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During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth century the Political Development had many changes that occurred. France and England were growing vastly and becoming over populated. They both wanted to create and stabilize a Government. The two most important political developments were the Parliament Monarchy and Absolute Monarchy. In this short essay, I will talk about France and England, talk about the two different political models and also what the conditions were like under them. The first Political…

The French Revolution Timeline May 5, 1789- King Louis XVI convened the Estates General (which had not met in 175 years) to levy a new land tax to hopefully solve his monetary woes, (the French king and country were broke). June 20, 1789- The newly created National Assembly, which was mostly made up of the middle and lower classes of the Third Estate, was going to be shut down by the King, but N.A. declared that they would not disband until they had written a new constitution for France. This…

Nguyen Tran Mr. Javier & Mr.Wen World Literature 1, World History 2 22 October 2015 Self-Destructive Democracy “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves”(Lincoln). America has a compelling government in which the power to rule is given to the people, however society’s disagreements and interactions are the reason to a declining democracy, and the nation itself is to blame. The concept of a self-destructive…

but, they also were related to the royal family that got overthrown. Marie-Antoinette was Austrian; therefore the Austrians were more than displeased with the new rule. Prussia and Austria allied with France’s foreign enemy to revolt against the Republic and called themselves the émigrés. The French, however, fought back and by 1793, the foreign threat ended (Doc C). If the émigrés had the proper resources and were a larger group, they would have overthrown the government. This could be…

When Montague spoke, all voices ceased. Everyone stared at him as if he had disturbed the meeting. Alexandal twitched then finally addressed the concern. “Indrid is a soldier in our army, the new Capital’s army. We will contact them when his services are no longer needed.” “We must at least reply,” said Montague. “Mr. Speaker, you’ve been sitting there for the last few minutes listening to this conversation. Have you looked at the document under your hand?” asked Alexandal.…

Republic of Colombia’s Culture On 20 July 1810, the Republic of Colombia was established; when three countries emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia. Forty six million people make up the population of Colombia, made up of mostly Mestizo ethnicity. In most cultures, the national religion is Roman Catholic with the national language being Spanish. Considered as a republic that follows a democratic structure; though, the governments known to be corrupt from the influence of the drug…

While the U.S. prides itself on being one of the world’s oldest and fairest democracies, the reality is that the American political system is full of anachronisms that have been excised in other democracies. For example, the antiquated American system of first-past-the-post voting, which prevents third parties from gaining any headway against the Republicans or Democrats, has been rectified with proportional voting systems in countries like Sweden and the Netherlands. Similarly, our system of…

In Books II through IV of the Republic, Plato argues that censorship is necessary for good moral education of the guardians and auxiliaries of the kallipolis. In this paper, I will explain the purpose of moral education, Plato’s process of censoring of the student’s learning materials, and showcase that censorship is a necessary quality of good education. I proclaim that censorship is indeed essential for good education since it teaches the students to imitate the right people/actions and allows…

Even Genius People can be Wrong (An Argument against three points in Plato’s The Republic) “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” (Vonnegut) Plato explains the perfect city and their perfect kind. He follows the idea of Vonnegut’s stable community and uses many different ideas to explain how to create this perfect city. Some of his best…

resilient Monarchs as stated by Menaldo (Menaldo, 2012). The theory states that countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) that are monarchies will have a higher level of political stability, when compared to the MENA republics. My research question will therefore be ‘How are Mena monarchies able to remain politically relatively stable, when compared to the republics? Causal Mechanism The next part of the research design, is to consider the Causal Mechanism implied within the…