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    Oliver Cromwell was born on April twenty fifth, one thousand five hundred ninety nine; he was an English Political leader, military leader, and later known as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Oliver was born into the middle of the upper class which meant he was in the upper class but not as high up as the king or queen, but he was higher up than a peasant because he was born into a family that was in the middle-upper class, or in other words the middle…

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    The Ferocious Fight Over The Constitution: Anti-Federalist vs. Federalist The year of 1787: the Constitutional Convention is held to discuss the errors of the current government, the Articles of Confederation. The government was falling apart in eyes of the elites, with financial and social controversy still rising. Through these problems, the Constitutional Convention breathed life into a famous document; the Constitution. However not everybody supported the document that would reshaped the…

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    How would one might feel if their rights were taken away despite having no constitutional writing that states that those privileges are revoked? Step into the shoes of a prisoner or felon who is eventually going to come back into the regular American life but is prohibited from having his say as to how his country should be run. Corey Brettschneider wrote his article “Why Prisoners Deserve the Right to Vote” for the Politico Magazine in 2016, detailing his views as to why prisoners should be…

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    St Lucia Research Paper

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    Government Saint Lucia is representative democracy that is a commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as the monarch. The parliament is divided into two houses, including the House of Assembly elected by universal adults with political election voting rights and the Senate that includes members assigned with the advice of the prime minister, the opposition leader in the House, and the governor-general. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II as of February 6 of 1953, represented by Governor…

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    Faith Bandler played an important role in promoting the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people. The struggles and discrimination of the ATSI peoples was made evident to her during her childhood and she went on to co-found an organisation which supported their rights, making many public and private speeches. Bandler played a vital part in the 1967 referendum and has been acknowledged for her contribution with many awards. Bandler is in no doubt one of the most important…

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    The definition of a subject is “a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.” The definition of a citizen is “a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.” Colonists were “dealt with” but because of the revolution, they became “legally recognized” and had rights. The people of the colonies were no longer abiding by a king’s rule from a distant country; they were running…

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    Historical Characteristics To start off China and Russia are two of the most biggest land masses in the world. China’s land mass is approximately 3,706,386 square miles, with Russia being the winner with 6,593,000 square miles with both being in the Asia. China for centuries as a top leading civilization, outpacing all of the rest of the world in sciences, and art, but during the 19th century the country was best by civil unrest, with major famines and military defeats. After World war 2, Mao…

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    The Mabo Case Study

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    The Mabo case refers to the legal action taken upon the commonwealth of Australia outlining Native title, Indigenous Land Rights by activist Eddie Mabo to which was concluded in 1993. The case was stimulated due to the Australian Civil Rights Movement of 1957 - 1973, it refers to the leading fight that was put forward in an attempt to gain rights and recognition of land connection to that of the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders. The Mabo Case is a famous story and that of which is…

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    past. Ahmeya' memories had faded with the years and when she spoke of her life as a pioneer girl she felt as if she were talking of someone else. Tamataunee was not bothered by her past at all, or the fact that she was white. He had lived by the lake all his life, and had not been affected as much by the settlers taking over the Indian Territory as Ahmeya had. They shared their secrets and laughed at foolish things they had done. Both of them had great respect for the nature around them and were…

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    victim, Miss Bisi Tawa (a school teacher and old classmate of Prince Aderopo), prince Aderopo, Oba Akote’s only son (murderer) in making an escape and trying to kill koya (a farmer and old classmate), he is shot by the inspector because he refuses to surrender. 2.7 The Cast and Characterisation 2.7.1 Sadiq Abubakar Daba Figure 3: October 1 Known simply as Sadiq Daba, is a Nigerian actor and former broadcaster. Daba has worked as a broadcaster for the Nigerian Television Authority. His career…

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