economic deterioration, including erosion of morals, increased violence, declining standards of living, a rise in crime levels, and violation of human rights. Consequently, the conservatives restructured their objectives, changed their approach to politics.
It details the effects and outcomes of the revolutions and the overthrowing of some governments and the stability of the powers of other governments in the same region. It assesses whether the revolution an act of an individual to shift the balance or a catalyst for the other revolutions to take place.
Women became a major symbol of what the Bolshevik revolution was trying to achieve. They became a symbol of causes like equal rights and opportunity which the revolution was fighting for. These causes were also hailed by the male Bolsheviks as they believed that these were courageous goals.
Lack of good role models in black neighborhoods also contributes to the development of a subculture of crime with the support of most African Americans in the ghettos. The government and all stakeholders should understand the plight of the black Americans in the ghettos and come up with ways of providing adequate and quality social services in black neighborhoods to adequately address this problem.
There is no doubt that the social system in these ancient dynasties was more localized on the families and tribe as a distinct entity rather than on a single individual. So there was a strong concept of nuclear family and relationships were given the highest regards.
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Tombstone was rapidly growing as a potential mining ground at the time. The Earps brothers had settled in the town at around 1879 when the town was developing. Virgil Earp was a recognized and esteemed person since he was the Deputy US Marshal in the area. The government and society regarded cowboys as an outlaw group at the time.
The judicial authority shall extend to all matters, in law and impartiality, stipulated under this Charter, the decrees of the US, and accords made established, under their power;--to all matters touching ambassadors, additional communal ministers and ambassadors. The US president appoints the Judicial Authority and the Congress confirms them.
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Because of its religious-like nature, it probes a great trouble handling cases related to it in courts and other judicial houses. The constitution, in most nations, never addresses the issue, in any of its articles or sections. Richard Godbeer’s book, Escaping Salem the other witch-hunt, presents a situation in which an individual is accused of witchcraft in a court.
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The dominant theme in Nasr’s book is that this historical conflict between the two Islamic sects "will shape the future." The author makes an insightful link between Islamic history and the contemporary status of Muslims, focusing on the recent impacts of the Operation Iraqi Freedom, which has paved the way for a "new" Middle East.
African countries are the main targets for potential globalization processes. They open their territories and provide other European countries with the opportunities of exports and imports. Therefore, these countries contribute much to developments in the global economy. There are many ways for development and for focusing on the development.
The confederate flag is considered by some to be a relic of the war, but it is still in use in some places today. There is a debate between those who think it represents white supremacy and those who think it represents a rich Southern history, and this book
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“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.” (Presidential Quotes, 2012). Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. He did not have a father at a very young age as his dad was a traveling salesman and died in a car accident three months before Bill was born.
The social status of the USA has been greatly influenced by the culture of the Hippies that prevailed in the 1960s. Hippies were recognized as people who wanted the spread of love and peace. Their agenda was to create peace in society as hundreds of thousands of people were losing their lives in the Vietnam War.
As the world was engaged in the Second World War, Roosevelt’s speech to the 77th Congress on January 6, 1941, identified four essential human freedoms necessary for ensuring peace and security. The four fundamental human freedoms are freedom of expression and speech, freedom of religion and conscience, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
From the beginning, of the 20th-century anti-Japanese sentiments were becoming prevalent in the U.S. This culminated in the curbing of the emigration of Japanese into the U.S. The United States legislative body as well as the court system placed provisions that limited naturalization to peoples of Asian origin.
In 1500 Africa, the premise of civilization had numerous cities and kingdoms like Mali, Songhay, Asante, Ife, and Benin. The trades in gold and other luxury goods were already widespread among the various kingdoms. 16th century witnessed numerous achievements of individuals hailing from Africa.
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Lenin observed that very few countries can survive after destroying the bourgeois state. He believed that, as long as the proletarian revolution must do away with the old states, it should not destroy and abolish the state itself (Kelvin 1995, p. 90). The state must remain and it should live for a long period of time without being destroyed.
Since the social movements are launched with the hidden agenda of obtaining some social privileges, economic benefits, pecuniary gains and/or political advantages, so the leaders of such movements instigate the masses to organize demonstrations and keep the law in their hands for the attainment of the demands being sought by their leadership.
Since its early history, Vietnam has always had invasion by outsiders. Scholars and those who strive for great detachment call it the second Indochina war, Americans and other westerners call it the Vietnam conflict or war, while the Vietnamese call it the American war distinguishing it from other disputes with foreign enemies in the twentieth century.
As the study highlights, the remote base and the American surveillance station were encircled by the Taliban and they targeted and attacked it from the village and the nearby farm. A lot of the important armaments and weapons belonging to the American army were obliterated and the Taliban also entered the U.S base.
In the abortion act, the court passed a law that the government will not give funds for abortion except in the case of rape and women in the poor medical condition in order to try and decrease the rate of abortion. In the segregation act, the government has given equal rights and complete social security to blacks.
Scholars have identified both Temperance and Teetotal movements as remarkable social occurrences urging reduced consumption of alcoholic beverages. The exponents as well as the followers of the Temperance movement strictly argued that spending money on alcohol would cause only one’s own ruin and the ultimate deterioration of one’s own family.
It was Columbus and his men who brought back with them things like wheat, and domesticated animals, such as the horse, to the Americas. Following Columbus were a massive amount of Europeans who brought along with them a wide variety and vast number of insect as well as animal-borne diseases which prior to their entry did not exist outside Europe
From the discussion in the above paragraph, it is found that both the countries have adopted “devolution” policies at different time frame and authorization of central has been profound over the state governments and the main concern about the common people's agitation centered around this which has been a matter of debate.
The same was the case with World War One (W.W.1) that erupted at the beginning of the 20th century and took the entire world in its fold, no continent was safe from it, and the major stakeholders were from nearly three continents. All the major events that took place in history if traced back reveal that various long-term reasons were behind them.
With American imperialism in the middle of the 20th century, the US became complacent, yet it remained aware of the constant threat from the Communist forces of China and the USSR. All diplomatic fronts were exploited by the US including the integral role played by American missionaries to enforce American Imperialism in China.
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What it is interesting about Berlin is in Germany is that instead of displaying stereotypical east-west confrontations, Stöhr, the writer and director of Berlin is in Germany, chooses to illustrate a more subtle portrayal from German people, where deep-seated attitudes and reactions are almost overcome.
The Stylish 1990s means the fashionable nineteen ninety’s, it is a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999. These centuries are characterized by tremendous differences in fashion, entertainment, literature, education, arts and architecture, technology, sports, bestsellers, space exploration, television, laws passed, and other societal issues.
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The Founding Fathers of the nation considered an alliance with France largely because they too disliked Great Britain, and with good reason. Wars were not unusual between the two countries, the most recent at that time being the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Year's War (Brinkley 96).
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In Burma, several distinctive forces particular to the nation and functioning all over the period prior to 1942 influenced the development path of the nationalist movements. One of these leading forces was the mass of ethnic groups. The main traditional ethnic groups in the country, in terms of population size, are the Kachin, the Shan, etc.
This research will present studies from the decade that defined not only a truly pivotal moment in American and World History, but details that the effects from that era still have a direct impact on both modern politics and present-day cultural movementsFindings that support the argument of influence will be compared to those that describe the decade as something other than the proving ground for American cultural mettle.
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Wendy Larson (1998) provides a fascinating example that points out an alternative perception in modern women’s fiction using May Fourth woman writer Lu Yin, where she suggests that by imagining an all-female surrounding in which women were defined separately from the men, Lu Yin was able to represent female intellectually or literary pursuits in a more positive way.
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This paper seeks to examine some of Jefferson’s landmark legacy, both as it pertains to his presidency and his overall status as a first-rate political philosopher and interpreter of history, both from the classical ages and in his own time. Author's research indicates that he was endowed with high intelligence and vision.
Classical Roman architecture from the western empire had been one of the most influential forms of architecture for hundreds of years in the middle of the third century (Sear, 1983, 18). This architecture featured heavy colonnades, emphasis on geometric shapes such as triangles and rectangles, and massive sculpture.
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The 9-10 November pogrom varied from units to units but with similar objectives. The Nazis who participated in the pogrom were armed with axes and sledgehammers and were destroying and burning property that belonged to the Jewish. Also, Jews men who were seen as being young and healthy were arrested and jailed in the local jails.
The notwithstanding clause existing in section thirty-three of the Canadian charter of human rights has been criticized and caused a lot of controversies. It is worth noting that this clause exists only in the Canadian constitution and not in any other in the world. This clause is so uniquely Canadian and it's meaning and application as well as the frequency of its use have been the key points of concern.
Women mostly exercised their authority in the family which was, and still is, the basic element of government. Unlike today, women could exercise more power in the family because of the extended nature of the family at the time. At the apex of the family then, as is the case now, was the elder man of the family.
Détente is a French word, which refers to the relaxing of tensions between warring parties. Détente policy, also referred to as Nixon Doctrine emerged to release tensions between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. In the height of the cold war, in the 1970s, tensions rose and fell endless times.
The 1870s and 1880s were revolutionary times, and the American economy was expanding. This period was marked by industrial growth and population increase, as immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe sought greener pastures in America. Technological advances enabled better transportation with the introduction of rails and general communication patterns.
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Through creating dual natures to the characters and providing for a deeper understanding of the larger political problems in the region in examples provided through characterization, Lederer and Burdick not only make a statement about foreign policy in Asia, they provide predictions of how events in Asia play out long after the novel is published.
The decision of Yaroslav in 1054, before his death, to assign princedoms to his sons set the stage for the Keiven Russia that ruled the most gloried states for a remarkable two hundred years in history. This advent of the Mongols changed the course of history for the Russian Empire (Charles).
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The current trade relations between the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada, also emerged out of the relationship before, during, and after the Pontiac’s war. The Pontiac’s war, therefore, had an immense impact on the political, social, cultural principles and ideologies in these countries.
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The Spanish had New Spain but were searching for the seven cities of Cibola. This new territory was supposed to be cities of gold and riches. The problem was the Cibola territory could not live up to the hype. Cibola was an area of a warrior Native population and not as much wealth as had been described
The author states that the circumstances gave him the opportunity to be molded the way he wanted his life to be. He became even more prominent in the arena of drug hustling when he was on his own following the death of his former boss. He traveled around to reach as far as Bangkok, Thailand, where he met a former United State army sergeant.
May it be the Harappan or the Mesopotamian civilization, or even the Chinese or Greek ones, every civilization formed itself on the banks of some of the other river valleys. This helps to understand the importance of how water is the basic source of living for all human beings and no man can survive without it. One may have knowledge and power.
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The Opium Wars were only the proximate cause of the decline of imperial China to that of a second-rate country. But a more thoughtful re-reading of the grand sweep of Chinese history shows the fall of the Chinese empire started much earlier, to the previous dynasties which had in error resisted efforts to modernize China
The USA and USSR held talks, both overtly and covertly and the courageous political and military leaders of the USA compelled the Soviets to accept a peaceful solution. Had not the Cuban Missile Crisis taken place, we would not be able to frame out some very important interdisciplinary techniques related to defense studies, foreign policy, risk assessment, art and science of aerial reconnaissance, diplomacy, and finally, humanity as a whole.
Instead, it is possible that this was a clarification of the First Amendment through a quotation from one of the framers of the document. Clarification is the responsibility of the judicial branch of government. The concept of this separation is in concert with the nature of the First Amendment. the Constitution has remained a document from which wisdom on how to frame liberty can be interpreted.